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Welcome to On the Green, the PureZC monthly newsletter.

Staff Note

• PureZC will be undergoing some minor updates in the coming week. Replying to reviews will be disabled, and a few security patches will be put in place.

Community Digest

• Zelda Classic 2.50.1 has been released! You can find Windows, Mac, and Linux downloads of this new version in this topic. Kudos to Saffith and the rest of the development team for their hard work!
• The Zelda Classic Expo is less than a month away! Go to this topic for details. Quest entries are due October 24th, and the event begins on October 26th.
• We regret to share some bad news. Teilyr, a former PureZC Adminstrator, has recently passed away. He has contributed a lot to PureZC during its early days as a site that went from a small ZC resource community to what it is today. He is also known for his Chain of Destiny Tileset, a relic of the 1.92 era. If you have words to share, you may do so either here or here.

PureZC's content sections thrive on reviews from members like you. The scripts and music sections especially could use more attention, so please consider checking them out and leaving some feedback.

Hot Items

• One More Journey by 2024: A first quest from a new member, this quest features a LttP tileset with a simple classic structure.
• A World Awaits by nicklegends: Our first music feature is a heroic song about setting out on a great adventure! Why not give it a listen?

Hot Projects

• LoZ: Hylian Legacy by Demonlink: Set in a new world with an original story, this project's screenshots reveal a gorgeous overworld.

Random Quest Spotlight

Fawful's Kingdom by EddyTheOliveira
This traditional dungeon romper quest by EddyTheOliveira pays omage toward the Mario RPG games by having Fawful attack the land of Hyrule. Help Link take down the Mario villain in this more challenging quest featuring 9 dungeons. If you're looking for a standard ZC quest focused around basic Zelda 1 dungeons, then check this one out!

Current and Upcoming Contests

• Submit to #57 - Overworld screen with darkness or fog, and a powerful enemy - Contest start delayed due to shortness of submissions.
• Map of the Month - Vote in #56, Submit to #57 - due at the end of this month.
• Enemy of the Month - Vote in #7 - Bullet Hell
• Screenshot of the Week - Submissions due every Sunday.
• Special: Random Theme Quest Contest - Details Here - Begins October 15th, Due October 31st Midnight GMT.

Thanks everyone, and we'll see you next month!

Welcome to the fifth edition of On The Green! This will be my last edition hosting it, as I will be retiring from my staff position very soon. However, I do plan to still contribute to portions of these newsletters after my retirement, in much the same way that Aevin, LinktheMaster, and nicklegends have contributed to all the issues thus far. One or more administrators will take over the role as the host. Plans are still in the works on who that will be.

Community Digest

• ZC 2.50.1 RC 3 has been released! Please download for the most updated version of Zelda Classic. A round of applause to the developers for their many hours of work.
• Enemy of the Month now has its own subforum among the PureZC Events! The event has stood the test of time, and is thus worthy of this honor. Congratulations go out to DaviAwesome, who has earned having his own forum for his excellent contribution to PureZC
• ZCast is a new stream and podcast hosted by LinktheMaster and DCEnygma, discussing Zelda Classic, video games, movies, and more! Interviews with other PureZC members are now also included, starting with the third podcast. The first show began August 23rd, and is broadcasted live on Saturdays at 2pm EST. More information to find here.
• ZeldaGrabber is a new program available, designed by AviSoft. It grabs screens from Zelda Classic that you can dynamically construct maps from. Many more details can be found in its topic.
• The Fall 2014 Expo is approaching! As announced before, it begins on October 26th, with entries due October 24th. Additional information can be found in its announcement thread. If you wish to submit your work to the expo, time is limited for planning if you haven't started yet, but still plausible. For those already preparing for the expo, best of luck on your continued progress.

Hot Items

• Hitodama by Aevin: A metroidvania-style quest with tons of hidden secrets, Hitodama opened to mostly positive reviews.
• LoZ The Flow of Time (Remastered) by Obderhode: A new dungeon romper with mostly positive reviews, this quest has generated a lot of activity in its forum thread.
• Randomizer Super Version by HeroOfFire: The latest entry in the popular Randomizer series, this promises to offer the best of previous entries and more!

Hot Projects

• The 3 Forces 2: Revenge of Death Link by LinkFan212: This project has had a lot of activity and features several intriguing screen shots.
• The Odyssey of Cucumber Islands by SirKazuma: An adventure in a land of vegetables! This project's overworld was recently redesigned.

