Does Linux do games well?

slr plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Wed, 19 Jun 2002 07:35:52 -0700


UT has already been explained, as for TO, it is a now retail mod for UT
called Tactical Ops "Assault on Terror" YEAH!!!! has the feel of Half Life's
Counter Strike.

slr

----- Original Message -----
From: "George Toft" <george@georgetoft.com>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 7:28 PM
Subject: Re: Does Linux do games well?


> For those of us whose Linux gaming experience is limited to doom and
> decent, could you spell out the games names, ie, UT and TO?
>
> George
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> slr wrote:
> >
> > linuxgames.com is a great link for linux games
> >
> > if you have the 3D hardware and the most recent vid. drv. to play the
newer
> > games, then i would say YES!!! linux is great for playing games,
Wolfenstein
> > plays better for me in linux than is does in Windoze, as does Soldier of
> > Fortune. UT runs great as well as TO, and Q2 & Q3 and Q3 Team Arena play
> > great in Linux. Actually i enjoy playing games in Linux better than
Windoze,
> > but there just isnt enough titles, and now with Loki gone the future is
> > somewhat dim.
> >
> > slr
> >
> > On Tuesday 18 June 2002 02:24 pm, Mark Berkwitt wrote:
> > > How good is linux for games?
> > >
> > > Linux has a rep for running more efficiently on older hardware than
W*.
> > > Is there a website that lists games available to linux and minimal
hardware
> > > needed for them?
> > >
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