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1385 2 2000-08-02 08:06:22 <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> <a href="mailto:leea@iinet.net.au">Lee Anderson</a> has posted <a href="http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-2000-08/lw-08-tuxracer.html">a review of Tux Racer</a> for <a href="http://www.linuxworld.com">LinuxWorld</a>. Tux Racer 0.12.1 updated
1386 -1 2000-08-04 06:55:17 <em>Category:</em> Puzzle<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> a little game, a 'casse-tete'<p> <em>Changelog:</em> added XStoreName to the window (done by Chris Ellec - chris@linuxforkids.com) casse-tete 1.2 updated
1387 -1 2000-08-04 06:56:09 <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> Collect flags while avoiding the bad cars<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Hiscore support <li>Fixed some bugs that stopped it of working on LinuxPPC <li>New tileset: Classic <li>Borders support <li>Sound support <li>Added xpm2xrally to the distribution <li>Player car's AI is now optional (Your car only turns when you want to) <li>New moving routines (much better control) <li>New radar modes <li>Displays full radar at the start of the map </ul> XRally 1.0.pre3 updated
1388 225 2000-08-04 12:45:56 <em>Category:</em> Cards<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> An exciting collection of 308 solitaire games<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Added persistent bookmarks <li>smart playing that keeps your redo history <li>optional small toolbar icons and 6 new games <li>The Mahjongg games were moved to the upcoming PyJongg package. </ul> PySol 4.60 updated
1389 793 2000-08-07 20:41:12 <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> Sound server and system providing multi client and transparent network access<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Fixed bug in duplication of first sound segment of each sound object being played. <li>Improved sample rate deviance mixing efficiency. </ul> YIFF Sound System 2.9.0 updated
1390 -1 2000-08-07 20:43:58 <img src="/images/thumbs/snapshot02.gif" align="right" width="200" height="156"><em>Category:</em> Arcade<br> <em>Description:</em> TutorShooter is a clone for an old Atari game called "Word Zapper", letters scroll across the top of the screen and you must shoot the letters that make up a word given to you earlier.<br> TutorShooter provides a Spelling Shooter just like "Word Zapper" did, but the words are customizable by players/parents. TutorShooter also has Math Shooter and Memory Shooter modes of play. TutorShooter 1.0 new
1391 3641 2000-08-07 20:46:29 <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 board game, little peas must block their opponent by destroying pads. fun ;-)<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>no bugs (I hope :-) <li>800x600 only <li>small size of the package to download (900 Kb) <li>small size of the game installed (1,2 Mb) <li>more easy to install (only one package) <li>advices available during the game (good for learn computer's strategy) <li>menu available at any time <li>motion blur for the wings of the Do'SSis angels in the menu ... nice <li>other things I don't remember ... ;-) </ul> Do'SSi Zo'la 1.0 updated
1392 793 2000-08-07 20:47:45 <em>Category:</em> Simulation<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> Coast Gaurd helicopter search and rescue simulator<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Added gradient horizon, weather, and time to atmospheric affects. <li>Added new Sikorsky HH-60 model. <li>Rewrote flight dynamics model. <li>Fixed bug in user settable visibility. </ul> Search And Rescue 0.3 updated
1393 36 2000-08-08 06:41:25 <em>Category:</em> Arcade<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 shareware, TCP/IP multiplayer Tetris-like game.<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>New game styles <li>some new features <li>some screens were redone and many other changes and fixes. <li><b>Quadra is now OPEN SOURCE!</b> </ul> Quadra 1.1.4 updated
1394 947 2000-08-09 23:47:56 <em>Category:</em> Code Library<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color=#ffff80 size="-1">(not yet rated)</font><p> <em>Description:</em> C++ library for 3D games/applications<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li> Added: Simple GUI <li>Added: Vertex Arrays <li>Added: Progressive Meshes <li>Added: U_Camera::ClickSelect (thanks BEH!) <li>Updated: Transparent Text <li>Updated: Removed SLOW RGB filtering <li>Updated: New Improved Performance especially on NVIDIA cards <li>Updated: Fixed Fullscreen mode <li>Updated: MlRaw Loader calculated TexCoords (thanks BEH!) </ul> Utopia3D Visualization Engine 0.4 updated