“As a platform for the nontechnical gamer, Linux seems about
as fun as being locked in an iron maiden.“
“While there has been a slew of open-source games that are, more
often than not, hacked versions of popular commercial games, you
can count the total number of big-name titles on your fingers. And
almost all of those are recent additions. For example, Quake III:
Arena, Civilization: Call to Power, Railroad Tycoon II, Myth II:
Soulblighter, and four others adorned with a penguin have hit
retail shelves.”
“What could be worse than the lack of big-name titles? Games are
hard to install on Linux. Installing a Windows game is as easy as
double-clicking the setup icon; however, installing a Linux game,
especially a 3-D game, frequently involves the equivalent of
open-heart surgery on a PC’s system software.”
“But that will change soon.”