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Linux.com: Distribution Review: Knoppix Games

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“Games Knoppix is an entertainment-oriented version of the
popular Debian-based LiveCD known as Knoppix. The idea behind Games
Knoppix is excellent–a LiveCD that you can give to your friends to
show them some of the more frivolous aspects of GNU/Linux.
Disappointingly, however, many of the games on the CD do not work,
many more are duplicates of the same game, everything is in German,
and there are driver problems with both the 2.4 and 2.6 kernel
options.

“Games Knoppix offers over 100 entries in its games
menu, all of them being free software. There are no proprietary
games such as Unreal Tournament 2004, Quake 3 Arena, NeverWinter
Nights, or any other GNU/Linux-compatible commercial entertainment
programs…”

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