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The Fedora Games Lab offers a perfect show-case of the best games available in Fedora. The included games span several genres, from first person shooters to real-time and turn based strategy games to puzzle games.
Not all the games available in Fedora are included on this lab, but trying out this lab will give you a fair impression of Fedora's abilities to run great games.
This is a great lab to hand out events where there will be people interested in test driving Fedora to see what it is like.
This lab includes a number of popular games including Battle for Wesnoth, FreeCiv, Scorched 3D, SuperTuxKart and Nethack.
Fedora Games Lab demonstrates Fedora's ability to play games. The best games in a number of categories are included in the lab.
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Slogan
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Owner(s)
- Name: Darryl T. Agostinelli
- email: <dagostinelli@gmail.com>
- Name: Richard Anaya
- email: <richard.anaya@gmail.com>
Former Owner(s)
- Name: Bruno Wolff III
- email: <bruno@wolff.to>
Detailed Description
- The lab is based off the XFCE desktop spin (minus wine). There is not room on a DVD for all of the games in Fedora. The intention is to try to include the best games from various genres. Included games should be playable without third party downloads. For some very large games or games that can use downloaded data, just a demo version might be included.
- Below is a list of games included:
| Package Name | Web site | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| abe | http://abe.sourceforge.net/ | Scrolling, platform-jumping, ancient pyramid exploring game |
| alienblaster | http://www.schwardtnet.de/alienblaster/ | Action-loaded 2D arcade shooter game |
| amoebax | http://www.emma-soft.com/games/amoebax/ | Action-Puzzle Game |
| armacycles-ad | http://armagetronad.sf.net | A lightcycle game in 3D |
| asc | http://www.asc-hq.org/ | Advanced Strategic Command |
| astromenace | http://www.viewizard.com/ | Hardcore 3D space shooter with spaceship upgrade possibilities |
| auriferous | http://auriferous.sourceforge.net/ | Game inspired by the classic Loderunner |
| ballbuster | http://www.patrickavella.com/ballbuster.shtml | Move the paddle to bounce the ball and break all the bricks |
| blobwars | http://www.parallelrealities.co.uk/blobWars.php | Mission and Objective based 2D Platform Game |
| bombardier | http://packages.debian.org/stable/source/bombardier | The GNU Bombing utility |
| boswars | http://www.boswars.org/ | Bos Wars is a futuristic real-time strategy game |
| btanks | http://btanks.sourceforge.net/ | Funny battle on your desk |
| bygfoot | http://www.bygfoot.com | Bygfoot Football Manager |
| bzflag | http://bzflag.org | 3D multi-player tank battle game |
| cdogs-sdl | http://lumaki.com/code/cdogs/ | C-Dogs is an arcade shoot-em-up |
| celestia | http://www.shatters.net/celestia/ | OpenGL real-time visual space simulation |
| childsplay | http://childsplay.sourceforge.net/ | Suite of educational games for young children |
| clanbomber | http://clanbomber.sourceforge.net/ | Lay bombs and Blast the other players of the field game using ClanLib |
| colossus | http://colossus.sourceforge.net/ | Allows people to play Titan against each other or AIs |
| crack-attack | http://www.nongnu.org/crack-attack/ | Puzzle action game |
| CriticalMass | http://criticalmass.sourceforge.net/critter.php | SDL/OpenGL space shoot'em up game also known as critter |
| crossfire-client | http://crossfire.real-time.com | Client for connecting to crossfire servers |
| dd2 | http://www.usebox.net/jjm/dd2/ | Dodgin' Diamond 2 - Shoot'em up arcade game |
| enigma | http://www.nongnu.org/enigma/ | Clone of the ATARI game Oxyd |
| escape | http://escape.spacebar.org/ | Extensible block-pushing puzzle game |
| extremetuxracer | http://extremetuxracer.com | 3D racing game featuring Tux |
