JVGS!

You can download the lastest version of the game at the sourceforge mirrors https://sourceforge.net/projects/jvgs/files/.
Windows users should extract the zip file and run **jvgs.exe**. Users of superior operating systems will find instructions in the README http://github.com/jaspervdj/JVGS/blob/master/README.markdown.
For ArchLinux users, a AUR package http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID
34795 is available. Either case, do not forget to _boost your audio volume to a maximum_ before playing.

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