Gadfly-Goods

awardwinning smalltime gamesmith

personal account of a 30-something weirdo masquerading as a "ZZT company"



The deadline for Oktrollberfest 2023 has passed, and 6 devious fellows have managed to submit something before th--- huh? What's that? The deadline's been extended 5 days? You telling me I stayed up past midnight twice this week for nothing??

I guess I've been trolled then.

Anyhow, with all of that said, let's take a quick tour of the games that have already been submitted (keeping in mind that you can expand this list by making your own game in the next 5 days).


Silvio's Cellar

This is a single board trollgame from an author I only know from the "Make a Neat ZZT Board" jam a while back. One of the content warnings here is "sovereign citizens." I am sure this'll be a hoot.

La Vie Moderne IV: Je M'Apelle BITE ME

The 4th entry in Snorb's La Vie Moderne series, which has been a series of pastiches of classic Epic worlds with Snorbian twists, devious trolls, and a veritable cinematic universe of colorful original characters. Previously, Snorb has tackled Town of ZZT, City of ZZT, and Dungeons of ZZT. This time, we're getting a riff of Best of ZZT, which will very likely be better than the original (fingers crossed).

Anserganger

I don't know what this is, but it scares me.

Do not underestimate the prowess of PogeSoft.

Unphased

This is a GameMaker thing by the ZZTer-emeritus formerly known as newt. Your friend has exploded into 6 purple coins, and you need to go on a platforming adventure to bring them back. It promises to have unclear mechanics that are underexplained, which I am looking forward to very much.

Snoozefest

Dr. Dos, the Grand Poobah of the Museum of ZZT himself, graces us with a riff on the ZZT classic Nightmare. Hopefully it's not actually a snoozefest.

Samantha Arantes is Spiritually Drained by the Gig Economy

Finally, we have my submission, which is vaguely inspired by my time working for a temp agency. For the fullest effect, I recommend playing the two preceding games in this series, The Continuing Adventures of Samantha Arantes vs. Karid-X2, and Samantha Arantes Goes to the Fridge to Get a Glass of Milk. (The two gaiden worlds on the Museum of ZZT are nice, but not necessary.)

I have many regrets in life, and this game may be one of them.


Remember tha the jam is still ongoing, so even you could submit something.

More information: List of Oktrollberfest Worlds on the Museum of ZZT


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