Floppy Bird
Floppy Bird is a clone of the infamous Flappy Bird written in
16 bit (x86) assembly.
In other words it works on RAW METAL and doesn't require an underlying
operating system, it is an operating system on its own.
Getting Started
If you just want to try it out there's no need to install the
development tools because you can use one of the provided
'disk images'.
However, if you really want to 'compile' it yourself then you'll
need to install the following tools:
- NASM (required)
- QEMU (optional, needed for testing)
- GIMP (optional, needed for altering "graphics")
To build it just type in any terminal:
make
make iso
Versions
build/floppybird.img- Image for Floppy / USB Drivesbuild/floppybird.iso- for CD-ROM Drives (with Floppy Emulation)
Virtual Machines
QEMU and VirtualBox have been tested and fully supported.
qemu-system-i386 -boot a -fda build/floppybird.img
WARNING
I am not responsible for any direct or indirect data loss after
performing any of the destructive operations presented below.
BE SURE TO BACKUP THE CONTENTS OF YOUR FLOPPY/USB DRIVE.
Linux/Mac (in other words *unix)
You can use the dd utility or your favorite CD Burner like
Brasero.
dd if=build/floppybird.img of=/dev/sdb
In the example above, /dev/sdb is your USB Drive.
Windows
You can use the Raw Write 32
utility or your favorite CD Burner like CDBurnerXP.
M$-DOS (BONUS)
It is also possible to run Floppy Bird as a regular .COM executable in any
DOS-like environment, like DOSBox for instance.
To build it type:
make com
And then to run it type:
dosbox build/flpybird.com
Note: Make sure to set the cycles to a reasonable value like 10000 for
an enjoyable experience.
Contribute
- Fork the project.
- Make your feature addition or bug fix.
- Do not bump the version number.
- Send me a pull request. Bonus points for topic branches.
License
Copyright (c) 2014, Mihail Szabolcs
Floppy Bird is provided as-is under the MIT license.
For more information see LICENSE.