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Darkness

2009-08-07T21:45:25Z

Wildweasel: Forget the template

Darkness is a series of comedy MZX games by [[Emmzee]] that are notable for using an almost 100% ASCII character set for a more traditional ZZT-style feel. Darkness, unlike [[Cans|some other MZX comedy games]], relied more on pop culture humor and senseless violence than other games' reliance on [[cameos]] and community in-jokes.

Emmzee was, at some point, working on [[Darkness 2]] - however, halfway through development, the game was passed off to [[Ibrahim]], a decision which the community at large feels makes Darkness 2 far inferior to its predecessor.

A third Darkness game entitled [[Mini-Darkness]] was supposed to be released under [[Autumn Dreams]] along with another, larger game; plans ultimately fell through and Mini-Darkness was released as a stand-alone game.

Finally, [[Darkness 3]] was under development with both Emmzee and [[Monthigos]]. The game was never finished and thought lost to the mists of time, but in an unexpected move, Emmzee returned to the community for the sole purpose of releasing the last known build of the game, dating back to around 1999.

===Trivia===
Darkness has since made reference to, or been referenced by, other popular MZX games.

* In [[Honor Quest 2]] Chapter 1, one of the robots that controls the end-game sequence is named Bobo, after a character from the series. This is made clearer by looking at the first line of the robot, which quotes Bobo's catch-phrase verbatim.
* [[Barkness]], most often associated with [[Cans|CANS]] but mentioned in other games too, originated with Scott Hammack's famous (and possibly apocryphal) quote, "Darkness Schmarkness go to Barkness". Barkness was also its own game ''(citation needed)''.
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Darkness

2009-08-07T21:43:04Z

Wildweasel: A little addition; will create needed template

Ibrahim

2009-08-07T21:40:05Z

Wildweasel: Added considerable content, still stubbed though

'''Ibrahim''' was a [[MZXer]], active until around 2001. His contributions to the community included hosting three [[Day of Zeux]] competitions (though the first, [[The Winter 1999 24-Hours of MegaZeux]], was technically a Day of Zeux in concept only), and finishing/releasing [[Darren Hewer]]'s incomplete [[Darkness 2]].

=== Releases ===
* [[Darkness 2]]
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Zzo38

2009-08-03T03:34:41Z

Wildweasel: Fixed [1] link, it is now relevant again

'''zzo38''' is something of an enigma to the community. Nobody is quite sure if they are a real person or the [[Identity deception|alternative account]] of somebody else, and there doesn't seem to be any evidence pointing in either direction. Typical characteristics of "classic" zzo38 include horribly broken English such as "Old mesiges ar being crosed out."[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Zzo38&oldid=21293425] and "I think I like the old un-frenly serch more beter." [http://www.digitalmzx.net/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=6023&view=findpost&p=77256] and a general lack of effort in things that he does, though that seems to be quite a different story when looking at his more recent activities. (There is some speculation that the "classic" zzo38 may be a joke, a conspiracy, or a different person. But a few of the old stuff is still on the same web-site, so we cannot be exactly sure.)

zzo38 released several ZZT and MZX games, including [[Cooking Game]].

Recently, zzo has reappeared on the DigitalMZX forums with vastly improved grammar and an apparent fascination with Mahjong games and Forth codes.

==External Links==
*[http://zzo38computer.cjb.net/ ZZO38COMPUTER]
*[http://zzo38computer.cjb.net/wiki/ ZZO38COMPUTER Wiki]
*[http://zzo38computer.cjb.net/mzx1/ MegaZeux games]

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Zzo38

2009-03-02T07:20:17Z

Wildweasel:

'''zzo38''' is something of an enigma to the community. Nobody is quite sure if they are a real person or the [[Identity deception|alternative account]] of somebody else, and there doesn't seem to be any evidence pointing in either direction. Typical characteristics of "classic" zzo38 include horribly broken English such as "Old mesiges ar being crosed out."[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Zzo38] and "I think I like the old un-frenly serch more beter." [http://www.digitalmzx.net/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=6023&view=findpost&p=77256] and a general lack of effort in things that he does, though that seems to be quite a different story when looking at his more recent activities.

zzo38 released several ZZT and MZX games, including [[Cooking Game]].

Recently, zzo has reappeared on the DigitalMZX forums with vastly improved grammar and an apparent fascination with Mahjong games.

==External Links==
*[http://zzo38computer.cjb.net/ ZZO38COMPUTER]
*[http://zzo38computer.cjb.net/wiki/ ZZO38COMPUTER Wiki]

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SimStapler

2009-03-02T06:57:11Z

Wildweasel: Would like somebody else to go over this

'''SimStapler''' was originally a free Macintosh software toy, distributed by Freeverse Software in the mid-90's. It was later ported to the PC and Mac OS X. The original program consisted of two photographs of a red Swingline stapler and a "stunt finger" that would press the stapler as the user clicked the mouse. The program kept score on screen, and rewarded the player every ten points with one of the developer's voices saying "Splendid!" Perhaps the most interesting part of the program was the elaborate help file, which described the usage of the program in such detail that, at some point, the writer digresses into a long tirade about how our children are not using their imaginations anymore.

In 2009, [[WildWeasel]] spent 30 minutes recreating SimStapler for [[MegaZeux]]. The resulting "game" was not especially well received, though [[NiMa]] retooled, redrew, and added new gameplay elements to the game and released '''SimStapler HD''' the following day. The additions to SimStapler were a music player (preloaded with two songs from Caverns), and the NAO!/NOO! box, which would randomly appear during gameplay and modify the player's score multiplier depending on which box was on screen.

It is worth noting that both MegaZeux SimStaplers utilize the same sound effects (and introduction) as the Freeverse original. WildWeasel had attempted to copy the help text, word for word, but accidentally deleted the robot and opted not to try it again.

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Kikan

2009-02-03T21:15:17Z

Wildweasel: New page: '''Kikan''' refers to two games by Luke Drelick, one released around 2001, the other (mostly unrelated) game released in 2008. ===The Original Kikan=== {{stub}} ===The Remake=== The ...

'''Kikan''' refers to two games by [[Luke Drelick]], one released around 2001, the other (mostly unrelated) game released in 2008.

===The Original Kikan===
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===The Remake===
The Kikan remake was first announced in 2006 with screenshots comparing scenes from the original Kikan, with redesigned and vastly improved versions of these scenes. Development on the Kikan remake continued in relative silence until early 2008's [[Duky Inc Anniversary Collection]], which included a playable demo of the remake. The game was finally released in late 2008.

Kikan's battle system is perhaps the most fleshed-out battle system in a MegaZeux RPG, presented from a Phantasy Star-style rear perspective. The player has control of up to four party members at once, with as many as six enemies on screen at once. Physical attacks (and most skills) are governed by what is called the Judgment Bar, similar to the Judgment Ring system from the Shadow Hearts games. As the player uses battle commands, the Bar appears with some sections of green interspersed across it. A slider moves across the bar, and the player must press Space as the slider goes across the green sections. Each section successfully triggered will increase the attack or skill's power. If no sections are hit, the skill will miss.

Kikan's soundtrack is now comprised of looping sections of electronic music, all in Ogg Vorbis format to take advantage of the improved sound engine of the MegaZeux port.

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Gemini

2009-02-03T21:07:10Z

Wildweasel: New page: '''Kris "Gemini" Asick''' was a very well-renowned MegaZeux programmer during the 2.51 days. His work consisted of many technically impressive demos and engines, but few of his games w...

'''Kris "Gemini" Asick''' was a very well-renowned [[MegaZeux]] programmer during the 2.51 days. His work consisted of many technically impressive demos and engines, but few of his games were ever finished. He now spearheads the independent game developer Pixelmusement, under which he has released shareware titles such as Pixelships Retro and Super Minesweeper.

Around 2001, Gemini released [[Gemini's Stockpile]], a ZIP archive containing the last versions of several of his games, many of which were never shown to the public before then, including [[A Day of Megazeuxing]], and a technical demonstration of what was to be a sequel/remake of [[BattleSuits]].

===List of games created by Gemini===
*[[Treasure Hunt IV]]
*[[BattleSuits]]
*[[ASCII Robowarz 3D]]

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ZergMind

2009-02-03T20:59:49Z

Wildweasel: Some more modifications; I'm never happy with my writing =P

'''ZergMind''' (also known as Raven_Lunitek and GentryXaties) was one of three founders of [[Lemon MegaGames]] and the older brother of [[WildWeasel]]. While never releasing any projects of his own, ZergMind had considerable input in the [[Life of Mr. Ascii|Ascii]] series of games, and assisting roles in two [[Day of Zeux]] games. In 2001, ZergMind was working on a MegaZeux adaptation of Duke Nukem ZZT by Teraptus13, but lost interest in the project after the computer containing it was taken apart. After the dismantling of Lemon and WildWeasel's migration to [[Odyssey]], ZergMind also followed suit.

Generally speaking, ZergMind has made minimal contribution to the community at large, though he has been spotted on rare occasions at the [[DigitalMZX]] forums.

ZergMind has also competed in two [[Day of Zeux]] competitions. The first was the [[Newyear Dualstream Day of Zeux Q4 2002]], as a musician for [[WildWeasel]]'s [[Panacea]]. As GentryXaties, he was also a member of the DoZ team '''Team Target Ball (nude)''' along with [[WildWeasel]] and [[KKairos]] during the [[Summer 2008 Dualstream Day of Zeux]], providing the vast majority of their game's concept and some chunks of music.

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ZergMind

2009-02-03T20:58:54Z

Wildweasel:

'''ZergMind''' (also known as Raven_Lunitek and GentryXaties) was one of three founders of [[Lemon MegaGames]]. While never releasing any projects of his own, ZergMind had considerable input in the [[Life of Mr. Ascii|Ascii]] series of games, as well as a cameo in [[Telecrisis]] and assisting roles in two [[Day of Zeux]] games. In 2001, ZergMind was working on a MegaZeux adaptation of Duke Nukem ZZT by Teraptus13, but lost interest in the project after the computer containing it was taken apart. After the dismantling of Lemon and WildWeasel's migration to [[Odyssey]], ZergMind also followed suit.

Generally speaking, ZergMind has made minimal contribution to the community at large, though he has been spotted on rare occasions at the [[DigitalMZX]] forums.

ZergMind has also competed in two [[Day of Zeux]] competitions. The first was the [[Newyear Dualstream Day of Zeux Q4 2002]], as a musician for [[WildWeasel]]'s [[Panacea]]. As GentryXaties, he was also a member of the DoZ team '''Team Target Ball (nude)''' along with [[WildWeasel]] and [[KKairos]] during the [[Summer 2008 Dualstream Day of Zeux]], providing the vast majority of their game's concept and some chunks of music.

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ZergMind

2009-02-03T20:57:25Z

Wildweasel: Added more information

'''ZergMind''' (also known as Raven_Lunitek and GentryXaties) was one of three founders of [[Lemon MegaGames]]. While never releasing any projects of his own, ZergMind had considerable input in the [[Life of Mr. Ascii|Ascii]] series of games, as well as a cameo in [[Telecrisis]]. In 2001, ZergMind was working on a MegaZeux adaptation of Duke Nukem ZZT by Teraptus13, but lost interest in the project after the computer containing it was taken apart. After the dismantling of Lemon and WildWeasel's migration to [[Odyssey]], ZergMind also followed suit.

Generally speaking, ZergMind has made minimal contribution to the community at large, though he has been spotted on rare occasions at the [[DigitalMZX]] forums.

ZergMind has also competed in two [[Day of Zeux]] competitions. The first was the [[Newyear Dualstream Day of Zeux Q4 2002]], as a musician for [[WildWeasel]]'s [[Panacea]]. As GentryXaties, he was also a member of the DoZ team '''Team Target Ball (nude)''' along with [[WildWeasel]] and [[KKairos]] during the [[Summer 2008 Dualstream Day of Zeux]], providing the vast majority of their game's concept and some chunks of music.

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GentryXaties

2009-02-03T20:56:01Z

Wildweasel: Redirecting to ZergMind

#REDIRECT [[ZergMind]]

Zeux (channel)

2008-12-22T03:45:14Z

Wildweasel: Channel's dead now, rules added so I can delete the txt file now

{{Channel| name = #zeux
|network = Espernet
|created = April 8th, 2007
|founder = N/A
|prevfounder = [[wildweasel]]
|ops = N/A
|prevops = [[wildweasel]], [[Exophase]], [[asgromo]], [[Fungahhh]], [[Insidious]], [[Kuddy]]
}}

'''#zeux''' is an IRC channel located on Espernet. It was founded by wildweasel in efforts to create a public [[MegaZeux]] chat room where the chan-ops actually cared about maintaining the channel. While it was initially greeted with enthusiasm and at one point managed to average around 20 users, it is currently mostly dead and ignored. After several months of inaction, #zeux was unregistered by wildweasel on December 21st, 2008.

==Channel Rules==
''These were the channel rules, copied from the original text file for preservation purposes.''

zeux channel rules
drafted by wildweasel on monday, june 11th, 6:21 pm
last revision on august 4th, 4:00 pm

1. Please don't flood the channel with lots of lines of text,
ASCII art, or code. If somebody wants to see that, you can take
it to PM - otherwise, keep it out of the channel; especially if
people are talking.

2. Filling the channel with nonsense, random characters, abuse
of the bold tags and such is generally frowned upon.

3. No trolling or flame-baiting other users. Any attempt to piss
people off is going to be treated very harshly.

4. For that matter, don't actively attack other users, by flaming,
DoS attacks, or other offensive things. There is no such thing as
"behind somebody's back" when it comes to attacks - they're going
to find out sooner or later, so watch what you say.

5. Keep warez, pr0n, and commercial rom links out of the channel.
That's esper's rule, and my rule as well.

6. Keep your scripts sane. I'm not forbidding scripts outright
but if your script breaks any of the above rules, you will be
punished.

7. Just don't be an ass.

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Find the Toilet Adventure

2008-04-14T02:57:53Z

Wildweasel: New page: '''Find the Toilet Adventure''' is a MegaZeux game by commodorejohn, created very quickly as a response to [http://www.digitalmzx.net/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=9633&view=findpost&p...

'''Find the Toilet Adventure''' is a MegaZeux game by [[commodorejohn]], created very quickly as a response to [http://www.digitalmzx.net/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=9633&view=findpost&p=154244 this DigitalMZX post]. It has all the spur-of-the-moment humor and production values of your average [[Blitzkriegzeux]] game.

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User:AfkHideki

2008-03-16T22:01:28Z

Wildweasel:

''This page used to be a redirect to [[AfkHideki]]. It's best to keep those two separate, otherwise it'll be harder to send you messages through the wiki system if need be.''

Diamond Star

2008-03-11T17:54:50Z

Wildweasel:

'''Diamond Star''' was, at some point, [[Selan_p]]'s flagship project from her early years of [[MegaZeux]]. Nowadays, she disavows all involvement with the project and prefers instead to work on her writing projects.

A demo was released sometime in 2000, featuring a few engines and graphical examples of the game.

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Diamond Star

2008-03-11T17:54:31Z

Wildweasel: New page: '''Diamond Star''' was, at some point, Selan_P's flagship project from her early years of MegaZeux. Nowadays, she disavows all involvement with the project and prefers instead to w...

