adisib / ninvaders

[O] nInvaders - a Space Invaders Clone based on ncurses (unofficial repository)

*** nInvaders

*** (C)opyleft 2k2 by dettus

*** [email protected]

Hello and welcome to nInvaders! Right now you are earth's only hope to save it from alien invaders from space. Make your job, and make it good, mankind believes in you...

This repository is unofficial

Official Site: http://ninvaders.sourceforge.net/

1. INSTALLING

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Compiling and installing should be really straightforward, just type in "make" on your command prompt and you'll get the binary file. If not, please edit the makefile. Once you have compiled it, copy it (as root) to your /usr/bin directory, or /usr/local/games, or just run it by typeing ./nInvaders.

2. REQUIREMENTS

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nInvaders is known to compile and run on Solaris, Linux and OpenBSD. On all of them were ncurses 5.2 installed. If you are capable of running it on other platforms, tell me!

3. CONTROL KEYS

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Controlling nInvaders is really simple. Just press the cursor left/right keys to move it left or right, and press space to fire. The esc-key lets you quit at any time you want.

4. COMMAND LINE OPTIONS

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nInvaders accepts the following command line options -l x where x is your skill as a number between 0(nightmare) and 9(may i play daddy) -gpl prints out the license information.

Any other option gives you a help screen.

5. LICENSING

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nInvaders is protected under the laws of the GPL and other countries. Any re- distribution, reselling or copying is strictly allowed. You should have received a copy of it with this package, if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA Or just start nInvaders with the -gpl option to learn more.

6. GREETZ

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hello mom, hello dad, hello katja, hello there, hello elitza, hello wizzard, hello walli, hello melanie, hello judith, hello you folks at freshmeat, hello skyper, hello gamma, hello sunfreeware, hello abuse, hello linus, hello alan, hello herr von boedefeld, hello god, hello world. and thank you Mike Saarna for adding ANIMATION!