| newsid | userid | timestamp | news | headline | newstype | gameid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 192 | 816 | 1999-04-07 10:10:03 | <em>Category:</em> Code Library<br> <em>Description:</em> GAMES stands for GNU Animated Multimedia Entertainment System <p> GAMES has three main components: <p> <ul> <li>Sprite32 - 2D sprite-based animation for Unix/X and Java <li>OSound - multichannel mixed audio for USS-enabled Unix machines <li>SV3D - object-oriented 3D environment based on a rendering engine such as Mesa </ul> GAMES is object-oriented and designed to be very lightweight yet easy to use. | GAMES | new | |
| 193 | 816 | 1999-04-07 10:10:58 | <em>Category:</em> Code Library<br> <em>Description:</em> JUGL is a library for writing portable real-time games on linux. It provides hardware and operating system independent methods to select video modes, page-flip, mix sound effects, read proportional and digital controllers and create opengl contexts. It currently works on Linux, Dos, and Win32. | JUGL 0.25 | new | |
| 194 | 816 | 1999-04-07 13:03:35 | <em>Category:</em> Code Library<br> <em>Description:</em> SDL is a library that allows you portable low level access to a video framebuffer, audio output, mouse, and keyboard. Cross-platform libraries have been written before, but SDL has a few bells and whistles: <ul> <li>Completely crossplatform, supported on: <ul> <li>Linux (x86, Sparc, PPC, Alpha) <li>Solaris (Sparc) <li>Win32 ('95,'98,'NT) <li>BeOS (x86, PPC) <li>Mac PPC -- in development </ul> <li>Both simple and feature enabled -- the API is clean and easy to use. <li>Commercial application ready -- See the download page for projects. <li>Multi-threaded for asynchronous audio streaming. </ul> | Simple DirectMedia Layer | new | |
| 195 | 2 | 1999-04-07 13:12:50 | <a href="mailto:chesterrr@att.net">Nelson Rush</a> reports that the <a href="http://www.altima.org">Altima Project</a> is changing its name to <em>WorldForge</em>, which sounds to me more like a Quake level editor than an online RPG. Oh well. With a name like <em>happypenguin</em>, I guess I can't say too much about dorky names. | Altima project renames itself | default | |
| 196 | 2 | 1999-04-07 13:22:55 | Developer wannabes: check out <a href="http://www.developers-corner.com/dc.htm">Developer's Corner</a>, a new forum for the game development community. In their own words, <em><blockquote>The DC is a non-profit central learning forum, created and run by professional game developers. The DC is dedicated exclusively to helping the future members of the game development community. Here is where you will find priceless knowledge, guidance and information about the complex world of game development by your fellow peers from around the world.</blockquote></em> Thanks to <a href="mailto:chesterrr@att.net">Nelson Rush</a> for this. | A new forum for game developers | default | |
| 197 | 824 | 1999-04-07 14:34:14 | <img src="/images/thumbs/ttyquake.jpg" align=right width=200 height=177><em>Category:</em> Toy<br> <em>Description:</em> Rather than those trendy colored pixels that are all rage with the kids these days, Textmode Quake uses plain text characters for its rendering. The graphics-challenged need not feel left out any longer. Play Quake at a text terminal, in an xterm, or over a telnet session!<p><b>BZ:</b>Uh oh, my past is coming back to haunt me... <p> | TTYQuake 0.4.2 | new | |
| 198 | 225 | 1999-04-07 14:42:58 | <em>Category:</em> Cards<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="*"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="*"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="*"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="*"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="*"><p> <em>Description:</em> Very nice solitaire card game with 20 solitaire variations.<p> The Best Computer Card Game Ever has been updated. This release just fixes some minor bugs, no new features. If you like solitaire games, you need this. Pysol rocks. <p> | PySol 2.11 | updated | |
| 199 | 2 | 1999-04-08 09:57:31 | <a href="/images/theguild.jpg"><img src="/images/thumbs/theguild.jpg" align=right width=200 height=150></a>There's a new beta engine demo of <a href="http://theguild.linuxgames.com">The Guild</a> available. The Guild is a 3D rendered, first-person science fiction adventure, a la Myst. It's still under development and this release is just an engine test, not a full game. Still, previous releases have looked pretty nice. If you've got a moment, <a href="http://theguild.linuxgames.com/news.html">check it out</a> and give the authors some feedback. | The Guild 0.1.87 | default | |
| 200 | 2 | 1999-04-08 11:24:17 | As you're probably already aware, <a href="http://www.valvesoftware.com">Valve Software</a> is putting the finishing touches on a Half-Life dedicated server for Linux. They say they have no plans to produce a client for Linux, however. So soon you'll be able to serve games for Windows users and not join in the fun yourself! God, I'm so excited I might pee myself. Not. <p> If you care, there's a handful of details about the server port in an interview at <a href="http://www.respawn.com/articleProcess.asp?articleID=16">respawn.com</a>. Most importantly, the interview answers the burning question: <em><blockquote>Is it at all like the EZbake oven by Kenner? </blockquote></em> You'll have to check out the interview for the answer. | Half-Life server port coming soon (yawn) | default | |
| 201 | 2 | 1999-04-08 17:11:49 | <a href="/images/LIMP-pre.jpg"><img src="/images/thumbs/LIMP-pre.jpg" align=right width=178 height=200></a>The <a href="http://linux.remotepoint.com"><b>L</b>inux <b>I</b>mage <b>M</b>ontage <b>P</b>roject</a> is collecting Linux-related images and logos that will be combined into a cool-looking montage poster when they've got enough images. Got some cool pics related to Linux clogging up your hard drive? <a href="http://linux.remotepoint.com">Visit the LIMP site</a> and help them out! | OFF TOPIC: The LIMP Project | default |