'''Diamond Star''' was, at some point, [[Selan_P]]'s flagship project from her early years of [[MegaZeux]]. Nowadays, she disavows all involvement with the project and prefers instead to work on her writing projects.

A demo was released sometime in 2000, featuring a few engines and graphical examples of the game.

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Monthigos

2008-03-07T22:31:57Z

Wildweasel:

Clint Neilsen, known by his screen name '''Monthigos''', was an [[MZXer]] and talented musician responsible for the creation of [[Sivion]]. Monthigos was also a major member of [[Autumn Dreams]], made contributions to [[Zog the Hunter 2]], and also made an attempt in 2001 to revive Autumn Dreams.

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Panacea

2008-03-01T03:58:30Z

Wildweasel: Mentioned what ranking the game got - that's it

{{Game| title = Panacea
|image = Panacea.png
|creator = [[Wildweasel]], [[ZergMind]]
|company = None
|released = 2002
|genre = Adventure
}}

'''Panacea''' was the second-place entry for the [[Newyear Dualstream Day of Zeux Q4 2002]] competition, created by WildWeasel with testing and musical accompaniment by ZergMind.

===Story===
The player, a man named James Whilk, has discovered that his girlfriend has contracted a very rare case of Apshaian fever, and has only a short amount of time to live. James, in a fit of desperation, robs a bank in order to hire a boat to travel to the island of Apshai, where it is said there is the only known cure for the fever. As the player returns to the hospital, the girl is saved, and as James and the doctor are cheering, the police arrive to arrest James for his prior bank robbery.

===Music===
Panacea is one of a few [[Day of Zeux]] games to feature some original music tracks, mainly consisting of short guitar loops performed by ZergMind, which WildWeasel imported as samples into MOD files in order to use them within MZX. The rest of the music was acquired from Mod Archive, and included songs from Pinball Dreams and Star Control 2.

[[Category:Day of Zeux Entries]]

Gates: The Puzzles

2008-03-01T03:55:23Z

Wildweasel: /* Puzzles */ - Oops, forgot a parentheses!

[[MentalGuy]]'s '''Gates: The Puzzles''' is a unique [[MegaZeux]] game that presents the player with four puzzles. These puzzles were presumably taken from a larger project simply titled '''Gates''', though nothing seems to exist of this.

==Puzzles==
Gates' four puzzles include the sliding tile picture puzzle, Chinese solitaire (jumping balls), a Lights-Out puzzle (elevator buttons), and a rotating panels puzzle. Each puzzle is controlled via a Windows-style mouse pointer (though this is controlled by the keyboard, as the game predates the mouse support found in [[MegaZeux#Spider Versions|MZX 2.51s1]]). The puzzles, while a little on the easy side for a clever player, were implemented very well, especially considering the counter limits of the day.

===Picture Scramble===
This is a 15-tile sliding picture puzzle. The objective is to rearrange the tiles so that the picture is complete. This version of the puzzle differs from more "traditional" slider puzzles, in that the numbers on the picture count up from 1 to 15 from left to right, bottom to top.

===Jumping Balls===
A Chinese-style peg jumping game, where the player must eliminate balls by jumping one ball over another. The ball that has been "jumped" gets removed from the board. The balls are arranged on a 4x3 grid, making this puzzle exceptionally easy, but no less impressive in terms of implementation.

===Elevator Buttons===
A randomized Lights-Out puzzle. The player is presented with a 5x4 grid of elevator buttons. Upon pressing a button, that button's light will be toggled on and off, along with the four buttons adjacent to it. Unlike some other Lights-Out type puzzles, pressing a button on an edge or corner of the puzzle will not "wrap" around to the other side, so pressing a corner button will only toggle those buttons adjacent to it instead of also affecting those on the other edge of the board. This puzzle's initial state is randomized every time the Reset button is pressed.

===Panels===
A 6x3 grid of rotating panels is presented to the player, with a series of buttons along the edges of the board, one for each row or column. When each button is pressed, the entire row/column of panels is flipped from light to dark. The objective is to get all the panels to show the same color. This version of the puzzle also includes a question-mark button which, when pressed, will randomly flip a single panel on the grid, but will also count as a move.

When all the puzzles are finished, the game gives a reading of how well the player did at the puzzles, including the number of moves made and the total time taken to complete the game.

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Gates: The Puzzles

2008-02-27T09:27:51Z

Wildweasel: Done, and done...review please?

[[MentalGuy]]'s '''Gates: The Puzzles''' is a unique [[MegaZeux]] game that presents the player with four puzzles. These puzzles were presumably taken from a larger project simply titled '''Gates''', though nothing seems to exist of this.

==Puzzles==
Gates' four puzzles include the sliding tile picture puzzle, Chinese solitaire (jumping balls), a Lights-Out puzzle (elevator buttons), and a rotating panels puzzle. Each puzzle is controlled via a Windows-style mouse pointer (though this is controlled by the keyboard, as the game predates the mouse support found in [[MegaZeux#Spider Versions|MZX 2.51s1]]. The puzzles, while a little on the easy side for a clever player, were implemented very well, especially considering the counter limits of the day.

===Picture Scramble===
This is a 15-tile sliding picture puzzle. The objective is to rearrange the tiles so that the picture is complete. This version of the puzzle differs from more "traditional" slider puzzles, in that the numbers on the picture count up from 1 to 15 from left to right, bottom to top.

===Jumping Balls===
A Chinese-style peg jumping game, where the player must eliminate balls by jumping one ball over another. The ball that has been "jumped" gets removed from the board. The balls are arranged on a 4x3 grid, making this puzzle exceptionally easy, but no less impressive in terms of implementation.

===Elevator Buttons===
A randomized Lights-Out puzzle. The player is presented with a 5x4 grid of elevator buttons. Upon pressing a button, that button's light will be toggled on and off, along with the four buttons adjacent to it. Unlike some other Lights-Out type puzzles, pressing a button on an edge or corner of the puzzle will not "wrap" around to the other side, so pressing a corner button will only toggle those buttons adjacent to it instead of also affecting those on the other edge of the board. This puzzle's initial state is randomized every time the Reset button is pressed.

===Panels===
A 6x3 grid of rotating panels is presented to the player, with a series of buttons along the edges of the board, one for each row or column. When each button is pressed, the entire row/column of panels is flipped from light to dark. The objective is to get all the panels to show the same color. This version of the puzzle also includes a question-mark button which, when pressed, will randomly flip a single panel on the grid, but will also count as a move.

When all the puzzles are finished, the game gives a reading of how well the player did at the puzzles, including the number of moves made and the total time taken to complete the game.

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Tetris

2008-02-27T09:09:52Z

Wildweasel: Some expansion on Akwende's version and clarification on Asterick's

'''Tetris''' is a popular computer game that has been recreated on many occasions in the [[MegaZeux]] platform.

In 2000, [[asterick]]'s version of Tetris was nominated for Best Puzzle Game during the [[MegaZeux Excellence Awards]], though it was beaten by [[Gates: The Puzzles]].

In 2001, [[Akwende]] created a version of Tetris that took advantage of [[SMZX]] mode and included it with each version of [[MZXak]]. This version is among the more playable versions of Tetris, not requiring the player to change their speed setting and also including a good amount of music and sound effects to keep things interesting. However, this game was never distributed apart from the MZXak archive.

Other Tetris variants that have been created are [[Mystical Winds]] Tetris, and [[Old-Sckool]]'s Tetris.

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MegaZeux Excellence Awards

2008-02-27T09:08:40Z

Wildweasel: /* 2000 */

The '''MegaZeux Excellence Awards''' (also known by its abbreviation, ''MZXEA'') were conceived by [[Adam Parrish|Adam (myth) Parrish]] as an annually-held awards ceremony where the community voted on their favorite [[MegaZeux]] games released that year. In actuality, only three were ever held: the first two were held in 1996 and 1997, after which community interest began to wane. A final effort was made by [[Hercules]] to revive the tradition in 2000, which was ultimately to be the last MZXEA. In general, the perception was and is that there are not enough high-quality MZX games released on a yearly basis to justify the ceremony, and everyone is already aware of those games that are high-quality anyway. In addition, controversy over [[Luke Drelick]] engaging in ballot stuffing for his game, [[Engine: The Second Attack|Engine 2]], caused a decline in faith in the legitimacy and credibility of the awards.

===Rules and Awards===
Historically, the rules worked like this:
====Administration====
The MegaZeux Excellence Awards was administered by a council of ten people, including the Council Chairman. In 2000, an entirely new council was elected, because the MZXEA hadn't been held for two years. The original intent was for the previous year's council members to hand their seats over to a person of their choice, but this only ever happened once, in 1997. Any council member was allowed to drop his or her seat if desired. The Council Chairman would reassign any dropped seats. And after the awards, each council member would choose a new member to receive his or her seat for the next year's competition (including the Council Chairman). The Council Chairman of the old guard would then elect a new Council Chairman out of the new council.

====Phases/Timeframe====
The MZXEA was explicitly divided into phases:

# Council organization phase: in which new council members were assigned, and the rules reviewed by the council.
# Pre-nomination phase: in which council members decided upon the different categories. This was not done in 1997, but in 2000 the [[Day of Zeux|Best Day of Zeux Entry]] category was added.
# Nomination phase: in which council members decided upon nominees for each category
# Voting phase: in which council members voted according to the category voting procedures (see below).
# Ampersand phase: in which public Ampersand voting occurred according to the ampersand voting procedures (see below).
Timing was generally flexible between phases, but the first four were required to be done before the end of the year, and the final phase was to be completed before January 31st of the following year.

====Categories====
The competition was divided into categories, each consisting of several nominees. The categories were the same for all three competitions, except for the Day of Zeux category which was added in 2000.

# Best Action-oriented Game
# Best Adventure/RPG
# Best Comedy Game
# Best Puzzle-oriented Game
# Best Graphics
# Best Sound/Music
# Best Demo/Unfinished Game
# Best Day of Zeux entry (only in 2000)
# Best Utility/Engine
# Best Website/Internet Resource

Categories could be changed at the Council's discretion, but never were.

====Nominee constraints====
The general idea was for nominated games to have been made during the year of the awards, since the awards were supposed to be held annually. However, only the 1997 awards strictly held to this; instead, all games released in the interval period between awards were eligible (in the case of 1996, this included everything since the release of MZX itself in 1994). [[ZZT]] or other non-MZX games/products were disallowed. No other restrictions applied to general eligibility (as the rules stated, "Nominees can be shareware, freeware, public domain, or commercial."). Authors of nominees could choose to withdraw their games/products from consideration, though this never happened.

====Categorical constraints====
Nominees for the first four categories were required to be completed, distributed games. However, demos and uncompleted games were eligible in the graphics and music/sound categories. Conversely, Nominees for the Demo category were required to be unfinished, distributed games or demos. The Day of Zeux category naturally only applied to actual DoZ games, whereas the Utility category could apply to external utilities as well as MZX worlds. Nominees for the Internet Resource category could only be MegaZeux websites/FTP sites/Telnet sites that dealt specifically with MegaZeux; pages that promoted a specific person or company were not allowed.

====Voting procedures: Excellence Awards====
Each council member could cast a limited number of unique votes in each category (originally two each, reduced to only one in 2000). In 2000 it was further stipulated that council members could not vote on their own games (this was specifically targeted at Luke Drelick, as there was a well-founded fear that he might try to hijack the awards). The council members reported their votes (by e-mail or other means) to the Council Chairman, who tallied the votes and added his own. The winner in each category was the nominee that received the most votes. In the event of a tie, each council member except the Council Chairman voted for one of the tied nominees in that category, and the winner of that vote was declared the Category Winner (this actually did happen in three categories in 1997).

====Voting procedures: Ampersand Awards====
Each of the category winners were then eligible for the Ampersand Awards. The Ampersand Awards were decided by a public vote, submitted by any means necessary originally, and using a specific form on the MZXEA page in 2000. Any person, including council members, could vote for the Ampersand Awards, but each person was allowed to vote only once. The category winner receiving the most votes in the public election received the Golden Ampersand award; the second most voted received the Silver Ampersand award; and the third most received the Bronze Ampersand. Any ties were resolved by the council. (In retrospect, considering the nature of the internet and internet polls, this was a profoundly stupid way to take a vote.)

====Rule Changes====
The council could changed any rules at their discretion, though processes for this were never explicitly laid out. The 2000 MZXEA saw some minor changes to the rules, as noted above.

