This is a clone of the 1980's Nibbler arcade game, designed to be played on a DEC VT terminal. It requires at least a VT320 (or something of comparable functionality), but a VT525 is best if you want color and sound effects.
You'll also need at least a 19200 baud connection to play at the default
frame rate. If you find the input is lagging, try selecting a slower speed
using the command line option --speed 4 or --speed 3.
Use the arrow keys to move, and Q to quit.
The latest binaries can be found on GitHub at the following url:
https://github.com/j4james/vtnibbler/releases/latest
For Linux download vtnibbler, and for Windows download vtnibbler.exe.
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.
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Download or clone the source:
git clone https://github.com/j4james/vtnibbler.git -
Change into the build directory:
cd vtnibbler/build -
Generate the build project:
cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release .. -
Start the build:
cmake --build . --config Release
| Terminal | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|
| DEC VT320 | no | no |
| DEC VT330/340 | no | no |
| DEC VT382 | no | no |
| DEC VT420 | no | no |
| DEC VT510/520 | no | no |
| DEC VT525 | yes | yes |
| KoalaTerm | no | no |
| MLTerm | part | no |
| PowerTerm | no | no |
| Reflection Desktop | no | no |
| RLogin | yes | yes |
| VTStar | part | no |
| Windows Terminal | yes | yes |
You could also get by with a VT220 or VT240, but those terminals don't have full-cell fonts, so the graphics will look a bit messed up.
Terminals with part color support will render the graphics in color, but won't show palette animations and the different level color schemes.
The VT Nibbler source code and binaries are released under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for full license details.