---
name: "xkobo"
section: "1x"
platform: "linux"
package: "xkobo"
version: "1.9-3"
release: "Debian 1.3 (Bo)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xkobo"
---

# xkobo(1x)

a video-oriented game for X

## NAME

xkobo - a video-oriented game for X

## SYNOPSIS

**xkobo** \[ *options* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**Xkobo** is a single player action game. The play is quite simple. Your object is to destroy all the fortresses.  You can control your ship by pressing the cursor keys (or moving the mouse cursor), and shot beams by pressing the SHIFT key (or the left mouse button). The game can be paused by  pressing 's' (or the right mouse button).

## OPTIONS

- **-display** *displayname*

  This option specifies the name of the X server to use.

- **-fit**

  This option causes **xkobo** to use the default colormap. Without this option, **xkobo** uses a private colormap.

- **-wait** *value*

  This option specifies the speed of the game.  The default value is 30(msec).

- **-doublesize**

  This option causes **xkobo** to enlarge the size of the window.  But memory usage is also enlarged.

- **-memory**

  This option causes **xkobo** to reduce memory usage. But it may make the game slow.

- **-cheat**

  Cheat mode. It allows any level to be played, does not update score file.

- **-hiscores**

  Print the high score table to standard out, and exit.

## FILES

/var/lib/games/xkobo-scores/\*  -  records of the game.

## AUTHOR

Akira Higuchi (a-higuti@math.hokudai.ac.jp)

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 1995,1996  Akira Higuchi

**Xkobo** is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License.