Games
In Frozen-Bubble you attempt to shoot bubbles into groups of the same color to cause them to pop.
Install the frozen-bubble package from the Universe repository (see the section called “Managing Repositories”).
To start Frozen-Bubble, choose ->->->.
Race Tux, the Linux mascot, down a snow and ice-covered mountain as quickly as possible, avoiding the trees and rocks that will slow you down. Don't forget to grap all the fish!
Ensure you have hardware accelerated 3D drivers installed for your video card. For more information, see the section called “Hardware”.
Install the planetpenguin-racer package from the Universe repository (see the section called “Managing Repositories”).
To start PlanetPenguin Racer, choose ->->->.
Scorched3D is a 3D remake of Worms/Scorched Earth.
Ensure you have hardware accelerated 3D drivers installed for your video card. For more information, see the section called “Hardware”.
Install the scorched3d package from the Universe repository (see the section called “Managing Repositories”).
To start Scorched3D, choose ->->->.
The following is a list of games that fellow Kubuntu users suggest. All of them are available for installation using the Adept Package Manager from the Universe repository (See the section called “Managing Repositories”).
armagetron - 3D Tron-like high speed game
wesnoth - fantasy turn-based strategy game
neverball - 3D arcade games: neverball and neverputt
atlantik - KDE client for Monopoly-like network games
kdegames - A package containing several small, and addicting games
freeciv - Civilization turn based strategy game
bzflag - a 3D first person tank battle game
There are also two "classic" text based dungeon crawl games:
Nethack
Crawl
Remember, these 2 games are text based, which means they MUST be run inside the terminal.
All of these games will install themselves to your KDE menu, but can always run them from the command line by typing in the name of the game, and pressing enter.
Many games which are available for Windows can be run on Linux through special compatibility layers like Wine and Cedega.
For information about Wine, see the Ubuntu wiki.
For information about Cedega, see the Ubuntu wiki. See the Cedega CVS Howto for instructions on compiling and installing Cedega.
