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9639 4 2009-08-30 21:33:51 <a href="/images/freecol06.jpg"><img src="/images/thumbs/freecol06.jpg" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="146"></a> <em>Category: </em>strategy<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> An Open Source implementation of Colonization. <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>fixes several bugs</ul> FreeCol 0.8.4 updated FreeCol
9640 4 2009-08-31 13:59:49 <a href="/images/dump0083.jpg"><img src="/images/thumbs/dump0083.jpg" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="150"></a> <em>Category: </em>rpg<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#FF8" size="-1"><a href="#" title="4.50"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.50" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.50"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.50" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.50"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.50" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.50"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.50" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.50"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.50" border="0"></a></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> Massively Multiplayer space game <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Raptor MkII Turbo Thrust increased from 260 to 300 <li>Added Aeolus Light Repair Module (Small port) <li>Fog sprites are no longer rendered when shaders are disabled. This speeds up clients with older video cards. <li>Disable-able turrets now emit the explosion effect to signify they are disabled. <li>A couple of lua bug fixes on both client and server. <li><a href="http://tinyurl.com/mnjr79">New HD game trailer</a></ul> Vendetta 1.8.88 updated Vendetta
9641 4 2009-08-31 16:35:34 <a href="/images/2002_12_22_080635_shot.jpg"><img src="/images/thumbs/2002_12_22_080635_shot.jpg" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="137"></a> <em>Category: </em>util<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#FF8" size="-1"><a href="#" title="4.29"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.29" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.29"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.29" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.29"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.29" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.29"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.29" border="0"></a></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> An enhanced engine for Rise of the Triad <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>bugfix release</ul> Rise of the Triad 1.1.1 updated Rise of the Triad
9642 4 2009-08-31 17:38:26 <a href="/images/screenshot-small.png"><img src="/images/thumbs/screenshot-small.png" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="153"></a> <em>Category: </em>util<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#FF8" size="-1"><a href="#" title="4.32"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.32" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.32"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.32" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.32"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.32" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.32"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.32" border="0"></a></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> Front-end for MAME on Linux <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Automatically search for sdlmame in the user's $PATH and add it <li>When adding a MAME directory, GMAMEUI will now automatically look for related directories and add them <li>Show progress bar when loading the gamelist at startup <li>Rebuilding the gamelist now automatically triggers an audit afterwards <li>Move all GMAMEUI config files to ~/.config/gmameui and ~/.config/mame to comply with XDG standards <li>Improve speed of switching between filters on the LHS and the filter buttons at the top of the gamelist <li>Remove items from the gamelist file that are not required on startup and only load them when opening the ROM Properties dialogue (this requires a gamelist rebuild) <li>Improve speed of switching between filters on the LHS and the filter buttons at the top of the gamelist <li>Prompt user to rebuild gamelist if it is out of date or missing at startup <li>Update some XMAME default values <li>Add processing of individual ROMs and SHA1 values <li>Redundant source code files have been removed <li>Completely updated translations for French (fr), German (de), Polish (pl) and Traditional Chinese (zh_TW)</ul> GMAMEUI 0.2.11 updated GMAMEUI
9643 4 2009-08-31 19:41:12 <a href="/images/screenshot00.jpg"><img src="/images/thumbs/screenshot00.jpg" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="150"></a> <em>Category: </em>arcade<br> <em>Description:</em> Ostrich Riders is a free Joust clone <p>Ostrich Riders is a free and customizable Joust clone for one or two players.<br /> Opponents come in successive waves, and the players have to destroy them in order to advance to the next wave.<br /> To get rid of an opponent, the player has to hit him while being higher as him (or the player die), and collect the generated egg. Ostrich Riders 0.6.0 new Ostrich Riders
9644 4 2009-09-01 08:59:03 <a href="/images/jag-shot4.jpg"><img src="/images/thumbs/jag-shot4.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="4.21"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.21" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.21"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.21" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.21"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.21" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.21"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.21" border="0"></a></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> 2d arcade-puzzle game like KDiamonds <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>level editor added <li>time x1.5 bonus for hard difficulty <li>tool prices changed <li>default level pack redesigned</ul> JAG 0.2.5 updated JAG
9645 4 2009-09-01 12:44:24 <a href="/images/screen04.png"><img src="/images/thumbs/screen04.png" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="150"></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> graphical fantasy-themed roguelike RPG <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>The game is now freeware.</ul> Kamyran's Eye 2 1.2 updated Kamyran's Eye 2
9646 4 2009-09-02 13:41:04 <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>The #map colour option was added to globally set the room and exits colours for the automapper. <li>The #map list command was updated to support the same arguments as #map goto and report the distance to the listed rooms. </ul> TinTin++ 1.99.7 updated TinTin++
9647 4 2009-09-02 18:08:17 <a href="/images/1.gif"><img src="/images/thumbs/1.gif" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="125"></a> <em>Category: </em>action<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#FF8" size="-1"><a href="#" title="4.32"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.32" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.32"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.32" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.32"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.32" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.32"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.32" border="0"></a></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> Roguelike variant of Wing Commander: Privateer <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Fixed a bunch of bugs. <li>Wingmen are no longer spawned on pirate bases. <li>Redid the NanoBots to make them more balanced. <li>Corrected ship armor information in the shipyard. <li>Added ship docking and boarding. </ul> Privateer: Ascii Sector 0.6 updated Privateer: Ascii Sector
9648 4 2009-09-03 07:54:44 <a href="/images/connectagram.png"><img src="/images/thumbs/connectagram.png" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="156"></a> <em>Category: </em>puzzle<br> <em>Description:</em> A word unscrambling game <p>The board of Connectagram consists of several scrambled words that are joined together. You can choose the length of the words, the amount of words, and the pattern that the words are arranged in. The game provides a hint option for times when you are stuck, and features an online word lookup that fetches the definitions of each word from www.dict.org. Your current progress is automatically saved. <p>Note that this game involves a large and varied word list, some of which may be considered inappropriate for children. You can edit the file containing the word list if you wish to remove words from your game. The location of this file varies by platform. Connectagram 1.0.0 new Connectagram