===History===
The following charts detail the nominations, council members, winners and ampersand winners in each of the three MZXEA competitions held to date.
====1996====
{| class="wikitable" style="padding:1em; border:1px solid black; float:right;"
|+'''Council Members'''
|'''[[myth|Adam Parrish]]''' (chairman)
|-
|[[Alexis|Gregory Janson]]
|-
|[[Matt Williams]]
|-
|[[Kevin Vance]]
|-
|[[Darren Hewer]]
|-
|[[Scott Hammack]]
|-
|[[Luke Drelick]]
|-
|[[Legendd|Nathan Ridley]]
|-
|[[yenrab|Barney9651]]
|-
|[[Creator|Evan Furchgott]]
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="padding:1em; border:1px solid black;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3px"
|+ '''Nominees'''
!colspan=2|Best Action Game
!style="padding-right:2em;"|
!colspan=2|Best Adventure Game
|-
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[Damaged Mind]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Darren Hewer]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;background:#743;"|[[Honor Quest]]||style="font-weight:bold;background:#743;"|''[[Darren Hewer]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Nick Brick]]||''[[Jubal Scharold]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Engine (game)|Engine]]||''[[Luke Drelick]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Bomb Brothers]]||''[[Otto Germain|Jeremy Lamar]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Crystal Cities]]||''[[ZZFreak|Millenium Software]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Super Zero II]]||''[[Visitech]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Zog the Hunter]]||''[[Legendd|Nathan Ridley]]''
|-
| || || |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Zeux series#Zeux II: Caverns of Zeux|Caverns of Zeux]]||''[[Software Visions]]''
|-
!colspan=2|Best Comedy Game
!
!colspan=2|Best Puzzle Game
|-
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[Darkness]]||style="font-weight:bold"|''[[Darren Hewer]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Flik!]]||''[[Helios Software]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Funky Chunkey Monkey]]||''[[Scott Hammack]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Calmness]]||''[[Darren Hewer]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Oh No, Not Another Star Wars Parody!]]||''[[Kevin Vance]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;background:#556;"|[[Weirdness]]||style="font-weight:bold;background:#556;"|''[[Software Visions]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Yapok Sundria|Yapok Sundria 2, Castle of the Aardvarks]]||''[[Yapok Jr.|Daniel Haug]]''
|-
!colspan=2|Best Graphics
!
!colspan=2|Best Sound/Music
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;background:#556;"|[[Weirdness]]||style="background:#556;"|''[[Software Visions]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;background:#556;"|[[Weirdness]]||style="font-weight:bold;background:#556;"|''[[Software Visions]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Bloodgate]]||''[[Tom Ivey]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;background:#743;"|[[Honor Quest]]||style="background:#743;"|''[[Darren Hewer]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Slimed]]||''[[Helios Software]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Bloodgate]]||''[[Tom Ivey]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Quest of Durin|Quest of Durin Prerelease]]||''[[myth|Adam Parrish]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Engine (game)|Engine]]||''[[Luke Drelick]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;background:#763;"|[[Orb of the Twisted|Orb of the Twisted Demo]]||style="font-weight:bold;background:#763;"|''[[Legendd|Nathan Ridley]]''
|-
!colspan=2|Best Demo
!
!colspan=2|Best Utility/Engine
|-
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[Quest of Durin|Quest of Durin Prerelease]]||style=" font-weight:bold;"|''[[myth|Adam Parrish]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[MZX Encyclopedia]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Software Visions]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;background:#763;"|[[Orb of the Twisted]]||style="background:#763;"|''[[Legendd|Nathan Ridley]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Smileys]]||''[[myth|Adam Parrish]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Sivion]]||''[[Monthigos|Clint Neilson]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Autoscroll]]||''[[Kevin Vance]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Bloodgate]]||''[[Tom Ivey]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Majik Boomerang Engine]]||''[[Majik]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[The Game of Murder, Death, Doom and Destruction|TGOMDDAD]]||''[[Wondercow|Luke St. Clair]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Saint Games Sword Engine]]||''[[Wondercow|Luke St. Clair]]''
|-
!colspan=2|Best Website/Internet Resource
|-
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[Megazeux Stockpile]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[yenrab|Barney9651]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[mWorld|Matt Williams's ZZT and Megazeux Page]]||''[[Matt Williams]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Realm of Megazeux]]||''[[myth|Adam Parrish]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MegaZealot|MegaZealot Links Page]]||''[[Darren Hewer]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Scott Hammack#Scott Hammack's Megazeux Page|Scott Hammack's Megazeux Page]]||''[[Scott Hammack]]''
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="padding:1em; border:1px solid black; float:right" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3px"
|+'''Ampersands'''
!style="padding-right:1em;"|Award!!style="padding-right:1em"|Winner!!Author
|- style="background:#763;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Gold'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Orb of the Twisted|Orb of the Twisted Demo]]||''[[Legendd|Nathan Ridley]]''
|- style="background:#556;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Silver'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Weirdness]]||''[[Software Visions]]''
|- style="background:#743;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Bronze'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Honor Quest]]||''[[Darren Hewer]]''
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="padding:1em; border:1px solid black;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3px"
|+'''Category Winners'''
!style="padding-right:1em;"|Category!!style="padding-right:1em;"|Winner!!Author
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Action-Oriented Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Damaged Mind]]||''[[Darren Hewer]]''
|- style="background:#743;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Adventure Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Honor Quest]]||''[[Darren Hewer]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Comedy Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Darkness]]||''[[Darren Hewer]]''
|- style="background:#556;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Puzzle-Oriented Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Weirdness]]||''[[Software Visions]]''
|- style="background:#763;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Graphics'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Orb of the Twisted|Orb of the Twisted Demo]]||''[[Legendd|Nathan Ridley]]''
|- style="background:#556;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Sound/Music'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Weirdness]]||''[[Software Visions]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Demo/Unfinished Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Quest of Durin|Quest of Durin Prerelease]]||''[[myth|Adam Parrish]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Utility/Engine'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MegaZeux Encyclopedia|MegaZeux Encyclopedia v1a]]||''[[Software Visions]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Website/Internet Resource'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MegaZeux Stockpile]]||''[[yenrab|Barney9651]]''
|}
====1997====
[http://web.archive.org/web/19981205130919/http://www.inquo.net/~myth/awards/index.html Original MZXEA 1997 Page]

{| class="wikitable" style="padding:1em; border:1px solid black; float:right;"
|+'''Council Members'''
|'''[[Casey McCann]]''' (chairman)
|-
|[[Mike Sartin]]
|-
|[[Brandon Franklin]]
|-
|[[Ben Krause]]
|-
|[[Henry Truong]]
|-
|[[MenTaLguY|MenTaLboY]]
|-
|[[myth|Adam Parrish]]
|-
|[[Brett Smith]]
|-
|[[Creator|Evan Furchgott]]
|-
|[[Jessamin Yu]]
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="padding:1em; border:1px solid black;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3px"
|+ '''Nominees'''
!colspan=2|Best Action Game
!style="padding-right:2em;"|
!colspan=2|Best Adventure Game
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Midnight Bomber vs the City]]||''[[Impulse Software]] (?)''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Honor Quest 2|Honor Quest II -- Chapter 1]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[Darren Hewer]])''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Talon's Tale]]||''[[Otto Germain|Jeremy Lamar]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;background:#763;"|[[Honor Quest Special Edition]]||style="background:#763;"|''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[Darren Hewer]])''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[Time Trial]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Destiny Software]] (?)''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;background:#556;"|[[Eggplant Adventure]]||style="font-weight:bold;background:#556;"|''[[Draconic Creations]] ([[Casey McCann]])''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Tae Kwon Do Joe]]||''[[Eon Entertainment]] (?)''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Portals]]||''[[Damien Wellman|Damien Wellman/SkidMark Int'l]]''
|-
| || || |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Blade of Islan]]||''[[Duky Incorporated]] ([[Luke Drelick]])''
|-
!colspan=2|Best Comedy Game
!
!colspan=2|Best Puzzle Game
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;background:#743;"|[[Cans|Cans ][]]||style="font-weight:bold;background:#743;"|''[[Destiny Software]] ([[inmate2993]])''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[Dylan's Gems]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Stargazer]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Final Fantasy EdVenture]]||''[[Duky Incorporated]] ([[Luke Drelick]])''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Bomb Threat]]||''[[Intervision Software]] (?)''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MegaZeux Superstar]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[veloso|Greg Falcon]])''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Darbytown II]]||''[[DNB Productions]] (?)''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Smiley RPG]]||''[[Destiny Software]] (?)''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Spirit Revenge]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[Yenrab]])''
|-
!colspan=2|Best Graphics
!
!colspan=2|Best Sound/Music
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Xenogenesis]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;background:#763;"|[[Honor Quest Special Edition]]||style="font-weight:bold;background:#763;"|''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[Darren Hewer]])''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Zog the Hunter 2|Zog the Hunter 2 demo]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[Legendd|Nathan Ridley]])''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Dylan's Gems]]||''[[Stargazer]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Blade of Islan]]||''[[Duky Incorporated]] ([[Luke Drelick]])''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Blade of Islan]]||''[[Duky Incorporated]] ([[Luke Drelick]])''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;background:#763;"|[[Honor Quest Special Edition]]||style="background:#763;"|''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[Darren Hewer]])''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Spirit Revenge]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[yenrab]])''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[Booshkies]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Draconic Creations]] ([[Eric Drobile]])''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MegaZeux Superstar]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[veloso|Greg Falcon]])''
|-
!colspan=2|Best Demo
!
!colspan=2|Best Utility/Engine
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[Xenogenesis]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Autumn Dreams]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[ASTeRiCk's PCX2CHR converter]]||''[[ASTeRiCk]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Booshkies]]||''[[Draconic Creations]] ([[Eric Drobile]])''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Legendd's PALFADE utility]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[Legendd|Nathan Ridley]])''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Shining Legend|Shining Legend demo]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]] (?)''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Veloso's MiniCounters]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[veloso|Greg Falcon]])''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Bernard the Bard|Bernard the Bard Demo]]||''[[Otto Germain|Jeremy Lamar]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MZXPack]]||''[[Brad Faler]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Sivion|Sivion (final) demo]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[Monthigos|Clint Neilson]])''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[MZX Encyclopedia|MZX Encyclopedia IIa]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Matt Williams]]''
|-
!colspan=2|Best Website/Internet Resource
|-
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[MegaZeux World]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Creator|Evan Furchgott]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Realm of MegaZeux]]||''[[myth|Adam Parrish]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MegaZealot|MegaZealot: Links]]||''[[Darren Hewer]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[mWorld]]||''[[Matt Williams]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MZX Gamer]]||''[[Brett Smith]]''
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="padding:1em; border:1px solid black; float:right" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3px"
|+'''Ampersands'''
!style="padding-right:1em;"|Award!!style="padding-right:1em"|Winner!!Author
|- style="background:#763;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Gold'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Honor Quest Special Edition]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[Darren Hewer]])''
|- style="background:#556;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Silver'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Eggplant Adventure]]||''[[Draconic Creations]] ([[Casey McCann]])''
|- style="background:#743;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Bronze'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Cans|Cans ][]]||''[[Destiny Software]] ([[inmate2993]])''
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="padding:1em; border:1px solid black;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3px"
|+'''Category Winners'''
!style="padding-right:1em;"|Category!!style="padding-right:1em;"|Winner!!Author
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Action-Oriented Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Time Trial]]||''[[Destiny Software]] (?)''
|- style="background:#556;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Adventure Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Eggplant Adventure]]||''[[Draconic Creations]] ([[Casey McCann]])''
|- style="background:#743;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Comedy Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Cans|Cans ][]]||''[[Destiny Software]] ([[inmate2993]])''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Puzzle-Oriented Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Dylan's Gems]]||''[[Stargazer]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Graphics'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Booshkies]]||''[[Draconic Creations]] ([[Eric Drobile]])''
|- style="background:#763;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Sound/Music'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Honor Quest Special Edition]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[Darren Hewer]])''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Demo'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Xenogenesis]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Utility/Engine'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MZX Encyclopedia|MZX Encyclopedia IIa]]||''[[Matt Williams]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Website/Internet Resource'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MegaZeux World]]||''[[Creator|Evan Furchgott]]''
|}
====2000====
[http://web.archive.org/web/20010405044452/mzxea.wmute.net/about.html Original MZXEA 2000 Page]
{| class="wikitable" style="padding:1em; border:1px solid black; float:right;"
|+'''Council Members'''
|'''[[Hercules|Sander Pieterse]]''' (chairman)
|-
|[[Kevin Vance]]
|-
|[[Wervyn]]
|-
|[[Matt Williams]]
|-
|[[Niels Reyngoud]]
|-
|[[Exophase|Gilead Kutnick]]
|-
|[[Kayin Nasaki|Michael O'Reilly]]
|-
|[[Luke Drelick]]
|-
|[[Ibrahim]]
|-
|[[Xwing1056]]
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="padding:1em; border:1px solid black;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3px"
|+ '''Nominees'''
!colspan=2|Best Action Game
!style="padding-right:2em;"|
!colspan=2|Best Adventure Game
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;background:#743;"|[[Adlo]]||style="font-weight:bold;background:#743;"|''[[craNKGod]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;background:#556;"|[[Bernard the Bard]]||style="font-weight:bold;background:#556;"|''[[Otto Germain|Jeremy Lamar]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MZX Combat Trainer|MegaZeux Combat Trainer]]||''[[Arctic Fusion]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Brotherhood]]||''[[Hercules]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Dungeons of Dismay]]||''[[PenguZ]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;background:#763;"|[[Engine: The Second Attack]]||style="background:#763;"|''[[Luke Drelick]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Brotherhood]]||''[[Hercules]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Endless Journey: Ethen's Test]]||''[[Almighty Cow]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[A Hidden Anomaly]]||''[[Almighty Cow]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Emotion MZX]]||''[[Diamond|Sei Mamoruno]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Doom Keep]]||''[[seanarcher]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;background:#743;"|[[Adlo]]||style="background:#743;"|''[[craNKGod]]''
|-
| || |
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Fiona's Sepulcher]]||''[[Chris van Wagoner]]''
|-
!colspan=2|Best Comedy Game
!
!colspan=2|Best Puzzle Game
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[Cans|Cans 3]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Inmate2993]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[Gates: the Puzzles]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[MenTaLguY]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Snarfoogle]]||''[[Cheezit]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Blocks]]||''[[Big Bubba]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Keep Smilin']]||''[[Sai'ke|Spazz]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Tetris|MZX Tetris]]||''[[ASTeRiCk]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Weirdland|Weirdland 5]]||''[[Esdemo1]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Doom Keep]]||''[[seanarcher]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Insanifest]]||''[[Inmate2993]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Weirdness Special Edition]]||''[[Eric Drobile|Duhreetoh]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[RPG-RPG]]||''[[Eurakarte]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Brotherhood]]||''[[Hercules]]''
|-
!colspan=2|Best Graphics
!
!colspan=2|Best Sound/Music
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[Final Fantasy: Dynasty Prelude|Final Fantasy: Dynasty Prelude Demo]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Akwende]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;background:#763;"|[[Engine: The Second Attack]]||style="font-weight:bold;background:#763;"|''[[Luke Drelick]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Booshkies|Booshkies Demo]]||''[[Eric Drobile|Duhreetoh]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;background:#743;"|[[Adlo]]||style="background:#743;"|''[[craNKGod]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Dark Corner]]||''[[Draconic Creations]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Fiona's Sepulcher]]||''[[Chris van Wagoner]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Fiona's Sepulcher]]||''[[Chris van Wagoner]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Emotion MZX]]||''[[Diamond|Sei Mamoruno]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;background:#763;"|[[Engine: The Second Attack]]||style="background:#763;"|''[[Luke Drelick]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;background:#556;"|[[Bernard the Bard]]||style="background:#556;"|''[[Otto Germain|Jeremy Lamar]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Endless Journey: Ethen's Test]]||''[[Almighty Cow]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Battlesuits|Battlesuits Demo 2]]||''[[Gemini]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Kikan]]||''[[Luke Drelick]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Final Fantasy: Dynasty Prelude|Final Fantasy: Dynasty Prelude Demo]]||''[[Akwende]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;background:#556;"|[[Bernard the Bard]]||style="background:#556;"|''[[Otto Germain|Jeremy Lamar]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Endless Journey: Ethen's Test]]||''[[Almighty Cow]]''
|-
| || |
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Kikan]]||''[[Luke Drelick]]''
|-
| || |
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Blocks]]||''[[Big Bubba]]''
|-
| || |
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Cans|Cans 3]]||''[[Inmate2993]]''
|-
!colspan=2|Best Demo
!
!colspan=2|Best Day of Zeux Entry
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[Endless Journey: Ethen's Test|Endless Journey Demo]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Almighty Cow]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[Dark Nova]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Guyver|Lacan]], [[Wervyn]] and [[Exophase]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Booshkies|Booshkies Demo]]||''[[Eric Drobile|Duhreetoh]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Beginning]]||''[[Eric Drobile|Duhreetoh]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Battlesuits|Battlesuits Demo 2]]||''[[Gemini]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Freedom Bound]]||''[[Exophase]], [[Casey McCann|Starfire]] and [[Ghent]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Amnesia|Amnesia Demo]]||''[[Graham Peet]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Shadows of War]]||''[[MenTaLguY]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Zane: Professional Idiot|Zane: Professional Idiot Demo]]||''[[Eric Drobile|Duhreetoh]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[War 2000]]||''[[Eric Drobile|Duhreetoh]] and [[zixyer]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Final Fantasy: Dynasty Prelude|Final Fantasy: Dynasty Prelude Demo]]||''[[Akwende]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Captain Proton and the Reality Rippers]]||''[[Kevin Vance|Kev Vance]] and [[Lipid]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Silent Thunder|Silent Thunder Demo]]||''[[Zoox1 and Zoox2]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Shiloh]]||''[[Myth]], [[Creator]] and [[Nebulah]]''
|-
| || |
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Fury of the Fuzzies]]||''[[Kevin Vance|Kev Vance]], [[Lipid]] and [[Diamond|Sei Mamoruno]]''
|-
!colspan=2|Best Utility/Engine
!
!colspan=2|Best Website/Internet Resource
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[MegaZeux#Spider Versions|MegaZeux Spider series]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Spider124]], [[JZig]], [[MenTaLguY]] and [[Kevin Vance|Kev Vance]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[DigitalMZX]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[joshdw1]] and [[Maverick]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MegaZeux Encyclopedia|MegaZeux Encyclopedia 2b]]||''[[Matt Williams]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[mWorld]]||''[[Matt Williams]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Circle Engine]]||''[[Exophase]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Interactive Fantasies|Interactive Fantasies ZZT/MZX Page]]||''[[Hercules]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Random Namer Engine]]||''[[Crusader]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Mode 7 Engine]]||''[[Akwende]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MegaZeux 3D Engine]]||''[[Nathan Platt]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Get Password]]||''[[Alexis|Gregory Janson]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[GDMplay]]||''[[ajs|wizdom]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Original RPG Engine]]||''-unknown-''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Zombie Engine]]||''[[zombieguy|ZombieBoy]]''
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="padding:1em; border:1px solid black; float:right" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3px"
|+'''Ampersands'''
!style="padding-right:1em;"|Award!!style="padding-right:1em"|Winner!!Author
|- style="background:#763;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Gold'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Engine: The Second Attack]]||''[[Luke Drelick]]''
|- style="background:#556;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Silver'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Bernard the Bard]]||''[[Otto Germain|Jeremy Lamar]]''
|- style="background:#743;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Bronze'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Adlo]]||''[[craNKGod]]''
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="padding:1em; border:1px solid black;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3px"
|+'''Category Winners'''
!style="padding-right:1em;"|Category!!style="padding-right:1em;"|Winner!!Author
|- style="background:#743;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Action-Oriented Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Adlo]]||''[[craNKGod]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Adventure Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Bernard the Bard]]||''[[Otto Germain|Jeremy Lamar]]''
|- style="background:#556;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Comedy Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Cans|Cans 3]]||''[[Inmate2993]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Puzzle-Oriented Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Gates: The Puzzles]]||''[[MenTaLguY]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Graphics'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Final Fantasy: Dynasty Prelude|Final Fantasy: Dynasty Prelude Demo]]||''[[Akwende]]''
|- style="background:#763;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Sound/Music'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Engine: The Second Attack]]||''[[Luke Drelick]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Demo/Unfinished Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Endless Journey: Ethen's Test|Endless Journey Demo]]||''[[Almighty Cow]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Day of Zeux Entry'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Dark Nova]]||''[[Guyver|Lacan]], [[Wervyn]] and [[Exophase]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Utility/Engine'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MegaZeux#Spider Versions|MegaZeux Spider series]]||''[[Spider124]], [[JZig]], [[MenTaLguY]] and [[Kevin Vance|Kev Vance]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Website/Internet Resource'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[DigitalMZX]]||''[[joshdw1]] and [[Maverick]]''
|}

