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<id>megazeux</id>
<name>MegaZeux</name>
<summary>Text mode game creation system</summary>
<project_license>GPL-2.0-or-later</project_license>
<description>
<p>
MegaZeux is a spiritual successor to ZZT originally written for DOS
in 1994. MegaZeux allows playing and creating games based
on℄but no longer limited to℄VGA 80x25 text mode graphics.
MegaZeux includes a built-in editor and supports rudimentary scripting.
</p>
<p>
Hundreds of games have been created for MegaZeux,
and are available for download at no charge from DigitalMZX.
</p>
<p>
Supported platforms include Linux/BSD, Windows, macOS, MS-DOS, Wasm,
Android, Haiku, and numerous games consoles and handhelds.
</p>
</description>
<recommends>
<control>keyboard</control>
<control>gamepad</control>
</recommends>
<supports>
<control>pointing</control>
<control>touch</control>
</supports>
<pkgname>megazeux</pkgname>
<launchable type="desktop-id">megazeux.desktop</launchable>
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<url type="homepage">https://www.digitalmzx.com</url>
<url type="bugtracker">https://github.com/AliceLR/megazeux</url>
<url type="help">https://www.digitalmzx.com/mzx_help.html</url>
<categories>
<category>Game</category>
</categories>
<provides>
<binary>megazeux</binary>
<binary>mzxrun</binary>
</provides>
<screenshots>
<screenshot type="default">
<caption>A typical MegaZeux game with text mode graphics (Weirdness, Chapter I by Alexis Janson)</caption>
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</screenshot>
<screenshot>
<caption>Example of a game using extended graphical features (Pandemonium Buster by Lancer-X and Maxim)</caption>
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</screenshot>
<screenshot>
<caption>MegaZeux editor with a game open for editing (MegaZeux Tutorial by Alexis Janson)</caption>
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</screenshot>
<screenshot>
<caption>MegaZeux graphics are based on editing text mode characters (xxy by Lachesis)</caption>
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</screenshot>
<screenshot>
<caption>Robot editor showing an example Robotic script (Zeux II: Caverns of Zeux by Alexis Janson)</caption>
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</screenshot>
</screenshots>
<branding>
<color type="primary" scheme_preference="light">#99bbbb</color>
<color type="primary" scheme_preference="dark">#181830</color>
</branding>
<releases>
<release type="stable" version="2.93d" timestamp="1749427200">
<description>
<p>
Adds screen keyboard support for Android and Vita, plus software
rendering improvements for all platforms and bugfixes for various
renderers. KEY? and KEYENTER are now properly version gated,
Spitting Tiger logic for <2.80 worlds has been fixed, and
general module playback enhancements.
</p>
</description>
</release>
<release type="stable" version="2.93c" timestamp="1740700800">
<description>
<p>
A bugfix release focused primarily on portability fixes. Longstanding
bugs related to window resizing that affect Linux in particular have
been fixed. Regressions involving the editor "show thing" shortcuts
and text input have been fixed. New features include SDL3 support and
restored support for some older Sound Blaster cards in the DOS port.
</p>
</description>
</release>
</releases>
<content_rating type="oars-1.1"/>
</component>
<component type="desktop-application">
<id>mzxrun.desktop</id>
<name>MegaZeux (Runtime Only)</name>
<summary>A simple, cross-platform game creation system. This executable does not load the game editor.</summary>
<description>
<p>Game creation system</p>
</description>
<pkgname>megazeux</pkgname>
<launchable type="desktop-id">mzxrun.desktop</launchable>
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<categories>
<category>Game</category>
</categories>
</component>
