01-21-2007
Hi Vallzi,
I'm no Unix/Linux expert but I did learn C in school, C is supposed to be procedural programming language and it has been superceded with C++ which is object oriented.
C and C++ were invented a very long time ago. From what I hear, they still use C++ to write games. Since both C and C++ are pre-compiled they are much faster when they execute as compared to an interpreted language like Java.
From a programming point of view, Java supercedes C++, I've seen a few small games written in Java as well.
I recently installed Linux and it has a few small games, I haven't tried them yet.
Personaly I think Unix/Linux are more suitable as robust and secure web servers, and less likely would be a platform to write games (but I could be wrong)
It is difficult if not impossible to build websites with C and C++. If you are interested in building sites then I recommend HTML, CSS, JSP, Java (or PHP, ColdFusion, ASP,.Net)for the middle layer and some database software.
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jester
JESTER(6) Games Manual JESTER(6)
NAME
jester - an X-based game similar to Othello(tm)
SYNOPSIS
jester [{-display, -d, --display} display] [{-h, -help, --help}] [-2players] [-ai {white, black}]
DESCRIPTION
jester is an X-based game similar to the board game Othello. jester allows you to waste hours of otherwise productive time that could be
spent playing Solitaire instead.
GAME PLAY
There are two players, one playing the white pieces, the other playing the black pieces. Each player takes turns placing a piece of his or
her color on an 8x8 board. Each piece must be placed so as to bracket a line of the opponent's pieces between two of the current player's
pieces. When this happens, the opponent's pieces are replaced by pieces of the current player's color.
When the cursor is over a square that it is legal for the current player to play in, the cursor will change to a pointing hand. A small
rectangle in the upper right side of the window shows the color of the current player.
The game ends when a player cannot make a move, either because the board is full or because the position of the pieces makes it impossible
to make a move. At this point, the player with the most pieces on the board is the winner. You will be offered the option of starting a
new game.
You may exit at any time by clicking the "Exit" button.
OPTIONS
-d, -display, --display display
Display on display.
-h, -help, --help
Print a help message and exit.
-2players
Play against another person at the same console.
-ai {white, black}
Tell the computer which side to play. The default behavior is equivalent to -ai black.
ENVIRONMENT
jester uses the environment variable "DISPLAY" as the default display. This can be overridden on the command line.
BUGS
None known...
AUTHOR
Matt Grossman <mattg@oz.net>
5/16/1998 jester 1.0 JESTER(6)