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Tux Vs Clippy - New XBox Game

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the well-if-it-has-explosions dept.

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.

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  1. Can't be too hard to make it run on a PC by PD · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Or can it? I want this on my desktop.

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    1. Re:Can't be too hard to make it run on a PC by einhverfr · · Score: 2

      It will be once M$ invokes its copyright on the name "clippy".

      Sorry, but you can't copyright a name. That is trademark, which is different. OTOH, I think that we would all agree that "clippy" is "famous" (or make that infamous) so they might have a case ;)

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    2. Re:Can't be too hard to make it run on a PC by rodgerd · · Score: 2

      And the names you can trademark - Leonardo di Caprio (the actor who has been described as "looking like a teenage lesbian", as opposed to the other Leonardo di Caprios out there) owns the name as a trademark. Too bad if anyone else with the same name want to be an actor...

    3. Re:Can't be too hard to make it run on a PC by dreamfactory · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Would you really want to? I mean, this game is pretty poor if you need to bring it out on the xbox. I mean MS are already annoyed about it being chipped/linux'd. But what do we do? Instead of making ourselves look mature and putting out a decent game, we have to bring out silly games like this that give the whole linux scene some very bad light. Now if the game tuxracer was made to run a decent frame rate on the xbox then great, but this game is just another 'wait until we grow up .. we hate m$... we are leet..'

      Stuff like this really shows the immaturity of some of the linux community.

    4. Re:Can't be too hard to make it run on a PC by tubabeat · · Score: 3, Informative

      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.

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    5. Re:Can't be too hard to make it run on a PC by BluBrick · · Score: 5, Insightful
      An old joke comes to mind here:

      Lone Ranger (pressing his ear to the ground):
      Uh-oh! Indians headed this way, lots of Indians. It looks like we're in trouble, Kemosabe!

      Kemosabe:
      Who's we, white man?


      While you have a good point about the merits of this game, your attitude is one the main reasons that corporations such as MS have problems dealing with "The Linux Community". The community is not a single entity with a central steering committee. In other words, we did not release this game.

      And besides, do you really think that Linux users are the only ones to release games displaying poor taste or immature humour? What about all the really silly Flash games (or whatever they are) that crapflood mailboxes the world over, like the Frog in a blender game? Do you believe that anyone really thinks that those games are released by "The Windows Community"? If not, then why would anyone think that the Tux Vs Clippy game is release by the Linux community?

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    6. Re:Can't be too hard to make it run on a PC by Bobzibub · · Score: 2

      Oh pshaw.
      It is only a cute little game!

      count to ten.

      Relax!
      -b

    7. Re:Can't be too hard to make it run on a PC by sg_oneill · · Score: 2

      Doubt it. Microsoft tend to back off on "activistic" stuff. They have learned the hard way (And no doubt are aware of McLibel) that picking on little folk tend to get them bad press. This really isn't important to them . Remember X-bill? Loadsa ripped logos.

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    8. Re:Can't be too hard to make it run on a PC by anonymous+loser · · Score: 2
      Instead of making ourselves look mature and putting out a decent game

      You are talking about the same platform with titles such as DOA Xtreme Beach Volleyball (I actually saw a Japanese advertisement that promoted its "realistic [breast] motion") and BMX XXX. I doubt this is going to lower the maturity level any more.

  2. Wow by Junky191 · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is quite possibly the nerdiest thing I have ever heard of. Dorkahedrons unite!

  3. Modified XBox by extagboy · · Score: 2

    What does one have to do to modify an XBox to run stuff like this?

    1. Re:Modified XBox by PineGreen · · Score: 5, Informative

      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!

    2. Re:Modified XBox by extagboy · · Score: 2

      How much of a bitch is installing the mod chip? I've read a bit about doing it for the playstation and that seems to be a bit too much soldering for me. Is the XBox any easier?

      Thanks for the info!

    3. Re:Modified XBox by kableh · · Score: 5, Informative

      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!

  4. Weird by flewp · · Score: 5, Funny

    that the penquin is shooting X-Box logos to destroy Clippy. It should be shooting copies of Outlook around if it wants to cause some damage.

    So, anyone got some better links? The one provided is pretty slim on details.

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    1. Re:Weird by ProfMoriarty · · Score: 2
      It should be shooting copies of Outlook around if it wants to cause some damage.

