| newsid | userid | timestamp | news | headline | newstype | gameid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1185 | -1 | 2000-04-06 10:06:54 | <img src="/images/thumbs/ubc-1.jpg" align="right" width="200" height="150"><em>Category:</em> Simulation<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color=#ffff80 size="-1">(not yet rated)</font><p> <em>Description:</em> 5 on 5 basketball simulation for linux<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Now finally builds and utilizes the allegro library instead of PowerPak/SDL <li>primitive non-working 2 player support <li>basic start for running an offense. </ul> | Ultimate Basketball Challenge Snapshot 4 | updated | |
| 1186 | 3459 | 2000-04-06 10:07:44 | <em>Category:</em> Arcade<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color=#ffff80 size="-1">(not yet rated)</font><p> <em>Description:</em> Xbreaky a breakout game for X.<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <lI>Sound support and sounds <li>window size is now a command line option <li>timing changes to deal with sound server <li>ungrabbed mouse when game is paused <li>an updated Makefile <li>and a fix for the level routine (there were some errors when no levels were found). </ul> | Xbreaky 0.0.4 | updated | |
| 1187 | -1 | 2000-04-06 10:08:04 | <em>Category:</em> Strategy<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><p> <em>Description:</em> A realtime strategy war simulation - Plays Warcraft II<p> <em>Changelog:</em> All reported bugs (4) for 1.16.1 pre 2 fixed. Against the last stable release nearly 100 changes. Note: fcraft>=0.13 is needed. | FreeCraft 1.16.1 | updated | |
| 1188 | 2 | 2000-04-06 10:44:10 | <em>Category:</em> Strategy<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><p> <em>Description:</em> action-strategy networked game<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>fixed visibility bug in unit transmission <li>reduced traffic a little bit (still needs major improvement) </ul> | TUD (The Urgent Decision) 0.9.15 | updated | |
| 1189 | 2 | 2000-04-06 11:18:21 | <em>Category:</em> Code Library<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><p> <em>Description:</em> SMPEG is a free MPEG1 video player library with sound support.<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>MMX code is disabled by default, as it appears to be slower than C code. <li>Fixed a hang in MP3 playback if track plays all the way to the end. <li>Added 16-bit MMX dither/IDCT code from the NIST MPEG-2/DVD player. (http://home.germany.net/100-5083/) <li>Added 32-bit MMX dither code from the kmpg MPEG-1 player. (http://www.rhrk.uni-kl.de/~mvogt/linux/kmpg/) <li>Added the math library to configure.in <li>Added audio information to the MPEG info. <li>Added support for videos starting with Video Start Code 0xe0 0xe2. <li>Added a fix for FreeBSD to ltmain.sh. <li>Fixed a potential starting crash in plaympeg. </ul> | SDL MPEG Library 0.3.5 | updated | |
| 1190 | -1 | 2000-04-07 01:47:30 | <img src="/images/thumbs/tuxracer.jpg" align="right" width="200" height="150"><em>Category:</em> Action<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><p> <em>Description:</em> A 3D racing game featuring Tux, the Linux penguin<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <UL> <LI>Four new courses, other courses improved <LI>Additional Tux animation <LI>Tux now slides on belly, by popular demand (old style is now an option) <LI>Added "paddling" action so Tux can push himself along ("k" key by default) <LI>Performance enhancements: <UL> <LI>Tux model simplified <LI>View frustrum culling <LI>Adaptive level-of-detail terrain rendering <LI>Now use OpenGL vertex arrays </UL> <LI>Pause key ("p" by default) <LI>Configure enhancements <LI>Other minor enhancements </UL> | Tux Racer 0.12 | updated | |
| 1191 | 2 | 2000-04-07 11:34:53 | <ul> <li><a href="http://www.linuxgames.com">Linuxgames.com</a>'s Dustin "Crusader" Reyes wrote in to let us know about Matt Matthew's <a href="http://www.linuxgames.com/reviews/heretic2/">review of Heretic 2</a>, recently ported to Linux by <a href="http://www.lokigames.com">Loki</a>. <li><a href="http://linux.tucows.com">Tucows Linux</a> has posted <a href="http://news.tucows.com/ext2/00/03/articles/ext203312000.shtml">a preview of Terminus</a>, <a href="http://www.vvisions.com/">Vicarious Visions'</a> upcoming 3d science fiction online game. </ul> | Stuff to read | default | |
| 1192 | 3339 | 2000-04-07 11:34:47 | <em>Category:</em> Arcade<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="3"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="3"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="3"><p> <em>Description:</em> an OpenGL pong clone<p> <em>Changelog:</em> You can now use skins to customize it | Pong 3D 0.8.4 | updated | |
| 1193 | -1 | 2000-04-10 11:25:12 | <em>Category:</em> Puzzle<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color=#ffff80 size="-1">(not yet rated)</font><p> <em>Description:</em> Anagram word puzzle<p> <em>Changelog:</em> Ported to GTK. Though a little work still needs to be done. | XNineword 1.1 | updated | |
| 1194 | -1 | 2000-04-10 11:26:01 | <em>Category:</em> Action<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><p> <em>Description:</em> A clone of the Atari 2600 game Circus Atari (similar to Breakout/Arkanoid)<p> <em>Changelog:</em> More music, BMPs converted to PNGs, joystick support, and more. | Circus Linux! 0.0.3 | updated |