Written in C++ with either randomized start or a standard game start. compile for c++ using g++ life.cpp -o life or clang life.cpp -o life, or if you prefer to use JavaScript then run the life.js file using node life.js. The program itself can be run just using ./life or optionally you can include a --random flag to create an even more randomized start to the game. The game will either terminate and tell you how many generations have passed or it will run forever; it can be stopped whenever the user choose using Control+C if needed.
DISCLAIMER: This may not work as well on windows due to the fact I utilize ASCII escape patterns to colorize the text in this game, which consequently only works on *nix systems.
EXAMPLE:
Running the game with: ./life --random, the console looks like so:
