Show HN: built my 15-year-old game idea
Distro Fighter: WARS is in closed beta, but HN gets its own door: https://distrofighter.com/wars?beta=hackernews-2026 - the arcade at https://distrofighter.com is open to everyone.
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I love the premise of the game. I mean ultimately what I think we need is a fighter between two Linux users, each representing their own operating system. Each OS can have its own power ups. Maybe that can be v2 :) good stuff!
Thanks for the feedback!! Sounds like you tried the one-off Arcade or vs. game modes. But what you described is the WARS beta mode. As you mentioned:
"each representing their own operating system." = yes, and also DE/WM. "Each OS can have its own power ups." = Yes, via Linux packages in the game along with distro specific perks.
Give the beta a try. Hope that's what you had in mind. <3
the music making me feel all nostalgic
Haha thanks. Especially for those older gamers it really should bring back memories. Did the beta key link work ok?