(Oldschool Linux)

See also Oldschool emulation roundup

To do - Check notes:

1. Follow resources to get more links. See if some of these resources can be permanent references so I don’t have to maintain big lists.
2. Follow up with dead links, see if the project moved. If not found, check archive.org for reference at least.
3. Test DOS-only items under DOSBOX / DOSEMU / VMWare / etc / whatever.
4. Test Windows-only items under Wine / VMWare / etc / whatever.

Resources:

• http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/List_of_commercial_games_released_as_freeware
• Slashdot thread: Great games to put on a free PC?
• http://classicgaming.gamespy.com/
• Abandonia Reloaded
• Moby Games
• Retrograde Station
• AtariAge
• Defunct Games
• The International Arcade Museum - Antique Coin-Operated Machines
• http://www.klov.com -- The Killer List of Videogame - the authoritative database on coin-operated video-games
• Retro Remakes -- Remade games
• The Great Game Database -- Arcade games.
• The Dot Eaters - Videogame History 101
• more lightweight diversions - has some interesting references.
• hotud.org
• homeoftheunderdogs.net
• Good Old Gaming - has classic games for sale! DRM-Free!!

Links and Webrings

• http://www.abandonwarering.com/
• http://www.aplaces.net/

To do after/later:

Begin with a quick review of each item.

Later, find proper resources (check with the oldschool databases) and, only if necessary, follow up with an in-depth review.

Contact the database guys and let them know my intentions. Ask for a link and some hype. Check their site for any reference stuff to use (classic/popular/high-rated freeware)

WORKING

Linux Games

As far as I'm aware, there are no actual classic games which were released on Linux.

Classic Linux Games - Text/Console

• Nethack / Angband, and many many remakes/ports/hacks
• Telnet games are universal.. if I go there, then I should get into Telnet BBS' too.

Oldschool games ported to Linux

• X-COM: UFO Defence / Enemy Unknown (Amiga, Amiga CD32, DOS, PlayStation, Windows) > UFO2000 (only inspired by, not a clone)
• Sopwith (DOS - CGA) > SDL-sopwith
  • The source was released as GPL.
• Stunts (Amiga, DOS) > Ultimate Stunts (Stunts, DOS)
• Star Control II (DOS, 3DO) > The Ur-Quan Masters
• The Legend of Zelda (Famicom Disk System, NES, GBA, Virtual Console) > Zelda Classic
• Snipes (DOS, Novell Netware) > Linux Snipes
• Doom (various platforms) > PrBoom and others
  • Several Linux ports have been made, some with advancements. It's re-distributable with the shareware WAD.
  • Check out doomworld.com/ports/linux_unix.shtml
• Quake (various platforms)
  • Was ported unofficially and officially. TODO: Links.
• Jump'n'Bump
  • This would need to be specially compiled for Linux. Shouldn't be hard.
• Ultima VII (DOS) > Exult
• Death Track got a Windows remake, but I didn't find anything for Linux. =(

DOS Games

• Armada 2525
• Doom - and MANY mods.
• Other Doom-like games were really good. Heretic, some star wars one, some game where you had two guns. Should I focus on pre-Quake?
• Hero's Quest (Quest For Glory)
• Master of Magic
• Master of Orion
• Sar Control 1
• Star Control 2
• Warlords 1
• Warlords 2

Note to self: I have a big list of fun and funny old games.