Random Quest Spotlight
End of Time DX by Pineconn
A remake of End of Time located on the ZC.com database, End of Time DX is a 2.10 Dungeon Romper with a rating of 4.53. The quest has received mostly positive reviews with people stating that it's a "well made 2.10 quest" with well designed dungeon puzzles. You should definitely check it out of you've played Pineconn's original End of Time or other quest, Link to the Heavens!

Current and Upcoming Contests

• Screenshot: Challenge Accepted - Vote in #56 - Recreate a screen from DayDay, in two colors, Submit to #57 - Overworld screen with darkness or fog, and a powerful enemy
• Map of the Month - Vote in #55, Submit to #56 - due at the end of this month
• Enemy of the Month - Submit to #7 - Bullet Hell - Submissions due on October 2nd
• Screenshot of the Week - Submissions due every Sunday

It has been an honor to have this opportunity to write this over several months, and here is to many more! I like to thank the PureZC staff for their constant support, Zelda Classic, the developers, and most importantly, the PureZC membership! Without you, we couldn't do any of this.

Welcome to the fourth edition of our monthly newsletter! Whether you're a member or a lurker, read below to find out what has been happening on our site lately.

Staff Notes

• The Fall 2014 expo will begin on October 26th, with entries due October 24th. More information can be found in its announcement thread. If you wish to submit your work to the expo, now is a great time to start planning for it if you haven't started already, especially if you wish to include a demo.
• Now, when someone updates the same database entry twice in the span of one week, only one update entry is shown. This is done to prevent someone from clogging the update log.

Hot Items
Reviews for new items are relatively rare. If you've tried a submission, be it quests, scripts, tiles or something else, why not leave a review? The creators appreciate it. Now, on to this month's hot items!

• Eiyuu by Teamudf: Appearing out of nowhere, this story-focused quest features unique characters and several different endings.
• Hero's Story by Nokutaa-chan: A classic quest in structure, Hero's Story has a unique aesthetic and has generated a lot of activity in its forum thread.
• Gameboy Style Cliffs by Moosh: Ever wanted to have cliffs the player can jump down like in the GB games? Now you can, with this new ffc script!

Hot Projects

• Hero's Story 2: Cursed Blood by Nokutaa-chan: A quest out this month, and you're already working on a sequel? Way to go, Nokutaa-chan! This very active project will be more story-driven than its predecessor.
• LoZ: The Flow of Time (Remastered) by Obderhode: A remake of Obderhode's previous quest, this project is nearing completion.

Random Quest Spotlight
Search for Elise by Freedom
This is a version 1.92 quest that is a sequel to another quest by Freedom: SwanSong. You must rescue Queen Elise, based on the late PureZC member of the same name. It has received an overall rating of 4.36, with mostly positive reviews. It is praised for its overall design, puzzles, and creativity, and has mixed opinions on the dungeons, sprites, and story.


Current and Upcoming Contests

• Screenshot: Challenge Accepted - Vote in #53 - Dungeon Puzzle with a Hole in the Wall, Submit to #54 - Screen Rebirth
• Map of the Month - Vote in #54, Submit to #55 - due at the end of this month
• Enemy of the Month - Submit to #6 - Shielded part of the time, Step speed over 100 - due August 14
• Screenshot of the Week - Submissions due every Sunday

We at PureZC wish you the best for the remainder of the summer, whether you are on a break or not. Feel free to try out some of our quests, be it something trending upward, something very different, or something you just feel like playing. Don't be shy to leave a review on the quests you play, or other database items that gain your curiosity, old or new. This site isn't complete without your feedback.

Welcome to the third edition of PureZC's monthly newsletter!

Staff Notes

• After careful consideration, the forum rules were updated to better improve on the deeper meaning and intent of member harassment. As such, rule 2 was revised to speak to the importance of respecting each other as both members of the forum and as human beings in general. Everyone on PureZC is equal and is entitled to be able to be themselves and express themselves in a way that does not harm anyone else, and we wanted to make sure the rules better reflected this intent. If you have any questions regarding this change, please feel free to ask a staff member or post in the On The Green thread in the Announcements forum.
• For those that haven't noticed, there was a slight reorganization of the scripting forums. With the old script database obsolete, we have moved all of the old unmigrated entries to the Old Script Database and made is so that Scripting Discussion is the main forum with Script Requests as a subforum.
• The Fall 2014 expo has been announced to start on October 26th. You can view the announcement thread for more information.

