For fun, I ported a 20 years old clone of a nearly 30 years old computer game called Rogue to Python. The C code was written by Tim Stoehr in 1986. The Python code was written in early 2008 by me, Stefan Matthias Aust. It is very unpythonic because it's a raw and direct port of the C code to Python 2.5.x, nothing to be particularly proud of.
It requires curses, so it probably runs only on Unix-like systems.
Our fearless hero (@) is about to climb down to level 3 of the Dungeons of
Doom, equipped with some food, a magical armor, a long sword and some unknown
magical potions. The % denotes the stairway.
a) a ration of food
------------- b) +1 ring mail [4] being worn
------------- | | c) a +1,+1 mace
| |###############+ | d) a +1,+0 short bow
| +# | | e) 33 +0,+0 arrows
--------+---- -----+------- g) a black potion
# # h) a yellow potion
# ### j) a long sword in hand
#### # --press space to continue--
------+----------- -+-------------- --------------
| | ####+..............| | |
| +######## |..%.....@.....+######### | |
| | |..............| ######+ |
------------------ ---------+------ --------------
#
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--+------ --------
| | | |
| +##### | |
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# | |
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Level: 2 Gold: 59 Hp: 35(35) Str: 15(16) Arm: 4 Exp: 4/40
python main.py
I ported 98% of the code. The save function is missing. The code has bugs, though.
It took me about 15 hours to rewrite 6282 lines of C code into 4065 lines of Python code and find the oversights I made.
Movement:
y k u by default, @ moves one space and picks up items or attacks
\ | / with SHIFT, @ moves as many spaces as possible
h --+-- l with CTRL, @ moves until something interesting is nearby
/ | \ use m <dir> to move without picking up
b j n use f/F <dir> to attack without moving
Other commands:
. - wait (precede with numbers to wait longer)
* - when asked for an item, show inventory
> - go one level down
< - go one level up (only possible with amulet)
a
b - move downleft (see above)
c <itm> - call (name) an item (NOT IMPLEMENTED)
d <itm> - drop item
e <itm> - eat something
f <dir> - fight
F <dir> - fight to death
g
h - move left (see above)
i - show inventory
I <itm> - show only a single item (for whatever reason...)
j - move up (see above)
k - move down (see above)
l - move right (see above)
m <dir> - move onto a field without picking up an item
n - move downright (see above)
o
p
P - put on (wear) armor
q <itm> - quaff (drink) a potion
Q - quit the game
r <itm> - read a scroll
s
t <d><i>- throw a weapon (for arrows, you need to wield a bow)
T - take off armor
u - move upright (see above)
v - print version number
w <itm> - wield (use) a weapon
W <itm> - wear armor
x
y - move upleft (see above)
z <d><i>- zap a wand (against a monster nearby)
Copyright (c) 2009 Stefan Matthias Aust
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