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1585 -1 2001-01-29 18:37:17 <img src="/images/thumbs/xboing.gif" align="right" width="160" height="200"><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> An ehnanced breakout-style game.<p> <em>Changelog:</em> Hi, I wrote XBoing back in 1993 and due to the recent popularity of Linux, I have been receiving lots of email to release a newer and improved version. If you have patches, ideas or whatever, please send them to me. I have also re-created the homepage as I have changed jobs. Thanks for all your support and comments. XBoing 2.4 updated
1586 3799 2001-01-29 18:39:06 <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 is mainly a bugfix release which address stalls and segfaults that occured during the game. The help reader has been rewritten, and a --quadruple option has been added to stretch the screen fourfold. Heroes 0.8 updated
1587 -1 2001-01-29 18:43:26 <em>Category:</em> Puzzle<br> <em>Description:</em> A Rubick's clock under X-Window. The 2.0.0 version includes a visual solver. It works under linux. I successfully used it under sparc/solaris too (with some modification of the Makefile). Rubiclox 2.0.0 new
1588 4345 2001-01-29 18:46:37 <img src="/images/thumbs/si3d-2.jpg" align="right" width="200" height="157"><em>Category:</em> Strategy<br> <em>Description:</em> Scorched Island 3D is a clone of popular dos game called Scorched Earth, but this one is in three dimensions. It is a game where you try to shoot your opponent over the hill with different weapons and such (very similar to Worms too). Scorched Island 3D 1.1.1 new
1589 3985 2001-01-29 18:48:30 <em>Category:</em> Strategy<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> XLogical is a logic game, where you have to group little colored balls together.<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>changed install so that owner is user 'bin' and group 'games' instead of root. <li>added SDL cleanup code so that X desktop resolution is restored if playing in fullscreen mode. <li>implemented video mode switching on the fly. </ul> XLogical 1.0-5 updated
1590 3493 2001-01-29 18:56:48 <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> <ul> <li>new icon <li>IP address of incoming player is written into log <lI>key for climbing down ladders <li>several segfaults (due to network inconsistency) fixed <li>OS/2 port by Mikulas Patocka <li>Windows port by Filip Konvicka <li>network performance boosted <li>X keyboard repaired <li>0verkill now runs on these unixes: Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, SunOS,IRIX <li>bell notification when new player enters the game <li>experimental reaperbots <li>several bugfixes <li>full Windows support </ul> 0verkill 0.15 updated
1591 -1 2001-01-31 20:51:28 <img src="/images/thumbs/shot-lightning.jpg" align="right" width="200" height="132"><em>Category:</em> Strategy<br> <em>Description:</em> Tornado is the clone of a C64 game. The goal of the game is to destroy the opponent's house with certain weather phenomena: rain, snow, hail, lightning, and the tornado. It has multiplayer and network support. Tornado 1.0.3 new
1592 -1 2001-01-31 20:53:33 <em>Category:</em> Simulation<br> <em>Description:</em> TOS is a multi-player real time soccer simulation game. In this game, human controlled soccer players compete with or cooperate with AI controlled soccer players. The game is implemented in Java using client-server architecture. <p> A soccer server sets up a virtual soccer field, simulates all players and a ball, and enforces the laws of the game. <p> Two kinds of clients can be served by the soccer server. They are players and viewers. Each kind of client can either be a GUI accepting human interaction or an AI program, which can not be distinguished by the soccer server. The server communicates with clients by exchanging LISP-like ASCII strings over UDP sockets. This means that developers can develop clients and even a soccer server by using any type of programming language which has UDP and ASCII string utilities. <p> The game is written for different interest groups. First of all, soccer fans can play it on-line with their friends, to improve their team strategy and to better understand the tao of their favourite sport game. Secondly, researchers in AI and Robotics can use it as a test-bed for human-machine mixed multi-agent systems research. Thirdly, students who are interested in computer science/engineering can write AI programs for soccer players to improve their programming skills. The Tao of Soccer 0.2 new
1593 -1 2001-01-31 20:56:37 <em>Category:</em> Role Playing<br> <em>Description:</em> Silmar is a graphical roguelike game that offers 25-30 hours of gameplay. It has certain elements that are reminiscent of the early Ultima games. Silmar (single-player version) beta 1 new
1594 -1 2001-01-31 20:58:02 <em>Category:</em> Arcade<br> <em>Description:</em> Classic shoot'em up where you control a space ship and must kill as more alien spaceships as you can. Alienwave 0.1.0 new