| fillets-ng | http://fillets.sourceforge.net/ | Fish Fillets Next Generation, a puzzle game with 70 levels |
| foobillard | http://foobillard.sunsite.dk/ | OpenGL billard game |
| freeciv | http://freeciv.wikia.com/index.php/Freeciv | A multi-player strategy game |
| freecol | http://www.freecol.org/ | Turn-based multi-player strategy game |
| freedoom | https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/freedoom/ | Replacement game files for doom game engines |
| freedroidrpg | http://freedroid.sourceforge.net/ | Role playing game with Freedroid theme and Tux as the hero |
| frozen-bubble | http://www.frozen-bubble.org/ | Frozen Bubble arcade game |
| gcompris | http://gcompris.net | Educational suite for kids 2-10 years old |
| gemdropx | http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/gemdropx | Falling blocks puzzlegame |
| gl-117 | http://www.heptargon.de/gl-117/gl-117.htm | Action flight simulator |
| glaxium | http://xhosxe.free.fr/glaxium/ | An OpenGL space shooter |
| glob2 | http://globulation2.org/ | An innovative RTS game |
| gnubg | http://www.gnubg.org | A backgammon game and analyser |
| gnugo | http://www.gnu.org/software/gnugo/gnugo.html | Text based go program |
| gweled | http://sebdelestaing.free.fr/gweled/ | Swapping gem game |
| haxima | http://myweb.cableone.net/gmcnutt/nazghul.html | A full-featured role-playing game for the Nazghul engine (was previously nazghul-haxima) |
| hedgewars | http://www.hedgewars.org/ | 2D tankbattle game with the tanks replaced by hedgehogs |
| kcheckers | http://qcheckers.sourceforge.net/ | Checkers board game |
| KoboDeluxe | http://olofson.net/kobodl/ | 3'rd person scrolling 2D shooter |
| knights | http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php/Knights?content=122046 | A chess board for KDE |
| lbrickbuster2 | http://lgames.sourceforge.net/ | Brickbuster arcade game |
| lincity-ng | http://lincity-ng.berlios.de/ | City Simulation Game |
| lmarbles | http://lgames.sourceforge.net/ | Atomix clone where you create figures out of marbles |
| londonlaw | http://pessimization.com/software/londonlaw/ | Online multiplayer version of a well known detective boardgame |
| lordsawar | http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/lordsawar | Turn-based strategy game in a fantasy setting |
| Maelstrom | http://www.devolution.com/~slouken/Maelstrom/ | Space combat game |
| magicor | http://magicor.sourceforge.net/ | Push ice blocks around to extinguish all fires |
| maniadrive | http://maniadrive.raydium.org/ | 3D stunt driving game |
| methane | http://methane.sourceforge.net/ | Super Methane Brothers |
| megaglest | http://megaglest.org | Open Source 3d real time strategy game |
| mirrormagic | http://www.artsoft.org/mirrormagic/ | Puzzle game where you steer a beam of light using mirrors |
| nethack | http://nethack.org | A rogue-like single player dungeon exploration game |
| nethack-vultures | http://www.darkarts.co.za/projects/vultures/ | NetHack - Vulture's Eye and Vulture's Claw |
| netpanzer | http://netpanzer.berlios.de | An Online Multiplayer Tactical Warfare Game |
| njam | http://njam.sourceforge.net/ | Maze-game, eat all the cookies while avoiding the badguys |
| nogravity | http://www.realtech-vr.com/nogravity/ | Space shooter in 3D |
| openlierox | http://openlierox.sourceforge.net/ | Addictive realtime multiplayer 2D shoot-em-up |
| pachi | http://dragontech.sourceforge.net/index.php?main=pachi&lang=en | Pachi El Marciano - Platform Game |
| pingus | http://pingus.seul.org/ | Guide the penguins safely home before they drop of the cliff |
| pioneers | http://pio.sourceforge.net/ | Turnbased board strategy game (colonize an island) |
| pipenightdreams | http://www.libsdl.org/projects/pipenightdreams/ | Connect the waterpipes to create a proper pipeline |
| pipepanic | http://www.users.waitrose.com/~thunor/pipepanic/ | A pipe connecting game |
| planets | http://planets.homedns.org/ | A celestial simulator |
| powermanga | http://linux.tlk.fr/games/Powermanga/ | Arcade 2D shoot-them-up game |
