X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,9ad2572af9314ee9 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-03-06 05:50:14 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!fw1.kellwood.COM!not-for-mail From: "the monkey" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Review and update Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 07:52:27 -0600 Lines: 90 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: fw1.kellwood.com (65.204.218.243) X-Trace: fu-berlin.de 1046958613 64518940 65.204.218.243 (16 [185717]) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:22158 where can i find nethack? Faux_Pseudo wrote in message news:slrnb6ctda.59.Faux_Pseudo@fugozi.cx1209071-a... > > The update part: http://asciipr0n.com/fp/ascii/butterflys/ > That page has been updated with links to all of the butterflys I have > done to date. > > The review part: > > A new ascii game as come out called asciijump. It is an ascii ski > jump game done in full color (mostly white) ansi. So it really would > be better named ansijump but I am not going to make an issue out of it > because he is using ascii chars and not extended ascii. > > The game looks much like you would expect it to: > > . > . > > . . > #H.....,...,,.,..,, o > =#8%H8%#HH8#@H*H#** <-- small jump ,. > :=#####=###=####=#= \ ,, <-- ascii skier flying > ===<==<:===:======/ \ ,/ through air > =================== \ / > :`==========`====== V > _---`--:``-:-`-`--- > --.,-.,_--._~-(-^(-,.,,,.,,..,,,.,... > ..--------------`-'*#@**8##8#*#@###H#,,...,, > ...................#=####==#===#===#=*#H###@,.,,.. > ...................======#:==/#==:=====#===##&@#H,,..,t.. > ...................==================/#===#==##=##@H8*..., > ...................==`=========`============:==:==###=#H&#.... > ...................-------:------:-`-======`=:===:===/=##=%&&&., > > > There is normally a touch of falling snow in the bacground but it didn't > show up so well in my cut and past so it got nixed. > > Trust me it looks much better in motion. > > =====<= ##=#@*#8.,.,. o > ====== ==:=##=#%#%##,..., ,: > _---=== ======:=#=#==*###@,.,,,, :__:,_, > ------- `==`====<#<#=#===#*###*#,,,,.,,,. > _'-'.,. --:-`===================***@8@**H..... > > Anyway enough of the screen shots. This game is only on version 0.0.4 > so I didn't expect much from it. > > The movement is fine but you really only have too worry about one key in > the actuall game mode. That key is the enter key. You press enter to > shove off and you press enter when you are ready to jump. > > Once you push off you won't be able to exit the screen until you have > been scored on your jump. That could use some work. I don't want a > score. I want to hurry off to the next round of sking. > > The trick seems to be in learning how to jump and land saftly. So far > that has provided the most amusment. I will worry about scorring big > points some other time. > > The help menu isn't that discriptive but it doesn't need to be since > the game is pretty intuitively laid out. But it does mention that the > tab key should move you from one otpion to the other in the menus > however I found that only the arrow keys worked for that. > > I pulled the game down from freshmeat via source code so if you don't > have a compiler you are mostly out of luck. > > I am sure that the game can be a lot of fun for people who like to ski > for those who have had too much to drink but it isn't my cup of tea and > it will likely never hold a candle to nethack as the best ascii game of > all time. > > If you want to try it out you can get it at > http://freshmeat.net/projects/asciijump/ > > Don't look for any documetntation because it doesn't have any. > > '---...____ Faux_Pseudo ________________...---~~~ > > -- > Free Trial Membership. If you would like to join the Official Cadre > of Piller then send him an email Faux_Pseudo at Yahoo com for > consideration and terms of membership. There is no Secret Cabal. > Love The Management