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3255 5149 2002-12-31 00:14:34 <img src="/images/thumbs/screen2.png" alt="" align="right" width="200" height="150"><em>Category:</em> Action<br> <em>Description:</em> This is a fighting game for Linux with many ideas from Street Fighter. It is based on another fighting game called KOF91. Torneo De Artes Marciales 20021227 new Torneo De Artes Marciales
3256 -1 2002-12-31 00:19:53 <img src="/images/thumbs/Angband.gif" alt="" align="right" width="200" height="150"><em>Category:</em> Role Playing<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <a href="#" title="4.45"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.45" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.45"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.45" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.45"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.45" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.45"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.45" border="0"></a> <p> <em>Description:</em> A graphical character-based RPG along the lines of Rogue and NetHack. <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <br> This is mainly a bugfix release. The lengthy list of changes in this version can be found <a href="http://www.thangorodrim.net//history/changes-302.html">here</a>. Angband 3.0.2 updated Angband
3257 -1 2002-12-31 00:24:35 <img src="/images/thumbs/demonpit.png" alt="" align="right" width="200" height="111"><em>Category:</em> Role Playing<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <a href="#" title="4.60"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.60" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.60"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.60" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.60"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.60" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.60"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.60" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.60"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.60" border="0"></a> <p> <em>Description:</em> ASCII-based computer rpg, most popular of the Angband variants. <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <br> This version adds a cut-down alpha port of Tim Bakers Tk patch. It also fixes a huge number of bugs in 2.7.1.<br> This version is still in the 2.7.x unstable branch, so will not be as stable as 2.6.2 However, it has many more new features. See the <a href="http://www.zangband.org/dchanges.aspx#2.7.2">changelog</a> for more details. ZAngband 2.7.2 updated ZAngband
3258 6668 2002-12-31 00:28:33 <img src="/images/thumbs/LoW.jpg" alt="" align="right" width="200" height="150"><em>Category:</em> Role Playing<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#ffff80" size="-1">(not yet rated)</font> <p> <em>Description:</em> Rewrite of Ultima Underworld II for modern architectures <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <br> Version 0.4 provides a ream of new gameplay features, including wearable items, improved user interface, performance improvements, more complete conversation support (including being given items), and working keys and locks. Labyrinth of Worlds 0.4 updated Labyrinth of Worlds
3259 2 2002-12-31 10:27:21 <img src="/images/thumbs/shot02.gif" alt="" align="right" width="200" height="125"><em>Category:</em> Action<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <a href="#" title="4.80"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.80" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.80"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.80" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.80"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.80" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.80"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.80" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.80"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.80" border="0"></a> <p> <em>Description:</em> Walk through the maps, avoid traps, kill the Bad Guys ... and try to stay alive <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <br>This version fixes various bugs and adds full sound support, including all tunes.Binaries are now available too. xrick 021212 updated xrick
3260 -1 2002-12-31 18:03:01 <img src="/images/thumbs/Decopter.jpg" alt="" align="right" width="200" height="150"><em>Category:</em> Under development - not yet playable<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#ffff80" size="-1">(not yet rated)</font> <p> <em>Description:</em> Helicopter Flight Simulation <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>landscape textures generator <li>faked physics instead broken one <li>new helicopter model </ul> Decopter 0.2.7 updated Decopter
3261 2 2003-01-01 16:50:19 We're getting <a href="http://happypenguin.org/list?sort=title">awfully close</a> to our one thousandth record in the Game Tome, and we thought it would be fitting to commemorate the occasion by honoring some of the best entries. To that end, we're happy to announce the <b>Happypenguin Awards</b>, where you, the Linux gaming community, will nominate and vote for the best Linux games in a whole bunch of exciting categories. <p> <a href="http://happypenguin.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=441">Complete details</a> are available in the <a href="http://happypenguin.org/forums/index.php?c=7">Awards Forums</a>, but I'll summarize here: Through January 10, the <a href="http://happypenguin.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=15">Nomination Forum</a> will be open, where anyone may nominate a game in a specific category. Shortly after the nomination period is over, the voting period will begin, and registered Happypenguin users may vote on the nominees and decide the winners in each category. On January 27, we will announce the winners and present them with an appropriately fancy graphic that will show the world how much the Linux gaming community loves them. <p> <ul><li><a href="http://happypenguin.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=441">Full awards details</a> <li><a href="http://happypenguin.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=15">Nominate your favorite games</a> </ul> The Happypenguin Awards default
3262 -1 2003-01-02 11:21:45 <img src="/images/thumbs/gpcs2p.png" alt="" align="right" width="200" height="150"> <em>Category:</em> Simulation<br> <em>Description:</em> GPC-Slots 2 is a more advanced gpcslots. It sports multiple slot machines and a progressive jackpot which is added to by all the machines. Vegas slots come to meet the glory of the tty! GPC-Slots 2 new GPC-Slots 2
3263 -1 2003-01-02 11:22:59 <img src="/images/thumbs/rpg1ss1.png" alt="" align="right" width="190" height="200"><em>Category:</em> Role Playing<br> <em>Description:</em> RPG1 is a text-mode console role playing game written in Perl. It features ASCII graphics provided by the ANSI::Color module, an inventory, a magic system, food depletion, killing, getting killed, a library system, and themes. It also features a top-down view orientation. RPG1 0.0.5 new RPG1
3264 6457 2003-01-02 11:25:24 <img src="/images/thumbs/Decopter.jpg" alt="" align="right" width="200" height="150"><em>Category:</em> Under development - not yet playable<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <a href="#" title="4.00"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.00" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.00"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.00" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.00"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.00" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.00"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.00" border="0"></a> <p> <em>Description:</em> Helicopter Flight Simulation <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>gcc3 compatibility <li>a lot of performance and gameplay tweaks <li>better map </ul> Decopter 0.2.8 updated Decopter