[[category:Community]]

Interactive Fantasies

2008-02-27T09:06:24Z

Wildweasel: /* MegaZeux Games Released Under IF */ - changed Tetris link to general Tetris article

{{Group| name = Interactive Fantasies
|formed = 1996
|disbanded = Still alive
|current = [[Hercules]] 
[[zultimate:Hydra78|Hydra78]] 
[[zultimate:Rob_P|PlastikFish]] 
[[Thundercloud]] 
[[zultimate:Leamas|Leamas]] 
[[Galladin]] 
[[Jester]] 
[[zultimate:Mono|Mono]] 
[[Jauhis]] 
[[emalkay]]
|former = [[zultimate:DoggyShop|DoggyShop]] 
[[zultimate:Tricky the Lemming|Tricky the Lemming]] 
[[zultimate:xabbott|xabbott]] 
[[zultimate:kev-san|kev-san]] 
[[zultimate:GipFace|GipFace]] 
[[zultimate:Chili|Chili]] 
[[zultimate:Zhacolian|Zhacolian]] 
[[zultimate:EvilMario|EvilMario]] 
[[Lord of Chaos]] 
[[zultimate:Viper|Viper]] 
[[zultimate:Ethan Hunt|Ethan Hunt]] 
[[zultimate:Jawatrader|Jawatrader]] 
[[cygnus]] 
[[zultimate:Knightt|knightt]] 
[[zultimate:Zenith Nadir|Nadir]] 
[[craNKGod]] 
[[zultimate:BlueMagus|Anthony Testa]] 
[[zultimate:Koopo|Koopo]] 
[[zultimate:Tseng|Tseng]] 
[[zultimate:Madeku|Flatcoat Lab]] 
[[Hoof|Almighty Cow]] 
[[zultimate:FreeZerBurn|FreeZerBurn]] 
[[BiG BuBBa]] 
[[zultimate:HM|HM]] 
[[zultimate:yllek|yllek]] 
[[zultimate:Draco|Draco]] 
[[Akwende]] 
[[zultimate:WiL|WiL]] 
[[The Agonizer]] 
[[zultimate:Zanno|Zanno]] 
[[zultimate:Meantee|Meantee]] 
[[zultimate:aetsch|Jacob Hammond]] 
[[zultimate:Fishfood|Fishfood]] 
[[zultimate:Lynx|Lynx]] 
[[zultimate:Chase Bramlage|Chase Bramlage]] 
[[zultimate:coolzx|coolzx]] 
[[zultimate:BenW|BenW]] 
[[zultimate:Wayward|Wayward]] 
[[zultimate:Theta14|Theta14]] 
[[zultimate:Jojoisjo|Jojoisjo]] 
[[fejj]]
}}

Interactive Fantasies (IF) is a [[ZZT]]/[[MegaZeux]] company founded by Dutch [[ZZTers]] [[Hercules]] and [[zultimate:Hydra78|Hydra78]]. When it was first formed in 1996 it was called Inferno Soft; the name was changed to Interactive Fantasies in 1997. Over the years the company gained and lost members, including many of the ZZT and MegaZeux community's most prominent game makers. While better-known for their ZZT games, such as [[zultimate:Deceiving Guidance|Deceiving Guidance]], than for their MegaZeux ventures, IF was responsible for a few notable MZX games such as the four-player [[Brotherhood]].

(IF's "history" and "member" pages were used as sources here.)

==MegaZeux Games Released Under IF==
*[[A Death Beyond Imagination|A Death Beyond Imagination (Demo)]]
*[[Adlo|Adlo v2.0]]
*[[Brotherhood]]
*[[Call of Caethrath]]
*[[Endless Journey: Ethen's Test| Endless Journey: Ethen's Test Chapter 1]]
*[[Nonsense 2]]
*[[Nonsense 3|Nonsense 3 (Demo)]]
*[[Tetris]]
*[[Zombie Quest]]

==External Links==
*[http://if.digitalmzx.net "Current" Interactive Fantasies website]
*[http://members.tripod.com/Hydra78/ Old IF website, containing tons of material never transferred to the newer site]

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Hercules

2008-02-25T21:30:06Z

Wildweasel:

Sander "'''Hercules'''" Pieterse is a well-known ZZTer and MZXer, most famous for being one of two founding members of [[Interactive Fantasies]] since 1996. He released a good number of games for both platforms including the popular [[Brotherhood]], and also served as the chairman for the 2000 [[MegaZeux Excellence Awards#2000|MegaZeux Excellence Awards]].

Hercules has also been a forum administrator for [[DigitalMZX]], being very well respected among peers and other members alike.

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Hercules

2008-02-25T21:29:46Z

Wildweasel: New page: Sander '''Hercules''' Pieterse is a well-known ZZTer and MZXer, most famous for being one of two founding members of Interactive Fantasies since 1996. He released a good number of game...

Sander '''Hercules''' Pieterse is a well-known ZZTer and MZXer, most famous for being one of two founding members of [[Interactive Fantasies]] since 1996. He released a good number of games for both platforms including the popular [[Brotherhood]], and also served as the chairman for the 2000 [[MegaZeux Excellence Awards#2000|MegaZeux Excellence Awards]].

Hercules has also been a forum administrator for [[DigitalMZX]], being very well respected among peers and other members alike.

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MegaZeux Excellence Awards

2008-02-25T21:23:13Z

Wildweasel: /* 2000 */ Fixed link to MZX Combat Trainer

The '''MegaZeux Excellence Awards''' (also known by its abbreviation, ''MZXEA'') were conceived by [[Adam Parrish|Adam (myth) Parrish]] as an annually-held awards ceremony where the community voted on their favorite [[MegaZeux]] games released that year. In actuality, only three were ever held: the first two were held in 1996 and 1997, after which community interest began to wane. A final effort was made by [[Hercules]] to revive the tradition in 2000, which was ultimately to be the last MZXEA. In general, the perception was and is that there are not enough high-quality MZX games released on a yearly basis to justify the ceremony, and everyone is already aware of those games that are high-quality anyway. In addition, controversy over [[Luke Drelick]] engaging in ballot stuffing for his game, [[Engine: The Second Attack|Engine 2]], caused a decline in faith in the legitimacy and credibility of the awards.

===Rules and Awards===
Historically, the rules worked like this:
====Administration====
The MegaZeux Excellence Awards was administered by a council of ten people, including the Council Chairman. In 2000, an entirely new council was elected, because the MZXEA hadn't been held for two years. The original intent was for the previous year's council members to hand their seats over to a person of their choice, but this only ever happened once, in 1997. Any council member was allowed to drop his or her seat if desired. The Council Chairman would reassign any dropped seats. And after the awards, each council member would choose a new member to receive his or her seat for the next year's competition (including the Council Chairman). The Council Chairman of the old guard would then elect a new Council Chairman out of the new council.

====Phases/Timeframe====
The MZXEA was explicitly divided into phases:

# Council organization phase: in which new council members were assigned, and the rules reviewed by the council.
# Pre-nomination phase: in which council members decided upon the different categories. This was not done in 1997, but in 2000 the [[Day of Zeux|Best Day of Zeux Entry]] category was added.
# Nomination phase: in which council members decided upon nominees for each category
# Voting phase: in which council members voted according to the category voting procedures (see below).
# Ampersand phase: in which public Ampersand voting occurred according to the ampersand voting procedures (see below).
Timing was generally flexible between phases, but the first four were required to be done before the end of the year, and the final phase was to be completed before January 31st of the following year.

====Categories====
The competition was divided into categories, each consisting of several nominees. The categories were the same for all three competitions, except for the Day of Zeux category which was added in 2000.

# Best Action-oriented Game
# Best Adventure/RPG
# Best Comedy Game
# Best Puzzle-oriented Game
# Best Graphics
# Best Sound/Music
# Best Demo/Unfinished Game
# Best Day of Zeux entry (only in 2000)
# Best Utility/Engine
# Best Website/Internet Resource

Categories could be changed at the Council's discretion, but never were.

====Nominee constraints====
The general idea was for nominated games to have been made during the year of the awards, since the awards were supposed to be held annually. However, only the 1997 awards strictly held to this; instead, all games released in the interval period between awards were eligible (in the case of 1996, this included everything since the release of MZX itself in 1994). [[ZZT]] or other non-MZX games/products were disallowed. No other restrictions applied to general eligibility (as the rules stated, "Nominees can be shareware, freeware, public domain, or commercial."). Authors of nominees could choose to withdraw their games/products from consideration, though this never happened.

====Categorical constraints====
Nominees for the first four categories were required to be completed, distributed games. However, demos and uncompleted games were eligible in the graphics and music/sound categories. Conversely, Nominees for the Demo category were required to be unfinished, distributed games or demos. The Day of Zeux category naturally only applied to actual DoZ games, whereas the Utility category could apply to external utilities as well as MZX worlds. Nominees for the Internet Resource category could only be MegaZeux websites/FTP sites/Telnet sites that dealt specifically with MegaZeux; pages that promoted a specific person or company were not allowed.

====Voting procedures: Excellence Awards====
Each council member could cast a limited number of unique votes in each category (originally two each, reduced to only one in 2000). In 2000 it was further stipulated that council members could not vote on their own games (this was specifically targeted at Luke Drelick, as there was a well-founded fear that he might try to hijack the awards). The council members reported their votes (by e-mail or other means) to the Council Chairman, who tallied the votes and added his own. The winner in each category was the nominee that received the most votes. In the event of a tie, each council member except the Council Chairman voted for one of the tied nominees in that category, and the winner of that vote was declared the Category Winner (this actually did happen in three categories in 1997).

====Voting procedures: Ampersand Awards====
Each of the category winners were then eligible for the Ampersand Awards. The Ampersand Awards were decided by a public vote, submitted by any means necessary originally, and using a specific form on the MZXEA page in 2000. Any person, including council members, could vote for the Ampersand Awards, but each person was allowed to vote only once. The category winner receiving the most votes in the public election received the Golden Ampersand award; the second most voted received the Silver Ampersand award; and the third most received the Bronze Ampersand. Any ties were resolved by the council. (In retrospect, considering the nature of the internet and internet polls, this was a profoundly stupid way to take a vote.)

====Rule Changes====
The council could changed any rules at their discretion, though processes for this were never explicitly laid out. The 2000 MZXEA saw some minor changes to the rules, as noted above.

