Filed under: Fun, Games, Linux, Open Source
Supreme SuperGamer packs tons of Linux gaming onto a dual-layer DVD
by Lee Mathews Jul 24th 2009 at 3:00PM
Want an easy way to try out a whole slew of 'em? Take the Supreme SuperGamer distro for a spin.
It's built on top of Vector Linux, a speedy little Slackware-based distro. What games are included? There's Doom 3, Quake Wars, Urban Terror, Soldier of Fortune, Postal 2, Nexuiz, America's Army, Torcs, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, Unreal Tournament, Chromium B.S.U., Frets on Fire...and a whole lot more.
The ISO download is for a dual-layer DVD, so you'll need to have a compatible burner and the right media handy. If you're underquipped or just don't feel like torrenting 7+ gigs of data, you can pick up a DVD from On-Disk for $15.99.
note: screenshot is from an older version. my download hasn't quite finished yet...
[via DistroWatch]
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Flo said 3:05PM on 7-24-2009
They didn't add Assault Cube?
http://assault.cubers.net
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Tony Rayo said 3:16PM on 7-24-2009
This is legal how?
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Tony Rayo said 3:22PM on 7-24-2009
Ah, you should always click the link first. Games that are not freeware are demos.
IG-88 said 10:46PM on 7-25-2009
oh really? demos? you got proof? what links are you talking about?
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gtnconcept said 8:42AM on 7-27-2009
In the description from the SUpergamer.org link:
"...has a great many native to Linux games added, as well as some demos of proprietary games."