      Everybody knows that Outlook is quite powerful, but totally defenseless against the virii-counter attack.

      Now if you could just shoot BSoD Missles ...

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  5. Link to the ISO by Drunken+Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    Here's a link to the ISO. /. away!
    Dl'ing at 100 KB/s now- probably not for long.

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    1. Re:Link to the ISO by leviramsey · · Score: 2

      Hmmm... I propose that, in order to demonstrate the power of Slashdot, we slashdot SARA into oblivion!

  6. Shit... by Dark+Lord+Seth · · Score: 5, Funny

    As usual, the best games are only released on a console...

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  7. Not all free OS games are lame. by grumpygrodyguy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This post is in anticipation of all the Tux Racer flames etc....so for the nay sayers who mock OS games, I invite you to try NetHack.

    If you've never played this game before you will notice that the graphics are a bit...dated...but just try it for a few hours. You might very be surprised.

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    1. Re:Not all free OS games are lame. by Bartab · · Score: 5, Informative

      Falconseye is a graphical overlay on Nethack, if you want the pretty graphics (and explosions and other sexy stuff)

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    2. Re:Not all free OS games are lame. by AvitarX · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Falcons eye looks good, but is still would classify as "dated" in my book.

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  8. Here's the meteor combo by xcomputer_man · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you press down-left-down-right and then press X three times rapidly, clippy will grow to ten times his normal size and say:

    "IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE WRITING A LETTER!"

    Tux will then explode into tiny little fragments.

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    1. Re:Here's the meteor combo by PissingInTheWind · · Score: 2

      Having an opinion about Microsoft's products without having ever used one of them would be pretty stupid.

      So yes, I think you can assume a lot of people here have used MS Office.

      BTW, Word is great, Excel is great too, Access is a joke, Outlook is hilarious and Clippy asking you stupid questions is a fuckin pain in the ass.

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    2. Re:Here's the meteor combo by MoneyT · · Score: 5, Funny

      The greatest question ever asked by clippy

      (with apologies to kordy)

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    3. Re:Here's the meteor combo by RzUpAnmsCwrds · · Score: 2

      Come on... that screenshot is lame. They didn't even take the time to doctor it correctly (They are running Office 2000 but have the Office 97-style assistant).

    4. Re:Here's the meteor combo by Ctrl-Z · · Score: 3, Funny


      I tried that, but all I got was "Nothing happens." Am I doing something wrong?

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  9. An older rivalry by CaptTrips · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can I get the Mozilla lizard versus Netscape Lizard versus rotating Earth from I.E. versus AOL spinner in a WWF smack down limited edition?

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  10. Developers developers developers developers by httpamphibio.us · · Score: 4, Funny

    Arrraarrrrahhhh!!!!

    Developers developers developers developers

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  11. Wow... I'm impressed by Ted_Green · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Not only have they created an unauthorized X box game. They've done so using Microsoft's mascot.

    I wonder how many minutes until the cease and desist letter.

    1. Re:Wow... I'm impressed by praxim · · Score: 2, Funny

      I'd have quite a laugh if MS sued to maintain their exclusive rights to Clippy.

    2. Re:Wow... I'm impressed by thelexx · · Score: 5, Insightful

      I don't know, seems as though this game would qualify as satire and be protected.

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    3. Re:Wow... I'm impressed by freeweed · · Score: 2

      Yeah, and you'd think personal backups would qualify as "fair use". Or that academic lectures would qualify as "free speech"...

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  12. Question? by ilyag · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you choose to paly as Clippy, does it tell you:

    "Are you SURE you want to play as Clippy"?

    1. Re:Question? by Raven42rac · · Score: 3, Funny

      or will it say "get started playing clippy"

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    2. Re:Question? by sconeu · · Score: 2

      No, it says, "I see you're trying to play as Clippy! Would you like some help?"

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  13. nooooo. not clippy! by Nevrar · · Score: 2, Funny

    ok. no offense to the game writers (it looks like a cool game), but if I so much as glimse a clippy then my blood pressure rises, and I see quite clearly how someone can suddenly turn into a psychopathic killer. Which may help me playing the game of course, but then again, I might finally lose it. :)

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  14. What does it cost to sign it? by Gerry+Gleason · · Score: 2
    I presume that to publish a signed app, you have to pay MS a large sum of money? Is it one-time or per game sold? What if you give them away?

