| newsid | userid | timestamp | news | headline | newstype | gameid |
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| 905 | -1 | 1999-12-22 10:23:06 | <em>Category:</em> Cards<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> An exciting collection of 128 solitaire card games<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Implemented sound support including samples and background music <li>wrote some really fancy tree dialogs <li>added 17 new games </uL> | PySol 3.10 | updated | |
| 906 | 2 | 1999-12-22 10:35:40 | <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> id Software's venerable first true 3d game.<p> <em>Changelog:</em> The Quake source code has been GPL'ed. Hit the link below for download locations. | Quake source released under GPL | updated | |
| 907 | 2 | 1999-12-22 11:12:06 | <img src="/images/thumbs/nestra.gif" align=right width=200 height=188><em>Category:</em> Emulator<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> NEStra is a Nintendo Entertainment System emulator for X, with no sound.<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <lI>Emulate the behavior of the bits which are shared between 2005/2006 <li>Fixed the stuff that I broke in the last version <li>Fixed STA addr,X and STA addr,Y instructions <li>Added -i option to ignore unknown instructions <li>Added -s option to allocate static colormap on 8-bit displays (similar to TuxNES) <li>X11 keysym support (thanks Ben Sittler) </ul> | NEStra 0.66 | updated | |
| 908 | 2 | 1999-12-22 11:38:50 | <a href="http://www.threeaxis.com">Three Axis Interactive</a> has updated their web site with new information about two of their upcoming cross-platform games, <a href="http://www.threeaxis.com/planemaster.html">Planemaster</a> and <a href="http://www.threeaxis.com/abraham.html">Project Abraham</a>. Planemaster will be a "kid tested and Mother approved" non-violent 3D strategy game. Project Abraham will be "heart-pounding, butt-kickin', gut-wrenchin' action" and "the greatest game ever made for Linux". I can't wait! | Three Axis updates | default | |
| 909 | -1 | 1999-12-22 12:10:32 | <img src="/images/thumbs/xpuyopuyo.jpg" align=right width=121 height=200><em>Category:</em> Puzzle<br> <em>Description:</em> From the xpuyopuyo home page: <p> Xpuyopuyo is a UNIX port of a very big time sink :) . Puyo puyo is a puzzle game, somewhat like Tetris, where you strive to match up four "blobs" of the same color. Each match you make gives points, and also dumps gray rocks on the opponent which are irritating and troublesome to get rid of. Multiple matches at a time score more points, and dump more rocks on the opponent (a quintuple-match will dump around 20 rocks on the opponent, all at once). <p> We ported it overnight to Linux, so we could play whenever we felt like. The AI's evolved more slowly, over the course of a week or so. I welcome suggestions on how to make the AI's more difficult during the game; currently, they are rather easy to beat on easy level, but more difficult on hard. There are still gaping holes in the game interface which should be fixed soon. Suggestions for improvements are welcome. <p> I release this in the hopes that someone else may enjoy it. If it causes someone out their to flame/flunk out of college, then apologies but it's the game's fault, not mine :) . Additional information, documentation is available in the distribution. | Xpuyopuyo 0.2.10 | new | |
| 910 | 2 | 1999-12-22 12:32:52 | In the latest (January) print issue of <a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com">Linux Journal</a>, Jason Kroll takes a quick look at real-time strategy games for Linux. He talks about <a href="http://happypenguin.org/show?Craft">Craft</a>, <a href="http://happypenguin.org/show?freeciv">FreeCiv</a>, <a href="http://happypenguin.org/show?Anachronism">Anachronism</a>, <a href="http://happypenguin.org/show?boson">Boson</a>, and <a href="http://happypenguin.org/show?TUD%20%28The%20Urgent%20Decision%29">The Urgent Decision</a>. <p> Also in LJ, the 1999 Reader's Choice Awards are announced. The Favorite Linux Web Site award went not to happypenguin.org, the site that loves you more than all others, but to an obscure niche site called <a href="http://slashdot.org">Slash Dot</a>. Well, whoever they are, congratulations to them. The Favorite Linux Game award went to <a href="http://happypenguin.org/show?Quake%202">Quake 2</a>, with <a href="http://happypenguin.org/show?Civilization%3A%20Call%20To%20Power">Civ:CTP</a> and <a href="http://happypenguin.org/show?XBill">Xbill</a> (who woulda guessed?) in second and third places. The very cool <a href="http://happypenguin.org/show?State%20of%20Mind">State Of Mind</a> was awarded Favorite Linux Demo. | Game stuff in Linux Journal | default | |
| 911 | 2 | 1999-12-22 12:41:21 | Uncle Bob is back with a couple of holiday quickies for you: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.linuxpower.org">Linuxpower.org</a> has published <a href="http://www.linuxpower.org/display.php?id=154">an interview</a> with our pals from <a href="http://www.lokigames.com">Loki Entertainment Software</a>. The interview deviates a bit from the standard questions, so it's a good read. <p> <li>The <a href="http://gn.gameshock.com/">Great Nations</a> homepage has been updated with some bad news for Linux users: <blockquote>For those looking for the Linux version.. Sorry, but we decided to remove it from the pages, at least temporarily. But it was a very bug-filled version anyway, so the loss shouldn't be too great. </blockquote> <li><a href="mailto:jedi@penguin.lvcablemodem.com">Jedidiah</a> informs us: <blockquote> HMM3 <a href="http://www.lokigames.com/products/heroes3/">[Heroes of Might and Magic 3]</a> is shipping. I just got my copy from EB online today. </blockquote> </ul> | Thought you'd like to know... | default | |
| 912 | 2 | 1999-12-22 12:52:49 | <a href="jeg@visi.net">John Garrison</a> writes: <blockquote> I am writing to inform you that Imperial Penguin, at <a href="http://www.imperialpenguin.com">http://www.imperialpenguin.com</a> is seeking seed capital to form a video game company that produces games for Linux, and other "alternative" operating systems such as FreeBSD and BeOS as well as Macintosh and Windows. </blockquote> If you're a Linux gaming enthusiast with $2.5 million you want to put up as venture capital, get in touch with Mr. Garrison via his web site (and don't forget my finder's fee, please :) ). | Linux game company seeks venture capital | default | |
| 913 | -1 | 1999-12-22 15:34:23 | <img src="/images/thumbs/spaceplumber.gif" align=right width=200 height=125><em>Category:</em> Action<br> <em>Description:</em> Space Plumber is a first-person 3D game, that is, a game where you see what the character you are controlling sees. Your main goal is to save a sinking processing plant from being swamped by activating the water extraction pumps spread around the corridors. | Space Plumber 1.05 | new | |
| 914 | -1 | 1999-12-22 17:20:10 | <em>Category:</em> Arcade<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> A shareware, TCP/IP multiplayer Tetris-like game.<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>New game type "Hot Potato" (thanks ComDAC!). <li>New game type "Peace". <li>New game type "Blind" (thanks Anry!). <li>New game end condition "Points". <li>Display game goal at the top of the scoreboard. <li>Added "Rejoin" button in multi-player results screen. <li>Display handicap and gone indicator after player names. <li>Fixed DNS bug and shutdown bug in dedicated server (Windows). <li>Fixed bug in listing players in a public internet game. <li>QSnoop 1.1.3: - Display handicap after player name (A, M, GM, +). <li>Display new game types and end conditions. </ul> | Quadra 1.1.3 | updated |