🚀 Space Dodge

A retro 8086 assembly game where survival is the only rule.
Dodge falling meteors, control your spaceship, and prove your reflexes in the void of space.

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🎮 Gameplay

You are the pilot of a tiny ASCII spaceship <^> floating in deep space.
But danger lurks above — meteors @ rain down endlessly. Your mission? Dodge. Survive. Repeat.

• Move left ⬅️ and right ➡️ with A and D keys.
• Avoid meteors — a single hit means Game Over.
• No second chances. Just pure reflex.

Will you master the chaos of the void?

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🎥 Demo

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🕹️ Controls

Key	Action
A	Move left
D	Move right
ESC	Quit the game

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📦 Installation & Running

Option 1 — Run in DOSBox (Recommended)

1. Download or clone this repo:

   git clone https://github.com/syfr-512/space-dodge-8086.git

2. Open DOSBox.

3. Mount the folder: mount c path\to\space-dodge-8086

4. Navigate to the drive: c:

5. Run the game: SDODGE

Option 2 — Compile Yourself (Two Ways)

I've already included a pre-compiled COM file specifically for DOSBOX but if you wish to compile it yourself, there's two ways of doing this.

(a) Using Emu8086 (Windows only. This is the one I used.)

1. Open SDODGE.asm in emu8086.

2. Assemble → Compile → Save as .COM.

3. Run in DOSBox as above.

(b) Using MASM/TASM + DOSBox (cross-platform, no Emu8086 needed)

1. Install MASM or TASM (available online, or bundled with DOSBox packs).

2. In DOSBox, mount & then navigate to the game folder: i. mount c path\to\space-dodge-8086 ii. c:

3. Assemble the source: masm SDODGE.ASM; (or with TASM: tasm SDODGE.ASM)

4. Link to .COM: link /T SDODGE.OBJ

5. Run it: SDODGE

⚠️ NOTE: For DOSBox, file names must be 8 characters or fewer (not counting .COM).
SDODGE.COM is DOS-compatible, while SPACE_DODGE.COM will not run. There may be some code incompatibility when compiling with TASM/MASM so keep that in mind.

✨ Credits

Game created by: syfr

Built with raw 8086 Assembly in emu8086.

Runs flawlessly in DOSBox.

⚡️ Fun Fact

This entire game is written in low-level assembly language. No fancy engines. No frameworks. Just pure 8086 metal.