    Would this game work if you did? Do you need MS dev tools, or what? Slashdot wants to know.

    If it's a one-time cost, I bet the funds could be raised to do it. There must be a way to drive a truck through the Xbox business model with this sort of think.

    By the way, I think this is very cool, but I don't have or want an Xbox, so I don't care that much.

    1. Re:What does it cost to sign it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

      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.

  15. It looks like you're trying to fire a missile. by Anonnymous+Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Would you like some help with that?

  16. Re:GNU on X-Box? by Elledan · · Score: 2, Informative

    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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  17. Trouble playing RMS... by stefanlasiewski · · Score: 5, Funny

    I tried playing the RMS character, but I couldn't figure out if 'Escape-Ctrl-Shift-S Ctrl-Alt-Escape-T' meant "Shoot Target" or "Highlight Region and Step-on Toe".

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  18. TDR? by mirabilos · · Score: 2, Funny

    Theo deRaadt? Yay, I know why he isn't in.

    He's biking and doing other physical stuff all day
    when other people sleep, thus he's fitter than the
    rest (RMS stumbling over his beard, or TUX just
    fatly waddling around, waiting febblemindedly(sp?)
    grinning for the daemon's fork to impale him.

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  19. How hard is the Linux version? by Gerry+Gleason · · Score: 2

    I hope this is the easier port. Since it runs in Linux on the Xbox, does that make a native Linux port easier than the Windows port? I don't game much, but I need something after I get bored with xbill.

  20. NO SOLDERING NECESSARY! by cybercomm · · Score: 5, Informative

    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

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  21. Re:This is what happened right before Dreamcast di by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yeah, based on Microsoft's cash position, they can only lose money on the XBox for roughly 1000 more years, before they'll be forced to pull the plug.

  22. Re:Uhh... by ActiveSX · · Score: 5, Interesting
    With some crafty loopback skillz, I figured out that it is binary compatible, but sadly I don't have framebuffer device support in my kernel, so the game won't run. I really don't feel like going through the trouble. But, if you do have fb support, here's what I did to get it kinda running:

    1. Download the iso
    2. mount -t iso9660 -o loop tux_vs_clippy_021006.iso /mnt/loop
    3. mount -t iso9660 -o loop /mnt/loop/rootfs /mnt/loop2
    4. cp -r /mnt/loop2/usr/local/xgame /usr/local
    5. export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/xgame/lib/xgame
    6. chmod 777 /usr/local/xgame/run/log (or run it as root, but that's not really a good idea)
    7. /usr/local/xgame/bin/xgame
    You're on your own after that point, sorry.
  23. Mirror by emmons · · Score: 2, Informative

    Is here: http://mirror.emerus.com/tux_vs_clippy_021006.iso

    /me cringes.

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  24. mirror by emmons · · Score: 2, Informative

    Here's a mirror.

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  25. Re:Why not ESR? by Yorrike · · Score: 4, Funny
    Where the hell is Steve Jobs in this mess? I want to see how well his gun interfaces work: "No, no, no. The trigger should be on the top of the gun, that way it's easier to get to. Paint it blue too. With slowy pulsating lights."

    I also hope the GNU weapons evolve to fit the situation.

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  26. Re:ah, evolution by daeley · · Score: 3, Funny

    Only problem is it will released on Mac 6 months later with no multiplayer or level editing capabilities. ;)

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  27. Great news by nelsonal · · Score: 2

    Finally all the MS haters will have another game to play, I would guess that they were getting pretty tired of xBill.

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    1. Re:Great news by Bram+Stolk · · Score: 3, Insightful

      No, it is not exclusively m$ bashing.
      This game is totally unbiased, as you
      can play both sides. There is no advantage
      in playing tux over playing clippy.

      This is a symmetrical game.

      Bram Stolk

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  28. ducks? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, they are both mallardjusted.

  29. MS started this, not Linux by Gerry+Gleason · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Gates makes it a war, but we will fight it on our own terms. Isn't choosing the battlefield one of the key points in "The Art of War"?

    I think it shows that the community knows how to have fun and laugh at itself. This is a good thing. Coolness is not all about flashy looks and high frame rates. Besides, I'm sure these things can be improved. Is it free source as well as being freely available?

    1. Re:MS started this, not Linux by Martin+Marvinski · · Score: 3, Funny

      'This game is free (as in beer)'.

