| newsid | userid | timestamp | news | headline | newstype | gameid |
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| 9609 | 4 | 2009-08-24 09:13:13 | <em>Category: </em>code<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#FF8" size="-1"><a href="#" title="4.28"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.28" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.28"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.28" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.28"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.28" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.28"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.28" border="0"></a></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> A set of Python modules for creating games in Python <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>many, many fixes and improvements. <li>bug fixes for backwards compatibility issues introduced in pygame 1.8.x series. old games like solarwolf and libraries like PGU work again. <li>experimental camera webcam module (still in development). <li>experimental midi module based on portmidi and pyportmidi (99% complete). <li>experimental gfxdraw module based on SDL_gfx (including AA circles, textured polygons and other goodness). <li>python3, and python3.1 support mostly completed. Some modules still remain to be completed - but mostly it's working. <li>nokia mobile phone s60 support. <li>improved OSX support (dropped pyobjc dependency, improved installer, sysfont now works on OSX). <li>pygame.examples + pygame.tests included with pygame. This makes testing easier, and also makes learning pygame more fun and easy. <li>cleanup of examples, and addition of new examples. <li>new tools to aid in development of pygame itself, better compilation documentation. <li>py2app, and py2exe support improved.</ul> | Pygame 1.9.1 | updated | Pygame |
| 9610 | 4 | 2009-08-24 10:09:25 | <a href="/images/MartinBalcomb18_sm.jpg"><img src="/images/thumbs/MartinBalcomb18_sm.jpg" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="122"></a> <em>Category: </em>simulation<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#FF8" size="-1"><a href="#" title="4.34"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.34" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.34"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.34" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.34"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.34" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.34"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.34" border="0"></a></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> X-Plane is a very realistic flight simulator <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Bug fixes</ul> | X-Plane 9.31 RC 1 | updated | X-Plane |
| 9611 | 4 | 2009-08-24 11:04:32 | <a href="/images/JMUD.png"><img src="/images/thumbs/JMUD.png" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="156"></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> JamochaMUD is an open source MUD/Muck client written in Java. <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>This release implements a fix for SOCKS connections. <li>JamochaMUD will now give more informative messages when it fails to connect to a server. <li>Automatic login for characters has been fixed after it was inadvertently disabled in a previous release.</ul> | JamochaMUD 4.2 | updated | JamochaMUD |
| 9612 | 4 | 2009-08-24 12:06:27 | <a href="/images/quakelive.jpg"><img src="/images/thumbs/quakelive.jpg" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="125"></a> <em>Category: </em>action<br> <em>Description:</em> A free, fast, browser based multiplayer shooter <p>Quake Live is a free, fast paced, continuously updated multiplayer shooter from id Software that runs in your web browser. Based on Quake III Arena and its expansion, Quake Live adds engine updates, a graphics polish, rebalancing, more gametypes, new maps, statistics and achievement tracking, and social networking. Quake Live is completely free and does not require Quake III to play. | Quake Live 0.1.0.256 | new | Quake Live |
| 9613 | 4 | 2009-08-24 16:02:06 | <a href="/images/err.jpg"><img src="/images/thumbs/err.jpg" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="151"></a> <em>Category: </em>strategy<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#FF8" size="-1"><a href="#" title="4.16"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.16" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.16"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.16" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.16"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.16" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.16"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.16" border="0"></a></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> opensource realtime strategy game <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Fixed bug in creature behaviour. <li>Fixed bug in handling corrupt map files. </ul> | Quantum 1.33 | updated | Quantum |
