gsobell / lightcycle

a classic Tron game, for your terminal 🏍️

lightcycle

The grid, in your terminal.

You got no chance, user. Their bikes are faster than ours. -Tron: Legacy (2010)

A classic Tron game, for your terminal. Square off against either CLU or Rinzler. Fight for the Users!

Features

• User defined bike color
• Variable speed
• Two opponents, with individual behavior

Controls

Use the arrow or vim keys to navigate the menu and game. Use enter to select menu items. Running into the walls or a light ribbon ends the round.

Installation

To play without downloading:

python <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gsobell/lightcycle/main/lightcycle.py)

To download and launch, run the following:

curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gsobell/lightcycle/main/lightcycle.py
mv lightcycle.py lightcycle && chmod +x lightcycle
./lightcycle

Also available for ENCOM OS-12.

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Inspired by Kevin Flynn's original Tron game.