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Web site: sourceforge.net/projects/epiphany/ Category: Games Sub-Category: Arcade Platform: Linux, BSD, Windows License: GNU GPL Interface: GUI Wikipedia: First release: 2001 Epiphany – a multi-platform clone of Boulderdash (a.k.a Emerald Mine on the Amiga) made with SDL library. In this game, the player must collect all the valuable minerals scattered in
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Web site: Category: Machine Emulators Platform: RISC OS License: unknown Interface: CLI Wikipedia: First release: 1992 (?) 65HOST – the Acorn’s BBC emulator. It was originally given away with the Acorn Axxxx series computers and called “Archimedes”. Although later models dropped this name, it is still copyrighted (and currently owned
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Web site: www.daimi.au.dk/~maxx/maxximum-linux.html#VGB-GUI (not active) Category: Emulators Platform: Linux License: GNU GPL Interface: GUI Wikipedia: First release: 2000 VGB-GUI – a program to help you in launching and configuring Virtual GameBoy VGB or gnuboy. It is distributed under the GNU GPL License. It has been written in Python using the
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Web site: Category: Games Sub-Category: RPG Platform: Nintendo NES/Game Boy Advance, PlayStation, Wii License: Proprietary Interface: GUI Wikipedia: Final Fantasy First release: December 18, 1987 Final Fantasy (Japanese: ファイナルファンタジー Fainaru Fantajii) – a Japanese RPG game created by Square in 1987 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. This game gave birth
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Web site: enigma.nongnu.org Category: Games Sub-Category: Puzzle Platform: Linux, OS X, Windows, BSD License: GNU GPL Interface: GUI Wikipedia: Enigma First release: May 25, 2007 Enigma – a puzzle game inspired by Oxyd on the Atari ST and Rock’n’Roll on the Amiga. The object of the game is to find
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Web site: Category: Games Sub-Category: Puzzle Platform: Dreamcast, Arcade License: Proprietary Interface: GUI Wikipedia: First release: 1999 Sega Tetris (セガテトリス) – a puzzle game developed by WOW Entertainment and published by Sega and released first on NAOMI arcade hardware and then ported to Sega Dreamcast. There are 5 different attacks
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