[Cialug] Native Linux Games

[David Champion]

Nathan Stien wrote:
> On 1/18/07, dave <dchampion at visionary.com> wrote:
>> p.s. If you're interested in a fun RTS / action game, try Gate88 - it's
>> cross platform Linux / Mac / Windows. Think Homeworld meets xpilot. The
>> gameplay also reminds me of Battlezone (the late '90's RTS, not the
>> original arcade game). If you're going to try the "practice" mode, set
>> the AI down really low to start with. :)
>>
>> http://www.queasygames.com/gate88/
> 
> Thanks for this link, dc!  I tried the game a wee bit and it looks
> very promising.  I don't really make time for games much anymore, but
> this looks like a nice lightweight game to get out when I've got a few
> minutes to spare.
> 
> Anybody else got some favorite linux-friendly games?  In terms of
> lightweight games, I am rather a fan of 2-D arcade shooter SolarWolf
> [1] and addictive logic game Pathological [2].  Both are packaged at
> least in Debian Sid, and probably lots of other things besides, such
> as *buntu.
> 
> [1] http://www.pygame.org/shredwheat/solarwolf/
> [2] http://pathological.sourceforge.net/
> 
> - nps
> 

This is a good resource for linux games...

http://www.linuxgames.com/

I just saw that there's a new version of Gish out. It's a really odd 
platform / puzzle game, where you play a blob.

http://chroniclogic.com/index.htm?gish.htm

-dc