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Re: looking for some network playable games?
de *ProteanThread* 06/12/2006 03:02
lol
John Hood wrote:
> Frank Hahn wrote:
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> >"*ProteanThread*" <rtdos@rtdos.com> wrote in
> >news:1149776078.398816.256680@y43g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
> >
> >
> >
> >>ok i finally got my home network setup but i'd like some games to
> >>install that my family can play. are there any?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >If both machines are Windows XP, I was thinking there are some games that
> >can be played over a network such as Hearts.
> >
> >There is also a tank games called bzflag. It can be found here:
> >
> >http://www.bzflag.org/
> >
> >You can setup your own private server or play against others on public
> >servers. I am not sure what operating systems are required to run your
> >own server.
> >
> >You might also check out http://www.freshmeat.net for other
> >possibilities. It is not a game only site but there are lots of programs
> >listed there that are open source.
> >
> >
> >
> It's a bit cutthroat, but a good first-person-shooter game is Cube.
> http://cube.sourceforge.net/
> We play this on our work LAN at lunch when the weather outside is bad.
>
> Family play would be interesting:
>
> "Look out! Mom's got quad-damage!"
>
> John H.