Worthy Opponent
Worthy Opponent aims to provide just that, dispensing with the problems of
computer AI and instead serving up a collection of a dozen low-bandwidth mini-
games designed for competitive two-player challenge, some turn-based, some
simultaneously, through direct computer connection via modem. Its ANSI
textmode graphical display allows low latency through the internal terminal
software (which also permits during-play chat and taunting) even on the
relatively slow modems of its era, the late ’80s.
The mini-games included in version 1.9 were:
* SnakePit , a game in the Nibbles vein;
* CornerStone ;
* Quinte (or, for those of you with poor imaginations, “Connect 5” on a 19×19 grid);
* ArmyAnts ;
* Checkers , as per the board game classic;
* Backgammon , a parlour staple;
* MissileStrike ;
* LazerMaze ;
* and CannonBall Express ;
Three additional games were added as of version 2.0:
* CaveIn ;
* TreasureQuest ;
* and Miniature Golf.
Worthy Opponent