GLtron

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GLtron
Original author(s)Andreas Umbach
Developer(s)GLtron.org
Initial release1999; 25 years ago (1999)
Stable release
0.72-beta-8 / 31 July 2016; 7 years ago (2016-07-31)
OS X(OS X 10.7+ currently unsupported), Mac OS 9, Linux, Windows, MorphOS, Symbian, Android
TypeSnake game
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Websitewww.gltron.org Edit this on Wikidata

GLtron is a 3D

Windows, MacOS, Symbian[2] and Android[3]
over the years.

Development

After being originally a private university project by Andreas Umbach in June 1998, the game's open-source development started when the source code was put to SourceForge around 1999 under the GPL-2.0-or-later software license. The game's soundtrack features the track Revenge of the Cats, which was composed and performed by Finnish musician Peter Hajba, who is also known by his demoscene nickname Skaven.[4] Ports to new platforms are primarily developed by the game's community.

Gameplay

GLTron screenshot: Light cycle and trail

The aim of the game is to be the last player riding. Cycles can be boosted with a limited turbo. There are various gameplay styles, including switching the gameplay from "booster" to "wall accel." to "both". "Booster" has an extra button for boosting, in addition to the standard left, right, glance left, glance right buttons, while "Wall ride" increases a player's light cycle's speed automatically depending on how close they are to an opponent's wall. "Both" incorporates both options for increasing the player's light cycle's speed.

There are several arena sizes that can be selected, from "tiny" (which is best for two players on normal speed or people practicing their reflexes with 3 "mcp himself" difficulty-level bots on "crazy" speed) to "vast".

The game is played using the

mouse
to control the camera position, players can out ride competitors across the geometric grid.

Reception

In 2006, GLTron was recommended by The Mac Observer for its graphics and sound, considered good for a

The Linux Game Tome gave 4/5 stars.[7]

The game was ported to

handheld.[10]
Gltron was downloaded between 2000 and 2016 1,500,000 times from SourceForge alone,[11] while it is also packaged with many Linux distributions like Debian.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Chris Barylick (September 11, 2006). "The Slacker's Guide - Something Cool For the Nerds: GLTron". The Mac Observer. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
  2. ^ "Symbian Port". 2011-01-26. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  3. ^ "GL TRON". Google Play. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  4. ^ "GLtron related links". Retrieved 2009-05-10.
  5. ^ GLTron Reviewed by Cord Kruse on
    insidemacgames.com
    (September 12, 2006)
  6. 1up.com
    (archived)
  7. The Linux Game Tome
    (2012-12-15, archived)
  8. ^ "Symbian Port". 25 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  9. ^ "GL TRON". Google Play. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  10. ^ gltron on repo.openpandora.org
  11. sourceforge.net
  12. ^ gltron on packages.debian.org

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