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https://github.com/franeklubi/dino
Chrome's t-rex based bootsector game (512 bytes) written in 16-bit x86 assembly (now with 8086 support!)
https://github.com/franeklubi/dino
assembler assembly assembly-x86 boot bootsector bootsector-game bootsectors dinosaur-game emulator game x86 x86-16
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Chrome's t-rex based bootsector game (512 bytes) written in 16-bit x86 assembly (now with 8086 support!)
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/franeklubi/dino
- Owner: franeklubi
- License: mit
- Created: 2020-05-05T17:15:10.000Z (over 4 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2021-08-21T14:21:23.000Z (about 3 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-09-30T06:02:10.992Z (about 1 month ago)
- Topics: assembler, assembly, assembly-x86, boot, bootsector, bootsector-game, bootsectors, dinosaur-game, emulator, game, x86, x86-16
- Language: Assembly
- Homepage:
- Size: 208 KB
- Stars: 104
- Watchers: 5
- Forks: 7
- Open Issues: 2
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# dino
```
; ______ ______ __ __ ______ ;
; \ \ \_ _\ \ \\ \ \ \ \ ;
; \ \\ \ \ \ \ \`\ \ \ \ \\ \ ;
; \ \\ \ \ \ \ \ `\ \ \ \ \\ \ ;
; \ `` \ _\ \_ \ \ `\\ \ \ `` \ ;
; \_____/ \______\ \__\ `\__\ \______\ ;
; A tiny game in 512 bytes (bootsector) ;
```
Dino is a bootsector game (512 bytes) written in 16-bit x86 assembly, that's based on Chrome's t-rex runner game!
The game can now be assembled for CPU 8086!
---
* [How to play](#how-to-play)
* [How to compile](#how-to-compile)
* [Controls](#controls)
* [Acknowledgements](#acknowledgements)
---
## How to play
There are various ways to play dino: you can either use an x86 emulator, or burn the binary to a floppy (or some other medium), and try booting your old pc off of it.
I recommend using an emulator, namely `qemu`.
* To use `qemu`, first [compile](#how-to-compile) or download the binary (a.bin) from the [releases section](https://github.com/franeklubi/dino/releases), then run this command:
```sh
$ qemu-system-x86_64 a.bin || qemu-system-i386 a.bin
```
* If you have `make`, `nasm` and `qemu` installed, you can just use this command:
```sh
$ make run
```
## How to compile
To compile `dino` you'll need to have `nasm` installed on your machine.
* If you have `make` installed, just use it like so:
```sh
$ make
```
* If you want to compile by hand, use:
```sh
$ nasm -f bin -o a.bin dino.asm
```
* Alternatively, if you want to generate a 1440KiB floppy disk image, use:
```sh
$ make floppy
```
## Controls
* Use `shift` to jump
* Use `ctrl` to crouch
## Acknowledgements
* I wish to thank [nanochess (Oscar Toledo)](https://github.com/nanochess) for inspiring me to make this project and for writing his book ([Programming Boot Sector Games](https://nanochess.org/store.html)), that helped me greatly.
* I'd also like to thank Mateusz, for helping me with creating the sprites included in the code.
Dino: 512 bytes
This README: 2154 bytes (not counting the preview gif)