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Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 49: One More to Go!
16 Dec 2025 at 4:50 am UTC

Quoting: gbudnyI don't know if this patch works with Red Hat 7.3, but it could fix some of the issues.
The changelog just mentions it was "rebuilt using futureproof libraries" so I don't think there were any internal bug fixes and the newer libraries might actually be counterproductive on a retro system.

It reminds me of when I tried installing my Desura version of the Penumbra Collection on a period system that did not have SDL 2 built for it. The original binaries would have ran fine but not the update.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 49: One More to Go!
13 Dec 2025 at 8:06 am UTC

Quoting: gbudnyWhat version of Candy Cruncher did you play?
You can see it in the titlebar of the screenshot. Version 1.51.03 of the game.
Changlog [External Link]

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 49: One More to Go!
11 Dec 2025 at 4:39 am UTC

Quoting: gbudnyI'm guessing that PenguinPlay can now cause some issues in Candy Cruncher because this website was closed.
The installer that I used patched the game up to just before they added in support for PenguinPlay, so that sidestepped that particular issue for me.

I have never been that invested in competing for the highest possible score myself, but for those who are so inclined, I can definitely see it adding an appreciated extra dimension to the game.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 49: One More to Go!
9 Dec 2025 at 4:52 pm UTC Likes: 4

Further links and resources can be found on the official website:
https://icculus.org/~hamish/retro/part49.html [External Link]

Unreal Tournament 2004 is getting revived by OldUnreal with approval from Epic Games
4 Dec 2025 at 6:44 pm UTC Likes: 4

Quoting: BoldosWell UT2k4 "always" had a native Linux build; I believe it was just not added to the official DVDs during release...
(I've had the Linux build on old HDDs somewhere for years...)
Check the back of the box. There is indeed a penguin on there.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 48: Byzantine Labyrinthine
2 Dec 2025 at 8:22 am UTC Likes: 5

Further links and resources can be found on the official website:
https://icculus.org/~hamish/retro/part48.html [External Link]

Hello from Fedora KDE
19 Nov 2025 at 4:36 pm UTC Likes: 8

Meanwhile I have somehow managed the impossible and have kept my same Arch Linux install going for over a decade now. Luck or dark magic, you decide...

Blood: Refreshed Supply announced from Nightdive Studios
29 Sep 2025 at 7:30 pm UTC

> It feels bad to skip a ND release, especially since this port is built off the original source code

It isn't, it is a reverse engineer just like like the excellent community ports are.

Night Dive has indeed been hindered by licensing issues given the very narrow terms they were offered by Atari, but Fresh Supply has always been something of a bungle, which they are now going out and asking people to pay for yet again.

EDIT: Okay, they are using original source code this time apparently.

POSTAL 2 Redux announced, a full remake of the unhinged classic
12 Jun 2025 at 4:37 pm UTC

I'm still waiting for the first POSTAL Redux to show up for Linux on Zoom (or GOG.com but it is not even listed there) before I would consider buying it.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 47: Before I Was Born
18 Mar 2025 at 5:26 pm UTC Likes: 1

Further links and resources can be found on the official website:
https://icculus.org/~hamish/retro/part47.html [External Link]