Hot Items

• Firebird Tileset by Supindahood: A beautiful new tileset meant to capture the ease of use of the GB tilesets with more detailed graphics. It's unfinished, but you can still take a look at their first official release.
• Instrumentality Tileset by Moosh: A classic-based tileset with many new tiles and palettes, providing a lot of flexibility.
• Throwback by superpatch13: This challenging quest features some unique bosses and environments, and generated a lot of activity in its forum thread.

Hot Projects

• The Legend of Zelda, Sword of Souls: Developed by 3 PureZC members, this very active project has lots of great screenshots.
• Classified by LunarRedMage: A classic-styled quest, this project has had regular updates and features unique dungeon styles.
• The Flow of Time (Remastered) by Obderhode: This project has a lot of great screens and new features, and received a lot of attention in its latest update.

Random Quest Spotlight
Exile in Grumville by dcsyxx

For people who may want to play a simpler NES-style quest, Exile in Grumville is a good quest for you. It's a standard eight-dungeon, eight-triforce quest, but according to the reviews, it's entertaining with lots of nice puzzles and a good difficulty curve. Definitely check it out if you're interested in a quest like Zelda 1!


Current and Upcoming Contests

• Screenshot: Challenge Accepted - Vote in #51 - Dungeon Screens with an Exterior Element, Submit to #52 - Tileset Recreation: Firebird screen in Koten, or Koten screen in Firebird
• Map of the Month - Vote in #53, Submit to #54 - due at the end of this month
• Enemy of the Month - Vote in #5 - Ice Theme, details on #6 not yet released
• Screenshot of the Week - Submissions due every Sunday

With some great new tilesets available lately, the questmaking toolbox has certainly extended itself! If you wish for some new graphics, take advantage by checking them out. Our resources don't make quests on their own, but they certainly help in the process. Whether you're a designer or a player, there is always an adventure to go on!

Welcome to the second edition of PureZC's monthly newsletter! For the future, these will be posted on the Sunday following the first Saturday of each month. We hope you look forward to more of these!

Staff Note

As was mentioned last month, if you find any bugs on this site of any kind, be sure to report it here as soon as you can.


Hot Items

• A Short and Simple Platformer by Avataro: It's short. It's simple. It's a platformer. A scripted quest that dramatically changes how ZC works.
• Link's First Journey by nitro3006: This first-time author put a lot of work into this classic quest, and recently updated it to make it better.
• Koten Tileset by DragonDePlatino: An NES styled tileset with a unique new look and 100% original graphics!

Hot Projects

• The Legacy of Emperors by ZoriaRPG: This extremely ambitious quest has many RPG elements. It's received tons of activity and updates this past month.
• Randomizer Super Version by HeroOfFire: An update and extension of the popular Randomizer Modern, this project is now in a beta testing phase.

Random Quest Spotlight
Wolfstyle DX by DarkFlameWolf

Wolfstyle DX, originally released by DarkFlameWolf in December of 2006, is a remake of her quest "Wolfstyle". It completely revamps the dungeons from the original quest and adds an extra dungeon, The Master Dome. This Dungeon Romper also contains a harder difficulty mode for those people wanting an additional challenge. Its rating is 4.45, with comments calling it a "quick and fun romp" and praising its design, difficulty, and music. If you want a shorter Dungeon Romper quest with the potential for a big challenge, you should check this out!


Around the Community

• Next Contest Deadlines: Enemy of the Month - June 19, Map of the Month - June 30, Screenshot of the Week - Every Sunday
• There is now an unofficial PureZC Skype group run by Charizard, DaviAwesome, EddyTheOliveira, and Nexas. Check this topic for info on how to join.
• If Skype isn't your thing, you can always stop by the PureZC chat room. As an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) channel, it can be a little tricky to use, but it works on pretty much all systems. You can access it through the Java applet (under the Community tab), or by downloading and setting up an IRC client such as mIRC or XChat. The channel is open 24/7 and tends to be pretty active. Lots more info is available here.

The next PureZC Expo will be taking place this fall. Stay tuned for future news entries for details on its date, the submission deadline, and more. Until then, keep on questing!