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01-24-2002, 04:09 PM
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Games etc...?
Hi all,
I have returned to the Linux forum ! Looking for help again, I was just wondering... If I install linux is it possible for me to run my games on it? I mean new games I heard you can recompile Windows games in emacs and they will run. I've done a bit of C++ (Quake 1 source code for example) But what about trying to run newer games? Thanks,
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01-25-2002, 07:29 PM
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Hi!
I'm not much of a gamer, or even a programmer. But I've never heard of anyone doing that. If it were that simple, I'd think everyone would be doing it. Besides, I would wonder about the legality of messing with someones' code. Unless it is GNU. OOPS!
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01-25-2002, 07:41 PM
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Hi fatboyjim,
Sorry, not being able to play the latest games is one of the downfalls of using Linux. Maybe you can play the games with Wine? Either way, I know for sure you can't recompile the games to run under Linux. The source code is not available, only to (now gone) companies like Loki that ported games to Linux.
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01-25-2002, 08:25 PM
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Soulution=Dual-Boot.
*Runs 2k, XP, and Mandrake*
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01-26-2002, 02:21 AM
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Ah yes, this is what I feared
Ah well, I'll install it anyway and try it out. Just spend a few days tinkering and see if I like it (I already have a dual boot - Just install Linux on another drive and LILO'll do it? |
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