# What graphical frontend for a simple 2D game?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-graphical-frontend-for-a-simple-2d-game/88737>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 13, 2007, 10:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-graphical-frontend-for-a-simple-2d-game/88737 "2007-03-13T22:10:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![ChrisKaelin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@ChrisKaelin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ChrisKaelin)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2007, 10:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-graphical-frontend-for-a-simple-2d-game/88737/1 "2007-03-13T22:10:50Z")

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Since I’m so fascinated scripting my everyday’s sysadmin needs with  
ruby since 1 month, I just started for fun a little project creating  
an rpg-like game (you know, dwarves, elves’n’stuff). Just for test  
purposes. But as I realized with time, that the classes are so easy to  
extend and each new “feature” I have in mind can be implemented so  
fast and easy, I came to the point, where I thought “What about a  
graphical interface?”  
So, my question now is: What is the best interface to use for this  
(also having portability in mind)? SDL, OpenGL or rubygames (which  
unfortunately I’m not able to install on my ubuntu box yet…).

Or maybe someone knows already of a working example of something  
similar?

Thanks for any hints or suggestions

Chris

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**Author:** ![ChrisKaelin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@ChrisKaelin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ChrisKaelin)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-graphical-frontend-for-a-simple-2d-game/88737/2 "2007-03-14T14:02:49Z")

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Check out RUDL ([http://rudl.sourceforge.net/](http://rudl.sourceforge.net/)), it’s a more Ruby-esque  
wrapper around SDL.

Jason

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**Author:** ![ChrisKaelin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@ChrisKaelin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ChrisKaelin)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 3:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-graphical-frontend-for-a-simple-2d-game/88737/3 "2007-03-14T15:46:07Z")

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On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 22:01:42 +0900  
“Jason R.” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> > purposes. But as I realized with time, that the classes are so easy to  
> > Thanks for any hints or suggestions
> > 
> > Chris

RUDL is fairly old and outdated with the last release in 2004. I’d say  
first try rubygame, then Ruby/SDL, and finally if you have to, RUDL.