MADBOMBER(6)

📦 version 0.2.5, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💣 MADBOMBER 💣

okay bestie, welcome to madbomber, section 6 of the Games Manual — yes, the games manual, we're in the fun part of the docs, no cap. 🎮✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

madbomber — a clone of Activision's classic Atari 2600 game, "Kaboom!

(yes the quote mark is just... hanging there, unclosed, living its truth. we love her. don't touch it. 🙈)

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

madbomber [--disable-sound] [--fullscreen] [--help] [--usage]

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so like, this manual page was written specifically for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution, because the original program does not have a manual page. instead, it has documentation sitting pretty at /usr/share/doc/madbomber/README.txt.gz. that's the real one, that's the source of truth, go read her if you need more. 📖

and what is "Mad Bomber"? glad you asked. it's a clone of Activision's classic Atari 2600 console game, "Kaboom!," by Larry Kaplan — but with spruced-up graphics and sound effects, and music. that's the glow-up. iconic behavior honestly. 👑

💅 OPTIONS 💅

  • --disable-sound — if sound support was compiled in, this turns it allll the way off for this session of the game. muted. silenced. vibes only, no audio. 🔇
  • --fullscreen — runs in fullscreen mode, main character energy, filling up your entire screen. 🖥️
⚠️ note: under Linux, if this doesn't work, you will need to run the game as root. yeah. root. we don't make the rules, we just document them. 😭
  • --help — displays a help message summarizing the command-line options, copyright, and game controls. the whole lil starter pack. 🎀
  • --usage — displays a brief message summarizing the command-line options. shorter. snappier. the tl;dr version. ⭐

🫶 AUTHOR 🫶

this manual page was written by Christian T. Steigies <cts@debian.org>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). generous queen, sharing the docs with everyone. 💖

and that's the whole page bestie!! this one is dated January 21, 2000, from the MADBOMBER(6) Games Manual, and it's serving Debian GNU/Linux realness. go play the game, dodge those bombs, hydrate, and remember: iykyk. 🧚💜🎀

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