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Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 31 Dec 2001.
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Quake and Quake II - in ASCII ??

Quake and Quake II - in ASCII ??

alt.ascii-art · 4 messages · 31 Dec 2001 - 1 Jan 2002
Yes !

That's right !

You can now play Quake and Quake 2 in ASCII !

Don't ask me why, really, but :-

http://webpages.mr.net/bobz/ttyquake/ss/  - ttyQuake
http://www.jfedor.org/aaquake2/  -  aaquake2

Whatever next ?

Watching TV in ASCII ?

Of course !

http://n00n.free.fr/aatv/

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bug <bug...@akw.pl> 31 Dec 2001 14:00 · permalink · report
U�ytkownik "Anonymous" <gue...@anonymous.com> napisa� w wiadomo�ci
news:a0pmf0$9b0$1...@pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk...
> Yes !

[...]

And that all is only available at Linux, right!?



Best regards/Pozdrowienia,

Blazej [bug]
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Krowi <kro...@gmx.net> 31 Dec 2001 15:03 · permalink · report
| You can now play Quake and Quake 2 in ASCII !

you cannot play the game this way I guess ;)
during the time when you try to get your position and the positions of your
enemy you're already dead. but looks "interesting".

| Whatever next ?
|
| Watching TV in ASCII ?

I've already seen Star Wars Episode 4 (a new hope) as animated ascii. was
really nice (found the link:  start -> run -> telnet
towel.blinkenlights.nl).

well, cu next year ;)
Krowi

MoonZ <moo...@wanadoo.fr> 1 Jan 2002 16:37 · permalink · report
> Watching TV in ASCII ?
>
> Of course !
>
> http://n00n.free.fr/aatv/

I've tested the aalib with mplayer months ago, and took a screenshot... It
works fine for me

http://moonzdragoon.free.fr/DarkAngelTXT-2.jpg

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