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RuneSoft
Runesoft GmbH, stylised as RuneSoft (founded as e.p.i.c. interactive entertainment gmbh), is a German publisher founded in 2000 that ports games to alternative platforms such as Linux, Mac OS X, AmigaOS, MorphOS, and magnussoft ZETA. Alongside their own published games, they also ported '' Software Tycoon'' and '' Knights and Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom'' for Linux Game Publishing. Starting in 2012 the company started to offer some of their game catalogue on the Desura digital distribution service. GamingOnLinux, October 29, 2012 Published titles Released * ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airline Tycoon Deluxe
''Airline Tycoon'' is a business simulation game by Thomas Holz and Robert Kleinert, in which the player must successfully manage an airline. The original was developed by Spellbound Entertainment, and published by Infogrames Deutschland, however, the succeeding versions were published by a variety of publishers. The original ''Airline Tycoon'' was created for Windows, however, the later ''Deluxe'' version was also ported to Linux, Mac OS X, MorphOS, ZETA, iOS and Android. Like other "tycoon" computer games, the objective of the game is to become a tycoon, and in this case, an "Airline Tycoon." This is achieved through the balance of income and expenditures. Gameplay A simulation computer game where the player acts as manager of an airline, competing against three other tycoons. The names of the four tycoons are: Tina Cortez (Sunshine Airways), Siggi Sorglos (Falcon Lines), Igor Tuppolevsky (Phoenix Travel) and Mario Zucchero (Honey Airlines). The player must keep their ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linux Game Publishing
Linux Game Publishing (sometimes also referred to as LGP) was a software company based in Nottingham in England. It ported, published and sold video games running on Linux operating systems. As well as porting games, LGP also sponsored the development of Grapple, a free software network library for games. As well as acting as a Linux game porter in of themselves, they also functioned as a publisher for other Linux game developers and porters. The company was dissolved on 3 May 2011. History 2001-2012 The company was founded on 5 September 2001 by Michael Simms when the similarly oriented Loki Software filed for bankruptcy. Simms had previously founded the Tux Games retailer a few years earlier, and the collapse of Loki would have gravely affected his available stock. Linux Game Publishing had initially tried to pick up the support rights to many of Loki's titles, but in the end it was only able to acquire the rights to ''MindRover, MindRover: The Europa Project''. It was able, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Feeble Files
''The Feeble Files'' is an adventure video game about the adventures of an alien called Feeble. The game is a science fiction comedy, with a similar style of British humour to that of Adventure Soft's previous games, the Simon the Sorcerer series. It was created and released in the UK in 1997 by Adventure Soft. e.p.i.c. interactive (now RuneSoft) created a Mac version in 2001 and an Amiga version in 2002 that were released in Europe. In 2002 the Mac version was released in the U.S.. The game was made available for DRM-free digital distribution from GOG.com on December 30, 2008. Gameplay For interaction the game uses a point-and-click navigation system synonymous with adventure games. The player is in control of the main character, Feeble, and must solve various puzzles to advance through the game and complete his quest. However, the player eventually gets the opportunity to use SAM, a robot with a penchant for genocide, to solve certain puzzles in the game. When using SAM the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Keane (video Game)
''Jack Keane'' is a 2007 point-and-click adventure game developed by Deck13 Interactive, published by 10tacle Studios, and digitally distributed by Legacy Interactive. ''Jack Keane'' is an adventure game in the spirit of ''Monkey Island'', with references to well-known computer games and classic films. Players assume the role of a hapless, swashbuckling adventurer and accompany him in his travels across 15 locations throughout London, Cape Town, and Tooth Island. The game contains various humorous references, e.g. regarding Indiana Jones, the Monkey Island adventure game series, the computer game Ankh, Star Wars, the TV series Lost and the Lord of the Rings films. Gameplay Plot In colonial England, under a certain amount of duress, Jack takes on a job which will not only cause him a great deal of trouble, but also bring to light the answer to a mystery out of his distant past. A lack of money leads Jack to accept a charter to take a British secret agent to mysterious Toot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GamingOnLinux
Linux gaming refers to playing video games on a Linux operating system. History Linux gaming started largely as an extension of the already present Unix gaming scene, with both systems sharing many similar titles. These games were either mostly original or clones of arcade games and text adventures. A notable example of this are the "Berkley Software Distribution, BSD Games", a collection of interactive fiction and other text-mode titles. The free software and Open-source software, open source methodologies which spawned the development of the operating system in general also spawned the creation of various early free games. Popular early titles included ''NetHack, Netrek, XBill, XEvil, xbattle, Xconq'' and ''XPilot''. As the operating system itself grew and expanded, the amount of free and open-source games also increased in scale and complexity. 1990–1998 The beginning of Linux as a gaming platform for commercial video games is widely credited to have begun in 1994 wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorky 17
''Gorky 17'' (released as ''Odium'' in North America) is a turn-based tactics tactical role-playing video game developed by Polish studio Metropolis Software and published by Monolith Productions for Microsoft Windows in 1999. The game was later ported to Linux by Hyperion Entertainment and published by Linux Game Publishing in 2006. The AmigaOS 4 version was released in 2015. Gameplay The game features two modes: In the real-time 'exploration' mode, the player controls game characters using a mouse in a point-and-click manner to navigate the player characters through the city as well as interacting with various objects in the game world. Combat takes place in preset encounters located in specific areas of each level map. In the combat mode, the screen is divided into squares with player and computer-controlled characters taking turns trying to eliminate the opposing party. In one turn each game character can move by a certain number of squares and use a weapon once, or decide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desura
