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Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 44: The Legend of Kobo gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/buil…
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 44: The Legend of Kobo
A lot of early UNIX and therefore Linux games struggled with the fact that the X toolkit was geared towards constructing staid graphical user interfaces, rather than for the speed and flexibility needed by games.Hamish (GamingOnLinux)
Descent 3: Piccu Engine is a new open source build focused on quality-of-life improvements gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/desc…
Descent 3: Piccu Engine is a new open source build focused on quality-of-life improvements
Thanks to Descent 3 being officially open source, developers can do almost anything with it now and this has given rise to the Descent 3: Piccu Engine.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Sci-fi fantasy singleplayer arena FPS 'Viscerafest' launches in April 2025 gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/sci-…
Sci-fi fantasy singleplayer arena FPS 'Viscerafest' launches in April 2025
After building up in Early Access to a Very Positive user rating, retro singleplayer arena FPS Viscerafest is going to properly launch in April 2025.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Bungie retro FPS Marathon Infinity now on Steam, whole trilogy get Steam Workshop support gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/bung…
Bungie retro FPS Marathon Infinity now on Steam, whole trilogy get Steam Workshop support
The Aleph One developers have now put all three of Bungie's (Halo / Destiny) classic FPS series on Steam with Classic Marathon Infinity now available free.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 42: Upset the Applecart gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/buil…
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 42: Upset the Applecart
While the studio's destiny would later see it become consumed by Microsoft, in its earliest days Bungie instead stayed a Mac focused development house.Hamish (GamingOnLinux)
Old School Rally now Steam Deck Verified with an impressive roadmap ahead gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/old-…
Old School Rally now Steam Deck Verified with an impressive roadmap ahead
Old School Rally released recently and it not only looks fantastic for retro rally fans, it's also now Steam Deck Verified.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Acre Crisis looks like a fun throwback to the original Dino Crisis gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/acre…
Acre Crisis looks like a fun throwback to the original Dino Crisis
Directly inspired by the visual style of classic PlayStation 1 (PS1) games, Acre Crisis has a lot of clear Dino Crisis vibes and it's out now.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Classic flash game Neon Rider returns on Steam with Neon Rider Classic gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/clas…
Classic flash game Neon Rider returns on Steam with Neon Rider Classic
Neon Rider Classic is the new and improved definitive collection of classic Flash games, Neon Rider and Neon Rider World, which were played more than 15 million times and now it's on Steam.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
The Thing: Remastered and Killing Time: Resurrected coming from Nightdive Studios gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/the-…
The Thing: Remastered and Killing Time: Resurrected coming from Nightdive Studios
Recently Nightdive Studios had another two announcements of their remasters with The Thing: Remastered and Killing Time: Resurrected.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 v1.1.0 released with a new integrated editor gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/hero…
#Retro #OpenSource #Linux
Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 v1.1.0 released
Dear fans of Heroes of Might and Magic 2 and fheroes2 project supporters! The team is excited to present to you the release of version 1.1.fheroes2 (GamingOnLinux)
Parking Garage Rally Circuit coming by dev of JellyCar with Linux / Steam Deck support gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/park…
Parking Garage Rally Circuit coming by dev of JellyCar with Linux / Steam Deck support
A game that is something of a homage to the days of the Sega Saturn, Walaber Entertainment who created the fun JellyCar series have announced Parking Garage Rally Circuit.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Pick up some classics in the Good Old Games sale at GOG gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/pick…
Pick up some classics in the Good Old Games sale at GOG
GOGception going on here. GOG (which originally stood for Good Old Games) has launched the Good Old Games sale.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Over 20 classic SNK titles just released on GOG gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/over…
Over 20 classic SNK titles just released on GOG
If you love retro gaming, you might want to hop on over to GOG as they've teamed up with SNK again to bring a bunch more classic games to your collections.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol.4 announced and coming soon gamingonlinux.com/2024/03/toap…
