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| 1445 | 2 | 2000-09-17 11:07:53 | VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Friday, September 15, 2000 - It's fragtime for the Dust Puppy. <p> Today kicks off the <a href="http://www.userfriendly.org">UserFriendly.org</a> and <a href="http://www.lokigames.com">Loki Software</a> Quake III Arena Contest. A leading online entertainment destination for the IT technical community, UserFriendly.org is sponsoring this exciting contest to showcase the creative and design skills of their legion of fans. <p> Contestants will create and modify "skins" and levels based on the cast of characters from the UserFriendly.org episodic comic strip for use with Quake III Arena, the blockbuster 3D, first-person perspective, shooter video game developed by id Software. Skins dictate the appearance of the player within the game environment, while the levels define the appearance and layout of the space used by the battling players inside the game. There will also be a bonus category for people brave enough to venture into the realm of modeling, which is creating the figure or body for the skins to cover. <p> "I am categorically terrified by what the UserFriendly.org community might come up with," explains J.D. "Illiad" Frazer, the comic strips creator and Founder of UserFriendly.org. <p> Loki Software, Inc., co-sponsor of the contest and publisher of the Linux version of Quake III Arena, offers contestants use of their Linux SDK toolkit, which includes the Linux port of id's Q3radiant. The Linux SDK allows users to replace textures, shaders and entities, create and edit maps, and even create DLLs and QVM files for mods. <p> "This contest is a great way to show off the work Loki is doing to support Linux gaming," said Scott Draeker, president of Loki Software. "This isn't just about porting games. We're bringing the entire gaming experience to Linux. I mean, a huge part of playing id's games is the ability to do mods, skins, maps and all the rest. And Loki's Quake SDK <p> Upon conclusion of the contest on Wednesday October 11, a panel of celebrity judges from the Linux and gaming communities will evaluate the skins. Judges include Zoid, creator of "Capture The Flag" for Quake, Casey of Threewave Software, and UserFriendly.org's own TikTok. <p> UserFriendly.org will announce the contest winners on Friday, October the 13th, during the Annual Linux Showcase in Atlanta. First place will win two games of their choice from Loki Games, both User Friendly books signed by Illiad, and a Dust Puppy doll (Dust Puppy is arguably the most popular character from the UserFriendly.org comic strip). Second place will win one game of their choice from Loki Games and a Dust Puppy doll. Honorable mentions all win a Dust Puppy doll. For information and updates on the UserFriendly.org and Loki Software Quake III Arena Contest, visit <a href="http://www.userfriendly.org/community/quake">www.userfriendly.org/community/quake</a>. | Loki/Userfriendly Quake III contest | default | |
| 1446 | 3641 | 2000-09-19 08:34:37 | <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>rpm source and binary packages <li>debian binary package </ul> | Do'SSi Zo'la 1.0 | updated | |
| 1447 | -1 | 2000-09-19 08:34:57 | <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 bloody action 2D deathmatch game in ASCII art.<p> <em>Changelog:</em> 0verkill now has armor and it full X support. | 0verkill 0.10 | updated | |
| 1448 | 4057 | 2000-09-19 08:37:35 | <em>Category:</em> Under development - not yet playable<br> <em>Description:</em> This is a linux clone of the DOS Star Control II. It will have data file compatibility with the original, and will include some enhancements like network play, and a distributed empire building multiplayer part - besides the single player adveneture. SC2 has a 2D fight (melee) with the exploration/adventure part. <p> Development status: Working on reverse engineering the DOS game, and writing fundamental parts like graphics and package management. <p> The game is under GNU GPL, anyone can join the development - see the mailing list. | FSCP - Free Star Control Project | new | |
| 1449 | 2 | 2000-09-19 08:40:23 | <a href="mailto:leea@iinet.net.au">Lee Anderson's</a> latest Linux game review has been posted at <a href="http://www.linuxworld.com">LinuxWorld</a>. This time he's looking at <a href="http://www.lokigames.com">Loki's</a> port of <a href="http://www.lokigames.com/products/descent3">Descent 3</a>. Read the review <a href="http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-2000-09/lw-09-descent3.html">here</a>. | Descent 3 review | default | |
| 1450 | -1 | 2000-09-19 14:47:50 | <em>Category:</em> Arcade<br> <em>Description:</em> SnakeMe is a beautiful and funny snake game. You can play alone, with up to three friends (two players on the keyboard, and two joypads), or against computer "intelligence" (eight players maximum). You have also the choice between many snakes and levels, and you can even download more, or design your own ones! | SnakeMe 1.0 | new | |
| 1451 | 2 | 2000-09-19 15:02:37 | The October issue of <a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com">Linux Journal</a> was waiting in my mailbox this afternoon. It contains two articles of potential interest to the Linux gamer: <ul> <li>A 3D card rundown by <a href="http://www.linuxgames.com">Linuxgames.com's</a> Matt Matthews. The article compares over a dozen Linux-supported 3D accelerators. Read this before you buy your next video card. Nice article. <li>Yet another <a href="http://www.indrema.com">Indrema</a> article. The usual: hardware specs, software specs, John Gildred quotes, why it's a good idea to use Open Source for a gaming console.... </ul> | Linux Journal articles | default | |
| 1452 | -1 | 2000-09-19 15:04:41 | <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> New interface look <li>New routines for choosing options <li>It's now possible to view the hiscores <li>Game logo on main screen <li>New in-game windows <li>Show a quick abstract about your score at the end of the level <li>New splash screen (featuring a scrollbar) <li>Two new levels/tilesets: water and rock <li>Tells the player about each level before he chooses one </ul> | XRally 1.0.pre5 | updated | |
| 1453 | -1 | 2000-09-20 11:52:05 | <em>Category:</em> Simulation<br> <em>Description:</em> A 2D game car, build under Linux. You must destroy opponnents or win the race. Evry blow has permited! A multi-player game: humans and computers. Easiness to add car, player and maps. | ID-Car ID-Car beta 0.0.0 | new | |
| 1454 | 4065 | 2000-09-22 07:18:54 | <em>Category:</em> Action<br> <em>Description:</em> Chuchunco City is a fighting game engine that features an unique character creation system. It aims at portability, speed and good playability. This version has some basic features, but it's playable and the computer player can be hard to beat at high levels. Distributed under the General Public License. The code can be compiled with gcc in most UNIX platforms, and using DJGPP under the MSDOS platform. | Chuchunco City 0.2.0 | new |