25 Best Linux Games

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday January 29, 2003 @03:23AM from the kinda-sad-actually dept.

bobz writes "The Linux Game Tome has announced the winners of the Happypenguin Awards. Games, toys and libraries in 25 different categories were nominated and voted upon by the Linux gaming community. Take a look at the best Linux gaming has to offer." Alas, no SimCity 4, and no Sims Online.

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25? by Schnapple · 2003-01-29 03:26 · Score: 3, Funny

Linux has 25 games now? I guess they all win...

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there are 26 linux games?? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-01-29 03:27 · Score: 3, Funny

Wow. But are 10 of them "moria" variants? Or are we talking about 25+ *unique* games??
1. Re:there are 26 linux games?? by bellings · 2003-01-29 03:47 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Actually, three of them are "Frozen Bubble", two are "Freeciv", two are "Quake 3 Arena", and one is the "Simple Direct Media Player Library".
  
  There are only two versions of solitaire, and one version of nethack. Rejoice!
  
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I'd rather not... by Big+Mark · 2003-01-29 03:33 · Score: 3, Funny

"Take a look at the best Linux gaming has to offer."
That'll be a stack of empty pizza boxes and a tower of coffee-stained mugs. I can see that in my room already, why'd I want to see someone else's mess?!

-Mark
I hope they included nethack by MoreDruid · 2003-01-29 03:33 · Score: 5, Funny

You turn around the corner. Your foe (Server, 58 Hp 3D1) awaits. You engage battle. You /. the server.
You gained an experience level!

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Re:Quake III still kicks ass!!!!!!!!! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-01-29 03:35 · Score: 5, Funny

And that atmosphere is.... brown.
Re:List of Award Winners by Xpilot · 2003-01-29 03:37 · Score: 3, Funny

Some of these games got the "best game" of a particular category because they are the only game in that particular category :)

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Re:Linux games vs. shareware stuff for Win by killmenow · 2003-01-29 03:46 · Score: 5, Funny

The best way to play minesweeper is to set the grid size to its max and the number of mines to its min.

This way, you have a big space with like only ten mines. A lot of times, you can clear the board with one click.

YES! New Record! One Second! Woohoo!
Er, MAME? by kahei · 2003-01-29 03:48 · Score: 4, Funny

Games available on Linux, right? So that would include every arcade game up till the late 90's, right? Unless there's a hidden rule saying the game can't be emulated or illegal...?

Samurai Shodown
Tempest
Strike Force
I, Robot
New Zealand Story
Drift Out
Metal Slug
Waku waku 7
Alien vs Predator ...why, I don't believe it's possible to pick just 25! And that's before I turn on any *console* emulators! LIFE IS TOO GOOD!

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Huge omissions by fishdan · 2003-01-29 03:57 · Score: 5, Funny

Actually, over all "su" is the BEST game ever.
Let's not forget the old classic:
cat /var/spool/mail/hotgirl | grep sex
Although I think that's probably closly followed by 2 others:
$IPTABLES -A FORWARD -i $EXTIF -o $INTIF -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT
tail - 200 access.log | grep "GET /scripts/root.exe?/c+dir HTTP/1.0"
I got a new game recently: The Oracle 9i install! I've been playing this for MONTHS now, and I'm still not sure how it's gonna turn out! I love the way you have to keep trying different things until you finally solve it! Please no spoilers!
I'm also a big fan of the "adding a non-standard serial device" game, but I'm not very good at it yet.

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The Top 3 Mac Games by Quarters · 2003-01-29 03:59 · Score: 4, Funny

Breakout, Super Breakout, ...photoshop...
Add one to the list! by teamhasnoi · 2003-01-29 04:02 · Score: 4, Funny

It's called "Get Linux Ready for the Desktop"!
You play a software programmer who has one mission: Get Linux Ready for the Desktop!
You must navigate new users, configuration scripts, unsupported printers, and obscure terminal messages!
Your enemy, BILL GATES will do anything to stop you! Beware the dreaded Intellectual Property attack, and the TOC missle! Dodge laywer after laywer who will try anything to stop you! Pick up pizzas, Mountain Dew, and Penguin Mints for extra power!
All this without a consistent user interface, and sound!
If you think your good enough to beat the 'Steve Balmer Monkey Dance' and churn out a thousand lines of code a day, you just might be ready for "Get Linux Ready for the Desktop"!
Act now, and well include a DCCS encoded bonus level: 'Shave Richard Stalman!'
You gotta be quick, you gotta be good, you gotta "Get Linux Ready for the Desktop"!
Number 26 by duckpoopy · 2003-01-29 04:02 · Score: 3, Funny

It has to be xbill.

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Re:Old by JustAnotherReader · 2003-01-29 05:21 · Score: 4, Funny

almost all these games are over a year old. If I want to play games, I'll use Windows. If I want to get work done, I'll run Linux. It just doesn't make since to use a screwdriver to pound in a nail.
No No No! You young people have no appriciation of the proper use of tools.
Screwdrivers are used to chop a mortise for a door hinge.
A chisel is for opening paint cans.
A hammer is for driving screws IN.
Pliers are for taking screws OUT.