Subj : Kannons and Katapults - Remastered
To   : Martin Kazmaier
From : Nick Boel
Date : Fri Dec 05 2025 21:52:32

Hey Martin!

On Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:58:00 , you wrote:

 > Nope, mt32 when connecting to my system doesn't ask about sound effects.
 > It skips right by it.  You're using sbbs and are spoiled.  If syncterm
 > doesn't have this problem, why would sbbs?  Other systems do with
 > netrunner and to a lesser extend, mt32.

Let's start this over.

You mentioned that you run EleBBS, and you are "connecting to my system," meaning EleBBS. Does EleBBS have some way to run javascript games made specifically for Synchronet?

If this is the "Remastered" one you reference in the subject line, I had never heard of this version until now. I found a youtube video of a guy playing it recently where there is no sound whatsoever:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCEh4UAYMLA

... and can be downloaded and read about here:

https://bbswordle.com/knk25/

While it may be the same game, they are not the same game. However, they are both based off the original by Alan Davenport.

In Deuce's version, you can hit "Z" from the main menu to toggle ansi music on or off. Maybe the version you're referring to has something similar, and maybe he got rid of the actual question that you have never seen..? I don't know the answer to that.

It mentions that ansi music is supported, however I didn't see any evidence of that in the video. Nor did I see a prompt asking about it in the video, either. You might want to try to contact the person that "remastered the game" with your issues, which I found for you in the file_id.diz:

        KANNONS & KATAPULTS 25
       Remastered Edition (2025)
    ================================
    Classic BBS Door Game from 1991

    NOW WITH MULTIPLAYER PvP!
    First time in the game's 34-year
    history - battle other players!

    * Klassic Mode vs King Computer
    * Async turn-based PvP battles
    * Separate PvP & AI rankings
    * Full ANSI music support
    * Multi-platform support

    Original: Alan Davenport (1991)
    Remastered: Alexander Corris

    Linux Version
    Freeware - alexcorris@outlook.com

And again, mt32 and Netrunner do /not/ support ansi music. So even if the game does actually support it, it won't work with those programs. Syncterm, Icy_Term, and Qodem do, though.

Regards,
Nick

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