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.

Comments

Can't be too hard to make it run on a PC

[PD]

Or can it? I want this on my desktop.

Re:Can't be too hard to make it run on a PC

[dreamfactory]

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.

Re:Can't be too hard to make it run on a PC

[tubabeat]

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.

Re:Can't be too hard to make it run on a PC

[BluBrick]

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?

Wow

[Junky191]

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

Weird

[flewp]

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.

Link to the ISO

[Drunken Coward]

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

Shit...

[Dark Lord Seth]

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

Re:Modified XBox

[PineGreen]

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!

Not all free OS games are lame.

[grumpygrodyguy]

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.

Re:Not all free OS games are lame.

[Bartab]

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

Here's the meteor combo

[xcomputer_man]

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.

Re:Here's the meteor combo

[MoneyT]

The greatest question ever asked by clippy

(with apologies to kordy)

Re:Here's the meteor combo

[Ctrl-Z]

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

An older rivalry

[CaptTrips]

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?

Developers developers developers developers

[httpamphibio.us]

Arrraarrrrahhhh!!!!

Developers developers developers developers

Re:Modified XBox

[kableh]

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!

Wow... I'm impressed

[Ted_Green]

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.

Re:Wow... I'm impressed

[thelexx]

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

Question?

[ilyag]

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

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

Re:Question?

[Raven42rac]

or will it say "get started playing clippy"

It looks like you're trying to fire a missile.

[Anonnymous Coward]

Would you like some help with that?

Trouble playing RMS...

[stefanlasiewski]

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".

NO SOLDERING NECESSARY!

[cybercomm]

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

Re:Uhh...

[ActiveSX]

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.

Re:Why not ESR?

[Yorrike]

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.

Re:ah, evolution

[daeley]

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

Re:Great news

[Bram Stolk]

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

MS started this, not Linux

[Gerry Gleason]

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?

Re:MS started this, not Linux

[Martin Marvinski]

'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..

Re:MS started this, not Linux

[Dalcius]

"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." =)

---
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.

No...oooooooooo! Not Nethack!

[pq]

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.

Re:No...oooooooooo! Not Nethack!

[dasunt]

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.

Re:whys it only running on an xbox?

[Dalcius]

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.

For all you PC users

[bug_hunter]

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 :)