Universe is an old VAX console game, rescued from DECUS archives from the 1980's, converted to C and able to be run under Linux. It is vaguely similar to the old STTR1 and TREK73 games of that era.

Features

  • Plays in xterm, KDE/Konsole, Cygwin or other ANSI terminals
  • Turn-based play
  • Each Uni session uniquely generated for endless variety
  • Rich in strategy and tactics
  • Player scores accumulated between sessions
  • Starships can be upgraded with discovered ancient technology
  • 6 different enemies, each with varied characteristics
  • Planets, freighters, black holes and other space phenomena

Project Samples

Initial Situation Upgraded Starship Explosive Situation Welcome to Universe... space is cruel. Way Off Course! Drama.

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Categories

Turn Based Strategy, Simulation Games

License

Public Domain

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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

BSD, Cygwin, Linux

Intended Audience

End Users/Desktop

User Interface

Console/Terminal

Programming Language

C

Related Categories

C Turn Based Strategy Game, C Simulation Games

Registered

2012-06-26
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