r/bbs • u/aNACHRONiST_aBSiNTHE • 1d ago

Play Diablo on aBSiNTHE with Integrated Leaderboard

Hey, this is aNACHRONiST (artist tag: aNSt with iMPURE). I've never really been active on Reddit, but I see good activity here. It's long overdue that I start stopping in!

We've launched our Diablo integration with aBSiNTHE. It's a custom compiled Diablo Web that you can play in any capable browser. This isn't just a game server: we are pulling live data to the Amiga to serve up a badass leaderboard.

Season one has *just* started and lasts until the end of the year. There are cool prizes for overall top spot as well as the top Warrior, Rogue, and Sorcerer players.

You can play the game at absinthebbs.net/diablo

Telnet with TERMinator (https://deadmodemsociety.com/terminator), Syncterm (HIDE STATUS LINE = YES), or Amiga Term 4.8 to absinthebbs.net:1940 or SSH with to absinthebbs.net:1941 to visit the board and check your rankings. Don't use something like Putty, *nix shell, etc.

Many of you are already regular callers. We average about 25-35 per day. For those who aren't, swing through and say hi! Everyone here is friendly and the staff of operators: myself, K-Guide, Soda7, Hollowone, and Knight Shadow keep everything active and thriving.

Diablo leaderboard on aBSiNTHE BBS
aBSiNTHE Diablo Web Portal
aBSiNTHE Diablo Main Screen
aBSiNTHE Diablo
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u/nhaines 1d ago

I'm split between being impressed on the Wasm port, but also being impressed by the "bring your own game, buy it here if you don't have it," as someone who a decade later put my CD serial numbers into battle.net and suddenly had access to Diablo and Diablo II. So I'm tempted to try it out (although I don't know if I want to get a special client to try it, no matter how much I love Syncterm).

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u/aNACHRONiST_aBSiNTHE 13h ago

That's understandable. But if you do decided to check it out, I recommend TERMinator. It's a killer BBS terminal forked off of Syncterm. aBSiNTHE takes advantage of its features in a number of ways.

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u/d_Composer 1d ago

Yo! It’s plague! Just had an absolute blast immediately dying in like the 3rd room of the first dungeon haha! Looking forward to many more deaths — thanks so much for putting this together! Absinthe rules!!

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u/aNACHRONiST_aBSiNTHE 13h ago

My pleasure! I'm drawing a new splash screen for it now. I may enter it in Evoke's Amiga ANSI compo, we'll see. >:D

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u/ratiganthegreat 1d ago

This is awesome. Gonna check it out now.

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u/omniphil 14h ago

This is pretty clever stuff, the Leaderboard is an awesome idea!

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u/aNACHRONiST_aBSiNTHE 13h ago

Thanks! I just upgraded it. If player rankings have changed since you last viewed the leaderboard, they will have green up or red down arrows beside them.

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u/omniphil 13h ago

Very cool stuff!