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From: Steve Jensen <
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Date: Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 7:06 AM
Subject: Re: Fwd: Games....
To:
LINUX-L@lists.ufl.edu
I have my copy of Descent3d that Loki did for Linux in '99 or '00...
I should get it all running again.
Wonder if I could project up onto our planetarium screen to play? :)
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Steve Jensen
Santa Fe College
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steve.jensen@sfcollege.edu
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On 06/19/2015 07:58 AM, Michael Havens wrote:
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> From: *Nathan England* <nathan@nmecs.com <mailto:nathan@nmecs.com>>
> Date: Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 1:31 AM
> Subject: Re: Games....
> To: michael@butash.net <mailto:michael@butash.net>, Main PLUG discussion
> list <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org
> <mailto:plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org>>
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> On 2015-06-18 16:27, Michael Butash wrote:
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> Another game I still break out occasionally and play under linux is
> Decent1/2, that had their executables ported to linux/gl natively by a
> random fan years ago (d1x/d2x-rebirth), which is still a great game
> imho and a fav of mine. Amazingly, it works on 3 monitors in full
> screen, which was even better, and I could still plug in my old usb
> Sidewinder controller and go to town.
>
> -mb
>
>
>
> Wow! That was *the* game I played in high school. I spent sooo many long
> nights playing Descent 1/2 with my best friend. Our parents didn't
> realize we were tying up the phone line to play that game but it was
> incredible.
>
> Talk about fond memories. I've looked at it today and the graphics are
> sooo cheesy, but hey, there is a remake and it is hopefully going to be
> equally amazing!
>
>
> http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/03/classic-fps-descent-to-be-rebooted-by-star-citizen-alums/
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