Subj : C64 Yahtzee client
To : All
From : Daniel England
Date : Mon Oct 21 2019 06:23 am
Heyas!
Its been a while since I've had anything to post about but I think I've finally
got something...
I've been working on a client/server version of the game Yahtzee! and building
a C64 client for it. The C64 client can now play the game!
Its a touch "glitchy" and it doesn't do everything yet but you can play through
a game.
You can find it on GitHub at
https://github.com/M3wP/M3wPYahtzee
I have provided a GUI server for Win32 and a CLI version for Linux64 although
you could compile a CLI version for Windows, too. The Windows versions run
fine under WINE, it seems.
Currently, the C64 client requires an ETH64 or RR-Net (or compatible) device to
play. You are able to emulate the RR-Net in VICE.
There is mouse support and using the mouse makes the game very nice to play.
Please consult the readme.md document for a brief run-down on how to play.
You should be aware that there seems to be a bug in VICE where if you exit VICE
while connected, a zombie connection is left behind. I'll try to communicate
this to the VICE team.
I'd love to hear from anyone trying this on a real machine or the
TurboChameleon. I haven't been able to test these, as yet.
Also, I'd love to hear from anyone with Delphi Enterprise 10.1 or 10.2 who can
compile a native Linux FMX client and server or someone with cross development
tools for iOS/Mac. If you can give me those binaries, I'd love you long time.
Hehe!
There is going to be a "permanent" server hosted for play too but I'll hold off
on posting about this for now. There are a couple of things I want to do
before I make that public and want to confirm with the host provider that its
okay to do so.
Please enjoy!
Daniel.
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