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Z-lock is a Japanese shooter with a twist: your shot power is directly proportional to the number of enemies locked on to you.

License: free

Additional System Requirements: Note that the D compiler is non-opensource. You may be out of luck on non-x86 platforms.

z81/xz81 are ZX81 (TS1000) and ZX80 emulators for svgalib and X. They load/save Xtender-format .p files, and support the ZX81's pseudo-hi-res mode, overscanned modes, the ZX Printer, and both VSYNC-based and AY-3-891x-based sound. A few ZX81-related utils (including a tape reader and a programme to save the ROM from a ZX81) and Public Domain games are included.

License: free

Additional System Requirements: The ZX80/ZX81 ROMs.

It's a freeware computer role playing game based (loosely) on the books of J.R.R.Tolkien. You explore a very deep dungeon, kill monsters, try to equip yourself with the best weapons and armor you can find, and finally face Morgoth - "The Dark Enemy".

Angband has a very long history. It started 1990 as an improved and "Tolkienized" variant of Moria. Moria itself was created in 1985 and was inspired by Rogue (from the late 70s). Countless changes were introduced by many programmers on the way to the current versions of Angband.

License: free

Additional System Requirements:

• ncurses (required)
• X11, GTK, QT (all optional)

Nibbles-like multiplayer game

Multiplayer game for 2-6 players on one keyboard and mouse. You handle your line using two kays. When you hit any line, barrier or border of game field, you die and other players get one point each. When leaves only one players in game, he's a winner an round is finished. Each game has eleven rounds.

License: free

zblast is a simple, but fairly manic shoot-em-up game. The graphics are wireframe 3d, reminiscent of games for the commodore or sinclair spectrum.

License: free

Additional System Requirements:

• svgalib (only required for console play, included is an X version)

features that ZDoom has that are not found in the standard Doom originally released by id:

• Supports all the editing features of Hexen. (ACS, hubs, new map format, etc.)
• Supports most of the BOOM editing features.
• The vast majority of Doom limits are gone (including the evil visplane overflow).
• Free look (look up/down).
• High resoulutions (with optimizations for modern processors).
• Translucency (regular and additive).
• A console.
• More music formats: MOD, XM, IT, S3M, MIDI, and MP3 as well as MUS.
• Better mouse support.
• Limited UDP (Internet or LAN) networking inherited from Linux Doom.
• Quake-style key bindings.
• Jumping.
• Crosshairs.
• Walk over/under monsters and other things.
• Runs under Windows 95/98, Windows NT, and Linux

License: free

Additional System Requirements: svgalib or SDL