Dino Runner

An endless desert run: jump cacti, duck birds, day turns to night. Up/A jumps, down ducks. Race: up to four runners on one track, last one running wins.

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At a glance

OutputLiveRendered by the engine and streamed over Bluetooth as its data changes (about 5–9 frames a second).

Settings14every one editable live in the studio, or by an agent with update_app_settings

ButtonsRestart · Autoplaystudio buttons, or app_action over MCP

Sourcegames_classic.pysrc/deskdot/apps/games_classic.py

Game

Players1–4seat 1 on the keyboard or studio, the rest on phones over your Wi-Fi; empty seats are played by the AI

Controllers

Tap zonesD-padGamepad

Modes

Mode	Players	Play
Solo default	1	Solo
Race	2–4	Free-for-all

Maps

DesertCanyonRush

Themes

ClassicNeonRetroMonoDesertTundraVolcano

Settings

Settings
Setting	Type	Default	Options / range
General
Speed`speed`	whole number	5	1 – 10
Theme`theme`	choice	Desert	ClassicNeonRetroMonoDesertTundraVolcano
AI skill`skill`How well the demo AI plays	number	0.8	0.0 – 1.0
Show score`show_score`	on/off	On	on / off
Birds`birds`	on/off	On	on / off
Day length (s)`cycle`	whole number	40	10 – 120
Graphics
Effects`effects`	choice	Full (particles, shake, flashes)	Full (particles, shake, flashes)Calm (no shake or flashes)Minimal
Game flow
Intro & results screens`intro_outro`	on/off	On	on / off
Play itself when idle`attract`The AI plays while nobody does (great in a playlist)	on/off	On	on / off
Plays itself with`pilot`	choice	Built-in AI	Built-in AIFruit-fly brain (sees only the pixels; docs/FLY_BRAIN.md)
Game
Start speed`start_speed`	whole number	24	16 – 40
Mode`mode`	choice	Solo	SoloRace
Map`map`	choice	Desert	DesertCanyonRush
Players`players`	whole number	1	1 – 4

Try it

render a frame to PNG (no panel needed)

$ uv run deskdot preview dino --settings '{"theme":"classic"}' --out dino.png

show it on your panel (engine running)

$ curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8765/api/apps/dino/activate

Or ask your agent: “Show Dino Runner on my panel”. It calls show_app with "dino". New here? Set up DeskDot first.

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