Show HN: built my 15-year-old game idea

11 points by ashitlerferad 5 days ago | 4 comments

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.

Promotions happen at midnight tonight (weekly) and the seasons (migration) are quarterly. With a massive surprise at the end of each year.

lopatin 5 days ago |

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!

ashitlerferad 5 days ago | |

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

crow9292 5 days ago |

the music making me feel all nostalgic

ashitlerferad 5 days ago | |

Haha thanks. Especially for those older gamers it really should bring back memories. Did the beta key link work ok?