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Tux Vs Clippy - New XBox Game
An anonymous reader writes "Just submitted on the XBox developers list, a new Xbox game (iso) is available. 'The battle for world dominance is raging. And now, you can play the game on your xbox(tm). Choose alliance with either Tux or Clippy, and finish the mother of all disputes right here and right now. This game is free (as in beer), and will run on any xbox that has been modified for use with the GNU/Linux operating system. The game runs on top of xbox-linux from Sourceforge's xbox-linux project.' The game features include: Industry heroes like CLIPPY, TUX, BIL, STV, RMS, LNS; Battle cries, each unique to the in-game characters, ranging from "Developers! Developers! Developers!" to "GNU!"; Anti aliased alpha-transparency graphics; Explosions." I have no idea if they're serious, and it doesn't matter.
Here's a link to the ISO. /. away!
Dl'ing at 100 KB/s now- probably not for long.
Have you been stalked by Seth today?
What does one have to do to modify an XBox to run stuff like this?
Pretty much any working mod chip would do. The only thing you need is to run unsigned applications. This CD is a live linux distribution that boots Linux on Xbox and starts the game executable... Pretty cool!
The homebrew version is a total PITA, a friend tells me. 29 wires from chip to board, and a couple of jumpers.
A better idea would be to nab one of those new no-solder chips, that just screw in. Better hurry, before M$ sues them into oblivion!
Not really. You must remember that the XBox is merely an x86-based system, so there's not much to be done to 'port' something from the very popular x86 (PC)-platform to the XBox, or to develop something for the XBox from scratch.
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Falconseye is a graphical overlay on Nethack, if you want the pretty graphics (and explosions and other sexy stuff)
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a rigged demo.
In order for Microsoft to sign a game for use on the XBox, you have to sign a contract with them and hence agree on royalties to be paid. Also, they don't sign contracts with individual developers, only publishers ... and even then only established publishers who can provide full details of the game. And it can be revoked at any point. Soo.... not going to happen.
Actually there is another chip on the market now..it requires no slodiering at all, only patience (you have to arrange some contacts in right order before attaching it...but nothing serious). You can get it for 59$ @ easybuy2000.com... More info here
Live for the present, learn from the past, and dream of the future!
Is here: http://mirror.emerus.com/tux_vs_clippy_021006.iso
/me cringes.
Do you even know anything about perl? -- AC Replying to Tom Christiansen post.
Here's a mirror.
Do you even know anything about perl? -- AC Replying to Tom Christiansen post.
Even if he hadn't trademarked it other actors wouldn't be able to call themselves Leonardo di Caprio, because Equity (the actors union) doesn't allow more than one actor with the same stage name. Thats why Michael Caine isn't acting under his real name of Maurice Micklewhite (or something like that!) there was already a Maurice Micklewhite out there!
I'd guess trademarking his name was more to do with controlling and profiting from the merchandise business for Leo.
"Linux is a serious competitor"
- Steve Ballmer, Chief Executive Microsoft Corp.
My guess is that STV is Steve Ballmer (Developers x 4), and LNS is Linus.
Here's a simular game my friend and I made sometime ago for X11 :)
http://xtux.sourceforge.net/
It has network code (should probably only be used for LAN), and a large selection of characters.
The cruel thing is we made the game to get on slashdot more than anything else (the game even includes a slashdot level) and now this comes along. My friend is going to be pissed
It's turtles all the way down.