Terminal Games

Play tetris, pong, snake, solitaire, and more on Terminal with emacs

June 6, 2021
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    Open Terminal, then copy and paste the following commands to play the game:

    • Tetris:
      emacs -q --no-splash -f tetris
    • Pong:
      emacs -q --no-splash -f pong
    • Snake:
      emacs -q --no-splash -f snake
    • Solitaire:
      emacs -q --no-splash -f solitaire
    • Doctor:
      emacs -q --no-splash -f doctor
    • Life:
      emacs -q --no-splash -f life
    • Dunnet:
      emacs -q --no-splash -f dunnet

    Examples

    Tetris

    Open Terminal, type in emacs -q --no-splash -f tetris, and hit Return:

    example command

    tetris square

    Pong

    emacs -q --no-splash -f pong
    

    To control the

    • Right player: use the up and down arrow keys
    • Left player: use the 4 and 6 keys (or left and right arrow keys)

    Snake

    emacs -q --no-splash -f snake
    

    Doctor

    emacs -q --no-splash -f doctor
    

    Speak to a doctor psychotherapist.

    Dunnet

    emacs -q --no-splash -f doctor
    

    Dunnet is a text-based adventure game.