Ascii - Blog Posts
The following is an excerpt from ZZT, Anna Anthropy's upcoming book about Epic boss Tim Sweeney's classic game creation system.
I'm looking forward to this. I used to love ZZT, even on the old monochrome Toshiba T-1000 laptop I used to lug around as a kid.
Goblin!
Goblins in Dorf Fort have a rough time of it. Their society is cruel to them and Armok knows the players are too. They can often be capable of great things when introduced to society sans all their coded baggage, I've had my fair share of great goblin citizens in my forts.
Made using PetMate, a free PETSCII art maker thing!
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SHADOW WIZARD MONEY GANG
WE LOVE CASTING SPELLS
Tankard of "Wine"
Wine probably shouldn't foam this much, but I'm a cider guy so what do I know.
I like to think the Plump Caps and their resulting wine share a lot of flavour with where/what they're grown on. like if you grow them on wood chips you get a nice woody or earthy undertone.
Made using PetMate, a free PETSCII art maker thing!
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Grilled Plump Cap
Plump caps must be the Dwarfen equivilent of the humble potato; full of every nutrient you need, and you can make booze out of it!
I always imagined that they'd have a nice starchy taste, somewhere between a sweet potato and a chestnut mushroom.
Also, turns out you CAN make wine from 'shrooms irl! apparently it tastes a lot like normal grape wine.
Made using PetMate, a free PETSCII art maker thing!
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Dwarfen Miner, finding some Adamantium
I love the classic Dorf Fort art style. an ASCII/PETSCII kind of look with limited colours and shapes. Really gets your imagination going you know?
I put a wee plump cap and a hidden monster in the picture too, as is required of a spooky cavern.
Made using PetMate, a free PETSCII art maker thing!
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