| 9614 | 4 | 2009-08-24 17:20:16 | <a href="/images/hatari.png"><img src="/images/thumbs/hatari.png" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="150"></a> <em>Category: </em>emulator<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#FF8" size="-1"><a href="#" title="4.28"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.28" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.28"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.28" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.28"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.28" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.28"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.28" border="0"></a></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> Atari ST emulator <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>This version brings you a basically working DSP 56k emulation which is required for many Falcon games and demos. <li>Major rewrite of the ST shifter emulation (better overscan & sync-scrolling) <li>More precise Blitter timings <li>Multiple partitions support for GEMDOS hard disk emulation <li>Bug fixes for GEMDOS HD emulation Fopen and Fseek calls <li>The built-in debugger has been greatly extended. <li>Reworked the main dialogue of the GUI and split the disk dialogue into two separate dialogues, one for floppy setup and one for hard disk setup <li>New atari-hd-image.sh script for creating HD image files <li>Added Python GUI and CLI interfaces for Hatari to the main repository </ul> | Hatari 1.3.0 | updated | Hatari |
| 9615 | 4 | 2009-08-25 06:25:03 | <a href="/images/tintin.jpg"><img src="/images/thumbs/tintin.jpg" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="171"></a> <em>Category: </em>rpg<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#FF8" size="-1"><a href="#" title="4.44"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.44" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.44"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.44" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.44"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.44" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.44"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.44" border="0"></a></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> TinTin++ is a mud client that runs in console mode. <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Adds support for a desc, area, and note field to rooms in the auto mapper. <li>The fields can be set and retrieved with the #map set and get commands. <li>Additionally #map goto and #map find take multiple optional arguments to match the room's exits besides the room name, as well as the room's exit, area, and note field.</ul> | TinTin++ 1.99.6b3 | updated | TinTin++ |
| 9616 | 4 | 2009-08-25 07:09:12 | <a href="/images/zaz-2009-08-21.png"><img src="/images/thumbs/zaz-2009-08-21.png" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="160"></a> <em>Category: </em>arcade<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#FF8" size="-1"><a href="#" title="4.26"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.26" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.26"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.26" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.26"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.26" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.26"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.26" border="0"></a></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> Zaz ain't Z*** - Beacuse hackers need to play with balls too <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>fixed video initialization for desktops running 16bit colours <li>fixed mouse grabbing while exporting video - you can now do something else while exporting unless you're running fullscreen <li>added lives (extra life every 10000 pts) <li>added check for existence of install dir - if not found tries to use ./data <li>added startup progress indicator <li>added level browser <li>added time in levels and time bonus if you're quicker <li>added 4 new levels <li>fixed quite a few nasty bugs </ul> | Zaz 0.2.8 | updated | Zaz |
| 9617 | 4 | 2009-08-25 08:36:15 | <a href="/images/tmt.jpg"><img src="/images/thumbs/tmt.jpg" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="150"></a> <em>Category: </em>action<br> <em>Description:</em> Too Many Ninjas remake <p>Homepage of this game is Polish, so that wont be useful for most people. Here you can read description in English. So... the game is inspired by "Too Many Ninjas". All you have to do is reflecting blasters aimed at you with your lightsaber, using arrows on your keyboard. You can help yourself with a shield (left ctrl) or bullet time (left alt). Enjoy ;) There is also Windows version on the Polish homepage. | Too Many Troopers 0.4 | new | Too Many Troopers |
| 9618 | 4 | 2009-08-25 11:26:58 | <a href="/images/Celestia.jpg"><img src="/images/thumbs/Celestia.jpg" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="150"></a> <em>Category: </em>simulation<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#FF8" size="-1"><a href="#" title="4.56"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.56" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.56"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.56" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.56"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.56" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.56"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.56" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.56"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.56" border="0"></a></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> Free real-time space simulation <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Planetshine added <li>Globular clusters added <li>New sky grids <li>Updated star catalogues <li>Selection cursor <li>Triaxial ellipsoids <li>Orbit colour <li>Dwarf planets <li>New reference marks <li>Updated Cassini mission <li>Updated ISS model <li><a href="http://www.shatters.net/celestia/features/160-features.html">Page explaining the new features</a></ul> | Celestia 1.6.0 | updated | Celestia |