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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

As far as I remember, holding fire while moving will make SuperTux run. Similar to the popular platformer which-must-not-be-named from the NES (which likely only did it like that because the controller had only 2 buttons).

SuperTux Advance

For reference, this is the github: https://github.com/KelvinShadewing/supertux-advance

It uses a cross-platform engine (Brux GDK), in theory you just run game.brx from the Brux engine. Is it really Windows only? ..that'd be weird for a Tux game.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago

Pretty sure for now it's just being developed for windows if you want prebuilt executables, but I'm sure with the source code it's possible to make it work with another OS like Linux, but that's beyond my pay grade.

No idea about running it from the Brux engine, but I can certainly try later because I would love to play it on my laptop.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago

Sad if it is Windows only.