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ASCIIpOrtal Has Been Released

Posted by Soulskill on from the watch-out-for-those-boulders dept.

maclizard writes "After much waiting, ASCIIpOrtal has now been released. Joe Larson, the man behind the game, has made sure to provide numerous mirrors so as to avoid the Slashdot effect that killed his site several months ago. An interview with Larson (part two here) is available as well."

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  1. Well, ain't that something. by mdm-adph · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I'm both proud in a weird way and horrified in a weird way that there exists 64-bit Linux binaries for this but no 32-bit. :P

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    It is by my will alone my thoughts acquire motion; it is by the juice of the coffee bean that the thoughts acquire speed
    1. Re:Well, ain't that something. by Icegryphon · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yes oh yes, delicious 64bit ascii characters.

    2. Re:Well, ain't that something. by whyde · · Score: 5, Funny

      Please do not destroy vital network apparatus.

  2. Re:Wait. by einstein4pres · · Score: 4, Informative

    ASCIIpOrtal is a 2D platformer that has a portal gun. It shares many of the same elements as the original game, plus a few others.

    Here, have a demo:
    http://www.offworld.com/2009/07/day-made-mind-blown-its-portal.html

  3. Re:Wait. by MozeeToby · · Score: 4, Insightful

    But you missed why it was important enough to warrant being a frontpage Slashdot article. It it pretty sweet, but that really shouldn't be enough to warrant a front page article. I thought the important thing was that the game is a demonstration that good games are about original gameplay ideas and not about graphics. Before ASCIIpOrtal came along, it would have been easy to argue that the game play mechanics of portal would have been impossible or at least diminished without 3D graphics; now it is much more difficult to make that argument.

  4. Re:I think I just jizzed in my pants... by Razalhague · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think you should look into this rather new invention, called "movies". It's got all the awesome graphics of games without that pesky gameplay to distract you!

  5. Download Links by fering · · Score: 5, Informative

    Download Links: Hosting offsite for the first week. Just link to this page for the most up to date links.
    Download Windows binaries: WHFF Solidfiles Mediafire LGShort Sharebee
    Download Mac binaries (compiled by FutureStack on RGRD): WHFF Solidfiles Mediafire LGShort Sharebee
    Download Linux-32bit binaries: Contact me to volunteer if you get it to work. Download Linux-64bit binaries (compiled by Kaw on RGRD): WHFF Solidfiles Mediafire

  6. here's a great use for BitTorrent by TrippTDF · · Score: 5, Informative

    Why not just put a link to a torrent file right in the article, and save everyone some headaches? I always thought that was the real potential for BitTorrent- share large amounts of data without killing anyone's servers.