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PayPalCannon Fodder is a retro action-strategy gem from 1993 that was originally released on my old love the Amiga, and the modern open source port just got upgraded. Open Fodder works with Cannon Fodder 1 and Cannon Fodder 2 which you need need the original data files to play it which you can grab from GOG.
The open source game engine adds in a number of enhancements to run it on modern PC platforms, and includes a random map system to play through too.
Pictured - Open Fodder on Fedora KDE
For version 2.0.0 released December 16th the changelog notes:
- Added the missing unarmed helicopters, stopped them being grenade droppers
- Improved helicopter briefing screen:
- Corrected mission text positioning
- Smoother movement, correctly scaled to your display’s refresh rate
- Fixed intro and briefing visual issues on the DOS version
- Fixed a bug where the random map generation screen text cleared incorrectly
- Fixed mouse locking when using alternative mouse modes
- Fixed rare crashes and visual glitches with soldier sprites on modern systems (original engine bug)
- Fixed an issue where soldier animations could break when changing direction or animation state (original engine bug)
- Improved Flatpak usability (XDG_DATA_HOME now supported)
Open Fodder itself is available on Flathub for Linux / SteamOS. There's some issues with it currently though that should hopefully be solved soon to make the install easier.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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How did I not know there was a FOSS version of this game!.
absolutely loved this on my old amiga!
I would be <3 if they have the old music "there's a killer on the loose and he coming for you... killa.... kiiiillllla" but that will be IP
absolutely loved this on my old amiga!
I would be <3 if they have the old music "there's a killer on the loose and he coming for you... killa.... kiiiillllla" but that will be IP
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Quoting: DrMcCoyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LSTO7vpJg4nah, this is it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNNHv_eY5no
the fking memories
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I wish I had known sooner that there is an open source project of this game. Jools & Jops forever.
Also, the Cannon Fodder recruiting music (starting at 2:40min https://youtu.be/Qc2fulUF64w?si=kVAiz77PpbopUulP&t=160) is a melody that I regularly hum for no reason, even though I haven't played this game in over 30 years.
Also, the Cannon Fodder recruiting music (starting at 2:40min https://youtu.be/Qc2fulUF64w?si=kVAiz77PpbopUulP&t=160) is a melody that I regularly hum for no reason, even though I haven't played this game in over 30 years.
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Great cover:
[Grazia Pizzuto - Cannon Fodder - Boot Hill Theme For Piano (2022)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDx_TcbZCOE)
[Grazia Pizzuto - Cannon Fodder - Boot Hill Theme For Piano (2022)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDx_TcbZCOE)
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chickenb00 8 hours ago
Yep this was a shareware title I played many happy hours of as a wee kid in the golden 90s.
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Quoting: chickenb00Yep this was a shareware title I played many happy hours of as a wee kid in the golden 90s.By "shareware" do you mean the cover disk demo (or xmas version), or a pirated game? Because CF was never shareware.
(I'm not judging, I had a pirated version, because in PL we had no access to original games until late 90s - there was no IP law until mid 1994 and only after that the shops slowly started selling original games, but even then games from abroad were not widely circulated because of the prices - Cannon Fodder at launch would cost 7% of the average monthly salary, and that's before any import costs.)
(Completely off-topic, I think that's one of the reasons for GOG popularity in Poland - lots of people always wanted to buy the original versions of the games they loved as kids but never had any means of supporting their developers - not that it's a big support to buy the game right now, but it's a kind of paying off the debt [and yes, I bought both CF and CF2 at GOG]. BTW the company who launched GOG, that is CD Projekt, was the largest shop with original games in the 90s, but they never sold Amiga games, just PC-CD games - they were not widely available from pirates because of the size - and anyway they founded the company with the money made on selling pirated software before 1994; they knew exactly what they were doing launching GOG, maybe it was a kind of redemption for them as well?)
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