Michael Simms (software developer)
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Michael Simms is the creator of the Tux Games
website and the founder of Linux Game Publishing
.
Simms was a beta tester for Loki’s Linux ports of Civilization: Call to Power
and Descent 3. In response to being unable to order a version of Loki Software
's port of Civilization: Call to Power from any British reseller, Michael created the Tux Games
website, an on-line Linux game store. The website went live ten seconds after midnight on January 1, 2000, selling its first title on January 3. In response to Loki's demise and the effect it would have on Tux Games, Michael Simms invested £350,000 into a company porting Windows game titles to Linux. Linux Game Publishing
was founded on October 15, 2001 to port and publish new games for Linux
. Michael Simms remains the CEO, as well as the Head of Development. He likes to play Majesty.
Tux Games
Tux Games is one of the first still active online Linux game retailers, founded on January 1, 2000 by Michael Simms, who would later also found Linux Game Publishing...
website and the founder of Linux Game Publishing
Linux Game Publishing
Linux Game Publishing is a software company based in Nottingham in England. It ports, publishes and sells video games running on Linux operating systems. As well as porting games, LGP also sponsors the development of Grapple, a free software network library for games...
.
Biography
Simms began using Linux when he was at university in 1992. From 2000 — 2001 he worked at Wcities as Lead product architect.Simms was a beta tester for Loki’s Linux ports of Civilization: Call to Power
Civilization: Call to Power
Civilization: Call to Power is a PC turn-based strategy game developed by Activision as a successor to the extremely successful Civilization computer game by Sid Meier. It was ported to Linux by Loki Software....
and Descent 3. In response to being unable to order a version of Loki Software
Loki Software
Loki Software, Inc. was a software firm based in Tustin, California, United States, that ported several video games from Microsoft Windows to Linux...
's port of Civilization: Call to Power from any British reseller, Michael created the Tux Games
Tux Games
Tux Games is one of the first still active online Linux game retailers, founded on January 1, 2000 by Michael Simms, who would later also found Linux Game Publishing...
website, an on-line Linux game store. The website went live ten seconds after midnight on January 1, 2000, selling its first title on January 3. In response to Loki's demise and the effect it would have on Tux Games, Michael Simms invested £350,000 into a company porting Windows game titles to Linux. Linux Game Publishing
Linux Game Publishing
Linux Game Publishing is a software company based in Nottingham in England. It ports, publishes and sells video games running on Linux operating systems. As well as porting games, LGP also sponsors the development of Grapple, a free software network library for games...
was founded on October 15, 2001 to port and publish new games for Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
. Michael Simms remains the CEO, as well as the Head of Development. He likes to play Majesty.
See also
- Tux GamesTux GamesTux Games is one of the first still active online Linux game retailers, founded on January 1, 2000 by Michael Simms, who would later also found Linux Game Publishing...
- Linux Game PublishingLinux Game PublishingLinux Game Publishing is a software company based in Nottingham in England. It ports, publishes and sells video games running on Linux operating systems. As well as porting games, LGP also sponsors the development of Grapple, a free software network library for games...
- Hyperion EntertainmentHyperion EntertainmentHyperion Entertainment CVBA is a Belgian software company which in its early years focused in porting Windows games to Amiga, Linux and Macintosh. Later on, they were contracted by Amiga Incorporated to develop AmigaOS 4 and retired from the gaming business...
- RunesoftRuneSoftRunesoft GmbH is a German publisher founded in 2000 that ports games to alternative platforms such as Linux, Mac OS X, AmigaOS, MorphOS, and magnussoft ZETA...
- Ryan C. GordonRyan C. GordonRyan C. Gordon is a former Loki Software employee who is now responsible for icculus.org, which hosts many Loki Software projects as well as several new projects created by himself and others...
External links
- Tux Games, The Online Store for Linux Games
- Linux Game Publishing official site
- 2006 Interview with Michael Simms (LinuxEXPRES)
- 2009 Interview with Michael Simms (hardware.no)
- 2009 Interview with Michael Simms (techradar.com)
- 2003 Interview with Michael Simms (Mstation.org)
- Michael Simms at LinuxGames (lost interview)
- Michael Simms at LinuxGamers
- Michael Simms at MobyGames