Liberated Games Launches 168
Crusader writes "Two LinuxGames staff members have launched Liberated Games, a site devoted to cataloguing full commercial titles that have been released for free by the developer or publisher, either with the full source code or without. The current list is available here; the site tracks releases for all major computer platforms (Windows, Mac OSX, Linux), so feel free to submit any missing games to the list."
Linux needs games! (Score:5, Interesting)
On a similar note, I think Linux is a good candidate for future gaming platforms (I'm thinking ps3) because of it's flexibility. Last I checked, sony has already made use of Linux in their products.
nice Compilation (Score:5, Interesting)
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I'd like to see a list of liberated non-game SW (Score:1, Interesting)
Oh yeah... soon Linux'll be free'd by SCO.
CloudScape (Score:3, Interesting)
CloudScape
NetBeans
OpenOffice
How much of a geek is the poster... (Score:5, Interesting)
Wow, how much of a geek do you have to be to include Linux as a "major computing platform" and leave out MS-DOS when the subject of said platform is gaming.
I don't have any hard numbers to back this up... but I wouldn't be at all suprised if the number of MS-DOS games out-strips every other platform around.
Googled JA, I didn't know it is opensource! MOD++ (Score:1, Interesting)
Thanks for the update! Whoever modded you down deserves hell on earth!
Timing? (Score:5, Interesting)
Vantage Master (Score:5, Interesting)
It's deceptively sophisticated --- put more simply, I suck. Each creature you summon has an associated element, and there's a strict order of precedence between the elements. Choosing your creatures to counter your opponent's is the key to the game. It's definitely made for wargame fans.
Despite being quite dated, it's still a lot of fun. The graphics are old but well done and perfectly adequate; it's full of well-presented little animations whenever anything happens. It's got a lot of nice touches like the fact that when you create a character, it runs you through a short personality test to find the right one for you... and there's something going on with Tarot cards I haven't figured out yet.
One of the attractions is the really, really bad translation from the Japanese. There's enough information there to actually play the game, but there's a weird air of surreality about the whole experience; particularly the cut scenes describing the ongoing plot. I've no idea what they're about --- my character seems to spend a lot of time talking to some woman with a dog, uttering the kind of cryptic runes you get when you try and speak Japanese without the right font installed!
Oh, yeah, and the fact that the title theme song is a direct ripoff of Limahl's Neverending Story has to be a point in its favour.
Alas, it's Windows only and doesn't run properly under Wine (it runs, but there's no sound and it's far too slow).
Re:Linux needs games! (Score:2, Interesting)
On an offer, valid for at least 3 years, to deliver the source code to any third party, on a medium customarily used for software exchange, for not more than the cost of shipping and handling.
Re:Most are not fully liberated! (Score:2, Interesting)
Star Control II (released as The Ur-Quan Masters due to trademark issues) was a similar case: in that case, the only source code the owners had left was from the 3DO port (remember the 3DO? Part of the same ill-fated generation as the CD-i and Sega's 32x). So people had to start by porting that back to standard hardware...
Re:Two points (Score:3, Interesting)
The purpose of copyright protection is to increase the amount of works available to the public. Abandoned software can fade into obscurity and become lost forever. Congress not requiring an anual renewal of copyrights was a diservice to the public. Personally, I don't care if "the mouse" is forever copyrighted as long as Disney renews its copyright forever. But don't let works fade away because the creator becomes disinterested.
Re:Most are not fully liberated! (Score:1, Interesting)
This is not an issue worth complaining about when the developers are good enough to give you the code.
Re:Pretty soon we can add... (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Linux needs games! (Score:4, Interesting)
Failed effort (Score:5, Interesting)