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Koules1.1-fast action arcade game fox X11 and svgalib
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lars Wirzenius)
Wed Sep 6 18:59:16 1995
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 1995 21:24:01 +0300
From: Lars Wirzenius <wirzeniu@cc.helsinki.fi>
To: linux-announce@vger.rutgers.edu
From: Jan Hubicka <hubicka@limax.paru.cas.cz>
Subject: Koules1.1-fast action arcade game fox X11 and svgalib
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce
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Koules 1.1
by
JAHUSOFT
NOW SUPPORTS X11!
DESCRIPTION:
Koules is a fast action arcade-style game for UNIX. This version supports
X window system and SVGAlib for Linux. It works in fine (up to 640x480)
resolution with cool 256 color graphics,multiplayer mode up to 5 players and
sounds . Koules is an original idea. Koules was developed from scratch by
Jan Hubicka in July 1995.
AVAILABLE AT:
sunsite.unc.edu: /pub/Linux/Incoming will be placed to
/pub/Linux/games/video
limax.paru.cas.cz:/pub/linux/games/koules
tsx-11.mit.edu: /pub/linux/sources/usr.games
/pub/linux/binaries/usr.games
Major changes:
o NEW funny weapon
o X XLIB ORIENTED SUPPORT (256 posixcolor,truecolor)
o X SHARED MEMORY ORIENTED SUPPORT(8bpp posixcolor)
o new portable sound driver (linux,maybe sun and freeBSD)
o network audio(NAS) support
o PORTED TO HP-UX maybe it will run on most
other X based platforms
tested only Xlib support(I have X11R4 :( )
o Tested on SOLARIS
need bsd library-fixed
only Xlib mode worked-fixed
Maybe it works complete now
o Resolution selected at startup(not in Makefile)
o Intro sounds bug fixed-sound was always turned off in intro :)
o Terrible time and time() conflict bug fixed
o Spelling checks by Thomas Marsh
o Mono-player mode is now simpler
o Added Imakefile for better porting to other architectures
o Rewrote to ANSI C
o New command line options added
o new SOUND MOUSE MITSHM ONLYANSI compile time options added
o Added simple interface to graphics library for better porting
o Added simple interface to input library
README:
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. . THIS PROGRAM IS FREEWARE . .
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* . / CREDITS \ * .
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Sounds by Jan Hubicka . .
Graphics by Jan Hubicka
* Programming by Jan Hubicka
. . Assistants: Kamil Toman
/ Thomas Marsh \ * .
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/ INTRODUCTION: \
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. * . Koules is a fast action arcade-style *
game for UNIX. This version supports
X window system and SVGAlib for Linux.
It works in fine (up to 640x480) resolution . .
with cool 256 color graphics , multi-player
mode up to 5 players and sounds . Koules is an
original idea. Koules was developed from scratch
/ by Jan Hubicka in July 1995. \
/ \ *
. / \
/ REQUIREMENTS: \
. / --------------- \
It runs well on computers which can be marked as faster than
386DX/40 + math coprocessor (320x200 resolution) or 486DX2/50
(640x480 resolution). UNIX and X11/SVGAlib are also required.
Koules from the top:
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H A V E
FUN
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please send a note to my e-mail address so I know how many people play Koules.
send any comments, problems, suggestions, donations, flames, ideas for Koules II
email:
hubicka@limax.paru.cas.cz
smail:
Jan Hubicka
Dukelskych bojovniku 1944
Tabor 39001
Czech Republic
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