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Gaming with Linux 23
id Software Games
Among the most popular games running natively in Linux are Quake II, Quake III Arena, and
Return to Castle Wolfenstein from id Software, Inc. You can purchase Linux versions of these
games or download demos of each game before you buy.
If you have trouble getting any id Software games running in Linux, refer to the Linux
FAQs available from id Software at http://zerowing.idsoftware.com/linux.
Quake III Arena
Quake III Arena is a first-person, shooter-type game where you can choose from lots of weapons
(lightning guns, shotguns, grenade launchers, and so on) and pass through scenes with highly
detailed 3D surfaces. You can play alone or against your friends. There are multiplayer death-match
and capture-the-flag competitions. Standalone play allows you to advance through a tournament
structure of skilled AI opponents. This version of the game has a selectable difficulty level, from
fairly easy to beat to downright impossible.
A demo version of Quake III Arena for Linux is available from the id Software Web site (click the
demo link at www.idsoftware.com/games/quake/quake3-gold/ and then look for the
Linux demo). Because the demo is in the form of a large shell script, to save it you can right-click
the link and select Save Link As from your Web browser.
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