ConnectDOS
A downloadable game for Windows
Summary
You've probably played Connect Four already at least once in your life. But have you ever played it on MS-DOS? Well, today is your lucky day!
Features
-Play against another person or against an AI!
Additional info
This game was made in 16-bit ASM. Because of this, the game is designed to run on MS-DOS and it normally won't run on modern Windows. So, to run it, I heavily recommend that you use DOSBox (it's the emulator I used to test it).
Code
The game's repository can be found at: https://github.com/alecastroaraya/connectfour-asm
Controls
After running the game you'll be prompted to press a key. Each player's tokens are represented by either a 1 if they were inserted by player 1, or a 2 if they were inserted by player 2. These are the keys you can press:
-F1: Displays the instructions for the game
-A: Displays info about the game
-1-7: Put a token in the selected column (can be from one to seven)
-F5: Puts a token in a valid random column. Works for both players. Can be used as an AI if there is no second human player.
-V: Invert the board and its tokens
-ESC: Exit the game
After starting a race by selecting option 2, simply press the ENTER key repeatedly to see the snails gradually progress until one of them wins.
Credits
- My Computer Architecture professor: For teaching us many useful ASM procedures, tips, and tricks that I used when making this game, and for teaching us how to use 16-bit ASM.
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Install instructions
English: To launch the game, first download the CONN4.EXE file and place it somewhere on your computer. For the sake of this guide let's assume CONN4.EXE is on c:/documents. Then, you need to run it on a DOS emulator (Like I said, I heavily recommend using DOSBox).
To run it with DOSBox:
-1. Open DOSBox and use the following command: "mount c c:/documents (Replace c:/documents with the location of your CONN4.EXE file)
-2. Use the command "c:" in DOSBox. This will mount the drive with the game. (Replace c: with the letter of the hard drive where the game is is. For example, if it's on e:/images then use the command "e:")
-3. Use the command "conn4" in DOSBox to finally open the game. Now you can just proceed to play.
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