#Retro #ArcadeGame #Linux
Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol.4 announced and coming soon
Bitwave Games are doing it again, giving us a healthy dose of nostalgia with the Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol.4 that's due to release soon. Plus a teaser of something else to come.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 40: The Cyborg Project gamingonlinux.com/2024/03/buil…
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 40: The Cyborg Project
An action platformer first released in 1999, you play as Urban Gutter, a man taken by an evil scientist to a secret military base and changed into a cyborg against his will.Hamish (GamingOnLinux)
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 39: Beyond Heretic gamingonlinux.com/2024/03/buil…
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 39: Beyond Heretic
I stated before that neither of the contemporary HeXen ports, Linux Hexen and its fork HHexen, supported MIDI music playback through the /dev/sequencer device, but hiding on the venerable SunSITE network I found the only online trace of another early…Hamish (GamingOnLinux)
Geometry Survivor is wonderful nostalgia bait updated for the survivor-like era gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/geom…
#SteamDeck #Linux #PCGaming #Retro
Geometry Survivor is wonderful nostalgia bait updated for the survivor-like era
I have some ridiculously fond memories of playing Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved, to the point of having a mini-party with lots of us sat around an Xbox 360 blasting through high-scores. To see Geometry Survivor appear is quite a highlight.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters (open source Star Control 2) now available on Steam gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/free…
Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters (open source Star Control 2) now available on Steam
Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters, which is an open source version of the classic Star Control 2, has managed to get a Steam release from Pistol Shrimp Games.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Super Pocket Taito Edition Review - Licensed Linux Retro-gaming on a Budget gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/supe…
#RetroGaming #Retro #HandheldGaming
Super Pocket Taito Edition Review - Licensed Linux Retro-gaming on a Budget
Blaze Entertainment's latest Evercade-compatible device makes for an excellent entry to licensed emulation on Linux.Pengling (GamingOnLinux)
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 38: The Stagnant Demesne gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/buil…
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 38: The Stagnant Demesne
When I first got the original Linux port of Doom working it was done to satisfy my curiosity. This being Doom though I soon found myself drawn in, but there were some oddities I encountered.Hamish (GamingOnLinux)
AdventureQuest 8-Bit: Dungeons & DoomKnights an actual NES game now on Steam gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/adve…
#Retro #PCGaming #Linux #SteamDeck
AdventureQuest 8-Bit: Dungeons & DoomKnights an actual NES game now on Steam
AdventureQuest 8-Bit: Dungeons & DoomKnights is a really properly retro adventure, funded on Kickstarter for the NES back in 2019 it now has a fancy PC release too.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Open source re-implementation of Tomb Raider 1 (1996) TR1X gets a big bug-fix release gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/open…
#TombRaider #Retro #OpenSource
Open source re-implementation of Tomb Raider 1 (1996) TR1X gets a big bug-fix release
After adding in Linux support in the 3.0 release, the Open source re-implementation of Tomb Raider 1 (1996) project TR1X has a fresh release out with lots of bug fixes.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol. 3 announced gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/toap…
#Retro #PCGaming #SteamDeck #LinuxGaming
Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol. 3 announced
Even more classics are getting a new life on PC with the Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol. 3 announced for release on February 1st along with Linux and Steam Deck support just like the previous collections.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 reimplementation gets a new release with Flatpak support gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/jazz…
#FOSS #Retro #RetroGaming
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 reimplementation gets a new release with Flatpak support
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 is a much loved classic that continues to live on thanks to the Jazz² Resurrection project, with a new release that went live recently bringing Flatpak support.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall remake Daggerfall Unity 1.0 out now gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/the-…
#RPG #Retro #Daggerfall #FOSS
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall remake Daggerfall Unity 1.0 out now
Another really impressive project that just got a big final release is The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall game engine remake Daggerfall Unity which has hit the 1.0 meaning it's now complete!Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
