Playing Snake with Pyromaniac

by gerph 4 years ago

macOS ◆ xterm-256color ◆ fish 585 views

This is a game from INPUT magazine, which I’ve taken from https://www.stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=14171&p=195126#p187957 and made tiny modifications to (timings, the ability to quit with Q, a delay on the OUT OUT OUT and removing the *FX commands).

There’s still problems with the keyboard input handling, but it’s playable, albeit a bit naff. The ansitext module is functional enough that it moves around properly. The VDU 23,8202; sequence is ineffective in turning off the cursor, which is why you’ll see a block on the side of the screen.

Also, it turns out I suck at Snake.

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