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Bug#963225: ITP: prince-of-persia -- SDL port of the classic Prince of Persia game

From	Kees Cook <kees@debian.org>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.bugs.dist, linux.debian.devel
Subject	Bug#963225: ITP: prince-of-persia -- SDL port of the classic Prince of Persia game
Date	2020-06-21 01:50 +0200
Message-ID	<AjVpg-5H9-3@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink)
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Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Kees Cook <kees@debian.org>

* Package name    : prince-of-persia
  Version         : 1.20
  Upstream Author : Dávid Nagy
* URL             : https://github.com/NagyD/SDLPoP
* License         : GPL-3+
  Programming Lang: C
  Description     : SDL port of the classic Prince of Persia game

Prince of Persia is a fantasy cinematic platformer designed and
implemented by Jordan Mechner for the Apple II in 1989. Taking place in
ancient Persia, players control an unnamed protagonist who must venture
through a series of dungeons to defeat the Grand Vizier Jaffar and save
an imprisoned princess.


- why is this package useful/relevant?

There is a active community of people dedicated to preserving and
improving this classic video game.

- is it a dependency for another package?

No, it is a game, and only depends on SDL2.

- do you use it?

Yes.

- if there are other packages providing similar functionality, how does
  it compare?

This is one of a kind. :)

- how do you plan to maintain it?

I intend to be a single maintainer. I am an upstream contributor.

- are you looking for co-maintainers?

I am not actively looking, but I wouldn't turn down help. :)

- do you need a sponsor?

Nope.

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Bug#963225: ITP: prince-of-persia -- SDL port of the classic Prince of Persia game Kees Cook <kees@debian.org> - 2020-06-21 01:50 +0200
  Bug#963225: ITP: prince-of-persia -- SDL port of the classic Prince of Persia game Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2020-06-22 15:00 +0200
    Bug#963225: ITP: prince-of-persia -- SDL port of the classic Prince of Persia game Kees Cook <kees@debian.org> - 2020-07-29 20:50 +0200

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