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Wolfy
Asked: 2010-11-06 00:10:11 +0800 CST

Command line games

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Does anyone know if there are games for Ubuntu server (like tetris, etc...)?

I know that servers aren't meant for playing games, but sometimes it would be nice to have a little fun . . . not only work on them :)

server command-line games

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    You can install the package bsdgames to get a collection of games, then there is the excellent NetHack and the fast paced, all action, all the time, gravity defying, "moonbuggy".

    here is a list of games provided by the bsdgames package to get you going:

    • adventure
    • arithmetic
    • atc
    • backgammon
    • battlestar
    • bcd
    • boggle
    • caesar
    • canfield
    • cfscores
    • countmail
    • cribbage
    • dab
    • go-fish
    • gomoku
    • hack
    • hangman
    • hunt
    • mille
    • monop
    • morse
    • number
    • phantasia
    • pig
    • pom
    • ppt
    • primes
    • quiz
    • rain
    • random
    • robots
    • rot13
    • sail
    • snake
    • snscore
    • teachgammon
    • tetris-bsd
    • trek
    • wargames
    • worm
    • worms
    • wtf
    • wump
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  2. I "played" with vimtutor. I know it is not the exact answer to your question but I treated as a get to next level game, and won in productivity...

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  3. Sure! You should try Nethack.

    Just install the package nethack-console ( sudo apt-get install nethack-console ) and enjoy.

    From wikipedia:

    NetHack is a single-player roguelike video game originally released in 1987. It is a descendant of an earlier game called Hack (1985), which is a descendant of Rogue (1980).[2] Salon describes it as "one of the finest gaming experiences the computing world has to offer."

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  4. Here is an oldie but a goodie - space invaders! (sudo apt-get install ninvaders)

    enter image description here

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  5. Install Emacs, there is a terminal only package available for servers too. Call emacs into a terminal. Inside it, hit Alt+x and write tetris. To quit tetris, hit Ctrl+x then k then Enter.
    Have fun!

    enter image description here

    For a list of all games available for emacs, visit here.

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  6. Or play the popular 2048 game from the command line.

    To install:

    wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mevdschee/2048.c/master/2048.c
gcc -o 2048 2048.c

    To play the game:

    ./2048

    github

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  7. Overkill is a death-match game full of blood which runs within the terminal. This game can only be run over a network against multiple players.

    to install the game: sudo apt-get install overkill

    to run the game: xoverkill

    Dungeon Crawl here. It is a roguelike adventure through dungeons filled with dangerous monsters in a quest to find the mystifyingly fabulous Orb of Zot.

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  8. What about a MMORPG on Command line?

    Other intelligent people playing with you and chatting in a nice community?

    Just run:

    telnet Sverige.freeshell.org 4000
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  9. Another addition: vitetris is a multiplayer, network-enabled tetris clone. It even has joystick support, if you so desire.

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  10. There is typespeed on ubuntu where you has to type random unix commands. This way you will learn unix commands. Below is screenshot of how it lookstypespeed screenshot

    you can install it using
    sudo apt-get install typespeed

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