ScummVM 2.8.0 released with new game support and plenty of upgrades gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/scum…
#ScummVM #Retro #RetroGaming #FOSS #Linux
ScummVM 2.8.0 released with new game support and plenty of upgrades
Just before the end of 2023 the ScummVM team released ScummVM 2.8.0 bringing with it support for running various new games along with improvements to other already supported classics.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 37: Dashing Through the Snow gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/buil…
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 37: Dashing Through the Snow
A common refrain has always been that if developers would just provide access to their source code, then the Linux community would be happy to step in and do the heavy lifting for them; and when Slingshot Game Technology decided to call our bluff and…Hamish (GamingOnLinux)
Eviternity II is a massive 36-map megawad for DOOM II gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/evit…
Eviternity II is a massive 36-map megawad for DOOM II
Not enough DOOM in your life? How about trying out the massive release of Eviternity II, a full 36-map megawad sequel to Eviternity.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Voxel Doom II gets updated with Parallax Textures gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/voxe…
Voxel Doom II gets updated with Parallax Textures
Continuing the day of DOOM announcements following the release of SIGIL II, we also have a big update to Voxel Doom II.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Check out Doom Infinite, a Doom-based FPS roguelike mod for GZDoom gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/chec…
Check out Doom Infinite, a Doom-based FPS roguelike mod for GZDoom
Tired of GZDoom mods for DOOM II just adding some maps or some gore? Be sure to take a look at Doom Infinite, which turns it into a FPS roguelike.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Dominatrix is a fresh updated port of Ritual Entertainment's SiN gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/domi…
Dominatrix is a fresh updated port of Ritual Entertainment's SiN
Remember SiN? The classic shooter from Ritual Entertainment released in 1998? Well there's a new updated port of it for modern systems.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Bzzzt is a gorgeous looking jump-dash-run retro platformer out now gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/bzzz…
#IndieGame #Retro #Linux #SteamDeck
Bzzzt is a gorgeous looking jump-dash-run retro platformer out now
Inspired by the 80s tech revolution, this beautiful pixel-art precision platformer transports you back in time with a brand new adventure, paying homage to the popular and much loved gaming designs of the past and it's out now with Native Linux suppo…Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 35: The New Stories gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/buil…
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 35: The New Stories
Just like with the original Quake, it did not take long for established publishers to seek out new and aspiring game development talent to create third party expansion content for Quake II.Hamish (GamingOnLinux)
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin finally has a release date for February 2024 gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/wrat…
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin finally has a release date for February 2024
After being in Early Access since 2019 and multiple launch windows missed, the Quake engine powered retro shooter WRATH: Aeon of Ruin finally has an actual real release date. No, I can't quite believe it either.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 34: Abusing the System gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/buil…
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 34: Abusing the System
Having already played the Abuse Linux shareware, the next step seemed to be getting my hands on the registered version. Abuse was later picked up to be published by Origin Systems and Electronic Arts in 1996.Hamish (GamingOnLinux)
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 33: I Hate Mondays gamingonlinux.com/2023/10/buil…
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 33: I Hate Mondays
After I installed the Flash Player plugin my first thoughts were of Garfield.com, an award winning website which, while a bear to navigate back in the day, was home to a wide array of Flash based games and amusements based around the titular comic ca…Hamish (GamingOnLinux)
Mini monster-catching MMO 'Familiars.io' heads to Steam gamingonlinux.com/2023/10/mini…
Mini monster-catching MMO 'Familiars.io' heads to Steam
Familiars.io is a very retro-styled mini-MMO about catching monsters and battling, and it's now heading to Steam.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
PS1 inspired survival-horror Fear the Spotlight is out now gamingonlinux.com/2023/09/ps1-…
PS1 inspired survival-horror Fear the Spotlight is out now
Fear the Spotlight from developer Cozy Game Pals is out now, inspired by the style of classic PlayStation games.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)