      Where do you get free beer? The last time I checked, beer costs money...unless of course you are a hot chick..

    2. Re:MS started this, not Linux by Dalcius · · Score: 4, Insightful

      "As for the war analogy... I hardly see how yetanother make fun of MS game is going to help. I tend to agree with the parent.. it makes the community look cheap and childish."

      From the bottom of the Tux vs. Clippy website:

      [Note to the people who think this is plain microsoft bashing: it is not. This game is totally symmetrical, there is no advantage of playing tux over playing clippy, and it pokes fun at both sides.]

      You say read the article. I say to you, "Read the link." =)

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      But it does prove a point.. your topic that is. 'MS started this'... iow.. 'they did it!!! it's their fault!!'. This to me reeks of recess."

      While calling names (E.G. "Micro$oft Winblows" or "GPL is a cancer and anti-American") is pointless, it's understandable. Microsoft made bad software. That's fact. These days, while their software is better (IMO), they're making direct attacks on Linux and the GPL and spreading FUD.

      From Microsoft's point of view, Linux is something it can't buy-out or under-cut. Marketing and legal issues are it's only weapons. They feel threatened, and the GPL goes against what they feel makes America great (so I assume anyway). Sure they'll throw out some mud.

      Both sides are guilty. However, while Ballmer insults Linux, he spends the rest of his time trying to put more control in the hands of Microsoft. While Joe Linux insults Microsoft, he's out there writing free software.

      Immaturity will find its way into anything. It's the rest of the story that counts.

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    3. Re:MS started this, not Linux by Gerry+Gleason · · Score: 2
      How insightful that you could figure me out from such a short comment.

      If only Billy boy were so insightful, then maybe he would go on with his plan to own the world and ignore us like he did before. Not that it would make much difference, just it would be a lot more peaceful during the transition.

      In all likelyhood, the way they fight probably hastens their demise.

    4. Re:MS started this, not Linux by Dalcius · · Score: 2

      "Actually I did read the link.."

      I read a bit later down that the webmaster added that part later. Sorry! =\

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      "Point being.. does it even matter if the game pokes fun of linux equally if that isn't the side the players bother with?"

      If a book is unbiased but the readership isn't, does that make the author guilty of being biased? =\

      I will agree that this is a bit lopsided. I'm sure that while the surface is nice and kosher, the intent was to poke fun at Microsoft. However, I think this is a mature way of doing it. Yes, I said mature. =)

      Think about all the satire you've laughed at in your life. I could probably call most of it immature. But it's just that -- satire. It has a lot of truth in it, but we realize that in the end it doesn't matter. I might think pages making fun of NT (check that link, hilarious IMO =D ) are hilarious, but I don't use it and I don't make it a crusade to bring NT down. I just push up Linux.

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      "And I see no reason to drop to their level."

      Again, I take this as typical satire. This is "Laugh, It's Funny", not "WINBLOZE SUX0RS!" to me.

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      "I think it's already been proven we can't beat them at their game... I also think it's been proven we don't have to play their game."

      Agreed. But again (-1 Redundant), I take this as satire, not FUD or flames.

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      "I wish this were the case.. but it isn't. Joe Linux can't write software any better then Joe Windows.. this is why we call him Joe :)"

      Very true. Microsoft hires some of the best in the business. However, bad management who has priorities such as clippy (no pun intended) prove that good programmers can still produce buggy software.

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      "It's been a long time since one could assume the average linux user was a programmer. At best they know a tiny bit of perl.. at worst, well hey.. you don't need to know much to install a linux system these days.. isn't that the point?"

      Yes, very true. I was generalizing it when I said Joe Linux is writing free software. However, many of the people that you see making fun of Microsoft (in satirical ways) are the Joe's I'm talking about. Many of the rest are just trolls, but they go where the food is anyway.

      I think I've made my point. I'd love to get more feedback. =)

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  30. no... by BaconLT · · Score: 2, Funny
    No, it gives you a blue screen and says:

    General Protection Fault at...
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    1. Re:no... by Raven42rac · · Score: 2

      Fatal Exception at ex43009xba

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  31. No, Its GNULinux by Billly+Gates · · Score: 2
    Thats GNULinux you insenstive clout! Geesh. How many times do I have to tell people THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS LINUX! Only GnuLinux. Lets all say it together now. gnulinux gnulinux. Good.

