The DOS game Raptor Call of the Shadows releases source under GPL

https://github.com/skynettx/dosraptor

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RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de · 13 pts · 2y

Holy shit, reading that name unlocked some very old memories!

troydowling@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y

Wow, this game was incredible! Apogee did a tonne of great work, but this may have been my favourite. The music and intro cutscene especially stand out in my mind.

featherfurl@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 2y

Hell yeah, raptor is great.

bh11235@infosec.pub · 5 pts · 2y
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Rooty@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Whoohoo, this game was my jam when I was a kid.

tofubl@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Does anybody have pointers how to compile it? The readme is a little lacking...

Nemoder@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 2y (2 replies)

It's just a source release, not even a Linux port done yet. It should be possible to build it for DOS and run it in dosbox but I don't know the tools required for that.

olivier@lemmy.fait.ch · 6 pts · 2y (1 reply)

For what it's worth, that same github user already reverse-engineered the game : https://github.com/skynettx/raptor and this one should be able to compile on modern platforms.

There is probably a story behind the source release, I wonder what it is...

tofubl@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 2y

I'd like to know, too. I just played a bit of the reverse-engineered demo again (never had the full version as a kid, either) and it's still a fun game.

ThePac@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 2y

Can still hear the bullet sounds, like shooting tin cans.

g6d3np81@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y

Monkey related trauma flashback

olivier@lemmy.fait.ch · 1 pts · 2y

Wow, incredible news! So many memories