[Leaplist] Linux Gaming, more than FREE!

[Jim Hartley]

The problem is finding the **right kind** of game. I have slow reflexes 
and want to THINK about what I am doing, so first-person-shooters are 
really not for me (nor are most "real time action" games). I followed 
the link and found "Wesnoth," a turn-based game, but it seemed awfully 
complicated, and also awfully wordy.

I had (maybe still have) some games for the Sega Genesis, the "Phantasy 
Star" series and "Shining in the Darkness" which I always enjoyed - 
basically RPGs. Is there any way to get something like these for Linux? 
I think I've heard of some sort of emulator, but don't have a clue how I 
could plug a Sega cartridge into a PC. Or are there copies of these 
games available which I could download (more or less legally since I do 
own the cartridges)?

Jim Hartley
(player of slow and thoughtful games :-) )

patrick wrote:
> Linux gaming, part one: first person shooters
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | There are a lot of first person shooters available for Linux,
> | especially online fps games. Not all fps-games are covered here,
> | but old myth “Linux doesn’t have games” hardly stands, at least
> | for the first person shooters. Linux users can enjoy fragfests
> | either with fine free games, or with well-known hit titles like
> | Quake 4 or Unreal Tournament 2004. Cedega can also run Half-Life 2.
> |
> | Happy fragging!
> `----
>
> http://kahvipapu.com/blog/2007/06/16/linux-gaming-part-one-first-person-shooters/
>
>
> Related:
>
> Top 8 Linux Games Of 2007
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Below are 8 addictive 3d games for linux users to fill their time
> | with. These games are really good and some have won awards or have
> | been featured on magazines. Most of it is cross platform and free.
> | You don't have to use 'Wine' to be able to play as they come with
> | Linux installers.
> `----
>
> http://rangit.com/software/top-8-linux-games-of-2007/
>
>
> Microsoft Fails PC Gamers
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Is Microsoft Trying to Kill PC Gaming?
> |
> | In the end, it's not that Microsoft is trying to kill PC gaming, but
> | their current efforts sure aren't helping things. Maybe my ideas will
> | make no sense to them, or they're just plain stupid ideas, but at some
> | point, Microsoft needs to "cowboy up" and get serious about this.
> | Because frankly, if it wasn't for gaming, a whole lot of us would
> | already have Macs, or be running Ubuntu Linux and never looking back.
> |                                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^
> `----
>
> http://www.dailygame.net/news/archives/006350.php
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