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| 2513 | 3 | 2002-05-20 17:52:31 | Sam Lantinga has released an important update of <a href="http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer/">SDL_mixer</a> - a multichannel sample and music mixer.<p> The official announcement:<p><i> "This is an important bug fix release, fixing a sound deadlock, and adding some useful functionality.<p> Please get the update ASAP from:<br> http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer/<p> Here is the full list of changes for this release: <li>Updated the CodeWarrior project files <li>Added a function to query the music format: Mix_GetMusicType() <li>Added a function to load audio data from memory: Mix_QuickLoad_RAW() <li>Cleaned up threading issues in the music playback code <li>Fixed deadlock introduced in the last release<br> Enjoy!"</i> | SDL_mixer 1.2.4 released | default | |
| 2514 | 3 | 2002-05-20 18:24:49 | <img src="/images/thumbs/gnocatan.jpg" align="right" width="200" height="150" alt=""> <em>Category:</em> Strategy<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="/images/star.gif" alt="*"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="*"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="*"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="*"> <p> <em>Description:</em> Multiplayer game inspired by Settlers of Catan <p> <em>Changelog:</em><p> From the official announcement:<p><ul> <i>0.6.99 is just one day old and there are already the first fixes...<p> <li>fixed the "GTK server can't start AI players" bug <li>dice histogram improvements <li>clients (GUI, AI) correctly take notice of closed server connections, the AI player exits<p></i> </ul>Currently, the fixes can be found in the CVS version only.<p> | Gnocatan 0.6.99 CVS | updated | Gnocatan |
| 2515 | -1 | 2002-05-21 07:16:14 | <img src="/images/thumbs/Exemple2US.jpg" align="right" width="200" height="100" alt=""><em>Category:</em> Puzzle<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#ffff80" size="-1">(not yet rated)</font> <p> <em>Description:</em> Find pairs of identical cards: alone, with friends, kids or computer. <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li> Add highscore boards for online players. <li> Reducing loading time from 2 minutes to 15s. <li> Add popup window for wide message on message area. <li>Rewrite display engine (faster). <li>Add "Button play" each time you change of set. <li>Fixed minor bugs. </ul> | Easy Memory - The memory game 4.45 | updated | Easy Memory - The memory game |
| 2516 | 3 | 2002-05-21 15:20:15 | <img src="/images/thumbs/gnocatan.jpg" align="right" width="200" height="150" alt=""> <em>Category:</em> Strategy<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="/images/star.gif" alt="*"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="*"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="*"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="*"> <p> <em>Description:</em> Multiplayer game inspired by Settlers of Catan <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>during first connect, show a splash screen <li>fix bug that gtk server couldn't start AI players <li>made histogram dialog nicer <li>let clients exit if net connection lost <li>updated docs <li>fix a few Debian bugs </ul> | Gnocatan 0.6.99.1 | updated | Gnocatan |
| 2517 | 5910 | 2002-05-22 08:04:25 | <img src="/images/thumbs/freedroid.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="125" align="right"><em>Category:</em> Arcade<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="/images/star.gif" alt="*"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="*"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="*"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="*"> <p> <em>Description:</em> A Clone of the Game Paradroid available for the Commodore C64 <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Added Joystick support <li>SDL is used for sound output instead of the YIFF <li>Bugfixes </ul> | FreeDroid 0.7.3 | updated | FreeDroid |
| 2518 | 679 | 2002-05-22 08:21:36 | <img src="/images/thumbs/entombed.gif" alt="" align="right" width="200" height="150"><em>Category:</em> Action<br> <em>Description:</em> A clone of a rare Atari 2600 game with the same name, "Entombed!" places up to two players in the Catacomb of the Zombies, a moving maze where you can't stop running or you'll be crushed. To make it worse, the zombies have risen and are chasing you! Luckily, you've found a mystical potion which lets you create and destroy the walls. Use these wisely, to give yourself an escape route, trap a zombie, or trap your opponent! | Entombed! 2002.May.22 (Alpha) | new | Entombed! |
| 2519 | 3 | 2002-05-23 17:04:21 | <img src="/images/thumbs/AstroBattle.jpg" align="right" width="200" height="150" alt=""><em>Category:</em> Simulation<p> <em>Description:</em> Astro Battle is a multiplayer network space simulation game where players can design, program and pilot their space ships against each other.<br> In the game players pilot space vehicles in an arena. The combatants must fight each other until one player reaches or exceeds a score of 100.<p> | Astro Battle Dot 9 | new | Astro Battle |
| 2520 | 2 | 2002-05-23 18:24:02 | <a href="mailto:eryndil@users.sourceforge.net">Ryan Glasnap</a> wants you to know: <blockquote> Attention all developers! TWClone is an open source project in need of more developers and a webmaster. TWClone is an open source game based off of the old BBS Door game Trade Wars 2002. TWClone is a text turn-based game where you start trading commodities between space ports to earn money, and eventually move to be the undisputed ruler of the universe. <p> The source code for TWClone is currently available through CVS at <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/twclone">http://sourceforge.net/projects/twclone</a> . <p> Email <a href="mailto:eryndil@users.sourceforge.net">eryndil@users.sourceforge.net</a> if you are interested in helping. </blockquote> | Trade Wars clone project is seeking contributors | default | |
| 2521 | -1 | 2002-05-23 18:28:09 | <img src="/images/thumbs/fb-2p-smaller.png" alt="" align="right" width="200" height="150"><em>Category:</em> Arcade<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="/images/star.gif" alt="*"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="*"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="*"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="*"> <p> <em>Description:</em> Frozen Bubble arcade game <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li> remove SDL_mixer_patched hackery, since SDL_mixer >= 1.2.2 is now available <li> adapt to new perl-SDL (which now has a working Surface::display_format) <li> fixed: sound releasing <li> added: possibility to disable sound or music independently <li> added: playlist support <li> added: on-the-fly fullscreen toggling (thx Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker) <li> fixed: absence of highscore when you finish all levels <li> added: special bubbles for colourblind people (-cb option) </ul> | Frozen Bubble 0.9.3 | updated | Frozen Bubble |
| 2522 | -1 | 2002-05-24 08:17:03 | <img src="/images/thumbs/v12.1.0.21.png" alt="" align="right" width="200" height="150"><em>Category:</em> Strategy<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#ffff80" size="-1">(not yet rated)</font> <p> <em>Description:</em> Chess game editor and ICS client <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>the chess evaluator, which replaces the XBoard engine <li> the game archive editor, which understands PGN (Portable Game Notation) <li>the ICS (Internet Chess Server) client <li> The game editor now displays the move list, the piece balance, and highlights the last move on the board. </ul> | BabyChess 12.3 | updated | BabyChess |