Bombermaaan, it’s the original Bomberman with a slight changing of spelling. The concept reminds me of those “Oakley Software Glasses”. They look just like the real thing. From outward appearances no one would know the difference.
Bombermaaan, Cloning the Bomberman
Between the original and this clone, you will be hard pressed to find any major differences. You can have up to five people competing, all on the same computer. There are also single and team battle modes.
Super TuxKart, first there was the Tux Mario Clone, now they’ve even touched upon the Mario Kart Series. Though it seems to be a clone, fortunately the creators of Super Tuxkart got creative and designed their own racers and levels. The only idea that isn’t original is the racing Kart idea.
Features
Like the original Super Mario Kart, this Super TuxKart has powerups, 3d graphics and multiple characters to race against. It’s available for Mac, PC, and Linux.
AssaultCube takes multi player fun and combines it with large weapons and remote locations to bring players together to shoot each other. Sounds like most first person shooter games right? With AssaultCube (formerly known as ActionCube) a small package delivers a lot of fun. In its small 19mb file size, you get plenty of multi player fun.
AssaultCube, team based gameplay
You won’t find one player missions with AssaultCube, only level maps and online game play. In order for this game to be any fun, you have to play online, otherwise you’ll be running around shooting the walls.
OpenCity, its like Sim City taken a step back. With much of the open source software available remember that software of this sort is not well funded, so having the best graphics and user interface is not always an option. OpenCity, looks and plays a lot like Sim City, yet graphically, it seems more like a step back in time, with it’s strangely colored housing and rudimentary greenery. What do you expect?
Version 0.0.5
As the game as not yet hit a 1.0 release, there are still bugs to be worked out. Even the cars seem a bit strange at this point. If you aren’t accustomed to the Sim City series, basically you build up your own cities with limited cash funds. With proper planning you can stay funded to build a metropolis. Poor planning and you’ll be selling your housing for factories to make ends meet. You are the mayor and make all the decisions for your new city.
TORCS, The Open Racing Car Simulator, is it really one of the best open source racing simulators? Just by looking at some of the screenshots I am already fairly impressed.
Torcs Main Features
According to Torcs,”TORCS features more than 50 different cars, more than 20 tracks, and 50 opponents to race against. Your can steer with a joystick or steering wheel, if the device is supported by your platform. It is also possible to drive with the mouse or the keyboard. Graphic features lighting, smoke, skidmarks and glowing brake disks. The simulation features a simple damage model, collisions, tire and wheel properties (springs, dampers, stiffness, …), aerodynamics (ground effect, spoilers, …) and much more. The gameplay allows different types of races from the simple practice session up to the championship. Enjoy racing against your friends in the split screen mode with up to four human players.”
Currently there aren’t too many open source racing seems out there, but Torcs is a great addition to the meager lineup.
Transport Control?
In openTTD, you will be controlling transportation, traffic to create a smooth running city. It many ways it looks familiar to the Sim City franchise. By viewing the screenshots you can see that openTTD has actually made a few improvements on the original Transport Tycoon Deluxe. 
Nexuiz is an ongoing open source project that looks very similar to Quake 3/4 and is available completely for free, since it is open source.
Nexuiz.com: “Nexuiz is a 3d deathmatch game project, created online by a team of developers. It is available for download for Windows, Mac, and Linux (all the same archive).The first version was released May 31st 2005, released entirely GPL and free over the net, a first for a project of its kind. Since then it has been downloaded over half a million times, and the game is still being updated and developed, currently at version 2.3 and new releases being developed.”
Downloading Nexuiz
There are two things you will want to download
1. The Engine Nexuiz, how the game runs.
2. The 35 Map Pack: It includes 35 maps, and a campaign mode for the user to fight through.
This game network is being presented by both the history channel and Kuma Games. This game is not only a multiplayer shootout, but also a TV series.
Kill Point, the Show
“In the tv show, two men go head-to-head when a bank robbery goes terribly wrong and starts a hostage situation in this Spike TV 8-hour television event. The acclaimed actors John Leguizamo and Donnie Walhberg bring all the tension and gripping drama to the small screen.” -TV.com
Kill Point, the Game
The game lets us replay scenes from the tv show. Its the cops versus the bad guys. In this game you are basically getting a recycled half life 2 game, but its online and its free. You will get some annoying ads, telling you to watch the episode of the game you are playing. If you can deal with that you’ll enjoy The Kill Point Game.
How old is Doom now? Is this just one of the most succesful and recognized first person shooters made? This port attempts to mimic the original version as close as possible using Open Source Software. Though the original version of Doom can probably be purchased for next to nothing, chocolate Doom gives you an open source version that lets you change the code yourself or just play an open source version that has only a few minor difference to teh original version.
Get Open Source Chocolate Doom
If you’ve walked by an electronics store with a computer hooked up to a tv, then you might have seen an example of Windows Media Center at work. Media Center works as a graphical way to browse through movies, clips, or even watch and record tv. With the use of a remote you get full functionality and ease of browser.
Media Portal, lets us have this same functionality on our tv screen, but for free with Media Portals open source agreement. “MediaPortal allows you to listen to your favorite music & radio, watch and store your videos and DVDs, view, schedule and record live TV as a digital video recorder and much much more.”
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