Wednesday, February 13, 2013

5 Games For Linux low-Powered Computers

linux-games-teaser One of the great things about Linux is that you can run on older hardware. After a hard day’s programming and configuration, it is always good to let go and have some fun. Although there are many games available that use 3D graphics, if you are an old or low-end computer, you can still play games very well if you are willing to give a little flair graph.
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1. Nethack

One of the oldest games in development, this RPG has been around since the 80s. Heritage dates back even further to the Rogue, which was developed in the late ’70s. This style of play was known as “Rogue”, and has a strong cult following to this day

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playing style specific use ASCII graphics, although based graphics available tiles.

You can install it with the following command:

sudo apt-get install nethack-x11 2. Mud

If you want to role play with other people, but you do not have a lot of computing power then you can check for the original MMORPG – MUD. The site lists hundreds connector mud lists. You can telnet to them, but a better option is to use the client. They can do things like remember your username and password for you. It is good to start with Linux kildclient:

sudo apt-get install kildclient 3. Interactive Fiction

Yeah, interactive fiction and text is still there. And they are even better than you may remember back in the 80s. Although no professional developers their creation, there is a community of passionate fans of interactive fiction writers on the Web, and even an annual competition. There are a number of games listed in the Interactive Fiction database in different formats. One of the most popular is the Z-Machine, which is the format used by Infocom text adventure classic 80s

A customer of popular Frotz Z-machine, which takes place in the terminal:.

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One of the most interesting is Emily Short game IF “ Galatea , where you have a conversation with a living statue

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4. Games BSD

It seems that when the computer goes, follow the game. This is true even in the 70s and 80. The game has a long tradition in the culture of Unix. Unix has even created to play the game, known as Space Travel . At UC Berkeley. programmers who worked on BSD or Berkeley Software Distribution, when they do not work on the implementation of TCP / IP are used almost everywhere, creating a lot of fun games. Some of them include “Robot “, where you try out to beat the robot trying to kill you, “ Adventure “, one of the original text adventure games, and a variety of card and table game. Colleagues inspire modern graphics provided with modern distribution

You can install it in Ubuntu using this command:.

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5. Emulator

Although the emulator requires more power than the original equipment, the newest computer can run easily. they are available for almost any video game console or never made. Some of them we discussed earlier and include Stella DOSBox. If you’re a fan of graphic adventure games you should check ScummVM

You can install it in Ubuntu:.

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This article should give you a taste of what is available, but it is only scratching the surface. You can explore your package manager and see what you can find. if you find one, please share with us in the comments.



5 Games Linux low power computers

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