Ceci est une ancienne révision du document !
Website: http://asciicker.com/y2/ Author: Gumix
Current version: y2 [You can see previous incarnations by replacing y2 with y1 or y0. You can see previous versions in the X-range by replacing the y2 with say, X13].
Do you spend a lot of time at the terminal? Are you used to seeing “yourself” as an @-sign? Do you like ASCII games? Well, then you may drool over this. This is the geekiest thing I’ve seen in a while. The whole thing is rendered in text. When I say “whole thing”, I mean a 3D world! Forget Zelda.
When I think of DOS ASCII games, I usually envision ZZT-type graphics with that horrible smiley face. This takes ASCII to the next level. When I say next level, I mean there is even a multi-player mentioned! The rendered text is fed to a Javascript engine and turned into 3D. This means you play in a browser, but there is footage of it being played in a terminal, kiTTY. (Whoo-hoo!).
To actually test in your browser, simply load the page and press the arrow keys. You can also use W,A,S,D. Q and E rotate the camera. The space-bar jumps. You can even click the character around with the mouse. There is a lot of attention to detail; for instance, when your character enters the water, he will go deeper until he swims. You can collide with objects, and there are basic shadows. There is no story yet, and y2 is to show off the falling-down animation, so, if it bothers you, choose y0 or y1.
Don’t think this is a flash-in-the-pan though; there are development tools for this “game” that, they say, will be open-sourced. Be aware that it is not open-sourced yet. I use “game” in quotes as this is more of a proof-of-concept at the moment. New things are implemented in every version. X13 brought us some “crazy semi-procedurally generated map”. There is even terrain now. If you go down to the pond, you will slide down the “embankment”. When you go to the boat, you can fall off the rocks. As you can see in the latest incarnation, the “game” is leaning towards a medieval RPG, with swords and armour.
This has really sparked my imagination, and I hope It sparks yours too. I am not sure if it’s just that the project is so way out, or the idea that something like this is possible in a terminal that has my wheels spinning. Either way, I will be following with glee. I cannot wait for the lot to be open-sourced as I would LOVE to use this to make a modern… ASCII… version of Cyclone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_(video_game)
Go on, what are you waiting for? Go try your hand at ASCIIcking!
We wish Gumix / Gumiks all the best with his ambitious project.
You can follow the project on Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/asciicker/new/