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  32. For the less-l33t by Have+Blue · · Score: 2

    Some of those names are obvious, but who are STV and LNS? (and should BIL have 2 Ls, or is that yet another name I don't know?)

    1. Re:For the less-l33t by mrseigen · · Score: 2, Informative

      My guess is that STV is Steve Ballmer (Developers x 4), and LNS is Linus.

    2. Re:For the less-l33t by freeweed · · Score: 2

      I guess I'm the only one who thought STV would be Steve Jobs, if the intent is to poke fun at the computer industry as a whole...

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  33. Sure, that was LOTD by iamr00t · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I hope i can put some life into it by posting here
    The game!

  34. No...oooooooooo! Not Nethack! by pq · · Score: 5, Funny
    Don't touch Nethack - just don't do it.

    It looks lame and silly to begin with, and you play a few rounds with a casual "Oh what's the harm" shrug - and before you know it, sunlight makes you blink, your girlfriend has dumped you, you have no friends, no job, no life, and you're gibbering in your sleep about invisible stalkers and the horror of Demogorgon.

    When you have dreams in ascii (I speak from experience), with a solitary "@" surrounded by h and & and D and L and you're running low on your ! and / and ?, and you wake up in a cold sweat, you'll realize it's not worth it. If it were simply the best strategy / role playing game there was, that would be one thing, but Nethack is an addiction.

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    1. Re:No...oooooooooo! Not Nethack! by dasunt · · Score: 4, Funny

      Hey now, the h was my pet. Or perhaps I was its pet. Anyways, it was great, killing most things in one round by brainlessness. 20 @'s finally took it out. Oh well, a ?SoG dipped into a !PoHW removed all of the non-friendly h's from the game shortly thereafter.

      Also had a grey D for awhile but a a blue T finally killed it on its third ressurection. Died over water, so I didn't even have a chance to get the raw materials for a [GDSM. Oh well, that's what a /WoW is for. Well, for that, and a blessed (MM to write myself another ?SoG to take out all those nasty L's.

      This, btw, makes perfect sense to those who play. This is why you shouldn't start playing.

  35. contradictory? by phorm · · Score: 2

    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.

    Note to the people who think this is plain microsoft bashing: it is not. This game is totally symmetrical, there is no advantage of playing tux over playing clippy, and it pokes fun at both sides
    Isn't the fact that you have to run linux on the Xbox somewhat of a bash? Or is it equivilent because you are using MS hardware and Linux O/S?

    The programmers *must* have put some anti-MS easter eggs in there though, how could they resist?

    Does clippy have the patented MS "Blue Screen of Death" attack? - phorm

  36. Re:whys it only running on an xbox? by Dalcius · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, I'm working on a patch for Open Office and AbiWord.

    Tux waddles onto the screen:
    "Hi! If you need any help, RTFM! Have a nice day!" ...and waddles off again.

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  37. Re:This is what happened right before Dreamcast di by Dalcius · · Score: 2

    I doubt Ballmer is the type of guy to blow money on the XBox and not make any back. ...though it might be just me.

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  38. Re:whys it only running on an xbox? by Dalcius · · Score: 2

    This was a joke....

    I'm a big Linux and OSS advocate... see my profile.

    come on! =)

    Laugh. It's Funny (TM).

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  39. Re:This is what happened right before Dreamcast di by freeweed · · Score: 2

    Yeah, but SEGA was in a lot worse financial shape than Microsoft has been since, oh, say 1982.

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  40. For all you PC users by bug_hunter · · Score: 4, Informative

    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 :)

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  41. Re:Why not ESR? by bug_hunter · · Score: 2

    I worked on pretty much the same kind of game for any X11 system http://xtux.sourceforge.net/
    I was putting in Bill Gates, Linus and Jobs. The main problem was, at 64x64 pixels they pretty much look identical. Same build, near same bad haircut.
    Creepy.

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  42. Re:What about PlayStation? by Bartmoss · · Score: 2

    Well the point is that once you get the XBox to do normal PC things, what you have is a really cheap multimedia PC. So it kinda makes sense.

  43. http://www.xbill.org/ by jlv · · Score: 2

    If you don't have an Xbox and want to fight out the battle for world dominance, just get xbill!

  44. Sweet! by theLOUDroom · · Score: 2

    Woah! I didn't eve n know I had this installed on my machine.
    Damn redhat's menu's suck.
    I am now very amused :)

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