SDLPOP(6)

NAME
sdlpop - open source port of Prince of Persia 1

SYNOPSIS

sdlpop [megahit [level]] [draw] [full] [demo] [record] [replay | filename.PIR] [validate filename.PIR] [mod mod_name] [debug] [seed=number]

DESCRIPTION

SDLPoP is an open-source port of Prince of Persia 1, that runs natively under Windows and Linux. It is based on the DOS version of the game, and uses SDL 2. All data files needed to play the game are included.

This manual page just describes the command-line options and keyboard controls. Full documentation can be found in: /usr/doc/sdlpop-1.17/Readme.txt

OPTIONS

Note: options are NOT preceded by -, except for --help and --version.

megahit Enable cheats.

1 through 14
    Start the given level. Requires megahit.

    draw Draw directly to the screen, skipping the offscreen buffer.

    full Run in full screen mode.

    demo Run in demo mode. Only the first two levels will be playable, and quotes from magazine reviews will be displayed.

    record Start recording immediately (see the Replays section in Readme.txt).

replay or a .PIR filename
    Start replaying immediately (see the Replays section in Readme.txt). Filenames not beginning with / are interpreted as relative paths from the ~/.sdlpop directory, not the current directory.

validate replays/filename.p1r
    Print out information about a replay file and quit.

mod mod_name
    Run with custom data files from ~/.sdlpop/mods/mod_name.

debug
    Enable debug cheats.

seed=number
    Set initial random seed, for testing.

--version, -v
    Display SDLPoP version and quit.

--help, -h, -?
    Display help and quit.

KEYBOARD

  Controlling the kid

left
    turn or run left

right
    turn or run right

up  jump or climb up

down
    crouch or climb down

shift
    pick up things

shift+left/right
    careful step

home or up+left
    jump left

page up or up+right
    jump right

    You can also use the numeric keypad.

  Gamepad equivalents

left/right
    left/right

A   down

B   quit

X   shift

Y   up

  Controlling the game

Esc Pause game.

space
    Show time left.

Ctrl-A
    Restart level.

Ctrl-G
    Save game (on levels 3..13).

Ctrl-J
    Joystick/gamepad mode (implemented by segrax).

Ctrl-K
    Keyboard mode.

Ctrl-R
    Return to intro.

Ctrl-S
    Sound on/off.

Ctrl-V
    Show version.

Ctrl-Q
    Quit game.

Ctrl-L
    Load game (when in the intro).

Alt-Enter
    Toggle fullscreen.

F6  Quicksave.

F9  Quickload.

  Viewing or recording replays

Ctrl+Tab (in game)
    start or stop recording.

Tab (on title screen)
    View/cycle through the saved replays in the ~/.sdlpop/replays directory.

F (while viewing a replay)
    Skip forward to the next room.

Shift-F (while viewing a replay)
    Skip forward to the next level.

  Cheats

Shift-L
    Go to next level.

c   Show numbers of current and adjacent rooms.

Shift-C
    Show numbers of diagonally adjacent rooms.

-   Less remaining time.

+   More remaining time.

r   Resurrect kid.

k   Kill guard.

Shift-I
    Flip screen upside-down.

Shift-W
    Slow falling.

h   Look at room to the left.

j   Look at room to the right.

u   Look at room above.

n   Look at room below.

Shift-B
    Toggle hiding of non-animated objects.

Shift-S
    Restore lost hit-point (like a small red potion).

Shift-T
    Give more hit-points (like a big red potion).

  Debug cheats

[   Shift kid 1 pixel to the left.

]   Shift kid 1 pixel to the right.

t   Toggle timer.

FILES

/usr/share/games/sdlpop/
    Game data files, including graphics, levels, and music.

~/.sdlpop/
    Per-user game directory, created the first time sdlpop is run. The game changes directory here before running. Contains symlinks to the data files, and:

~/.sdlpop/SDLPoP.ini
    Config file for sdlpop. Copied (not symlinked) from the data directory, so it can be edited as desired. See the comments in SDLPoP.ini itself for a description.

COPYRIGHT

See the file /usr/doc/sdlpop-1.17/gpl-3.0.txt for license information.

AUTHORS

sdlpop was written by David from forum.princed.org, with contributions from other forum members.

This man page written for the SlackBuilds.org project by B. Watson, and is licensed under the WTFPL.

SEE ALSO

Homepage: http://www.popot.org/get_the_games.php?game=SDLPoP

Topic in forum: http://forum.princed.org/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=3512

GitHub: https://github.com/NagyD/SDLPoP