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The commercial game Halloween is now the open source project
gbudny Aug 19, 2021
Hi

I think that some users remember that many years ago, Jadeware published the commercial game Halloween. Unfortunately, they decided to drop support the Linux version, and I couldn't buy it.
However, they decided to release the source code on GitHub, so it should be possible to compile it on Linux:

https://happypenguin.altervista.org/sheet.php?gameid=1269
http://www.jadegame.com/games/halloween/

Last edited by gbudny on 19 August 2021 at 11:29 am UTC
whizse Aug 19, 2021
Cool! They made their own custom engine! Sounds like a fun project to dig into!
GustyGhost Aug 20, 2021
Good find. It has that early 2000s aura about it.
PublicNuisance Aug 20, 2021
They still mention a Linux version (which there isn't one now) and I can't seem to find a license for the code. Both things irk me a bit.
gbudny Aug 21, 2021
Quoting: PublicNuisanceThey still mention a Linux version (which there isn't one now) and I can't seem to find a license for the code. Both things irk me a bit.

The original Linux version is too old to run on the modern Linux distributions. However. we have the source code for this game, and I have no idea how to compile it on Linux.

Last edited by gbudny on 21 August 2021 at 10:18 am UTC
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