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Internet => Interesting Websites => Topic started by: roseway on November 18, 2007, 12:40:12 PM

Title: ASCII star wars
Post by: roseway on November 18, 2007, 12:40:12 PM

If you've got time on your hands try 'telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl' (I don't know if that's the correct Windows form of the command) and watch the Star Wars movie in ASCII art.

Title: Re: ASCII star wars
Post by: mr_chris on November 18, 2007, 03:10:10 PM

Hehe - I was trying to remember the address for that the other day (I suppose I could have used google, but I wasn't by a PC!!)

And yes, that is the right command for Windows.

Also, for all your IT excuse needs... try the BOFH Excuse Server try 'telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl 666'

Title: Re: ASCII star wars
Post by: kitz on November 19, 2007, 01:18:20 AM

very clever stuff

Title: Re: ASCII star wars
Post by: roseway on November 19, 2007, 07:05:37 AM

I've just got around to trying the 666 option, and it told me that my excuse is boredom in the kernel. :)

Title: Re: ASCII star wars
Post by: guest on November 19, 2007, 09:03:26 AM

That reminded me of the Space Invaders/Star Wars game in Openoffice Calc for some reason.

Paste =GAME("StarWars") into any cell and see what happens ;)

Title: Re: ASCII star wars
Post by: roseway on November 19, 2007, 10:08:07 AM

:) Not as good as the original though. Those heart beating sounds in the arcade game really got the adrenaline going.

Title: Re: ASCII star wars
Post by: Floydoid on November 21, 2007, 09:10:53 AM

If you're nostalgic for old games, these two sites have a lot of 'abandon ware':

http://www.abandonia.com/

http://www.the-underdogs.info/

Title: Re: ASCII star wars
Post by: guest on November 21, 2007, 10:45:11 AM

Ahhh the underdogs changed to a .info  :doh: