Show HN: Play Zork with your friends via SSH (opens in new tab)

This: "ssh -o ClearAllForwardings=yes ..." seems like it would be a good catch-all.

Stronger reminder: Don't play with SSH toys using your work computer, ever, as a sensible way to remain employed

Sage advice. This is really more suited to IRC but ssh is something everyone has readily available. It has a much lower barried to entry. Isn't a specific effort required to have [port] forwarding? I don't think anyone will do it accidentally, even were I nefarious. In other words, if you don't know what "forwarding" is, then you don't have to worry.

Why not use your github/etc username?

shell escapes are real attack vector too...

:) Yes I'm piping to dumb-frotz. The ssh server is a custom golang server, not a 'real' ssh daemon. Z-machine impl is fun (except for all the version differences)

I'm sure you've read all the Graham Nelson Z-Machine specs etc.? And seen the various alternative implementations like nitfol (which is a bit smaller than most and easier to read maybe)?

If anyone is interested in discussing this (or playing IF on my other server) please get in touch on Revolt. I am @JesusMachineSantana.

Here is an invitation to my "Guild" https://app.revolt.chat/invite/Xm9jmNDv

Maybe you have to sign up on the main page first, not sure. https://revolt.chat/

Of course, it's also possible to chat on the SSH server above, though maybe not as convenient. Either way is welcome.

Thanks. I played with this version (in a sandboxed VM) and it worked well. It really brought back memories. I was surprised how much I remembered about the game several decades later. Ahh those were the good old days :-)

I think the simplest answer to that is just to try it, if you haven't already.

Briefly, everyone connected is playing a single game of Zork (in this instance, tho any z-machine game will work). Like a chat session everyone can see every other player's commands/comments, and the game's output.

Just

  $ ssh -p 64100 urnamehere@sayitwith.ink
  password: nitfol
  > /help
  > /who
  > !look
  > !get lamp

Also, thanks and I think I must have missed the "SSH Toy" craze when it was popular.

Yes thank you @dettus.

I recently found your site via asciicinema and it was your site that inspired me to make this.

(The wheelbarrow is so annoying)

Hopefully you won't be eaten by a grue.