| newsid | userid | timestamp | news | headline | newstype | gameid |
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| 4359 | 2 | 2004-02-02 14:21:12 | <a href="/images/space_mambow.png"><img src="/images/thumbs/space_mambow.png" align="right" alt="" width="191" height="150"></a> <em>Category: </em>emulator<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#FF8" size="-1"><font color="#FF8" size="-1">(not yet rated)</font></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> The MSX home computer system emulator that aims for perfection. <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <blockquote><i> For a full list of features, please check <a href="http://openmsx.sf.net/">our home page </a>. Some highlights of new features in this release: <ul> <li> added a Command Interface which makes controlling openMSX from an external application possible (for GUIs, launchers, debuggers, etc.) <li> added scalers and scanlines to SDLHi renderer <li> added screenshot feature <li> added more debug facilities <li> added Ren-Sha Turbo autofire support </ul> The full release notes are <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=210443">here</a>. <br> We are planning to release an official launcher/GUI, which makes use of our Command Interface, soon! </blockquote></i> | openMSX 0.3.4 | updated | openMSX |
| 4360 | 2 | 2004-02-02 17:24:50 | <a href="/images/pyddr.jpg"><img src="/images/thumbs/pyddr.jpg" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="150"></a> <em>Category: </em>arcade<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#FF8" size="-1"><a href="#" title="4.78"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.78" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.78"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.78" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.78"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.78" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.78"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.78" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.78"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.78" border="0"></a></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> A dancing game written in Python. <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>"Click only" assist ticks have been added. <li>A new grading screen with better graphics is now used. <li>Player's Best, Worst, Likes, and Dislikes are supported, and can be loaded from .CRS course files. <li>Lifebars are now animated, and changing BPMs are colored. <li> MPEG-1 movies work again. A new, more complete manual is included. <li>A "Safe Preview" mode for MP3s has been added, that should reduce the number of crashes. </ul> | pydance 0.9.0 | updated | pydance |
| 4361 | 8 | 2004-02-03 05:44:35 | <a href="/images/gearhead6.gif"><img src="/images/thumbs/gearhead6.gif" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="112"></a> <em>Category: </em>rpg<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#FF8" size="-1"><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></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> A Mech-fighting-RPG. <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>New locations, skills, quests, and mecha. <li>Several bugs have been fixed. </ul> | Gearhead 0.804 | updated | Gearhead |
| 4362 | 2 | 2004-02-03 09:05:29 | I just came across a feature at linux.about.com called <a href="http://linux.about.com/library/games/blgame_index_rpg.htm?PM=ss11_linux">1000 Linux Games</a>. It's an exact copy of the Game Tome database, right down to the category names, game descriptions and database field names. <p> Lest you think I exaggerate, please compare: <ul> <li><a target="_new" href="http://happypenguin.org/show?NetHack">NetHack@happypenguin</a> <li><a target="_new" href="http://linux.about.com/library/games/blgame_00684.htm">NetHack@about.com</a> </ul> A stunning coincidence, don't you agree? There are hundreds more such examples if you care to look further. Inexplicably, they label every game "Blockit". Perhaps they thought that would keep us from noticing the stolen content. <p> Let me repeat this: <b>linux.about.com has taken all of the Linux Game Tome's content and printed it as its own</b>. There is no mention of the Linux Game Tome, much less an attribution, anywhere on the site. <p> The maintainer of the Linux section at about.com, and presumably the person responsible for this plagiarism, is a fellow named "Juergen Haas". Actual contact details for any person at about.com are frustratingly hard to come by, but Mr. Haas can apparently be reached at <a href="mailto:linux.guide@about.com">linux.guide@about.com</a>. I have sent email to this address and every other about.com contact address I could find, but so far have received no response. If anyone out there has a clue about how to reach a real person at this company, I'd be happy to hear from you. <p> We now return to the regularly scheduled game news. <p> <b>Update: </b> I've received mail from <s>Primedia</s> About, Inc. CEO Peter Horan. He's "looking into it", and all of the offending material has apparently vanished. After 36 hours of emailing and phoning into empty space, it's nice to finally be heard! If it hadn't occurred to me to phone the Investor Relations office, I might never have learned of Mr. Horan's existence, nor received his email address. Note to About.com: post phone numbers and email addresses for <i>real people</i> on your contact page and I won't have to bother the CEO about content issues... | About.com steals from Happypenguin.org | default | |
