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2027 4 2001-09-20 01:34:38 <em>Category:</em> Strategy<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color=#ffff80 size="-1">(not yet rated)</font> <p> <em>Description:</em> Chinese Chess game <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Fixes a compilation issue. </ul> xiangqi 0.62 updated
2028 4 2001-09-20 02:12:12 <em>Category:</em> Action<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4"> <p> <em>Description:</em> A 2D-Jump'n run shooter <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Fixed compilation bug under Mandrake 8.0 <li>Simplified configuration of the build process </ul> Amphetamine 0.8.9 updated
2029 4 2001-09-22 02:20:37 <em>Category:</em> Action<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"> <p> <em>Description:</em> A nibbles clone, just better. <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>a new bonus: the fire trail <li>a new utility, heroeslvl, to inspect level files <li>dummy keyboard driver doesn't need GGI <li>renamed all type names to prevent clashes with POSIX types <li>fix segfault in (incomplete) Allegro support </ul> Source: Linuxgames.com Heroes 0.13 updated
2030 4 2001-09-22 02:44:17 <em>Category:</em> Simulation<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color=#ffff80 size="-1">(not yet rated)</font> <p> <em>Description:</em> a real time sport/strategy java soccer game <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Java 3D replay feature, added by Fergus Murray. <li>To replay a game in Java 3D mode, type "java -jar soccer.jar -3d". </ul> The Tao of Soccer 1.2.0 updated
2031 4 2001-09-22 03:29:47 <em>Category:</em> Puzzle<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="/images/star.gif" alt="3"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="3"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="3"> <p> <em>Description:</em> a little game, a 'casse-tete' <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Let it work under SGI/Irix. <li>Fixed a little bug when you change the size of the window </ul> casse-tete 1.3 updated
2032 4 2001-09-26 01:45:52 <em>Category:</em> Action<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"> <p> <em>Description:</em> A nibbles clone, just better. <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>most files are now shipped under the terms of 'GPL version 2' <li>new command-line option: --list=levels (list level files) <li>check for SDL_mixer in configure <li>allow to fall back to LibMikMod if SDL_mixer is not available and to GII if SDL does not support Joystick <li>don't exit with an error code on operations like --version </ul> Source: Linuxgames.com Heroes 0.14 updated
2033 4 2001-09-27 03:27:55 <em>Category:</em> Emulator<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"> <p> <em>Description:</em> A Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulator <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>16-bit texture support for OpenGL modes was implemented <li>a hidden novelty OpenGL mode was added <li>Snes9X reverted back to FMod version 3.20 after reports that version 3.33 broke AD3 support <li>implemented a better work-around for the broken select system call in the Linux kernel <li>OpenGL performance should now be close to Glide perfomance, if not better <li>Glide support was (hopefully) fixed <li>the original colour blending code was restored <li>many more games are supported </ul> Source: Linuxgames.com Snes9X 1.39 updated
2034 4 2001-09-27 03:38:38 <em>Category:</em> Emulator<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color=#ffff80 size="-1">(not yet rated)</font> <p> <em>Description:</em> A NeoGeo Pocket (Color) emulator <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Redone scaling/scanline routines <li>Redone keyboard/joystick handling <li>Implented FPS counter <li>Implented multiple snapshot loading/saving <li>Implented multiple screenshot saving <li>Implented new scanline option for proper scanline mode <li>Implented in-emulator B&W/Colour selection <li>Implented/Fixed scaling output <li>Implented country select switch <li>Implented disable/enable gfx layers selection <li>Fixed sticky keyboard bug(s) <li>Fixed joystick handling <li>Fixed fullscreen output </ul> Source: Linuxgames.com NeoPocott/SDL 0.38bR2 updated
2035 4 2001-09-27 04:20:32 <em>Category:</em> Emulator<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color=#ffff80 size="-1">(not yet rated)</font> <p> <em>Description:</em> A Nintendo Gameboy Advanced emulator <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>nsync with the latest BoyCott Advance 0.22b tree <li>16-bit output, no slow 32-bit anymore as in the previous version <li>Rewritten scaling/scanline code <li>Improved soundcode <li>Optimised and restructured some code (not much) <li>Fixed sound support under Linux with OSS modules <li>Fixed annoying WIN32 error and Linux core dump with sound <li>Fixed pause/continue, sound didn't stop while in pause <li>Fixed gfx-output-stop when frameskip is set to 0 using in emulator frameskip decrease using F6 key <li>Implented Savestate loading/saving <li>Implented Throttle option/switch for a maximum of 60FPS which is usefull for fast machines and for proper sound output <li>Implented Autoskip option/switch which is handy for slow P.C.'s and keeping the emulator at a stable 60FPS <li>Included latest GBA Freeware game Pongfighter release </ul> Source: Linuxgames.com BoyCott Advance/SDL 0.22b Release 1 updated
2036 4 2001-10-01 05:49:38 <em>Category:</em> Puzzle<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color=#ffff80 size="-1">(not yet rated)</font> <p> <em>Description:</em> Gnect is a Four in a Row game for GNOME. <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Switched over to gdk-pixbuf, improving rendering. <li>Option to disable verification dialogues. <li>Prettified desktop icon and socrebox. <li>Slightly nicer animated wipes. <li>Much improved help docs and man page. </ul> Gnect 1.2.1 updated