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by **DenisF** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 10:59 pm

[speaking of a linux console, aka command line. not console like xbox]

Well, anyho, i want some recommendations for good console-based games.
Couple of years ago i found a REALLY fun ala`space-invaders-shoot-'em-up game that worked in console, it was a whole lot of fun, even had colors support, but i can't recall the damn name.. blergh..

anyways, Should you have any good linux console games, list them here.

by **afonic** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 12:08 pm

**errkkkk**

Why would someone want to play a game in Linux console? I understand in X-Windows, but in console?

Anyway I don't know any, but I bet that the best one would be some kind of text adverture, you remember, the old games that there was only text and some "pictures" and you controlled your character like "GO SOUTH" or "OPEN LIGHT". Nice games they were!!

by **DenisF** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 3:17 pm

For the feeling of 'old'ness you know

I found a game called 'dope wars', which is kinda popular, but it doesn't offer much 'action' , only click-this-click-that basis, no animations or anything..

blerh wish i could find that damn space invaders game :@

by **afonic** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 6:39 pm

:band:

Dope wars rulez!!!

:party:

by **DenisF** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 3:05 am

Damn, i rule at this game

by **miker_alpha** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 7:18 am

I have the sources (in FORTRAN!) of an *extremely* *old* character-mode game called 'DUNGEON' - It was either the very first or one of the first MUD-type games, and was the basis for very may follow-up games.
Unfortunately the compiled version I have is for OpenVMS VAX, and the compilation scripts/instructions for VMS (There was no Alpha when this game came out, I remember it from the late '70s - That's last century)

Anyone want to try porting, and knows enough FORTRAN - drop me a line.

...Naaahh, did'nt think so...

MikeR

by **sjaz** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:04 am

fortran is evil

by **miker_alpha** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 2:56 pm

A good programmer can write FORTRAN in any language

And for you Eunice weenies who differentiate between upper- and lower-case: Thats FORTRAN, not fortran!

Keep well,
MikeR

by **DenisF** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 3:00 pm

by **jagar_freebsd** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 7:35 pm

<a href='http://www.linux.org/apps/all/Entertainment/Console_Games.html' target='_blank'>http://www.linux.org/apps/all/Entertainmen...sole_Games.html</a>

by **SiNGLeLord** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 3:12 am

miker give me that source, I want try porting (I know that I'll fail but I want to see how does FORTRAN looks like

) or I'll just drop it after some time...

by **miker_alpha** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 9:19 am

email me at mike-r (at) hp (dot) com, let me know where to send the files...

Good luck!

MikeR

by **SiNGLeLord** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 7:11 pm

Thanks, I'll need good luck very much

I sent you email and hope to get source soon.

.

by **zoli** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 10:21 pm

fortran is a nice and clear language even if it does not have "sturcture" and objects.

It should not be too complicate to port.

by **DenisF** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 11:19 pm

Well iv'e tried a couple of dozens of games from linux.org and.. well.. you can only do so much with ncurses..

Some games were alot of fun, but i'll stick to GTA:VC and NFS:u, i find my life really hard to live without pixel shaders

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