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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: TheKnifeThrower on 21 June 2003, 17:48

Title: Games
Post by: TheKnifeThrower on 21 June 2003, 17:48: About 2 weeks ago I got my copy of mandrake linux 9.1. It rocks and I want to use it more often but there are some things which mean I sometimes have to use windows.

I have some games which were designed for windows. Is there a free product which allows me to play these games in linux. Don't say wine because it sucks.

And that's about it. Can you people help me.
Title: Games
Post by: JH on 21 June 2003, 18:58: quote:
Don't say wine because it sucks

Any emulator sucks. That's it. Especially treating windows games - direct hardware access, semi-closed API, using windows bug-features, so there's nothing to expect. Play Linux games or keep dual-booting.

Anyway emulators is a BAD thing.
Title: Games
Post by: TheKnifeThrower on 21 June 2003, 20:03: In case you are wondering, the games I am referring to are GTA3, GTA Vice City, UT2003, Sim city 4, Desperados...
Title: Games
Post by: TheQuirk on 22 June 2003, 02:00: I belive UT2k3 has a Linux port right on the CD--search google. As for the other games, VMWare may be your ticket (if your computer is powerful enough).
Title: Games
Post by: TheKnifeThrower on 22 June 2003, 02:10: quote:
Originally posted by TheQuirk:
I belive UT2k3 has a Linux port right on the CD--search google. As for the other games, VMWare may be your ticket (if your computer is powerful enough).

The UT2K3 linux port is only for the server version of UT2003. So I can run a server on my linux box but cant play the game.

And Is VMWare free? If it isn't then I'll just have to download a copy using kazaa lite.
Title: Games
Post by: TheQuirk on 22 June 2003, 03:30: It isn't free, but you can download an evaluation copy off of their site. Google it.
Title: Games
Post by: emh on 23 June 2003, 06:08: You can get a CVS version of WineX from here somewhere:

http://www.transgaming.com (http://www.transgaming.com)
Title: Games
Post by: solo on 23 June 2003, 07:48: WineX works well for a good amount of games. I do know of Win4Lin but it isnt free. It uses your Windows installation to run Windows software, unlike WINE which tries to implement the whole thing. Hey, WINE is making some leaps and bounds every once in awhile. A LOT of apps dont work yet but without WINE I would be fucking ANGRY. Why? I hate gnutella, because there are no good clients. I tried some of the other stuff available on Linux. Wasn't happy with it. Then I installed WINE with apt-get and started trying all the filesharing apps I could with it. Kazaa, wont install. Kazaa Lite, wont run. Grokster, wont run. WinMX.... success. I will be the first to tell you, WinMX works *absolutely* *perfect*. No problems. Feels like it was *designed* for Linux! Ahh except for the ugly Windows UI...
Title: Games
Post by: preacher on 28 June 2003, 00:46: quote:
Originally posted by TheKnifeThrower:

The UT2K3 linux port is only for the server version of UT2003. So I can run a server on my linux box but cant play the game.

And Is VMWare free? If it isn't then I'll just have to download a copy using kazaa lite.

You are absolutely wrong. The full version of UT2003 for linux is included. I know because I run it.

http://hackthiscomputer.cjb.net/ut2003linux.png (http://hackthiscomputer.cjb.net/ut2003linux.png)
Title: Games
Post by: solo on 4 July 2003, 22:27: Enemy Territory is my current addiction. It runs on Windows *and* Linux, natively. Google for 'wolfenstein enemy territory linux' to find it.

It's free also. Runs great on my GeForce 2 MX 32 mb card, except for that one grass level that I always forget the name to :-D lol

Great game, get it, whether your on Win or Lin
Title: Games
Post by: mushrooomprince on 5 July 2003, 00:26: IF we could just get more people in linux box's then maybe people would make games for Linux ?

Anyways this is another problem that os ten is having. However i don't think the people who invent these operating systems play many games.
Title: Games
Post by: preacher on 5 July 2003, 00:47: This is a list of the games I play natively on my linux box. UT2003, RTCW, Enemy Territory, Quake3. The next is a list of games I play using wineX 3.1 Max Payne, SimCity 4, WarCraft III, Diablo 2, and Hoyle Casino. Not bad for linux huh.

By the way Im not usually so giving, but if you are interested in aquiring winex 3.1 for free email me at [email protected] you might get some "Interesting Materials" sent your way.

[ July 04, 2003: Message edited by: ThePreacher ]
Title: Games
Post by: Stryker on 5 July 2003, 00:51: quote:
Originally posted by ThePreacher:
This is a list of the games I play natively on my linux box. UT2003, RTCW, Enemy Territory, Quake3. The next is a list of games I play using wineX 3.1 Max Payne, SimCity 4, WarCraft III, Diablo 2, and Hoyle Casino. Not bad for linux huh.

just curious, but what specs do you got? how well do they run?
Title: Games
Post by: lazygamer on 5 July 2003, 17:53: quote:
Originally posted by JH:

Any emulator sucks. That's it. Especially treating windows games - direct hardware access, semi-closed API, using windows bug-features, so there's nothing to expect. Play Linux games or keep dual-booting.

Anyway emulators is a BAD thing.

LOL!!!!!!

Try out a Super Nintendo, Nintendo, Genesis, Sega Master System, Gameboy, and perhaps Playstation 1, Nintendo 64, and Gameboy Advance emulator, than come back here and tell me emulators suck. ;)

Ok emulating an OS just to run programs is different for sure, but the point is that I'm challenging the idea that an emulator is guranteed to be greatly inferior to the real thing.
Title: Games
Post by: preacher on 5 July 2003, 20:52: quote:
Originally posted by Stryker:

just curious, but what specs do you got? how well do they run?

My computer is a 2.2 ghz Celeron with 512 mb of DDR. For grahics I run a GeforceFX 5200. Everything runs great, even the resource hog ut2003.
Title: Games
Post by: Fett101 on 5 July 2003, 21:01: quote:
Originally posted by lazygamer:

Try out a Super Nintendo, Nintendo, Genesis, Sega Master System, Gameboy, and perhaps Playstation 1, Nintendo 64, and Gameboy Advance emulator, than come back here and tell me emulators suck. ;)

Dan't forget MAME. I can play the Ninja Turtles arcade game whenever I want. :eek:
Title: Games
Post by: lazygamer on 5 July 2003, 23:57: MAME is probably pretty cool, I've never tried it though.
Title: Games
Post by: Fett101 on 6 July 2003, 06:50: I um... found 7 CD's of MAME roms. That's when it becomes far more then cool.