| newsid | userid | timestamp | news | headline | newstype | gameid |
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| 845 | -1 | 1999-11-25 13:59:37 | <em>Category:</em> Game-related Utility<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color=#ffff80 size="-1">(not yet rated)</font><p> <em>Description:</em> KSnes9x is a KDE frontend for Snes9x<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>File dialog navigation implemented <li>Double clicking now launchs a game <li>Display the current directory in the status bar <li>Corrected bug in launching a directory as it were a game <li>Profiling of options </ul> | KSnes9x 1.1 | updated | |
| 846 | 2 | 1999-11-25 14:18:12 | To everyone in the United States, I wish you a happy Thanksgiving. Canadians, I hope you had a swell Thanksgiving. Everyone else, well, happy late November! <ul> <li>This is a little late, but last weekend's <a href="http://criswell.bizland.com/fall99/11-20.html">Strenua Inertia</a> comic once again had a Linux gaming theme, specifically <a href="http://www.lokigames.com/hack/">Loki Hack 1999</a>. <li><a href="mailto:aurag@DMS.UMontreal.CA">Hassan Aurag</a> wrote in with some more nice <a href="http://www.lokigames.com">Loki</a> news: <blockquote>After the false news of a Linux Kids Game on Amazon.com, I contacted Kayt Sorhaindo from Loki and asked her about Kids Software. <p> Below is the exchange and good news for parents who use Linux at home. <p> "Dear Hassan: <p> Thank you for taking the time to write to let us know your interest in children's titles. <p> We do plan to publish children's titles next year -- more news coming soon.<br> :-) <p> Sincerely,<br> Kayt Sorhaindo<br> Loki Entertainment Software" </blockquote> <li>GA Source <a href="http://www.ga-source.com/all/news/bits/10+24+1999/11:37:5.shtml">reports</a> that NVIDIA will release a complete Linux OpenGL implementation for their latest products before the end of this year. Hmm, source or binary only? | Thanksgiving miscellany | default | |
| 847 | 2 | 1999-11-25 14:28:34 | <em>Category:</em> Strategy<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 realtime strategy war simulation - Plays Warcraft II<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Fixed bug: Computer didn't use standing workers with gold/wood. <li>Fixed bug: Unit type aren't correct counted, if present in pud. <li>Fixed bug: Income effects should now work correct. <li>Added "set" buttons to gryphon aviary,gnomish inventor,dragon roost and goblin alchemist. <li>Fixed bug: play selecting sound for goldmines... (don't know if correct) <li>Changed input handling, improved interactive handling. <li>Fixed bug: Chopping of wood on left or top map border (not 100%) <li>Fixed bug: memory corruption by big maps. <li>Fixed bug: transporter(s) has no unload buttons. </ul> | CLONE pre 1.16r2 | updated | |
| 848 | -1 | 1999-11-26 11:25:59 | <em>Category:</em> Game-related Utility<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color=#ffff80 size="-1">(not yet rated)</font><p> <em>Description:</em> mud client under KDE<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>connection wizard/profiles <li>aliases <li>delimited input for entering several commands <li>auto complete in input history <li>auto reconnect <li>copy & paste from mud window <li>ansi color customising <li>connection timer & indicator <li>command line options <li>beep when "paging" signal was sent (ascii char 007) </ul> | Kmud 0.2 | updated | |
| 849 | -1 | 1999-11-27 03:40:40 | <img src="/images/thumbs/bp.gif" align=right width=200 height=147><em>Category:</em> Arcade<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color=#ffff80 size="-1">(not yet rated)</font><p> <em>Description:</em> Arcade style jump on cubes game, X11/Qt<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <lI>user configurable key assignment <li>added graphics to the buttons <li>added save routine <li>some minor changes </ul> | Black Penguin 0.2 | updated | |
| 850 | 679 | 1999-11-27 12:56:38 | <img src="/images/thumbs/defendguin-screenshot.gif" align=right width=200 height=150><em>Category: </em> Arcade<br> <em>Description: </em> Defender clone with a Linux theme! Evil monopoly-owning aliens are out to capture friendly little penguinoids and convert them into evil mutants! Fly around, blast things and save the penguinoids. | Defendguin 0.0.0 | new | |
| 851 | 2728 | 1999-11-29 19:18:30 | <em>Category:</em> Strategy<br> <em>Description:</em> This is a rewrite of an old PC game, motti. The aim of the game is to conquer enemies' capitals. This is done by conquering enemies' territories. Encircled territories become the property of any encircling players. Each player may attack, defend, or perform a guerilla attack on his/her turn. All conquered territories become occupied, which may not be invaded on. When there are no unoccupied territories left to conquer, become all territories unoccupied again. | GNU motti 2.3.1 | new | |
| 852 | 2672 | 1999-11-29 19:18:55 | <em>Category:</em> Puzzle<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color=#ffff80 size="-1">(not yet rated)</font><p> <em>Description:</em> A small logic game for Linux and GTK.<p> <em>Changelog:</em> The hidden piece now moves, making the game a little harder Removed the irritating flickering of the game board squares Changed the menu structure a little | Triangulate 0.2 | updated | |
| 853 | 2 | 1999-11-30 09:52:30 | Markus Hadwiger wrote in to let us know about some changes at the <a href="http://www.parsec.org">Parsec</a> page. There's a new movie, a new screenshot, and some details about what the Parsec team has been working on lately. No word on when the demo, originally slated for late summer, is due. | Parsec updates | default | |
| 854 | -1 | 1999-11-30 19:50:00 | <em>Category:</em> Action<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><p> <em>Description:</em> Fast action deathmatch vs net players or bots<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>This version fixes problems with the installer. <li>DGA mouse is now the default. DGA mouse improves mouse performance quite a bit. <li>I've also turned off function guarding. This means that the game won't spit out detailed information when it crashes, but it gives a pretty decent speed up. <li>Finally, I've included Erik's optimized bit copier. This should make dedicated server performance better. </ul> | Unreal Tournament 400a | updated |