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Title: Star Wars a New Hope, all in ascii
Post by: Moox on Mon 20/02/2006 16:24:20

Go to run and type telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl
Amazing, the entire movie, all ascii.

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Post by: Bluke4x4 on Mon 20/02/2006 16:30:30

Wait, what? Go to run? Is that a website?

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Post by: Ubel on Mon 20/02/2006 16:30:48

...wow! That was actually the coolest thing I've seen in quite a long time. O_O

Gonna watch it all later! :D

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Post by: Bluke4x4 on Mon 20/02/2006 16:31:48

Oh. Oh. Holy crap, this is awesome.

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Post by: vict0r on Mon 20/02/2006 16:34:10

How long am i supposed to wait for this? :-\

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Post by: Chicky on Mon 20/02/2006 16:34:31

bluke, windows key+R brings up the run box then enter telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl

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Post by: Bluke4x4 on Mon 20/02/2006 16:37:28

Yes... I figured that out... this is great.

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Post by: vict0r on Mon 20/02/2006 16:42:14

I cant get it to work... It just says "Connecting to towel.blinkenlights.nl"

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Post by: edmundito on Mon 20/02/2006 16:47:30

Man, this is so old! I remember seeing this a few years ago.

Simply type in your web browser, unlike those barbaric people who still use run... :P:

telnet://towel.blinkenlights.nl/

Bluke, make sure that you unblock windows firewall for telnet. It should pop up and ask anyway...

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Post by: Afflict on Mon 20/02/2006 16:54:23

Still awesome!

Now, who says we need graphics. Cmon that puts new meaning to text adventure! ;)

I saw a matrix one awhile ago and well it was more detialed!

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Post by: Chicky on Mon 20/02/2006 16:57:04

The matrix one was done using a program that converts images/video to ascii. The new hope one (which i have also seen before, Edmondo ;)) was err 'hand drawn'.

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Post by: Tuomas on Mon 20/02/2006 16:57:24

I was rather disappointed. The film ended when Chewbacca attacked the guards in the Death star. THey didn't even get to see Leia:P I want more!

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Post by: Afflict on Mon 20/02/2006 17:03:25

Hehe Yeah those darn ascii converters... What are they good for hell some of them do color!
I guess you can call it hand drawn Love it though!

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Post by: lo_res_man on Mon 20/02/2006 20:12:59

and that is what I call a fan, man what a fanatic, he (or she) probebly doesn't pay rent! interesting but man, what insane dedication. (and I thought religion was weird)

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Post by: Mr Flibble on Mon 20/02/2006 21:03:41

Gods bless internet.

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Post by: Redwall on Tue 21/02/2006 00:42:58

Just curious - which gods are those?

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Post by: edmundito on Tue 21/02/2006 01:01:22

Quote from: Redwall on Tue 21/02/2006 00:42:58
Just curious - which gods are those?

Melt and Drake.

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Post by: PsychicHeart on Thu 23/02/2006 03:47:16

holy freakin' monkeyballs this is.. this is awesome!!!
After explaining the concept to my[insert cruder term for "neanderthal"] friends about 4 times, i showed them this and they [figuratively] squealed in delight!
:D :D :D

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Post by: LGM on Thu 23/02/2006 13:25:13

Try it with the IPv6 protocol installed ;)

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Post by: Ali on Thu 23/02/2006 13:36:59

I wrote about this seemingly identical project: http://www.asciimation.co.nz/ in my dissertation at univeristy.

I don't know whether that makes me sound clever or stupid...

Adventure Game Studio

Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: Moox on Mon 20/02/2006 16:24:20