===History===
The following charts detail the nominations, council members, winners and ampersand winners in each of the three MZXEA competitions held to date.
====1996====
{| class="wikitable" style="padding:1em; border:1px solid black; float:right;"
|+'''Council Members'''
|'''[[myth|Adam Parrish]]''' (chairman)
|-
|[[Alexis|Gregory Janson]]
|-
|[[Matt Williams]]
|-
|[[Kevin Vance]]
|-
|[[Darren Hewer]]
|-
|[[Scott Hammack]]
|-
|[[Luke Drelick]]
|-
|[[Legendd|Nathan Ridley]]
|-
|[[yenrab|Barney9651]]
|-
|[[Creator|Evan Furchgott]]
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="padding:1em; border:1px solid black;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3px"
|+ '''Nominees'''
!colspan=2|Best Action Game
!style="padding-right:2em;"|
!colspan=2|Best Adventure Game
|-
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[Damaged Mind]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Darren Hewer]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;background:#743;"|[[Honor Quest]]||style="font-weight:bold;background:#743;"|''[[Darren Hewer]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Nick Brick]]||''[[Jubal Scharold]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Engine (game)|Engine]]||''[[Luke Drelick]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Bomb Brothers]]||''[[Otto Germain|Jeremy Lamar]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Crystal Cities]]||''[[ZZFreak|Millenium Software]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Super Zero II]]||''[[Visitech]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Zog the Hunter]]||''[[Legendd|Nathan Ridley]]''
|-
| || || |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Zeux series#Zeux II: Caverns of Zeux|Caverns of Zeux]]||''[[Software Visions]]''
|-
!colspan=2|Best Comedy Game
!
!colspan=2|Best Puzzle Game
|-
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[Darkness]]||style="font-weight:bold"|''[[Darren Hewer]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Flik!]]||''[[Helios Software]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Funky Chunkey Monkey]]||''[[Scott Hammack]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Calmness]]||''[[Darren Hewer]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Oh No, Not Another Star Wars Parody!]]||''[[Kevin Vance]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;background:#556;"|[[Weirdness]]||style="font-weight:bold;background:#556;"|''[[Software Visions]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Yapok Sundria|Yapok Sundria 2, Castle of the Aardvarks]]||''[[Yapok Jr.|Daniel Haug]]''
|-
!colspan=2|Best Graphics
!
!colspan=2|Best Sound/Music
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;background:#556;"|[[Weirdness]]||style="background:#556;"|''[[Software Visions]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;background:#556;"|[[Weirdness]]||style="font-weight:bold;background:#556;"|''[[Software Visions]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Bloodgate]]||''[[Tom Ivey]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;background:#743;"|[[Honor Quest]]||style="background:#743;"|''[[Darren Hewer]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Slimed]]||''[[Helios Software]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Bloodgate]]||''[[Tom Ivey]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Quest of Durin|Quest of Durin Prerelease]]||''[[myth|Adam Parrish]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Engine (game)|Engine]]||''[[Luke Drelick]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;background:#763;"|[[Orb of the Twisted|Orb of the Twisted Demo]]||style="font-weight:bold;background:#763;"|''[[Legendd|Nathan Ridley]]''
|-
!colspan=2|Best Demo
!
!colspan=2|Best Utility/Engine
|-
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[Quest of Durin|Quest of Durin Prerelease]]||style=" font-weight:bold;"|''[[myth|Adam Parrish]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[MZX Encyclopedia]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Software Visions]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;background:#763;"|[[Orb of the Twisted]]||style="background:#763;"|''[[Legendd|Nathan Ridley]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Smileys]]||''[[myth|Adam Parrish]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Sivion]]||''[[Monthigos|Clint Neilson]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Autoscroll]]||''[[Kevin Vance]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Bloodgate]]||''[[Tom Ivey]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Majik Boomerang Engine]]||''[[Majik]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[The Game of Murder, Death, Doom and Destruction|TGOMDDAD]]||''[[Wondercow|Luke St. Clair]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Saint Games Sword Engine]]||''[[Wondercow|Luke St. Clair]]''
|-
!colspan=2|Best Website/Internet Resource
|-
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[Megazeux Stockpile]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[yenrab|Barney9651]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[mWorld|Matt Williams's ZZT and Megazeux Page]]||''[[Matt Williams]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Realm of Megazeux]]||''[[myth|Adam Parrish]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MegaZealot|MegaZealot Links Page]]||''[[Darren Hewer]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Scott Hammack#Scott Hammack's Megazeux Page|Scott Hammack's Megazeux Page]]||''[[Scott Hammack]]''
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="padding:1em; border:1px solid black; float:right" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3px"
|+'''Ampersands'''
!style="padding-right:1em;"|Award!!style="padding-right:1em"|Winner!!Author
|- style="background:#763;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Gold'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Orb of the Twisted|Orb of the Twisted Demo]]||''[[Legendd|Nathan Ridley]]''
|- style="background:#556;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Silver'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Weirdness]]||''[[Software Visions]]''
|- style="background:#743;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Bronze'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Honor Quest]]||''[[Darren Hewer]]''
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="padding:1em; border:1px solid black;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3px"
|+'''Category Winners'''
!style="padding-right:1em;"|Category!!style="padding-right:1em;"|Winner!!Author
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Action-Oriented Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Damaged Mind]]||''[[Darren Hewer]]''
|- style="background:#743;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Adventure Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Honor Quest]]||''[[Darren Hewer]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Comedy Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Darkness]]||''[[Darren Hewer]]''
|- style="background:#556;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Puzzle-Oriented Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Weirdness]]||''[[Software Visions]]''
|- style="background:#763;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Graphics'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Orb of the Twisted|Orb of the Twisted Demo]]||''[[Legendd|Nathan Ridley]]''
|- style="background:#556;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Sound/Music'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Weirdness]]||''[[Software Visions]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Demo/Unfinished Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Quest of Durin|Quest of Durin Prerelease]]||''[[myth|Adam Parrish]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Utility/Engine'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MegaZeux Encyclopedia|MegaZeux Encyclopedia v1a]]||''[[Software Visions]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Website/Internet Resource'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MegaZeux Stockpile]]||''[[yenrab|Barney9651]]''
|}
====1997====
[http://web.archive.org/web/19981205130919/http://www.inquo.net/~myth/awards/index.html Original MZXEA 1997 Page]

{| class="wikitable" style="padding:1em; border:1px solid black; float:right;"
|+'''Council Members'''
|'''[[Casey McCann]]''' (chairman)
|-
|[[Mike Sartin]]
|-
|[[Brandon Franklin]]
|-
|[[Ben Krause]]
|-
|[[Henry Truong]]
|-
|[[MenTaLguY|MenTaLboY]]
|-
|[[myth|Adam Parrish]]
|-
|[[Brett Smith]]
|-
|[[Creator|Evan Furchgott]]
|-
|[[Jessamin Yu]]
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="padding:1em; border:1px solid black;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3px"
|+ '''Nominees'''
!colspan=2|Best Action Game
!style="padding-right:2em;"|
!colspan=2|Best Adventure Game
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Midnight Bomber vs the City]]||''[[Impulse Software]] (?)''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Honor Quest 2|Honor Quest II -- Chapter 1]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[Darren Hewer]])''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Talon's Tale]]||''[[Otto Germain|Jeremy Lamar]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;background:#763;"|[[Honor Quest Special Edition]]||style="background:#763;"|''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[Darren Hewer]])''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[Time Trial]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Destiny Software]] (?)''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;background:#556;"|[[Eggplant Adventure]]||style="font-weight:bold;background:#556;"|''[[Draconic Creations]] ([[Casey McCann]])''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Tae Kwon Do Joe]]||''[[Eon Entertainment]] (?)''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Portals]]||''[[Damien Wellman|Damien Wellman/SkidMark Int'l]]''
|-
| || || |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Blade of Islan]]||''[[Duky Incorporated]] ([[Luke Drelick]])''
|-
!colspan=2|Best Comedy Game
!
!colspan=2|Best Puzzle Game
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;background:#743;"|[[Cans|Cans ][]]||style="font-weight:bold;background:#743;"|''[[Destiny Software]] ([[inmate2993]])''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[Dylan's Gems]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Stargazer]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Final Fantasy EdVenture]]||''[[Duky Incorporated]] ([[Luke Drelick]])''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Bomb Threat]]||''[[Intervision Software]] (?)''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MegaZeux Superstar]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[veloso|Greg Falcon]])''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Darbytown II]]||''[[DNB Productions]] (?)''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Smiley RPG]]||''[[Destiny Software]] (?)''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Spirit Revenge]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[Yenrab]])''
|-
!colspan=2|Best Graphics
!
!colspan=2|Best Sound/Music
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Xenogenesis]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;background:#763;"|[[Honor Quest Special Edition]]||style="font-weight:bold;background:#763;"|''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[Darren Hewer]])''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Zog the Hunter 2|Zog the Hunter 2 demo]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[Legendd|Nathan Ridley]])''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Dylan's Gems]]||''[[Stargazer]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Blade of Islan]]||''[[Duky Incorporated]] ([[Luke Drelick]])''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Blade of Islan]]||''[[Duky Incorporated]] ([[Luke Drelick]])''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;background:#763;"|[[Honor Quest Special Edition]]||style="background:#763;"|''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[Darren Hewer]])''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Spirit Revenge]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[yenrab]])''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[Booshkies]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Draconic Creations]] ([[Eric Drobile]])''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MegaZeux Superstar]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[veloso|Greg Falcon]])''
|-
!colspan=2|Best Demo
!
!colspan=2|Best Utility/Engine
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[Xenogenesis]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Autumn Dreams]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[ASTeRiCk's PCX2CHR converter]]||''[[ASTeRiCk]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Booshkies]]||''[[Draconic Creations]] ([[Eric Drobile]])''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Legendd's PALFADE utility]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[Legendd|Nathan Ridley]])''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Shining Legend|Shining Legend demo]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]] (?)''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Veloso's MiniCounters]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[veloso|Greg Falcon]])''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Bernard the Bard|Bernard the Bard Demo]]||''[[Otto Germain|Jeremy Lamar]]''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MZXPack]]||''[[Brad Faler]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Sivion|Sivion (final) demo]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[Monthigos|Clint Neilson]])''
| |
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[MZX Encyclopedia|MZX Encyclopedia IIa]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Matt Williams]]''
|-
!colspan=2|Best Website/Internet Resource
|-
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[MegaZeux World]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Creator|Evan Furchgott]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Realm of MegaZeux]]||''[[myth|Adam Parrish]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MegaZealot|MegaZealot: Links]]||''[[Darren Hewer]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[mWorld]]||''[[Matt Williams]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MZX Gamer]]||''[[Brett Smith]]''
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="padding:1em; border:1px solid black; float:right" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3px"
|+'''Ampersands'''
!style="padding-right:1em;"|Award!!style="padding-right:1em"|Winner!!Author
|- style="background:#763;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Gold'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Honor Quest Special Edition]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[Darren Hewer]])''
|- style="background:#556;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Silver'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Eggplant Adventure]]||''[[Draconic Creations]] ([[Casey McCann]])''
|- style="background:#743;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Bronze'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Cans|Cans ][]]||''[[Destiny Software]] ([[inmate2993]])''
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="padding:1em; border:1px solid black;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3px"
|+'''Category Winners'''
!style="padding-right:1em;"|Category!!style="padding-right:1em;"|Winner!!Author
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Action-Oriented Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Time Trial]]||''[[Destiny Software]] (?)''
|- style="background:#556;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Adventure Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Eggplant Adventure]]||''[[Draconic Creations]] ([[Casey McCann]])''
|- style="background:#743;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Comedy Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Cans|Cans ][]]||''[[Destiny Software]] ([[inmate2993]])''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Puzzle-Oriented Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Dylan's Gems]]||''[[Stargazer]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Graphics'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Booshkies]]||''[[Draconic Creations]] ([[Eric Drobile]])''
|- style="background:#763;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Sound/Music'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Honor Quest Special Edition]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[Darren Hewer]])''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Demo'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Xenogenesis]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Utility/Engine'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MZX Encyclopedia|MZX Encyclopedia IIa]]||''[[Matt Williams]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Website/Internet Resource'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MegaZeux World]]||''[[Creator|Evan Furchgott]]''
|}
====2000====
[http://web.archive.org/web/20010405044452/mzxea.wmute.net/about.html Original MZXEA 2000 Page]
{| class="wikitable" style="padding:1em; border:1px solid black; float:right;"
|+'''Council Members'''
|'''[[Hercules|Sander Pieterse]]''' (chairman)
|-
|[[Kevin Vance]]
|-
|[[Wervyn]]
|-
|[[Matt Williams]]
|-
|[[Niels Reyngoud]]
|-
|[[Exophase|Gilead Kutnick]]
|-
|[[Kayin Nasaki|Michael O'Reilly]]
|-
|[[Luke Drelick]]
|-
|[[Ibrahim]]
|-
|[[Xwing1056]]
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="padding:1em; border:1px solid black;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3px"
|+ '''Nominees'''
!colspan=2|Best Action Game
!style="padding-right:2em;"|
!colspan=2|Best Adventure Game
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;background:#743;"|[[Adlo]]||style="font-weight:bold;background:#743;"|''[[craNKGod]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;background:#556;"|[[Bernard the Bard]]||style="font-weight:bold;background:#556;"|''[[Otto Germain|Jeremy Lamar]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MZX Combat Trainer|MegaZeux Combat Trainer]]||''[[Arctic Fusion]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Brotherhood]]||''[[Hercules]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Dungeons of Dismay]]||''[[PenguZ]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;background:#763;"|[[Engine: The Second Attack]]||style="background:#763;"|''[[Luke Drelick]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Brotherhood]]||''[[Hercules]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Endless Journey: Ethen's Test]]||''[[Almighty Cow]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[A Hidden Anomaly]]||''[[Almighty Cow]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Emotion MZX]]||''[[Diamond|Sei Mamoruno]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Doom Keep]]||''[[seanarcher]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;background:#743;"|[[Adlo]]||style="background:#743;"|''[[craNKGod]]''
|-
| || |
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Fiona's Sepulcher]]||''[[Chris van Wagoner]]''
|-
!colspan=2|Best Comedy Game
!
!colspan=2|Best Puzzle Game
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[Cans|Cans 3]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Inmate2993]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[Gates: the Puzzles]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[MenTaLguY]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Snarfoogle]]||''[[Cheezit]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Blocks]]||''[[Big Bubba]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Keep Smilin']]||''[[Sai'ke|Spazz]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MZX Tetris]]||''[[ASTeRiCk]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Weirdland|Weirdland 5]]||''[[Esdemo1]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Doom Keep]]||''[[seanarcher]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Insanifest]]||''[[Inmate2993]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Weirdness Special Edition]]||''[[Eric Drobile|Duhreetoh]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[RPG-RPG]]||''[[Eurakarte]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Brotherhood]]||''[[Hercules]]''
|-
!colspan=2|Best Graphics
!
!colspan=2|Best Sound/Music
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[Final Fantasy: Dynasty Prelude|Final Fantasy: Dynasty Prelude Demo]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Akwende]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;background:#763;"|[[Engine: The Second Attack]]||style="font-weight:bold;background:#763;"|''[[Luke Drelick]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Booshkies|Booshkies Demo]]||''[[Eric Drobile|Duhreetoh]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;background:#743;"|[[Adlo]]||style="background:#743;"|''[[craNKGod]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Dark Corner]]||''[[Draconic Creations]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Fiona's Sepulcher]]||''[[Chris van Wagoner]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Fiona's Sepulcher]]||''[[Chris van Wagoner]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Emotion MZX]]||''[[Diamond|Sei Mamoruno]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;background:#763;"|[[Engine: The Second Attack]]||style="background:#763;"|''[[Luke Drelick]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;background:#556;"|[[Bernard the Bard]]||style="background:#556;"|''[[Otto Germain|Jeremy Lamar]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Endless Journey: Ethen's Test]]||''[[Almighty Cow]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Battlesuits|Battlesuits Demo 2]]||''[[Gemini]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Kikan]]||''[[Luke Drelick]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Final Fantasy: Dynasty Prelude|Final Fantasy: Dynasty Prelude Demo]]||''[[Akwende]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;background:#556;"|[[Bernard the Bard]]||style="background:#556;"|''[[Otto Germain|Jeremy Lamar]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Endless Journey: Ethen's Test]]||''[[Almighty Cow]]''
|-
| || |
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Kikan]]||''[[Luke Drelick]]''
|-
| || |
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Blocks]]||''[[Big Bubba]]''
|-
| || |
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Cans|Cans 3]]||''[[Inmate2993]]''
|-
!colspan=2|Best Demo
!
!colspan=2|Best Day of Zeux Entry
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[Endless Journey: Ethen's Test|Endless Journey Demo]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Almighty Cow]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[Dark Nova]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Guyver|Lacan]], [[Wervyn]] and [[Exophase]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Booshkies|Booshkies Demo]]||''[[Eric Drobile|Duhreetoh]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Beginning]]||''[[Eric Drobile|Duhreetoh]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Battlesuits|Battlesuits Demo 2]]||''[[Gemini]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Freedom Bound]]||''[[Exophase]], [[Casey McCann|Starfire]] and [[Ghent]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Amnesia|Amnesia Demo]]||''[[Graham Peet]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Shadows of War]]||''[[MenTaLguY]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Zane: Professional Idiot|Zane: Professional Idiot Demo]]||''[[Eric Drobile|Duhreetoh]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[War 2000]]||''[[Eric Drobile|Duhreetoh]] and [[zixyer]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Final Fantasy: Dynasty Prelude|Final Fantasy: Dynasty Prelude Demo]]||''[[Akwende]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Captain Proton and the Reality Rippers]]||''[[Kevin Vance|Kev Vance]] and [[Lipid]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Silent Thunder|Silent Thunder Demo]]||''[[Zoox1 and Zoox2]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Shiloh]]||''[[Myth]], [[Creator]] and [[Nebulah]]''
|-
| || |
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Fury of the Fuzzies]]||''[[Kevin Vance|Kev Vance]], [[Lipid]] and [[Diamond|Sei Mamoruno]]''
|-
!colspan=2|Best Utility/Engine
!
!colspan=2|Best Website/Internet Resource
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[MegaZeux#Spider Versions|MegaZeux Spider series]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Spider124]], [[JZig]], [[MenTaLguY]] and [[Kevin Vance|Kev Vance]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[DigitalMZX]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[joshdw1]] and [[Maverick]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MegaZeux Encyclopedia|MegaZeux Encyclopedia 2b]]||''[[Matt Williams]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[mWorld]]||''[[Matt Williams]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Circle Engine]]||''[[Exophase]]''
|
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Interactive Fantasies|Interactive Fantasies ZZT/MZX Page]]||''[[Hercules]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Random Namer Engine]]||''[[Crusader]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Mode 7 Engine]]||''[[Akwende]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MegaZeux 3D Engine]]||''[[Nathan Platt]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Get Password]]||''[[Alexis|Gregory Janson]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[GDMplay]]||''[[ajs|wizdom]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Original RPG Engine]]||''-unknown-''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Zombie Engine]]||''[[zombieguy|ZombieBoy]]''
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="padding:1em; border:1px solid black; float:right" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3px"
|+'''Ampersands'''
!style="padding-right:1em;"|Award!!style="padding-right:1em"|Winner!!Author
|- style="background:#763;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Gold'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Engine: The Second Attack]]||''[[Luke Drelick]]''
|- style="background:#556;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Silver'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Bernard the Bard]]||''[[Otto Germain|Jeremy Lamar]]''
|- style="background:#743;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Bronze'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Adlo]]||''[[craNKGod]]''
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="padding:1em; border:1px solid black;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3px"
|+'''Category Winners'''
!style="padding-right:1em;"|Category!!style="padding-right:1em;"|Winner!!Author
|- style="background:#743;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Action-Oriented Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Adlo]]||''[[craNKGod]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Adventure Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Bernard the Bard]]||''[[Otto Germain|Jeremy Lamar]]''
|- style="background:#556;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Comedy Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Cans|Cans 3]]||''[[Inmate2993]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Puzzle-Oriented Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Gates: The Puzzles]]||''[[MenTaLguY]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Graphics'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Final Fantasy: Dynasty Prelude|Final Fantasy: Dynasty Prelude Demo]]||''[[Akwende]]''
|- style="background:#763;"
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Sound/Music'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Engine: The Second Attack]]||''[[Luke Drelick]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Demo/Unfinished Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Endless Journey: Ethen's Test|Endless Journey Demo]]||''[[Almighty Cow]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Day of Zeux Entry'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Dark Nova]]||''[[Guyver|Lacan]], [[Wervyn]] and [[Exophase]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Utility/Engine'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MegaZeux#Spider Versions|MegaZeux Spider series]]||''[[Spider124]], [[JZig]], [[MenTaLguY]] and [[Kevin Vance|Kev Vance]]''
|-
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Website/Internet Resource'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[DigitalMZX]]||''[[joshdw1]] and [[Maverick]]''
|}

