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FPS.cob: A first person shooter in COBOL

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FPS.cob is what you get when you decide that game development is too easy nowadays. Enjoy what can only be described as an out-of-body experience in the ways of COBOL tomfoolery.

It supports two level styles:

map/level1.map : the original grid-based Wolf3D-style path.

: the original grid-based Wolf3D-style path. map/doom_sectors.map : a sector/linedef map with doors, different heights (so DOOM-like).

Requirements

cobc

ffplay

bash

Run

From the repo root:

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