[wellylug] Linux Gaming

[Jon]

brenda wrote:

> *SWEET*
> 
> what else can anyone here recommend for linux gaming???

A very good site covering this is
   http://www.linuxgames.com/

Some games run well using Wine, such as Diablo II and Jedi Knight II.

Many commercial game shops release the Windows game and then they (or a 
third party... remember Loki anyone?) develop a Linux binary you can 
download that works with the same game data. Many are available at:
   http://www.3ddownloads.com/index.php3?directory=/linuxgames/

Neverwinter Nights - download Linux binaries from
   http://nwn.bioware.com/downloads/linuxclient.html

Most Id games have Linux binaries available. Check out
   ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/

Quake 3:
ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/quake3/linux/linuxq3apoint-1.32.x86.run

Return to Castle Wolfenstein - install 1.33 first, then 1.41:
ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/wolf/linux/wolf-linux-1.33.x86.run
ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/wolf/linux/wolf-linux-update-1.41.x86.run

Unreal Tournament:
http://www.3ddownloads.com/linuxgames/loki/patches/ut/ut-install-436.run

Space Tripper is a cool Linux game, check out the demo from:
   http://www.pompom.org.uk/

FooBillard probably comes with your distro, an OpenGL SnookerSim:
   http://foobillard.sunsite.dk/

Of course there's always xmame, the arcade machine emulator. You need to 
get ROMs from somewhere though, which is illegal unless you own the game 
(which is only likely if you run a game parlour):
   http://www.linuxgames.com/

If you're serious about Linux gaming, check out TransGaming. You can 
subscribe for USD $5 a month, and in return you get to vote for which 
games you want them to port, and can download their WineX library (Wine 
+ DirectX for Linux) and access to Linux ports of loads of recent games.
   http://www.transgaming.com/

:-)

J