[[category:Community]]

Mode 7 Engine

2008-02-25T21:19:04Z

Wildweasel: Were there other mode 7 engines? I recall there were but can't find them

'''Mode 7''' refers to a graphics mode on the Super Nintendo hardware that is known for its ability to stretch, skew, zoom, and seamlessly rotate backgrounds. Examples of famous games that used Mode 7 to great effect are Super Mario Kart, Pilotwings, Final Fantasy VI, and F-Zero.

In [[MegaZeux]], Mode 7 refers to mimicking the SNES's ability to rotate background graphics, though in a slightly more limited fashion.

[[Akwende]] was among the first to release a "Mode 7" engine in 1999. This first attempt, however, didn't actually mimic Mode 7, instead offering the player a rather clunky overworld map in a small window that rotated in the eight cardinal directions.

[[Brandon Engle]] released an engine called '''Real Mode 7''' in 2000, featuring both a walking version and a driving version. Both worked essentially the same way, with the driving engine making use of [[Inmate2993]]'s previously released driving engine used in Cans 2. Real Mode 7 was limited, however, in that it could only display a 3x5 "grid" of tiles, with no interpolation, making it difficult to see where the player is moving.

A mere 4 months after Brandon's engine, Akwende released an engine called '''Mode 7 MA3'''. This more accurately approximated the SNES effects, and looked much smoother and natural than Real Mode 7. This came at the expense of speed, though, and many computers at the time were unable to achieve full framerate with this engine (though recent optimizations to MegaZeux, as well as the continuing development of more powerful CPU's, have rendered this no longer a problem).

Mode 7 engines have continued popularity, having become not only easier to create (thanks in part to MegaZeux's new internal trig functions and expressions) but also more technically feasible (more people are able to run said engines at a decent framerate).

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Calmness

2008-02-24T23:41:35Z

Wildweasel: Here's another!

Calmness, by [[Darren Hewer]], was a box-pushing puzzle game similar in style to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokoban Sokoban], released as a contest entry to [[Wondercow]]'s game-making competition. it differs from the Sokoban formula in that multiple boxes can be pushed at once, and there are numerous other obstacles as well.

Calmness was nominated for Best Puzzle Game during the 1996 [[MegaZeux Excellence Awards#1996|MegaZeux Excellence Awards]].
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GDMplay

2008-02-24T23:29:27Z

Wildweasel: New page: GDMplay is a music player written by wizdom that was designed to playback GDM-formatted music files. It was nominated under Best Utility/Engine during the 2000 [[MegaZeux Excel...

GDMplay is a music player written by [[ajs|wizdom]] that was designed to playback [[GDM]]-formatted music files. It was nominated under Best Utility/Engine during the 2000 [[MegaZeux Excellence Awards]].

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GDM

2008-02-24T23:27:57Z

Wildweasel:

The '''GDM''' (General DigiMusic) format is a sample-based music format similar to [[MOD]], and is unique to the [[BWSB]] sound library. GDM is well known among [[MZXer|MZXers]] due to the high number of songs converted to this format for use in MZX games.

The DOS versions of [[MegaZeux]] included a program called 2GDM, which converted several module formats (most notably [[S3M]]) into the GDM format. As MegaZeux didn't natively support S3M music at the time, 2GDM was often the only way to allow an S3M song to be used within MegaZeux.

Due to the GDM format's limited usage, previewing songs in GDM format proved to be somewhat, mainly owing to the fact that only MegaZeux and other BWSB programs were capable of playing them. However, [[ajs|wizdom]] wrote a program called [[GDMplay]] to ease previewing of GDM-format music. This program was nominated for Best Utility/Engine during the 2000 [[MegaZeux Excellence Awards]], but did not win.

Since version 2.80, MegaZeux is capable of converting GDM music back into S3M at load-time, so that this music can be played back using the [[ModPlug]] library used in the ports. (The alternate MZX module library [[MikMod]], on the other hand, can play them natively.)

[[Category:MegaZeux]]

Sound in MegaZeux/Sound Engines

2008-02-24T23:24:54Z

Wildweasel: Typo, whoops =P

Bells, Whistles, and Sound Boards (better known as '''BWSB''') is a DOS-based sound library that was popular throughout the demoscene in the mid-1990's. It was programmed by Zilym Limms and supports a small variety of sound cards such as Sound Blaster and Gravis UltraSound. The library has support for most early [[MOD]] music formats, and limited support for [[S3M]] music (after converting it to [[GDM]] format first).

BWSB was the sound library used for [[MegaZeux]] from version 2.50 until it was dropped in favor of [[ModPlug]] and [[MikMod]] for the SDL port.

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Sound in MegaZeux/Sound Engines

2008-02-24T23:24:41Z

Wildweasel: Figured I should add mention of the GDM format

Bells, Whistles, and Sound Boards (better known as '''BWSB''') is a DOS-based sound library that was popular throughout the demoscene in the mid-1990's. It was programmed by Zilym Limms and supports a small variety of sound cards such as Sound Blaster and Gravis UltraSound. The library has support for most early [[MOD]] music formats, and limited support for [[S3M]] music (after converting it to [[GDM format first).

BWSB was the sound library used for [[MegaZeux]] from version 2.50 until it was dropped in favor of [[ModPlug]] and [[MikMod]] for the SDL port.

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ASCorp

2008-02-24T23:22:30Z

Wildweasel: Don't really think that the #modarchive musicians need to be listed as members if they're already mentioned elsewhere

{{Group| name = ASCorp
|formed = 2006
|disbanded = 2006
|current = [[asiekierka]]
|former = [[Commander Pancake]] [[SmartRutter]] osandra (joke member) [[NoahSoft]]
}}

'''ASCorp''' was a group formed by asiekierka in 2006. Most of its projects were slapdash things put together by asiekierka, and asiekierka's games often featured bizarre combinations of senselessness and ESL. asiekierka in particular had a grudge against [[POOP ROAD|POOP ROAD >:(]]; all of his games released under ASCorp involve fighting against POOP ROAD >:( members.
It was disbanded in 2006, after a month.

[[Asiekierka]] still uses the name "ASCorp" for his projects. He is also still teamed up with HyoChan, and can use 3 of Eagle's MODs.

==Released Games==

*[[ASCorpVid]] by asiekierka
*[[asie'school]] by asiekierka
*[[Secret|Secret (Demo)]] by Commander Pancake
*[[Shequt]] by asiekierka
*[[Shequt 2|Shequt 2 (Preview)]] by asiekierka
*[[The World of Megazeux|The World of Megazeux (WIP)]] by asiekierka

==Miscellaneous==

*Notable for getting three musicians from #modarchive to give full rights to their music (uncleben, HyoChan and Eagle).
*ASCorp has formed two threads in DMZX which were not well recieved. The first thread was locked to prevent further chaos.

[[Category: Programming Groups]]

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RoSS

2008-02-24T23:19:50Z

Wildweasel: Fleshed out a bit, still needs work

'''RoSS''' is a respected member of the MZX community, having released several games and been generally helpful to most people. He is currently the moderator of [[DigitalMZX]]'s MegaZeux forum section.

=== Releases ===
* [[Abstraqt Demo]]
* [[Boing!]]
* [[Gobble Gobble]]
* [[Guardsee Engine]]
* [[OMGWTF]]
* [[Siphrian]]
* [[Snip-a]]
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Winter 2007 DsDoZ

2008-02-24T23:12:04Z

Wildweasel: repaired links to Western_Civ and Daijobu

[[category:Competitions]]

The Winter 2007 DualStream Day of Zeux was hosted by [[wildweasel]] during
the month of December 2007. The competition ran from December 29th to 30th, and the topics were '''Tranquility''' (general) and '''The Wild West''' (specific).

The judges were [[CJA]], [[Goshi]], [[Mr_Alert]], and [[Insidious]]. However, due to fallings-out, Goshi and Insidious were deemed too late to submit their scores and replacement judges were selected instead. These judges were initially [[Terryn]] and [[RoSS]], but RoSS also had personal problems and was forced to retire his judging post, leaving [[ShloobeR]] as the final fourth judge.

==Scores==
*1st Place - Entry 71046 - '''Tranquility''' - ''[[Ataraxia]]'' - Team Grumpy + Quasar ([[Exophase]], [[Lancer-X]], [[Quasar]]) (Score: 1432/1600)
*2nd Place - Entry 50482 - '''Wild West''' - ''[[A Fist Full of Entrails]]'' - Devils ([[Maxim]], [[Klinger B Goode]]) (Score: 1206/1600)
*3rd Place - Entry 48198 - '''Tranquility''' - ''[[The Tranquil Journey]]'' - Mao Xian Bin's Team ([[Kom]], [[asiekierka]]) (Score: 1170/1600)
*4th Place - Entry 80677 - '''Tranquility''' - ''[[Rage Channeler]]'' - OH MAN I'M OBSESSED WITH FF8 ([[NihilistMatt]]) (Score: 1030/1600)
*5th Place - Entry 33938 - '''Wild West''' - ''[[Gay Cowboy and his Adventures in the Wild West with... Mecha Zombie Hitler]]'' - (Score: 1022/1600)
*6th Place - Entry 86709 - '''Wild West''' - ''[[Stan Dirtbike in Space Gold Is Where The Heart Used To Be]]'' - Toot toot mr train ([[Revvy]], [[Wervyn]], [[asgromo]]) (Score: 1019/1600)
*7th Place - Entry 79075 - '''Wild West''' - ''[[western_civ]]'' - [[Team DAiJOBU]] ([[afkHideki]]) (Score: 1018/1600)
*8th Place - Entry 95831 - '''Wild West''' - ''[[The Technicolor Adventures of Sheriff Bob]]'' - Mighty Morphin' Failure Rangers ([[Captain Failmore]], [[Ceresyne]], [[paul]]) (Score: 1004/1600)
*9th Place - Entry 78046 - '''Tranquility''' - ''[[Tranquility (DoZ game)|Tranquility]]'' - Da Contender ([[Old-Sckool]]) (Score: 982/1600)
*10th Place - Entry 48631 - '''Tranquility''' - ''[[LumineSMZX]]'' - Technocracy of Planets ([[pyro1588]], [[commodorejohn]]) (Score: 946/1600)
*11th Place - Entry 84567 - '''Tranquility''' - ''[[Disturbin' Tha Peace]]'' - THA JENA SIX ([[Luke Drelick|SEGA]]) (Score: 932/1600)
*12th Place - Entry 49946 - '''Wild West''' - ''[[No Reason]]'' - Team Naked Books ([[KKairos]], [[Mshprk11]]) (Score: 495/1600)
*13th Place - Entry 50121 - '''Wild West''' - ''[[Gold Crush]]'' - NeoFunk Industries ([[NeoScriptor]], [[k1ngfunk]], [[Wz886]]) (Score: 279/1600)

==Judging Sheets==
''See [[:Category:Winter 2007 Dualstream Day of Zeux Judging Sheets|Winter 2007 Dualstream Day of Zeux Judging Sheets]]''

==See Also==
*[[Day of Zeux]]

Team DAiJOBU

2008-02-24T23:09:50Z

Wildweasel: added DoZ mention

{{Group
|name = team DAiJOBU [ ダイジョブ ]
|disbanded = n/a
|formed = 2007
|current = [[Afkhideki]]
|former = n/a
}}

'''team DAiJOBU''' is a small group of [[MZXer]]'s. As of the beginning of 2008, the only member is [[Afkhideki]]. The "team" competed in the [[Winter 2007 DsDoZ]], and their game [[western_civ]] placed 7th overall.

== mission statement ==

" Maintain quality and appeal. "

== releases ==

[[western_civ]]

== team projects ==

[[Lost Roam]] 
[[Revolution]]

[[Category: Programming Groups]]

Zzo38

2008-02-19T05:11:16Z

Wildweasel: Somebody look this over

MZXWiki:Privacy policy

2008-02-10T00:43:58Z

Wildweasel: Here's hoping this page is left alone now

At [[DigitalMZX]], we promise not to collect any personal information outside of that which is immediately required to possess an account - this includes your username, email address, and password. This data is not shared with any external sources, will never be sold to a third-party, and most certainly will not be used to incriminate or defame under any circumstances.