| 4363 | 2 | 2004-02-04 07:08:17 | <a href="/images/wesnoth05.jpg"><img src="/images/thumbs/wesnoth05.jpg" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="145"></a> <em>Category: </em>strategy<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#FF8" size="-1"><a href="#" title="4.69"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.69" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.69"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.69" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.69"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.69" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.69"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.69" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.69"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.69" border="0"></a></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> Fantasy Turn-Based Strategy Game <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li> nightstalk ability <li> turn-to-stone ability <li> invisibility behaviour changed <li> dwarvish units tweaked <li> rebels can now recruit dwarves in multiplayer <li> Fencer and Duelist given skirmish ability <li> loyalists can recruit Horseman in multiplayer <li> user interface improvements <li> new music <li> many bugs fixed <li> check changelog for further information </ul> | Battle for Wesnoth 0.6.99.2 | updated | Battle for Wesnoth |
| 4364 | 2 | 2004-02-04 07:09:49 | <a href="/images/moagg.png"><img src="/images/thumbs/moagg.png" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="150"></a> <em>Category: </em>arcade<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#FF8" size="-1"><font color="#FF8" size="-1">(not yet rated)</font></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> A 2d gravity game combining the idea/fun of SpaceTaxi, GravityForce, etc ... <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>moving and destroyable tanks with different aiming strategies <li>turrets can be destroyed by ship cannon <li>SAM batteries explode when they're hit by a SAM or a ship </ul> | Mother of all gravity games 0.4 | updated | Mother of all gravity games |
| 4365 | 2 | 2004-02-04 07:23:44 | <a href="/images/screen03.jpg"><img src="/images/thumbs/screen03.jpg" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="150"></a> <em>Category: </em>action<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#FF8" size="-1"><a href="#" title="4.63"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.63" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.63"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.63" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.63"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.63" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.63"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.63" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.63"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.63" border="0"></a></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> Tilt the floor to roll a ball through an obstacle course. <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <blockquote><i> This release is a major update to Neverball. Ideas, testing, and encouragement from players, most notably Game Tome's own MehdiYM, have led to a significant expansion of the game since its 1.0 release a few months ago. Here are the highlights: <ul> <li>Added many new levels, some easier and some tougher, doubling the length of the game and bringing the level count to 50. The result is a smoother learning curve for the beginner and an extended challenge for the expert player. <li>Added a level grouping system and a group selection GUI. This will allow the easy addition of even more levels in the future. <li>Implemented some new gameplay features including switched and timed moving platforms and barriers. <li>Modified the level data structure for significantly better physics performance on lower-end processors. <li>Simplified the low res graphics settings to better scale down to lower-end video hardware. <li>Made many graphical tweaks, and added new textures and backgrounds. </ul> </i></blockquote> | Neverball 1.1.0 | updated | Neverball |
| 4366 | 8 | 2004-02-05 06:40:43 | <a href="/images/tksol.jpeg"><img src="/images/thumbs/tksol.jpeg" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="149"></a> <em>Category: </em>card<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#FF8" size="-1"><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></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> cute and multi-featured card solitaire <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>A little cheat procedure. <li>Rounded card corners. <li>Bug fix: grabbing the top of a card could also get the card beneath. <li>Beastie code tidy. </ul> | tksol 1.7 | updated | tksol |
| 4367 | 8 | 2004-02-05 06:43:10 | <a href="/images/occ.jpg"><img src="/images/thumbs/occ.jpg" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="150"></a> <em>Category: </em>board<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#FF8" size="-1"><font color="#FF8" size="-1">(not yet rated)</font></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> sophisticated human-human online chess game written in PHP. <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <br> <blockquote><i>This release features a small bugfix in the history browser which did not recognize a black pawn promotion on tile a1. More important however is the newly added undo function which allows to undo a move for 20 more minutes. Only one move may be undone. <BR><BR> Please note, that a nescessary change in the file format will lead to two problems with games created before version 1.0.10: The castling check will not work, thus castling short will not forbid castling long after that. Results may vary, so play fair! DO NOT undo a move from 1.0.9 with 1.0.10 but only moves since 1.0.10! Again, results may vary. In both cases your game will propably be screwed up. This does not apply to games created in 1.0.10.</i></blockquote> | Online Chess Club 1.0.10 | updated | Online Chess Club |
| 4368 | 8 | 2004-02-05 11:19:29 | <a href="/images/dragonisland.png"><img src="/images/thumbs/dragonisland.png" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="154"></a> <em>Category: </em>rpg<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#FF8" size="-1"><font color="#FF8" size="-1">(not yet rated)</font></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> Graphic RPG game. <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>The memory bug has been fixed. <li>There is music in the game now. <li>The prologue is shown in the start. <li>Small changes in graphics. </ul> | Dragon Island 0.03pre3 | updated | Dragon Island |