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This is a new, 770 point superset of the original Adventure. It further expands the popular adv660 superset. Pre-built Linux executables are available: with X11, with readline, and just dumb. Complete (derived) C source (pure ANSI C) is also available, for building game executable, if necessary.

License: free

ASC is a free, turn based strategy game. It is designed in the tradition of the Battle Isle series from Bluebyte.

But that does not mean that we want to clone Battle Isle and won't include any good ideas only to keep "play compatibility" with Battle Isle.

ASC can be played both against the AI and against other human players, using hotseat or PlayByMail. It is also used to run the multiplayer universe Project Battle Planets

License: free

Additional System Requirements: ASC requires these libraries to build:

1. SDL 1.2
2. SDL Image
3. SDL Mixer 1.2
4. SDL_sound
5. libSigC++ 1.2
6. PhysFS
7. Boost
8. Expat
9. Freetype
10. JPEG

It's hard to believe that arcades used to be prevalent, but nowadays you are hard pressed to stumble upon one... ever. Arcades used to represent the ultimate hangout for gamers, and it's sad that they are all but rare now. Even in my small city, I grew up with two different arcades, both now defunct. If you want to rekindle fond memories of your arcade addiction, your best bet is to head on over to Japan where they are still popular. Might as well get rid of your Pachinko craving while you are at it.

Luckily, most of the arcade games you grew up with are likely available online. MAME is the multi arcade emulator and handles a variety of machine emulations. This single emulator can handle games from the early 80s and even games in present day. If you played a game in the arcade, it's likely playable through MAME.

The most popular MAME emulator for Linux is AdvanceMAME, which hasn't had a new release in close to a year. The latest version of AdvanceMAME utilizes MAME 0.106, while the latest official version of MAME is 0.115. I am unsure the process of upgrading AdvanceMAME to utilize the latest version, but it might be worth searching for information if you are having problems running a game.

Once AdvanceMAME is installed, it won't take long to set up. Running advmame will tell you to set up a configuration file, which you can do with advmame --default. Once done that, you can to edit your ~/.advance/advmame.rc file. Under the dir_rom entry, you can change the directory if different than default, which is ~/.advance/roms/.

Starting up a game is as simple as advmame romname. As long as the ROM you want is in the right directory, it should start up quickly. At first, the navigation might seem a little complicated, but you will get a grasp on it quickly. Once inside, you can push your TAB key to open up a menu which allows configuration of all kinds, video, input, audio and so on. Luckily, gamepads are supported, so fun is only a few minutes away.

• AdvanceMAME - Official Site

Advent is a graphic adventure game engine similar to Monkey Island or The Longest Journey. It uses guile-goops as its extension language to create and manage the object interactions and C++ for all the low level stuff.

Two demo-games are provided (retriever, cosmos).

License: free

Additional System Requirements: You need Guile, Goops and ClanLib when you compile from source, but no extra libraries are requirements when you use the static binary.

A completed Zelda old school SNES style single player and multiplayer adventure game in Java . It stars a dwarven warrior on a quest to collect crystals for his king. A skillfull lizard ranger joins him in mulitplayer mode.

License: free

Additional System Requirements: Java runtime

A side scrolling adventure with some hidden areas and minor branching of paths.
Game play consists of finding power-ups, avoiding or killing monsters, and hopefully enjoying the scenery.

License: free

Additional System Requirements: Requires Python and PyGame (SDL Is required for PyGame)