Category:Winter 2007 Dualstream Day of Zeux Judging Sheets

2008-02-09T05:41:44Z

Wildweasel: New page: This category lists all judging sheets made for the Winter 2007 Dualstream Day of Zeux. For more information, please visit the parent article. N...

This category lists all judging sheets made for the [[Winter 2007 Dualstream Day of Zeux]]. For more information, please visit [[Winter 2007 Dualstream Day of Zeux|the parent article.]]

Note: [[ShloobeR]]'s judging sheet was originally submitted in the form of an MZX game.

Winter 2007 DsDoZ

2008-02-08T18:38:14Z

Wildweasel: Forgot to put a team listing in

[[category:Competitions]]

The Winter 2007 DualStream Day of Zeux was hosted by [[wildweasel]] during
the month of December 2007. The competition ran from December 29th to 30th, and the topics were '''Tranquility''' (general) and '''The Wild West''' (specific).

The judges were [[CJA]], [[Goshi]], [[Mr_Alert]], and [[Insidious]]. However, due to fallings-out, Goshi and Insidious were deemed too late to submit their scores and replacement judges were selected instead. These judges were initially [[Terryn]] and [[RoSS]], but RoSS also had personal problems and was forced to retire his judging post, leaving [[ShloobeR]] as the final fourth judge.

==Scores==
*1st Place - Entry 71046 - '''Tranquility''' - ''[[Ataraxia]]'' - Team Grumpy + Quasar ([[Exophase]], [[Lancer-X]], [[Quasar]]) (Score: 1432/1600)
*2nd Place - Entry 50482 - '''Wild West''' - ''[[A Fist Full of Entrails]]'' - Devils ([[Maxim]], [[Klinger B Goode]]) (Score: 1206/1600)
*3rd Place - Entry 48198 - '''Tranquility''' - ''[[The Tranquil Journey]]'' - Mao Xian Bin's Team ([[Kom]], [[asiekierka]]) (Score: 1170/1600)
*4th Place - Entry 80677 - '''Tranquility''' - ''[[Rage Channeler]]'' - OH MAN I'M OBSESSED WITH FF8 ([[NihilistMatt]]) (Score: 1030/1600)
*5th Place - Entry 33938 - '''Wild West''' - ''[[Gay Cowboy and his Adventures in the Wild West with... Mecha Zombie Hitler]]'' - (Score: 1022/1600)
*6th Place - Entry 86709 - '''Wild West''' - ''[[Stan Dirtbike in Space Gold Is Where The Heart Used To Be]]'' - Toot toot mr train ([[Revvy]], [[Wervyn]], [[asgromo]]) (Score: 1019/1600)
*7th Place - Entry 79075 - '''Wild West''' - ''[[Western Civ]]'' - Team Daijobu ([[afkHideki]]) (Score: 1018/1600)
*8th Place - Entry 95831 - '''Wild West''' - ''[[The Technicolor Adventures of Sheriff Bob]]'' - Mighty Morphin' Failure Rangers ([[Captain Failmore]], [[Ceresyne]], [[paul]]) (Score: 1004/1600)
*9th Place - Entry 78046 - '''Tranquility''' - ''[[Tranquility (DoZ game)|Tranquility]]'' - Da Contender ([[Old-Sckool]]) (Score: 982/1600)
*10th Place - Entry 48631 - '''Tranquility''' - ''[[LumineSMZX]]'' - Technocracy of Planets ([[pyro1588]], [[commodorejohn]]) (Score: 946/1600)
*11th Place - Entry 84567 - '''Tranquility''' - ''[[Disturbin' Tha Peace]]'' - THA JENA SIX ([[Luke Drelick|SEGA]]) (Score: 932/1600)
*12th Place - Entry 49946 - '''Wild West''' - ''[[No Reason]]'' - Team Naked Books ([[KKairos]], [[Mshprk11]]) (Score: 495/1600)
*13th Place - Entry 50121 - '''Wild West''' - ''[[Gold Crush]]'' - NeoFunk Industries ([[NeoScriptor]], [[k1ngfunk]], [[Wz886]]) (Score: 279/1600)

==Judging Sheets==
''See [[:Category:Winter 2007 Dualstream Day of Zeux Judging Sheets|Winter 2007 Dualstream Day of Zeux Judging Sheets]]''

==See Also==
*[[Day of Zeux]]

Winter 2007 DsDoZ

2008-02-08T18:37:34Z

Wildweasel: Should be done now, just need to get the judging sheets up here, but that's for another time

[[category:Competitions]]

The Winter 2007 DualStream Day of Zeux was hosted by [[wildweasel]] during
the month of December 2007. The competition ran from December 29th to 30th, and the topics were '''Tranquility''' (general) and '''The Wild West''' (specific).

The judges were [[CJA]], [[Goshi]], [[Mr_Alert]], and [[Insidious]]. However, due to fallings-out, Goshi and Insidious were deemed too late to submit their scores and replacement judges were selected instead. These judges were initially [[Terryn]] and [[RoSS]], but RoSS also had personal problems and was forced to retire his judging post, leaving [[ShloobeR]] as the final fourth judge.

==Scores==
*1st Place - Entry 71046 - '''Tranquility''' - ''[[Ataraxia]]'' - Team Grumpy + Quasar ([[Exophase]], [[Lancer-X]], [[Quasar]]) (Score: 1432/1600)
*2nd Place - Entry 50482 - '''Wild West''' - ''[[A Fist Full of Entrails]]'' - (Score: 1206/1600)
*3rd Place - Entry 48198 - '''Tranquility''' - ''[[The Tranquil Journey]]'' - Mao Xian Bin's Team ([[Kom]], [[asiekierka]]) (Score: 1170/1600)
*4th Place - Entry 80677 - '''Tranquility''' - ''[[Rage Channeler]]'' - OH MAN I'M OBSESSED WITH FF8 ([[NihilistMatt]]) (Score: 1030/1600)
*5th Place - Entry 33938 - '''Wild West''' - ''[[Gay Cowboy and his Adventures in the Wild West with... Mecha Zombie Hitler]]'' - (Score: 1022/1600)
*6th Place - Entry 86709 - '''Wild West''' - ''[[Stan Dirtbike in Space Gold Is Where The Heart Used To Be]]'' - Toot toot mr train ([[Revvy]], [[Wervyn]], [[asgromo]]) (Score: 1019/1600)
*7th Place - Entry 79075 - '''Wild West''' - ''[[Western Civ]]'' - Team Daijobu ([[afkHideki]]) (Score: 1018/1600)
*8th Place - Entry 95831 - '''Wild West''' - ''[[The Technicolor Adventures of Sheriff Bob]]'' - Mighty Morphin' Failure Rangers ([[Captain Failmore]], [[Ceresyne]], [[paul]]) (Score: 1004/1600)
*9th Place - Entry 78046 - '''Tranquility''' - ''[[Tranquility (DoZ game)|Tranquility]]'' - Da Contender ([[Old-Sckool]]) (Score: 982/1600)
*10th Place - Entry 48631 - '''Tranquility''' - ''[[LumineSMZX]]'' - Technocracy of Planets ([[pyro1588]], [[commodorejohn]]) (Score: 946/1600)
*11th Place - Entry 84567 - '''Tranquility''' - ''[[Disturbin' Tha Peace]]'' - THA JENA SIX ([[Luke Drelick|SEGA]]) (Score: 932/1600)
*12th Place - Entry 49946 - '''Wild West''' - ''[[No Reason]]'' - Team Naked Books ([[KKairos]], [[Mshprk11]]) (Score: 495/1600)
*13th Place - Entry 50121 - '''Wild West''' - ''[[Gold Crush]]'' - NeoFunk Industries ([[NeoScriptor]], [[k1ngfunk]], [[Wz886]]) (Score: 279/1600)

==Judging Sheets==
''See [[:Category:Winter 2007 Dualstream Day of Zeux Judging Sheets|Winter 2007 Dualstream Day of Zeux Judging Sheets]]''

==See Also==
*[[Day of Zeux]]

Winter 2007 DsDoZ

2008-02-08T18:20:17Z

Wildweasel: Further edits in progress, just saving to make sure my browser doesn't crash

Day of Zeux

2008-02-08T18:13:25Z

Wildweasel: /* Past Days of Zeux */

A '''Day of Zeux''', typically abbreviated as '''DoZ''', is a competition invented by [[kvance]] in which teams and solo competitors are assigned a topic and must create a game within 24 hours based on one of the topics. The submitted games are then scored by a number of judges (usually four) selected by the DoZ's host to determine the winner. Day of Zeux competitions pre-summer-2001 were confined to one topic; however, the two-topic "Dualstream" format (abbr. '''DsDoZ''') popularised by [[Terryn]] has since replaced it. The terms "Dualstream Day of Zeux" and "Day of Zeux" are now synonymous.

Days of Zeux competitions are typically held twice per year, within the first month of summer and first two weeks of winter. There have been some exceptions (such as Easter 1999).

==Day of Zeux Rules==
Most current Day of Zeux competitions typically run under these default rules, with minor variations:
===Teams===
Teams consist of one to three people. If necessary, competitor(s) may also appoint an alternate member who can take the place of any member of their team should they be unable to attend the Day of Zeux. This alternate member can only be added to the team at the start of the DoZ, before the topics are announced. Sign-ups are typically accepted from the time the form goes on the page until the Day of Zeux ends (for obvious reasons, the alternate member field should be removed when the topics are announced).

===Topics===
When the Day of Zeux starts, two topics are presented: an abstract topic and a concrete topic (often referred to as "general" and "specific" topics, respectively). They are posted in as many places as possible - e.g. [[DMZX|DigitalMZX]], IRC, the email addresses of the host(s), and on the DoZ site if one was created. A team or solo competitor may only use one topic as the game's theme. If the average score in the theme category for a game is below a certain threshold (currently 5 (25%) for the Specific theme only), it is automatically disqualified.

===Anonymity===
Up until 2005, the Day of Zeux enforced an anonymity rule, which forbade contestants from disclosing their identity within their games. This was done to prevent biased scores from judges, but has since been removed from the rule set.

===Team Numbers===
Each team receives a number prior to the start of the competition. These numbers were originally used for anonymity purposes; however, since the anonymity rule typically no longer applies to DoZs, they are now merely for traditional and organizational purposes. The ZIP/RAR file that competitor(s) submit must have a filename that matches their team number. Failure to follow this rule results in disqualification.

===External Material===
All material except music, sound, and the default MZX charsets/palette must be created within the 24 hour period. If any evidence is found that the competitor(s) used material such as engines, character sets, palettes, and artwork created before the announcement of the topics, the competitor(s) are disqualified. Use of external programs such as [[CharWorks]] and [[Palzor]] during the Day of Zeux is permitted, as long as it is done within the 24 hours.

===Game Submission===
Before submission, the competitor(s) must make sure that the ZIP matches the team number (ie. 424.zip for team 424). The game is expected to run as intended when it is unzipped, so care must be taken include all music, WAVs, and (of course) the .MZX file. Games must be submitted to, and received by, the host of the Day of Zeux in any way possible. [[ajs]] has assisted in running an FTP server for this purpose in many of the recent DoZs, but the host is generally expected to provide as many fallback options (e.g. HTTP upload, email, AIM file transfer) as possible.

===Grace Period===
Following the end of the 24 hours, a one hour grace period goes into effect for late submissions and patch submissions. Scoring penalties have varied widely across DoZs, but they usually look something like the chart seen below. Any games submitted after the DoZ and grace period have ended are judged, but disqualified.

* 1-30: no deduction from final score
* 31-40: 7.5% deduction from final score
* 41-50: 15% deduction from final score
* 51-60: 30% deduction from final score

===Patch Submissions===
The rules regarding exact handling of multiple patches are less set in stone and tend to vary, since in practice this scenario almost never occurs. But current rules work as follows: Competitors are allowed unlimited patch submissions during the first half hour of the grace period, with no penalty. After that half hour has passed, competitors are allowed one patch submission, which will suffer the score penalties above depending on lateness. (If the first submission is received during this half hour, it will count as your patch submission.) Any further patch submissions suffer the score penalties, PLUS an additional 5% penalty for each patch submission.

===MegaZeux Version===
The judges play all games in the latest stable version of MegaZeux (2.81g as of this writing, as 2.81h is still considered unstable), so competitors are generally recommended to create and test their games in that version. SMZX mode is permitted, but not specifically rewarded, and most DoZers avoid using it since it generally has a low return on investment.

==Current Day of Zeux Scoring==
'''Theme - 100/400 (General) 20/400 (Specific)'''
For the general theme, this should be the most important category. You'll be scored on how well you interpret and use the theme, as well as how much the theme can be felt in all elements of the game. For the specific theme, the purpose of the theme category is more to ensure that you're following the rules than it is to get you points. That said, you'll be sorry if you completely neglect this, since as outlined in the rules, if you receive an average of 5 or less, you will automatically be disqualified.

'''Gameplay - 90/400 (General) 120/400 (Specific)'''
The meat and potatoes of any game, if you don't have gameplay, what DO you have? This encompasses how well the game works as a whole, how fluid the play is, and most importantly, whether it's FUN or not.

'''Graphics - 70/400 (General) 90/400 (Specific)'''
All this emphasis on graphics over game these days is sickening! But even so, graphics are an important part of the game, since without them, we'd just be playing text adventures (not entirely a bad thing, but still). So, does your game look nice, have you made good use of space and color, or do I want to stab out my eyes as soon as I load the title screen?

'''Technique - 60/400 (General) 80/400 (Specific)'''
This is a game-making competition, and so each game is expected to use at least some Robotic. However, all code is not created equal: some code is cooler, faster, shorter and generally just better than other code. Does your code make movement feel slow or smooth? Is your entire game spread out over many, many boards with a lot of repetition, or is it modular and on one board? Is the programming generally impressive?

'''Story - 50/400 (General) 50/400 (Specific)'''
Me, I'm a sucker for a good story, I can almost forgive a game for being buggy as hell and for looking like my monitor threw up, if the story sends me into raptures of ecstacy. Almost. Story is important, but it's not going to carry your game any more than your nifty sword engine will. Also, story will be scored according to how important the judge thinks story is to the game. You probably won't get a perfect score here without a perfect plot, but you might get a decent score here for no plot at all, if your game is designed to be a mindless arcade shoot-em-up.

'''Sound - 30/400 (General) 40/400 (Specific)'''
Music does for the ears what graphics do for the eyes. Humans being (by and large) visual creatures, this category is only worth about half as much, but it's still important. Music creates ambience, and sound effects heighten the atmosphere. If they don't work with the game, then they might as well not be there. For this reason, you may be awarded a few pity points for having no sound or music , since we firmly believe that no audio is better than bad audio. 
[[image:DoZ_General_Theme.png]][[image:DoZ_Specific_Theme.png]] 
Four judges, 400 points each, 1600 points total. Late penalties incurred during the grace period described in the rules will be deducted from this final, 1600 point score.

==Past Day of Zeux Scoring==
The scoreset and text in this section were written by [[Wervyn]] in Summer 2003, with slight alterations over time. This scoreset was used with minor variations in point value from Winter 2001 to Summer 2006

The maximum score that any judge can give to a game is 400 points (300 before rank weighting is factored in). After rank weighting is applied, the sum of all judges' scores, minus late penalties incurred during the grade period described in the rules, will be the final score (1600 points is the maximum score if there are four judges).

