Pingus is an open source video game made by German developer Ingo Ruhnke. It plays like Lemmings, but has penguins instead of lemmings.
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| Original author(s) | Ingo Ruhnke |
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| Developer(s) | Pingus community |
| Initial release | 1998 |
| Stable release | 0.7.6
/ 24 December 2011 |
| Repository | |
| Platform | Unix-like, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, FreeBSD,[1] Haiku[2] |
| Type | Strategy, puzzle |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Website | pingus |
Gameplay
changeDevelopment
changeThe game was first made in 1998. Version 0.6, released in 2003 for Linux, added more levels and a level editor. The next major version, 0.7.0, released on August 27, 2007, moved the game from ClanLib to Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL). This move, which started on February 11, 2006, made it easier to make non-Windows and non-Linux versions. It is also the last version for PowerPC versions of Mac OS X. 0.7.1, released on September 23, 2007, replaced the level editor with a new one. Version 0.7.2, released on October 31, 2007, introduced level sets and added one that is Halloween-themed. Version 0.7.3 fixed minor issues to make the game work better with the GNU Compiler Collection.[4] The latest version, 0.7.6, added Christmas and more Halloween-themed level sets.
In July 2008, the game was moved from the GPL-2.0 license to GPL-3.0.[5]
Impact
changePingus is a well-liked game. It was The Linux Game Tome's first "Game of the Month".[source?] In 2006, TechGage named Pingus one of the "Top 10 Free Linux games".[6] CNN and PC-Welt named it one of the best free games for Linux.[7][8] In May 2009, Thinkdigit named Pingus one of the "Most addictive Linux games".[9] In September 2009, Linux For You ranked Pingus 5/5.[10] Reviewing the game for Windows Central in 2017, George Ponder wrote: "The graphics are good, the gameplay is challenging, and overall, Pingus has the potential of being a fun way to pass the time. It just needs a little fine-tuning here and there to make the gaming experience more fluid."[11]
References
change- ↑ "FreshPorts -- games/pingus: Free Lemmings-like game". www.freshports.org. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ↑ "Haiku Depot Server". depot.haiku-os.org. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ↑ "Pingus - Home". pingus.seul.org. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ↑ "Pingus - news". pingus.seul.org. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ↑ license update
- ↑ Rob Williams (19 September 2006). "Top 10 Free Linux Games". techgage.com. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ↑ Discheri, Hans-Christian (22 June 2016). "Die besten Linux-Spiele für Steam, Ubuntu, Holarse, Gog, Shell" [The best Linux games on Steam, Ubuntu, Holarse, GOG, Shell] (in German). PC-Welt. Archived from the original on 19 July 2016.
- ↑ Anderson, Lee (20 December 2000). "Top 10 Linux games for the holidays". CNN.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2004. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
- ↑ Thinkdigit Magazine 2009-05
- ↑ Linux-For-You-Issue-80 in Linux For You (September 2009)
- ↑ Ponder, George (1 May 2017). "Pingus, a Lemmings clone for Windows 10 PC game full of penguin hijinks". Windows Central. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
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