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Old 02-07-2005, 02:09 PM   #1
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Games and Linux


After failing miserably to get some of my old Windows games to run via wine (problems authenticating the original CD) I thought I would try some Linux native ones. Anyone know of a decent pinball game for my system?
 
Old 02-07-2005, 02:51 PM   #2
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You could check out Freshmeat's games
 
Old 02-07-2005, 03:48 PM   #3
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A few more links on my webpage.

http://www.linux-games.com/ (non-commercial; linux-games)
http://www.linux-gamers.net/ (non-commercial; linux-gamer)
http://www.itworld.com/Comp/2362/lw-12-tengames/ (non-commercial; linux world)

Sheng-Chieh
 
Old 02-07-2005, 06:23 PM   #4
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Re: Games and Linux

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After failing miserably to get some of my old Windows games to run via wine (problems authenticating the original CD) I thought I would try some Linux native ones. Anyone know of a decent pinball game for my system?
That's most likely because Wine can't pass through the CD-copy protection, a common annoyance shipped with nearly all games today. An easy work around for that is using a no-cd crack. You can find those things here:

www.astalavista.com

However, you may be even more successful by using Cedega, a non-free (but really cheap) version of Wine optimized to run DirectX based games:

www.transgaming.com

it's also possible to run a few Windows games natively under Linux by using an installer. Here you can find a few:

http://icculus.org/~ravage/

Good luck!
 
  


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