| newsid | userid | timestamp | news | headline | newstype | gameid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1565 | 679 | 2001-01-04 19:53:27 | <em>Category:</em> Arcade<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> Defender clone with a Linux theme!<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Two player support. <li>Mutant enemies more difficult. </ul> | Defendguin 0.0.6 | updated | |
| 1566 | -1 | 2001-01-07 09:49:11 | <img src="/images/thumbs/powermanga.jpg" align="right" width="200" height="125"><em>Category:</em> Arcade<br> <em>Description:</em> Powermanga is an arcade 2D shoot-em-up game with 41 levels and more than 200 sprites. It runs in 320x200 or 640x400 pixels, with Window mode or direct to screen (DGA) and support for 8, 15, 16, 24, and 32 bpp. | Powermanga 0.71 | new | |
| 1567 | 3799 | 2001-01-07 09:50:42 | <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 nibbles clone, just better.<p> <em>Changelog:</em> This release supports more platforms, includes many bug fixes, a lot of internal revamping, and many small enhancements not worth to list here. | Heroes 0.7 | updated | |
| 1568 | -1 | 2001-01-07 09:53:18 | <em>Category:</em> Cards<br> <em>Description:</em> Solo Cards is a large collection of solitaire card games that are played against the clock. Solo Cards supports 1 or 2 packs card games in great variety like Klondike, Freecell, Spider, Canfield, Pyramid, Fan, and many others. There is almost no limit to the game's variations and up to 5 new games will be available for download each month. Solo Cards features appealing, photo-realistic card graphics. Three sizes of cards are provided to adapt to your screen resolution. Three cards sets are packed with the shareware version of the game and up to 6 new card sets will be available for download each year. The playing area is large and can easily support 10 columns x 5 rows games, its background is fully customizable, plain color, gradient colors, and images. Solo Cards also plays high quality sounds, each dedicated to all possible actions in the game. A unique and performant AI will help you to conclude each game. Unlimited multi-levels undos. Detailed statistics and high scores. | Solo Cards - A collection of solitaire card games 1.0 | new | |
| 1569 | -1 | 2001-01-07 09:56:19 | <em>Category:</em> Action<br> <em>Description:</em> Prepare yourself for a whole new type of action game. Always expect the unexpected. With levels and characters that change depending on the decisions you make and the path that you choose. Never before has a 3D action game ever been produced with this level of reactive technology and innovation. | SiN | new | |
| 1570 | 679 | 2001-01-07 09:57:38 | <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> A "MegaMan" clone for X11.<p> <em>Changelog:</em> Slight code cleanup. A few minor enhancements. Project is going to be actively worked on again. :) | BoboBot Preview 3 | updated | |
| 1571 | 2 | 2001-01-07 10:13:51 | In case you haven't yet noticed that Linux is not a mainstream OS and that game publishers are still shy about producing Linux ports, check out these three articles: <ul> <li><a href="http://linuxgames.com">Linuxgames.com</a> has a brief look back at the past year of Linux gaming. <a href="http://www.linuxgames.com/articles/overview2000/">The State of Linux Gaming 2000</a>. <li><a href="http://www.gamespy.com">Gamespy</a> is running a similar, but longer article entitiled <a href="http://www.gamespy.com/articles/january01/futurelinux/">Linux Gaming: Looking Back and Looking Forward</a>. <li>Finally, <a href="http://www.linux.com">Linux.com</a> weighs in with <a href="http://linux.com/games/newsitem.phtml?sid=92&aid=11501">Ramblings on Linux Games</a>. </uL> | The state of Linux gaming | default | |
| 1572 | 1116 | 2001-01-08 10:24:25 | <a href="http://www.linuxgames.com">Linux Games</a> reports that <a href="http://www.creaturelabs.com">Creature Labs</a> is showing an interest in porting <a href="http://www.creatures3.com">Creatures3</a> to Linux! Lisa de Araujo,the marketing manager, is being very nice about it and even says "It doesn't have to be a big market". Of course, she's apparently already tried posting to <a href="news:alt.linux">alt.linux</a> and gotten back people saying "Nope, we only want it if it's free", which is of course untrue. Please write to her at <a href="mailto:lisa@creaturelabs.com">lisa@creaturelabs.com</a> and explain to her that you would indeed be willing to pay for their game. | Creatures 3 for Linux, maybe | default | |
| 1573 | 793 | 2001-01-08 20:38:01 | <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 <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>New YIFF Configuration Wizard program bundled for easy set up of the YIFF Sound Server after installation. <li>Added new easy to use build and installation scripts. <li>Fixed bug in chunk size parsing in network code along with typos in manual pages. <li>Renovated <a href="http://wolfpack.twu.net/YIFF">YIFF Home Page</a> </ul> | YIFF Sound System 2.11.0 | updated | |
| 1574 | 3985 | 2001-01-08 20:40:04 | <em>Category:</em> Toy<br> <em>Description:</em> Sticker Book is a game for kids where you put stickers on a scene. It has many options and you can add new scenes. | sticker book 0.1.3 | new |