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| 1 | +VT Nibbler |
| 2 | +========== |
| 3 | + |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +This is a clone of the 1980's [Nibbler] arcade game, designed to be played on |
| 7 | +a DEC VT terminal. It requires at least a VT320 (or something of comparable |
| 8 | +functionality), but a VT525 is best if you want color and sound effects. |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +You'll also need at least a 19200 baud connection to play at the default |
| 11 | +frame rate. If you find the input is lagging, try selecting a slower speed |
| 12 | +using the command line option `--speed 4` or `--speed 3`. |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +[Nibbler]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nibbler_(video_game) |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +Controls |
| 18 | +-------- |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +Use the arrow keys to move, and `Q` to quit. |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +Download |
| 24 | +-------- |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +The latest binaries can be found on GitHub at the following url: |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +https://github.com/j4james/vtnibbler/releases/latest |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +For Linux download `vtnibbler`, and for Windows download `vtnibbler.exe`. |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +Build Instructions |
| 34 | +------------------ |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +If you want to build this yourself, you'll need [CMake] version 3.15 or later |
| 37 | +and a C++ compiler supporting C++20 or later. |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +1. Download or clone the source: |
| 40 | + `git clone https://github.com/j4james/vtnibbler.git` |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +2. Change into the build directory: |
| 43 | + `cd vtnibbler/build` |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +3. Generate the build project: |
| 46 | + `cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..` |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +4. Start the build: |
| 49 | + `cmake --build . --config Release` |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +[CMake]: https://cmake.org/ |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +Supported Terminals |
| 55 | +------------------- |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +| Terminal | Color | Sound | |
| 58 | +|--------------------|:-----:|:-----:| |
| 59 | +| DEC VT320 | no | no | |
| 60 | +| DEC VT330/340 | no | no | |
| 61 | +| DEC VT382 | no | no | |
| 62 | +| DEC VT420 | no | no | |
| 63 | +| DEC VT510/520 | no | no | |
| 64 | +| DEC VT525 | yes | yes | |
| 65 | +| KoalaTerm | no | no | |
| 66 | +| MLTerm | part | no | |
| 67 | +| PowerTerm | no | no | |
| 68 | +| Reflection Desktop | no | no | |
| 69 | +| RLogin | yes | yes | |
| 70 | +| VTStar | part | no | |
| 71 | +| Windows Terminal | yes | yes | |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +You could also get by with a VT220 or VT240, but those terminals don't have |
| 74 | +full-cell fonts, so the graphics will look a bit messed up. |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +Terminals with *part* color support will render the graphics in color, but |
| 77 | +won't show palette animations and the different level color schemes. |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | +License |
| 81 | +------- |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | +The VT Nibbler source code and binaries are released under the MIT License. |
| 84 | +See the [LICENSE] file for full license details. |
| 85 | + |
| 86 | +[LICENSE]: LICENSE.txt |
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