Desura was a digital distribution platform for the Microsoft Windows, Linux and OS X platforms. The service distributed games and related media online, with a primary focus on small independent game developers rather than larger companies. Desura contained automated game updates, community features, and developer resources. The client allowed users to create and distribute game mods as well. Many independent developers (for example Scott Cawthon) and small companies published their content on Desura including Frozenbyte, Frictional Games, Introversion Software, Basilisk Games, S2 Games, Linux Game Publishing, RuneSoft, Running with Scissors, Interplay Entertainment, and Double Fine Productions. Desura sold many games that were previously included in Humble Bundle initiatives, as well as numerous other commercial titles. Desura also provided several freeware and free software games. Originally, the platform was developed by DesuraNET; it was later sold to Linden Lab, and then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankh (video Game)
''Ankh'' is a 2005 graphic adventure game developed by the German company Deck13 and published by bhv Software. It features a three-dimensional environment with cinematic camera movement. Humor is an important aspect of the game, and the influence of classic LucasArts adventure games is noticeable. ''Ankh'' is a remake of ''Ankh: The Tales of Mystery'', a 1998 adventure game developed by Artex Software for the Acorn Archimedes. ''Ankh'' spawned two sequels: ''Ankh: Heart of Osiris'' and ''Ankh: Battle of the Gods''. In 2006, the original ''Ankh'' was ported to Linux and macOS, OS X. A Special Edition of the game was released in the UK in February 2007. A Nintendo DS port was released in 2008 under the title ''Ankh: Curse of the Scarab King''. Plot The player takes the role of Assil, the son of a respected architect in Cairo. Assil is a party animal but at some point one of his party-nights turned out sour. When he tries to have some fun in the pyramids with two friends of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold War (video Game)
''Cold War'' is a 2005 Stealth game, stealth video game developed by the Czech developer Mindware Studios, and published by DreamCatcher Games (Linux Game Publishing for Linux). The game is similar to the ''Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell'' series of games in that it uses a stealth-action system of gameplay. The game distinguishes itself by adding an item invention system where the player can use seemingly useless objects to create new tools and weapons. Also, the story of the game centers on a civilian reporter, so no extremely acrobatic moves are available to the player. Another aspect of the game is that the player can take many different approaches to winning the game. Plot ''Cold War'' takes place in 1986 and follows the story of a freelance journalist named Matthew Carter who finds himself in the midst of an international conspiracy that aims to control the Soviet Union. Twelve hours after arriving in Moscow in hopes of gathering material for a Pulitzer Prize winning story, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago 1930
''Chicago 1930'' (also known as ''Chicago 1930: The Prohibition'') is a 2003 video game developed by Spellbound Entertainment. The game is based in the American city of Chicago in the 1930s, an era heavily associated with gangsters. The RPG style game allows players to choose to be the mafia, headed by Don Carmine Falcone, or a special unit of the police, headed by Edward Nash. Gameplay Plot Development Reception References External links ''Chicago 1930''{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100513043400/http://www.microids.com/en/catalogue/23/chicago-1930-the-prohibition.html , date=2010-05-13 at Microïds Microids (formerly Microïds) is a French video game developer and publisher based in Paris. Founded in 1985 by Elliot Grassiano, it attained early success with games published through Loriciel in France and other partners (including Activisio ... 2003 video games Microïds games Organized crime video games MacOS games Windows games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RHEM
''RHEM'' is an adventure game from Knut Müller and Got Game Entertainment. It is distributed as a Macromedia Director file. The player explores a barren, maze-like landscape of water ponds, walkways, and brick buildings with the aid of a partial map. The game has several puzzles involving machines and symbols. There are three sequels, called '' RHEM 2: The Cave'', '' RHEM 3: The Secret Library'' and '' RHEM 4: The Golden Fragments''. ''RHEM'', like ''Myst'', is made up of a series of static images. The object of the game is to locate four pieces of a letter, which must be pieced together. Plot The player enters the city of RHEM on a railway car. The car goes into a dead-end station with a rotatable track. The player is unable to leave because the track is not yet rotated. While the player is on his way to the switch to rotate the station track, a previous prisoner of RHEM beats the player to the switch he was after and leaves in the player's railway car. The player must th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cave
The Cave may refer to: Literature *"The Cave", a 1943 short story by P. Schuyler Miller *''The Cave'', a 1959 novel by Robert Penn Warren * ''The Cave'' (novel), a 2001 novel by José Saramago * ''The Cave'' (play), a 2010 play written by Mervyn Peake in the mid-1950s *''Al-Kahf'' ('The Cave'), the eighteenth sura of the Qur'an Film * ''The Cave'' (2005 film), a thriller film * The Cave (2009 film), a Canadian short science fiction film, * ''The Cave'' (2019 Syrian film), a Syrian-Danish documentary film * ''The Cave'' (2019 Thai film), a Thai thriller film Music * ''The Cave'' (opera), a 1994 multimedia opera by Steve Reich * "The Cave" (song), a 2009 song by Mumford & Sons Other uses *H2 (Canada) History2 is a Canadian English language specialty channel dedicated to airing historic and non-historical programming of military, science, and technology interest. The channel is owned by Corus Entertainment, with its name licensed from the U.S. c ..., a Canadian television channel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
