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An implementation of the Chrome dinosaur game for VT terminals.

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VT-Rex

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This is an implementation of the Google Chrome dinosaur game, designed to be played on a DEC VT terminal. It requires at least a VT420 (or something of comparable functionality), but a VT525 is best if you want color and sound effects.

Download

The latest binaries can be found on GitHub at the following url:

https://github.com/j4james/vtrex/releases/latest

For Linux download vtrex, and for Windows download vtrex.exe.

Build Instructions

If you want to build this yourself, you'll need CMake version 3.15 or later and a C++ compiler supporting C++20 or later.

  1. Download or clone the source:
    git clone https://github.com/j4james/vtrex.git

  2. Change into the build directory:
    cd vtrex/build

  3. Generate the build project:
    cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..

  4. Start the build:
    cmake --build . --config Release

License

The VT-Rex source code and binaries are released under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for full license details.