Andrew (Television Executive)Aug 17, 2017

Hi! I'm looking for examples of mainframe games.

(That is, multiplayer games that are played by the users of a shared server over ssh/telnet.)

Linux BBS games would also work, I guess. Games can be turn based or real time.

MUDs fall in to this box, as do a few games in the bsd-games package.

Whatcha got?

Show threadGlenn Steen
@ajroach42 if one have enough network speed, perhaps you'd enjoy the pleasure of a fast-paced "quasi-RT terminal shooter" like the ol' hunt game? Used to be in the bsdgames package... Loads o fun!
Aug 18, 2017 at 8:53pmWeb
Show threadGlenn SteenAug 18, 2017
@ajroach42 look at http://www.gsp.com/cgi-bin/man.cgi?topic=hunt ... I see you're more looking for turnbased mud/moo stuff, but hunt is serious fun... And should run lightning fast on modern HW.
Show threadAndrew (Television Executive)Aug 18, 2017

@Glenn Yeah, Hunt is on the list.

I had some trouble getting used to the vi style controls, but I got it going.

I wanna see if there's a patched version to use cursor keys.

Show threadAndrew (Television Executive)Aug 18, 2017
@Glenn Turnbased isn't really a requirement, it's just the most common thing I see. I'd love more real time stuff!