Roll 'm Up

This is Flatpak package for Roll 'm Up, classic pinball game. published in Flathub.org: https://flathub.org/apps/details/nl.lostboys.rollemup.

Roll 'm Up is abandoned proprietary software created by Lostboys Media Lab for Dommelsch Brewery from Netherlands in 1998.

Known issues

• Highscore upload feature does not work: external servers are gone for many years. You can no longer win beer in this game.
• Resizing window sometimes causes the game to crash. Please, don't resize it. Content scaling doesn't work anyway.
• It's impossible to use non-ASCII characters in highscore nickname. Default "Player 1" nickname is fine.
• Application always crashes when closing. We can live with that.

How to install?

1. Make sure you installed Flatpak and Flathub.org repository: https://flatpak.org/setup/.
2. Search for Roll 'm Up in GNOME Software or KDE Discover. You can also use this command in terminal: flatpak install nl.lostboys.rollemup.
3. Click Roll 'm Up icon in your desktop launcher or run this command: flatpak run nl.lostboys.rollemup.

How to build?

Make sure you have Flatpak and flatpak-builder installed.

Install Flathub.org repository user-wide:

flatpak remote-add flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo \
   --if-not-exists  --user

Use this command to build the package and install it locally:

flatpak-builder build nl.lostboys.rollemup.yaml \
   --force-clean --install-deps-from=flathub --user --install

Resources

• https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/rollemup/
• https://www.pro-linux.de/artikel/2/1663/roll39m-up-ein-altes-flipperspiel-neu-entdeckt.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20080613193931/https://www.jmurray.id.au/rollem.html