*Because who needs a social life when you can argue with fictional wizards in your terminal?*
Welcome to the most unnecessarily elaborate way to procrastinate on your actual responsibilities! This is a text-based adventure game written in C (yes, C - because I'm apparently stuck in 1972 and proud of it) where you explore a mystical castle, annoy wizards with your presence, and hunt for treasure like a caffeinated Indiana Jones with commitment issues.
🎓 Academic Achievement Unlocked: This masterpiece was crafted as a DSA (Data Structures and Algorithms) project assignment, proving that learning can be fun when you add enough wizards and terrible puns. Created in collaboration with a dear friend Dhananjay 👦 who probably questions our life choices as much as I do! 🤝💻
Remember when games had actual imagination instead of just better graphics? Yeah, me neither, but I decided to create one anyway! This is a console-based adventure where you:
- 🚶♀️ Stumble around a 10-room castle like a lost tourist
- 🧙♂️ Meet 5 wizards who apparently have nothing better to do than quiz random strangers
- 🧩 Answer riddles that range from "Harry Potter trivia" to "things your grandpa would ask"
- 💎 Find treasure (spoiler: it's in room 7 - oops, did I say that out loud?)
- 💀 Die spectacularly if you get too many answers wrong (bazinga! - death by trivia)
*Results may vary. Mind-blowing not guaranteed.
- 🌈 COLORS! Because black and white terminals are for quitters
- 🗺️ Dynamic Map System - Watch your sad little path grow as you get more lost
- ❤️ Lives System - You get 2 lives because I'm generous (unlike real life)
- ⏱️ Time Tracking - So you can see exactly how much of your life you've wasted
- 🧠 Memory Management - I use malloc() like a responsible adult (mom would be proud)
- 📊 Step Counter - Because apparently we're turning exploration into a fitness tracker now
- 🧙♂️ Albus Dumbledore - Asks about levitation charms (yes, it's Wingardium Leviosa, Hermione)
- 🖤 Severus Snape - Tests your Horcrux knowledge (emo wizard energy)
- 🐱 Minerva McGonagall - Poses riddles that would make your brain hurt
- 🐻 Rubeus Hagrid - Talks about magical creatures (probably wants to adopt them all)
- 💀 Lord Voldemort - The final boss who's basically a magical psychopath
- 🚪 Castle Entrance - Where dreams begin and hope dies
- 📚 Ancient Library - For when you want to feel intellectually superior
- ⚰️ Ancient Crypt - Spooky vibes only
- 🌿 Eastern Garden - Nature, but make it mystical
- 🗼 Tower Base - Vertical architecture appreciation zone
- 🔗 Dungeon - 50 Shades of Medieval
- 🧪 Alchemist's Laboratory - Breaking Bad: Fantasy Edition
- 💎 Treasure Room - The whole point of this exercise
- 🏛️ Great Hall - Where epic stuff probably happened once
- 🔮 Secret Chamber - Because every castle needs one
- A C compiler (gcc recommended, unless you're feeling adventurous)
- A terminal that supports ANSI colors (most do, unless you're using Windows XP)
- The ability to type without looking at the keyboard (optional but impressive)
- A sense of humor (mandatory)
# Clone this masterpiece
git clone https://github.com/Rolling-Thunder07/magical-treasure-hunt.git
cd magical-treasure-hunt
# Compile like it's 1999
gcc src/treasure_hunt.c -o treasure_hunt
# Run and question your life choices
./treasure_hunt# Use WSL or suffer in silence
# Or try: gcc treasure_hunt.c -o treasure_hunt.exe- Run the game -
./treasure_hunt - Read the pretty intro - I spent time on those ASCII decorations
- Choose your destiny - Use numbers 1-6 like a civilized human
- Navigate the castle - North/South/East/West (it's not rocket science)
- Meet wizards - Answer their riddles or face the consequences
- Find the treasure - It's literally the objective
- Brag to your friends - As if they'll be impressed
- 1 - Go North ⬆️ (up, away from your problems)
- 2 - Go South ⬇️ (down, toward your destiny)
- 3 - Go East ➡️ (right, because left is wrong)
- 4 - Go West ⬅️ (left, but we don't talk about that)
- 5 - Show Map 🗺️ (for when you're hopelessly lost)
- 6 - Quit 🚪 (coward's way out)
- Language: C (because I hate myself and love pointers)
- Data Structures: Arrays, Structs, Linked Lists (the holy trinity)
- Memory Management: Dynamic allocation with malloc() (living dangerously)
- UI: ANSI color codes (fancy terminal aesthetics)
- Input Validation: Robust error handling (unlike my life choices)
- Architecture: Procedural programming (old school cool)
- Lines of Code: ~500+ (We got carried away)
- Functions: 15+ (decomposition is key, kids)
- Structs: 3 (Location, Wizard, Question - the perfect trio)
- Global Variables: A few (I know, I know, but sometimes you gotta live a little)
- Comments: Excessive (future me will thank present me)
- Wizards might judge your life choices (working as intended)
- Some riddles are harder than others (life isn't fair)
- You might get addicted to this pointless game (seek help)
- The treasure room might be too easy to find (I'm not great at hiding things)
- My Hindi-English mixed comments might confuse you (cultural diversity!)
Want to make this game even more ridiculous? We accept pull requests for:
- 🎭 More wizards with questionable riddles
- 🏰 Additional castle rooms (I ran out of creativity)
- 🎨 Better ASCII art (mine looks like a 5-year-old drew it)
- 🐛 Bug fixes (please, I'm begging you)
- 🌟 New features (but keep it nerdy)
- Fork this repository (hit that button like it owes you money)
- Create a branch (
git checkout -b feature/amazing-addition) - Make your changes (try not to break everything)
- Test thoroughly (please, for the love of Dijkstra)
- Submit a pull request (explain your genius)
This project is licensed under the "Do Whatever You Want But Don't Blame Me" License - see the LICENSE file for details. (Actually, it's probably MIT, but the sentiment remains.)
- Harry Potter Universe - For providing riddle inspiration and childhood trauma
- My Terminal - For enduring countless compilation errors
- Stack Overflow - My real programming teacher
- Coffee - The true MVP of this project
- My Sanity - Sacrificed for your entertainment
- Anyone who actually plays this - You're the real heroes
Found a bug? Have a suggestion? Want to tell me this game changed your life?
- 📧 Email: hk689125@gmail.com (professional inquiries and existential programming discussions)
- 🐙 GitHub: @Rolling-Thunder07 (where all my code babies live)
- 💼 LinkedIn: Hritik Kumar (for networking and pretending to be professional)
*Instagram? Facebook? Twitter? I don't have time for those - I'm too busy debugging my social life. Plus, my relationship status with social media is "It's Complicated" (mostly because I spend more time watching movies-series-anime (cinephile spotted :)) and talking to compilers than humans).* 😅
This game represents approximately 47 hours of my life that I'll never get back, 23 cups of coffee, 8 existential crises, and 1 moment of pure satisfaction when it finally compiled without warnings.
If you enjoy this game, great! If you don't, that's okay too - I already have imposter syndrome anyway.
Now go forth and find that treasure! And remember: in a world full of AAA games with billion-dollar budgets, sometimes the best adventures happen in a humble terminal window with nothing but imagination and way too much free time.
May your pointers never be null, and may your segfaults be few.
Happy Adventuring! 🎮✨
P.S. - If you actually read this entire README, you either have too much time on your hands or you're procrastinating on something important. Either way, welcome to the club! 🤓