'''Gameplay'''
75 points max. The meat and potatoes of any game. If you don't have gameplay, what DO you have? This encompasses how well the game works as a whole, how fluid the play is, and most importantly, whether it's FUN or not.

'''Graphics'''
60 points max. All this emphasis on graphics over game these days is sickening! But even so, graphics are an important part of the game, since without them, we'd just be playing text adventures (not entirely a bad thing, but still). So, does your game look nice, have you made good use of space and color, or do I want to stab out my eyes as soon as I load the title screen?

'''Innovation'''
45 points max. Mother is the necessity of innovation, or something like that. We at the DoZ value creativity and new design concepts highly. Of course, make sure your brilliant idea WORKS, first. Innovation that makes the game new, interesting, on basically makes me go "hmm, never thought of doing that before" is a good thing. Innovation that crashes my computer, not so much.

'''Plot'''
40 points max. Me, I'm a sucker for a good story, I can almost forgive a game for being buggy as hell and for looking like my monitor threw up, if the story sends me into raptures of ecstasy. Almost. Story is important, but it's not going to carry your game any more than your nifty sword engine will. Also, plot will be scored according to how important the judge thinks plot is to the game. You probably won't get a perfect score here without a perfect plot, but you might get a decent score here for no plot at all, if your game is designed to be a mindless arcade shoot-em-up.

'''Music/Sound'''
35 points max. Music does for the ears what graphics do for the eyes. Humans being (by and large) visual creatures, this category is only worth about half as much, but it's still important. Music creates ambiance, and sound effects heighten the atmosphere. If they don't work with the game, then they might as well not be there. For this reason, you may be awarded a few pity points for having no sound or music , since we firmly believe that no audio is better than bad audio.

'''Theme'''
30 points max. The purpose of the theme category is more to ensure that you're following the rules than it is to get you points. That said, you'll be sorry if you completely neglect this, since as outlined in the rules, if three or more judges score your theme less than 33% (less than 10 points), you automatically lose.

'''Discretion'''
15 points max. For all the niggling little details that just don't seem to fit in any other category. Mostly, this is about using common sense and good taste. Loads of pointless obscenity, obvious pandering to the judges (as opposed to subtle pandering, which can be a good thing if done right), and sometimes particularly addle-brained bugs, all will get you counted off here.

'''Rank Weighting'''
100 points max. This is a special score for the judges, so that they can incorporate their gut instinct into an otherwise methodical system. Unlike the other scores, which are directly designated by the judge, the rank weight is awarded proportionally based on the judges personal ranking of the games from best to worst. What happens is the judges favorite game receives a full hundred points, the judges least favorite game receives no points, and the games in between receive a percentage of the points based on how high they are on the list. For those interested in the formula, RW = (N - R)/(N - 1) * 100, RW is rank weight, R is the judge's awarded rank, and N is the total number of entries. IMPORTANT: This is NOT simply a restatement of the games' ranks as calculated from their other categorical scores. This is so that the judge can express their personal feelings on the submissions as a whole, independent of any other scoring they might have made.

==Variations==
There are a few variations of the Day of Zeux, most of which increase or decrease the time limit. A ''Week of Zeux'', or ''WoZ'', ends exactly a week after topics are announced. A ''Weekend of Zeux'', or ''WEoZ'', usually begins on a Friday or Saturday and lasts for 48 hours. These extended time competitions are extremely rare, as people often lose interest before the competition ends and very few quality submissions are actually received. The longer the competition, the fewer the entries.

The ''[[Blitzkriegzeux]]'', or ''BKZX'' (alt ''BkZX''), which the DoZ itself was originally based on, is usually organized on IRC and can last up to two hours. Day of Zeux scoring rules rarely (if ever) apply to a BKZX. Most BKZXes taking place after 2004 are scored by peer ranking; in rare cases such as tie for first place with fewer than five competitors, or whenever there are fewer than three competitors, the person organizing the BKZX decides which game is the best.

Past Variations:

*[[The Summer Weekend of Zeux 1999]] - [[ChryoZak]]/[[Ibrahim]], "Reality", 7 entries (1 DQed).
*[[Week of Zeux 1999]] - [[Magus919]], "Experimentation Gone Wrong", 2 entries.
*[[Weekend of Zeux 2001]] - [[joshdw1]]/[[Maverick]], "Conspiracies", 3 entries.
*[[Zeuxworld's First Annual Week of Zeux 2002]] - [[ZzCrook]], "Dinosaurs" and "The Afterlife", 4 entries.

==Rule Variations==

*Almost all DoZ competitions prior to December 2005 used an "anonymity rule" where teams hid their identities from the judges; only the host or file administrator knew the people's identites. The notable exception is the first DoZ in 1998. Since the anonymity rule was rescinded in [[Christmas 2005 Dualstream Day of Zeux|the Winter 2005 DoZ]], no further DoZs have had an anonymity rule. Several DoZ entries have been thrown out over anonymity violations, notably [[Nash|Nash's]] [[Porno Creep]].
*The [[Christmas 2006 Dualstream Day of Zeux|December 2006 Day of Zeux]] marked the introduction of the split scoresheet detailed above. Previous Dualstream DoZs used the same scoresheet for both themes, and included a rank weight category which applied a scaled modifier based on a judge's ordering of the games from most to least favorite. In an effort spearheaded by [[Wervyn]], new scores were proposed which would weight the "theme" score far more heavily and restructure the categories; however, compromise between dissenters such as [[Exophase]] over the theme weighting led to two separate scoresheets (one per topic; one as Wervyn proposed and one more closely resembling the default). The scoresheet and debate are detailed [http://www.digitalmzx.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=11315&st=0 here.]
*In one DoZ, teams were allowed to have four members total ([[Winter 2000 24 Hours of Zeux|Winter 2004]]).

==Past Days of Zeux==

*[[Day of Zeux 1998]] - [[Wondercow]], "Time Travel", 6 entries.
*[[Day of Zeux, Icy Season 1999]] - kvance, "War", 10 entries.
*[[Day of Zeux, Easter 1999]] - [[Stargazer]], "Stress", 12 entries.
*[[The Winter 1999 24-Hours of MegaZeux]] - [[Ibrahim]], "C.O.S.T.A.N.", 13 entries.
*[[Summer Day of Zeux 2000]] - Ibrahim, "Freedom", 14 entries.
*[[Winter 2000 24 Hours of Zeux]] - Ibrahim, "Exploration", 10 entries.
*[[Summer Dualstream Day of Zeux 2001]] - Terryn, "Rebirth" and "Bloodthirsty Plants", 15 entries (2 DQed).
*[[Newyear Dualstream Day of Zeux 2002]] - Terryn, "Stability" and "Forces of Nature", 14 entries (2 DQed).
*[[Dualstream Day of Zeux Q2 2002]] - [[Exophase]], "Disease" and "Solar Energy", 20 entries.
*[[Newyear Dualstream Day of Zeux Q4 2002]] - Terryn, "Equilibrium" and "Medicine", 13 entries (6 DQed).
*[[Summer 2003 Day of Zeux]] - Exophase, "Trust" and "The Internet", 20 entries (2 DQed).
*[[12th Biannual 2004 New Year's DualStream DoZ]] - [[Wervyn]], "Intelligence" and "Swords", 13 entries (2 DQed).
*[[Summer DsDoZ 2004]] - Terryn, "Fate" and "Mines", 9 entries.
*[[Christmas 2004 Dualstream Day of Zeux]] - [[User:Kuddy|Kuddy]], "Fear" and "Ancient Ruins", 17 entries (1 DQed).
*[[Summer 2005 Dualstream Day of Zeux]] - [[Insidious]], "Growth" and "Space Exploration", 20 entries (3 DQed).
*[[Christmas 2005 Dualstream Day of Zeux]] - Kuddy, "Valor" and "Organized Crime", 16 entries (8 DQed).
*[[Summer 2006 DsDoZ]] - Insidious, "Death" and "Pirates", 13 entries (2 DQed).
*[[Christmas 2006 Dualstream Day of Zeux]] - [[RoSS]], "Memory" and "Flight", 15 entries (1 DQed).
*[[Summer 2007 DsDoZ]] - Lancer-X and Terryn, "Genetics" and "Sentient AI", 15 entries (3 DQed)
*[[Winter 2007 DsDoZ]] - WildWeasel, "Tranquility" and "Wild West", 13 entries, (0 DQed).

==Miscellaneous==

*The longest-standing scoring system was contentiously hammered out between [[Exophase]], [[ajs]], and [[Terryn]] in late 2001, and lasted five years before being retooled into the current system. Before that the scoring sheet was often in flux, with wide variation in categories and point ratios from DoZ to DoZ.
*The entire set of scoresheets of the Summer 2000 DoZ ("Freedom") is missing.

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MZX (IRC channel)

2008-01-15T21:05:38Z

Wildweasel: Redirecting to Mzx (channel)

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Akwende

2008-01-15T18:33:03Z

Wildweasel: Linkified and touched-up. Start cross-referencing pages so yours don't get orphaned.

'''Akwende''' was a very popular MZXer back at the turn of the century. He was notably very skilled at making graphics in [[MegaZeux]] and was one of the first to make great graphics with [[madbrain]]'s [[SMZX]] hack.

In 1999 he founded a programming group called [[Square of Megazeux]], where he worked on the project that he would become infamous for - [[Final Fantasy: Dynasty Prelude]].

FF:DP was to be a full length RPG for MZX, and what was ever completed did look very good. But FF:DP was abandoned shortly after SoM's demise due to creative differences and, to a greater extent, Akwende's overpowering God complex.

Akwende later decided to make a name for himself by making an mzx release he titled after himself, [[MegaZeux#MZXak|MZXak]], which came bundled with an SMZX version of [[Tetris]].

Shortly afterwards, he left the community half way through development of MZXak 2.0, partially due to the fuss caused by his refusal to release MZXak's source code, but mostly from difficulty getting along with others.

Key quote: ''The fact I say I've one of the best, is called honesty.''

The Revvy Who Stole Christmas

2008-01-15T02:07:35Z

Wildweasel: Basic summary - haven't played it in a while so I could be foggy on some details

'''The Revvy Who Stole Christmas''' is a non-interactive story where the MZXers are celebrating Christmas. [[Revvy]], who up to that point had delivered presents to all the MZXers, decides that it's not worth it anymore and decides that he's not getting anything out of it. But the day is saved when [[WildWeasel]] decides to give ''him'' a gift (actually a copy of one of Weasel's engines), reigniting Revvy's Christmas spirit and ensuring a merry Christmas to all.

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SAM

2008-01-14T23:01:17Z

Wildweasel: New page: SAM, short for '''sam'''ple, is the file format generally used for MegaZeux sound effects before the SDL port's release. ===Anatomy of a SAM=== The SAM format us...

SAM, short for '''sam'''ple, is the file format generally used for [[MegaZeux]] sound effects before the [[MegaZeux#SDL port|SDL port]]'s release.

===Anatomy of a SAM===
The SAM format used for MegaZeux is actually nothing more than raw waveform data, saved in 8-bit signed format, with only one channel (monoaural). The files have no header data, and thus do not store any information on what frequency the sound is played at. The frequency the sound is played at is decided by MegaZeux via the [[Robotic]] commands ''play'' or ''sam''.

The SAM format has since been abandoned since the SDL port.

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MOD

2008-01-14T22:56:04Z

Wildweasel:

Module files (MODs) are files that contain human-readable music data (based on pattern, page, effect and track info laid out in a spreadsheet-like manner) and sound samples. They are used to play music in [[MegaZeux]] games.

Files with the extension of .MOD are the simplest and oldest of these formats. Until version 2.48b, the only options for music in MegaZeux were ProTracker-format .MOD files (limited to 4 channels and 31 samples). The switch to [[Bells, Whistles, and Sound Boards|BWSB]] for the music engine allowed several new formats, including Ultimate SoundTracker format .MODs and the popular S3M format. Most new formats had to be converted to an intermediary format called .[[GDM]] (short for '''G'''eneral '''D'''igi'''M'''usic).

MegaZeux switched to the [[ModPlug]] music engine at 2.80, allowing the popular formats XM and IT (as well as several others) to play natively. GDMs were no longer needed, and in fact have to be converted to S3M format for ModPlug to play them.

MegaZeux currently plays modules with one of two possible sound engines: ''ModPlug'', the default engine, and ''[[MikMod]]'', an alternative module engine used when running MegaZeux on more limited platforms. For compatibility reasons, all MZX versions past 2.81h will only play the module formats both engines can play (MOD, S3M, XM, IT, STM, MTM, 669, ULT, FAR, MED, DSM, OKT and AMF).

Programs used to create modules are called ''trackers''. Popular trackers include ModPlug Tracker and Skale.

===See Also===
*[[S3M]], the ScreamTracker 3.0 music format
*[[SAM]], the file format used for sound effects

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Super MegaZeux

2008-01-14T21:24:32Z

Wildweasel: /* Notable games that use SMZX mode */ - Repaired a link typo

'''SMZX Mode''' is the name for an alternative graphics mode accessible through MegaZeux. It was first introduced by [[MadBrain]] in the form of a modified MZX 2.51s3.2 executable. This original version was referred to as Super MegaZeux 100 Alpha (smzx100a). In the most recent versions of MegaZeux, SMZX Mode can be accessed by setting the SMZX_MODE counter to 1, 2, or 3.

===How It Works===
SMZX Mode halves the vertical screen resolution in favor of adding two colors per character, effectively making a color palette of 256 unique colors.

Each pixel in SMZX can be either color I (represented in MZX mode as two 'off' chars), color II ('on' and 'off), color III ('off' and 'on') ad color IV (both 'on').

Mode 1, the original mode, simply blended every two horizontal pixels together. This allowed each character to have the original foreground and background colors plus two intermediate blends. The usefulness of this was at first only shown in making smooth gradient fills and grayscale images.

Mode 2 was the first to allow 4 distinct colors for each character. It works like this:

* All colors are defined in pairs of 2 hex digits.
* Color I uses the background color as both digits.
* Color II uses the background color as the first digit and the foreground as the second.
* Color III uses the foreground color as the first digit and the background as the second.
* Color IV uses the foreground color as both digits.

Mode 3, which was added with the SDL port, uses a palette of 256 separate colors as opposed to 16 foreground and 16 background colors (each color, in hex, is a 2-digit pair consisting of the background color and the foreground color) Characters can access these as following:

* Color I is the color itself, for example a character set to color 16 (which would normally be foreground 0 and background 1, hence 0x10) will show color 16 as color I.
* Color II is the color plus 1
* Color III is the color plus 2
* Color IV is the color plus 3

hence yielding a set of 64 unique color palettes. The colors wrap around, so a character set to color 255 (0xFF) will use color 0 for color II, etc. When using mode 3, the protected UI colors are overwritten, causing the MegaZeux UI to mess up somewhat.

===Notable games that use SMZX mode===
* [[Akwende]]'s Tetris, the pack-in game included with [[MegaZeux#MZXak|MZXak]] 1.0 and above
* [[Kaboink!]] by [[Logicow]]
* [[Hackers Can Turn Your Computer into a Bomb!]]

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