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Encyclopedia > Gorillas (computer game)
Gorillas
Developer(s)
Publisher(s) IBM
Release date(s) 1991
Genre(s) Arcade game
Mode(s) Single player, Hotseat (multiplayer mode)
Platform(s) MS-DOS, Windows 3.1x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0

Gorillas is a video game distributed with MS-DOS 5, Windows 3.1x, Windows 95/98, and Windows NT 4.0. It is a turn-based artillery game, consisting of two gorillas throwing explosive bananas at each other above a city skyline. The players can adjust the angle and velocity of each throw. Written in QBasic, it is one of several programs included as a demonstration of that programming language. The others are Nibbles (another game), Money (a very simple financial calculator), and REMLINE (a program to remove line numbers from old BASIC programs). Image File history File links Gorillas_screenshot. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... IBM redirects here. ... Video games are categorized into genres based on their gameplay. ... Centipede by Atari is a typical example of a 1980s era arcade game. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... Hotseat or hot seat is a multiplayer mode provided by some computer games and video games (usually turn-based games), which allows two or more players to play on the same computer using the same single set of input devices (e. ... Microsofts disk operating system, MS-DOS, was Microsofts implementation of DOS, which was the first popular operating system for the IBM PC, and until recently, was widely used on the PC compatible platform. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented graphical user interface-based operating system. ... Windows 98 (codenamed Memphis and formerly known as Windows 97[2]) is a graphical operating system released on June 25, 1998 by Microsoft and the successor to Windows 95. ... Windows NT 4. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a universal phenomenon. ... Microsofts disk operating system, MS-DOS, was Microsofts implementation of DOS, which was the first popular operating system for the IBM PC, and until recently, was widely used on the PC compatible platform. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented graphical user interface-based operating system. ... Windows 98 (codenamed Memphis and formerly known as Windows 97[2]) is a graphical operating system released on June 25, 1998 by Microsoft and the successor to Windows 95. ... Windows NT 4. ... QBasic is an IDE and interpreter for a variant of the BASIC programming language which is based on QuickBasic. ... A programming language is an artificial language that can be used to control the behavior of a machine, particularly a computer. ... Screenshot of a multiplayer game in Nibbles Nibbles is a simple video game, and is likely the reason that the very similar video game Snake is a popular game on todays mobile phones. ... A calculator is a device for performing calculations. ... Screenshot of Atari BASIC, an early BASIC language for small computers. ...


In operating systems shipped with Gorillas and QBasic, could be started by typing qbasic.exe /run gorilla.bas.

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Revival

Gorillas, like Nibbles, has experienced something of a revival in the early 21st century, in that some mobile phones include a variant of the game. It is not, however, anywhere near as ubiquitous as Snake. The 21st century is the present century of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Snake is a video game that came out in the mid-to-late 1970s. ...


Some more recent games have made more advanced use of elements of gameplay used in Gorillas. These include the Worms series, Base Conflict and Tanks. Gorillas has recently been remade for the GP2X.[1] It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... The GP2X is an open-source, Linux-based handheld video game console and media player created and sold by GamePark Holdings of South Korea. ...


In the DJ Qbert film Wave Twisters, the source code to Gorillas is used as a background in a scene during the Red Worm chapter. Q-bert (born 1969) is the performing name of Richard Quitevis, a Filipino-American DJ and music-writer. ... Wave Twisters (2001) is a completely animated film, also known as the first turntablist based musical. ...


See also

Scorched Earth was a popular shareware computer game from the PC-DOS era, originally written by Wendell Hicken (using Borland C++ and Turbo Assembler),[1] in which tanks do turn-based battle in two-dimensional terrain, with each player adjusting the angle and power of his or her tank turret...

References

  1. ^ http://archive.gp2x.de/cgi-bin/cfiles.cgi?0,0,0,0,27,1822

External links

  • Game download
  • Jorillas - Open source reimplementation of the game
  • Gorilla 2: The Return - a remake with multiplayer mode

  Results from FactBites:
 
The Gorilla Game; The Unofficial Gorilla Game (258 words)
The game is obviously set on the original title, brought out in 1991 by IBM for QBasic users, as it is called "Gorilla!".
The game, like the original, is a multiplayer game with up to two players in a set match.
The game does lack the addiction posed on the origional game, but as a quick way to cheer you up is easy.
Scorched Earth (computer game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (624 words)
Scorched Earth was a popular shareware computer game from the PC-DOS era, originally written by Wendell Hicken, in which tanks do turn-based battle in two-dimensional terrain, with each player adjusting the angle and power of his or her tank turret before each shot.
The game was released in 1991, with the last version (1.50) in 1995.
The game has a wide variety of customization options from gravity and wind to money and meteorite showers, and a similarly large pool of different payloads, allowing for a large amount of entirely different situations.
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