| newsid | userid | timestamp | news | headline | newstype | gameid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 805 | 2 | 1999-11-08 17:14:40 | <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> An online role-playing world<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>changed the IP-address in the default config file to the correct one <li>adopted a new version numbering scheme that allows quick bug fix releases <li>filenames in the source distribution have been prefixed by "mc" <li>fixed a bug that caused players to end up below the landscape <li>portability fixes for the IRIX release <li>the spoken strings are now wrapped according to the screen width <li>README files have been updated and reorganized <li>free look using the mouse in the 1st person mode </ul> | Majik 3D Client 0.3.1 | updated | |
| 806 | 2 | 1999-11-08 17:23:53 | <em>Category:</em> Cards<br> <em>Description:</em> This is <a href="http://www.lokigames.com">Loki Entertainment Software</a>'s next release. With Eric's Ultimate Solitaire, you can enjoy a myriad selection of traditional and not-so-traditional games of solitaire. Choose from 23 different games, track your successes and failures, hone your thinking and strategy skills. <p> The demo version lacks the following features found in the full version: <ul> <li>Challenge Games <li>Cheating <li>Always winnable games <li>All games on the game menu <li>The ability to play as more than one player <li>Some interesting statistics </ul> | Eric's Ultimate Solitaire Demo | new | |
| 807 | 2 | 1999-11-09 11:03:46 | <a href="mailto:nbs@sonic.net">Bill Kendrick</a> wants to let everyone know that he's working on <a href="http://www.newbreedsoftware.com">New Breed Software</a>'s latest game, <a href="http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/defendguin">Defendguin</a>. As you might expect, this is a defender clone, but (naturally) you're saving penguins and fighting against a familiar-looking monopolist. | Defendguin coming soon | default | |
| 808 | 2 | 1999-11-09 11:07:36 | <em>Category:</em> Simulation<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><p> <em>Description:</em> Space oriented network game system.<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Default main menu theme touched up. <li>Fixed `transparent' pixel loading roundoff errors for loading tga files at lower depths (8, 15, and 16 bits). <li>Portions of Windows code have been inserted into the client and server code, this is strictly for Windows porters to worry about. <li>Updated Y2 support to version 2.02. Make sure you upgrade your Y package to 2.02. </ul> | XShipWars 1.21 | updated | |
| 809 | -1 | 1999-11-09 20:38:38 | <em>Category:</em> Code Library<br> <em>Description:</em> Sound server and system providing multi client and transparent network access to the sound card for applications (usually games). Client IO library is fully documented, see web page for programming info. | YIFF Sound System 2.02 | new | |
| 810 | 568 | 1999-11-10 12:26:55 | <em>Category:</em> Arcade<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color=#ffff80 size="-1">(not yet rated)</font><p> <em>Description:</em> Pacman<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Break possible with C-c. <li>The ressource-files are searched in the current directory, in the directory ~/.rc/ and in the Home-directory. <li>Cheat mode (but without entry in the highscore). <li>Two more labyrinths. <li>The Labyrinths support name and author. <li>Support of name of the player. <li>Many bugs fixed. </ul> | xpac 2.4 | updated | |
| 811 | 2 | 1999-11-11 00:31:30 | <a href="http://www.linux.com">linux.com</a> has opened their latest subsection: <a href="http://linux.com/games">games.linux.com</a>. The new section has an overwhelming Quake theme today, with a whopping five Quake-related articles, but also included are a <a href="http://happypenguin.org/show?Railroad%20Tycoon%20II">Railroad Tycoon II</a> review, and brief features on <a href="http://happypenguin.org/show?Unreal%20Tournament%20Demo%20client">Unreal Tournament</a> and <a href="http://happypenguin.org/show?Civilization%3A%20Call%20To%20Power">Civ:CTP</a>. If <a href="http://linux.com/games">games.linux.com</a> spends some attention on non-commercial games as well, I think we'll have a nice new resource on our hands! | games.linux.com opens | default | |
| 812 | -1 | 1999-11-11 11:19:35 | <img src="/images/thumbs/bumpshot1.jpg" align=right width=200 height=156><em>Category:</em> Action<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="3"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="3"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="3"><p> <em>Description:</em> A funny action game written with SDL<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>two player modes: teamwork and competition <li>new obstacle: the cannon <li>some new gfx <li>like every time a lot of small chages and bugfixes </ul> | BumpRace 1.10 | updated | |
| 813 | 2 | 1999-11-11 12:16:47 | <em>Category:</em> Arcade<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><p> <em>Description:</em> A clone of the 3D racing game WipeOut<p> Rich Jones updated the <a href="http://xracer.annexia.org/">XRacer page</a> today with some info about the state of XRacer developemnt and the recent lull in it. If you've been following the growth of this excellent 3D racing game, you might want to take a look a the update. | XRacer news | updated | |
| 814 | 679 | 1999-11-11 12:17:00 | <em>Category:</em> Action<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><p> <em>Description:</em> A fast-paced clone of Activision's "Kaboom!" for the Atari 2600.<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>High score does not count in two-player vs. mode. <li>A CPU-eating bug in the title/pause/option screens is fixed. <li>The Mad Bomber does something "special" at 10,000 points. <li>Bomb drop-rate has been tweaked. <li>You can now cross-compile it for Windows 32-bit! </ul> | Mad Bomber 0.1 | updated |