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Pingus (video game)
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Pingus is a free, open source computer game inspired by Lemmings
and created by Ingo Ruhnke. It features penguin
s instead of lemming
s. It has been reviewed favorably by CNN.com, about.com, Unix Review
, and other publications.
. This game is the first Game of the Month by The Linux Game Tome
, which has revamped such games as SuperTux
, Super TuxKart
, and Lincity
. The first post-GotM version 0.6 was released in 2003 for Linux
featuring new levels and a level editor. On February 11, 2006 the game began being ported from ClanLib to SDL. On August 27, 2007 version 0.7.0- the first version to use SDL- was released. In addition to Windows
and Linux, the switch to SDL enabled Pingus to be easily built on other platforms- Including Apple's MacOS X. There was no level editor in the 0.7.0 release. On September 23, 2007 version 0.7.1 was released- with a new level editor. On October 31, 2007 version 0.7.2 was released with a set of Halloween
themed levels. There is a Windows and an Intel OSX binary of 0.7.2 available from the Pingus website; there is a PPC OSX binary of 0.7.0 The latest version, 0.7.3 contains minor bug fixes, to allow the game to work better with GNU Compiler Collection.
Pingus has 22 levels, all with a winter theme. Pingus 0.7.2 has introduced 'levelsets', which are list of related levels; levels in levelsets must be completed in order. However there are many more levels included with the game not accessible from its GUI, some with entirely different graphics. To play a certain level the location of the filename has to be given as commandline parameter. Example:
A Linux shell script that allows to choose from all installed levels can be found.
Lemmings (video game)
Lemmings is a puzzle computer game developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis in . Originally developed for PC and Commodore Amiga, Lemmings was one of the most popular computer games of its time, and several gaming magazines gave it some of their highest review scores at the time...
and created by Ingo Ruhnke. It features penguin
Penguin
Penguins are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere, especially in Antarctica. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have become flippers...
s instead of lemming
Lemming
Lemmings are small rodents, usually found in or near the Arctic, in tundra biomes. They are subniveal animals, and together with voles and muskrats, they make up the subfamily Arvicolinae , which forms part of the largest mammal radiation by far, the superfamily Muroidea, which also includes rats,...
s. It has been reviewed favorably by CNN.com, about.com, Unix Review
UNIX Review
UNIX Review was an American magazine covering technical aspects of the UNIX operating system and C programming. Recognized for its in-depth technical analyses, the journal also reported on industry confabs and included some lighter fare....
, and other publications.
History
Work on the game began in 19981998 in video gaming
-Events:*Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts 1st Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts Shigeru Miyamoto of Nintendo to the AIAS Hall of Fame*British Academy of Film and Television Arts hosts the 1st annual BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards...
. This game is the first Game of the Month by The Linux Game Tome
The Linux Game Tome
The Linux Game Tome is a website which provides a comprehensive list of games for Linux.- History :The site was started by Tessa Lau in 1995...
, which has revamped such games as SuperTux
SuperTux
SuperTux is a free, open-source two-dimensional platform game. The game was originally created by Bill Kendrick and is maintained by the SuperTux Development Team....
, Super TuxKart
SuperTuxKart
SuperTuxKart is a Mario Kart-inspired arcade racing game featuring the Linux mascot Tux. The game was originally conceived as an enhanced fork of TuxKart, but with other internet mascots by the Game of the Month team consisting of Ingo Ruhnke, Charles Goodwin, and several others, eventually...
, and Lincity
Lincity
Lincity is a free construction and management simulation game, which puts the player in control of managing a city's socio-economy. Its name is a play on the title of the original city-building game, SimCity, and it was released under the GNU General Public License.- Gameplay :Lincity is a city and...
. The first post-GotM version 0.6 was released in 2003 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...
featuring new levels and a level editor. On February 11, 2006 the game began being ported from ClanLib to SDL. On August 27, 2007 version 0.7.0- the first version to use SDL- was released. In addition to Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
and Linux, the switch to SDL enabled Pingus to be easily built on other platforms- Including Apple's MacOS X. There was no level editor in the 0.7.0 release. On September 23, 2007 version 0.7.1 was released- with a new level editor. On October 31, 2007 version 0.7.2 was released with a set of Halloween
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
themed levels. There is a Windows and an Intel OSX binary of 0.7.2 available from the Pingus website; there is a PPC OSX binary of 0.7.0 The latest version, 0.7.3 contains minor bug fixes, to allow the game to work better with GNU Compiler Collection.
Pingus has 22 levels, all with a winter theme. Pingus 0.7.2 has introduced 'levelsets', which are list of related levels; levels in levelsets must be completed in order. However there are many more levels included with the game not accessible from its GUI, some with entirely different graphics. To play a certain level the location of the filename has to be given as commandline parameter. Example:
pingus /usr/share/games/pingus/data/levels/playable/cages.pingus
A Linux shell script that allows to choose from all installed levels can be found.