| pychess | http://pychess.googlepages.com/home | Chess game for GNOME |
| PySolFC | http://pysolfc.sourceforge.net | A collection of solitare card games |
| quarry | http://home.gna.org/quarry/ | A multi-purpose board game GUI |
| rocksndiamonds | http://www.artsoft.org/rocksndiamonds/ | Underground digging game |
| rogue | http://rogue.rogueforge.net/ | The original graphical adventure game |
| scorched3d | http://www.scorched3d.co.uk/ | Game based loosely on the classic DOS game Scorched Earth |
| seahorse-adventures | http://www.imitationpickles.org/barbie/ | Help barbie the seahorse float on bubbles to the moon |
| shippy | http://www.shippysite.com/ | Space invaders / Galaxians like game with powerups |
| solarwolf | http://pygame.org/shredwheat/solarwolf | A Python port of SolarFox |
| sopwith | http://sdl-sopwith.sourceforge.net/ | SDL port of the sopwith game |
| stormbaancoureur | http://bram.creative4vision.nl/stormbaancoureur/ | Simulated obstacle course for automobiles |
| taxipilot | http://taxipilot.sourceforge.net/ | Game where you pilot a taxi in space |
| tecnoballz | http://linux.tlk.fr/games/TecnoballZ/ | A Brick Busting game |
| tmw | http://themanaworld.org | 2D MMORPG world |
| trackballs | http://trackballs.sourceforge.net/ | Steer a marble ball through a labyrinth |
| tuxpaint | http://www.tuxpaint.org/ | Drawing program designed for young children |
| tuxpaint-stamps | http://www.tuxpaint.org/ | Extra stamp files for tuxpaint |
| tuxtype2 | http://tuxtype.sourceforge.net/ | Tux Typing, an educational typing tutor for children |
| ularn | http://www.ularn.org | Simple roguelike game |
| ultimatestunts | http://www.ultimatestunts.nl | Remake of the famous DOS-game Stunts |
| vodovod | http://home.gna.org/vodovod/ | A pipe connecting game |
| warmux | http://www.wormux.org | 2D convivial mass murder game |
| warzone2100 | http://wz2100.net/ | Innovative 3D real-time strategy |
| wesnoth | http://www.wesnoth.org | Turn-based strategy game with a fantasy theme |
| wordwarvi | http://wordwarvi.sourceforge.net/ | Side-scrolling shoot 'em up '80s style arcade game |
| xblast | http://xblast.sourceforge.net | Lay bombs and Blast the other players of the field (SDL version) |
| xgalaxy | http://sourceforge.net/projects/xgalaga/ | Arcade game: shoot down the space ships attacking the planet |
| xmoto | http://xmoto.sourceforge.net/ | Challenging 2D Motocross Platform Game |
Benefit to Fedora
Games gets people going. The Games lab is a nice candidate for being handed out at events focusing on introducing people to Fedora. While the games are not going to be impressive for hard core gamers, Fedora contains a healthy variety that is likely to have something of interest for most people.
A liveusb based on the lab could be even better as that allows people to play their games on other people's computers while keeping their saved games and high score lists with them.
Kickstart File
https://pagure.io/fedora-kickstarts/blob/main/f/fedora-live-games.ks
ISO Name / FS Label
- ISO name: Fedora-$release-$arch-Live-Games.iso
- FS-Label: Fedora-$release-$arch-Games
Ongoing Scope
- The vision is to pick a good set of showcase games, while still fitting into a reasonable sized download.
- Review existing included games for suitability.
- Test sound and music for games that provide it.
- Test network play for games that support it.
- Getting good hardware coverage for testing 3D games may be difficult.
Labs Page
Builds
To view the state of the current (daily) build, check this link: https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/compose/rawhide/latest-Fedora-Rawhide/logs/x86_64/livemedia-Labs-Games.x86_64.log
To download the latest (rawhide) build, go here: https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/compose/rawhide/latest-Fedora-Rawhide/compose/Labs/x86_64/iso/
Support tab
For discussions relating to the included games, games@lists.fedoraproject.org
Comments and Discussion
- See Talk:Games_Spin