To download the beta1a installer click here:
http://icculus.org/betas/ssam/ssam-tfe-lnx-beta1a.run [External Link]

Then to download the subsequent beta installers click here:
https://icculus.org/updates/ssam/ [External Link]

And, since I struggled for years trying to get this to work, here is how I built the Serious Sam source port:

Spoiler, click me

For The First Encounter:
# git clone https://github.com/ptitSeb/Serious-Engine.git [External Link]
# cd Serious-Engine/Sources
# ./build-linux64.sh -DTFE=TRUE
# cd ../Bin/
# cp ../Sources/cmake-build/ssam-tfe ./
# cp ../Sources/cmake-build/Debug/* ./
# ln -s libGame.so libGameMP.so
# ln -s libEntities.so libEntitiesMP.so

For The Second Encounter:
# git clone https://github.com/ptitSeb/Serious-Engine.git [External Link]
# cd Serious-Engine/Sources
# ./build-linux64.sh
# cd ../Bin/
# cp ../Sources/cmake-build/ssam ./
# cp ../Sources/cmake-build/Debug/* ./

Then copy SE1_10.gro and the relevant Bin directory to your Serious Sam installs. Launch ssam-tfe or ssam from the Bin directory in order to play.

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I was tempted to highlight Maelstrom from this set since it also has higher production values than most and was actually ported over to Linux by Sam Latinga, the father of SDL, but sadly it would not load due to a glibc conflict. That said, it was packaged on the Valhalla install discs by Red Hat and that version does work on Dianoga.

I also found an AUR package for The Ace of Penguins which still works on my more modern Arch Linux computer. The graphics do not scale for larger displays of course, and the help screens do not work, but other than that it is fully playable, and I actually prefer it somewhat to AisleRiot.

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Quoting: sgtnasty369Why can't I get a pure AMD Ryzen/Radeon Linux laptop? They always have to throw in NVIDIA.
I'm so bummed. :angry:

System76 already sells this as the Pangolin:
https://system76.com/laptops/pangolin [External Link]

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Quoting: AnzaIratus is good fun. Voice acting by Stephan Weyte makes it even more fun.

Okay, you have my attention now. :wink:

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Meanwile here I am using a fourteen year old 60 Hz LCD panel and a CRT monitor... :whistle:

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Quoting: GuestTrying to remember whether the free games had always been tied to 'accepting to receive marketing spam'... I think it wasn't.

Yeah, a little annoying, but nothing stopping you from unsubscribing afterwards either.

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I don't think I played any games first released in the last ten years, let alone this year... :whistle:

For anyone who is interested though I keep a list on my icculus.org account of every game I have played since I graduated High School:
http://icculus.org/~hamish/gameslist.txt [External Link]

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Yeah, it is definitely not the best price point considering the Baldur's Gate games from Beamdog are 70%-80% off right now.

Happy to have it in my Wishlist though.

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Will give it a go if it comes to GOG.com certainly.

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Half the time I try a giveaway I find the game is already in my library. :whistle:

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