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Pingus

Version: 0.7.2

Author: Ingo Ruhnke

Category: Puzzle

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Pingus is a Lemmings-like game for GNU/Linux, FreeBSD and Win32.

Pingus has started at the end of 1998 with the simple goal to create a Free (as in freedom, not as in free beer) Lemmings^tm clone. The Free, which means you get the sources and are allowed and encouraged to change and distribute them, you basically get everything that I used to create this game. In the years it has grown than quite a bit over the original goal and become something more than just a clone, we have original artwork, a built-in level editor, new actions and a few other features.

If you don't know Lemmings^tm, here comes a short introduction. Its a puzzle game developed in 1991 by DMA Design. The player takes command in the game of a bunch of small animals and has to guide them around in levels. Since the animals walk on their own, the player can only influence them by giving them commands, like build a bridge, dig a hole or redirect all lemmings in the other direction. The goal of each level is to reach the exit, for fix multiple combination of commands are necessary. The game is presented in a 2D site view. For more informations you might want to visit Lemmings^tm fanpage.

License: free

Additional System Requirements: SDL, SDL_image, SDL_mixer, boost, boost-signals, libpng, scons

Sound:	Play in X:	Play in Console:	Multiplayer:	Network Play:	3D Acceleration:	Source Available:
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If you try this software, don't forget to come back to this page and rate it!

Submitted by pridkett on 1999-01-24.

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pingus posted by mangpp @ 202.126.105.217 on Dec 1 2008 11:28 AM

Excellent! Well done! (I'm am now also a fan of sconstruct.)

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worth it posted by Anonymous @ 71.131.35.31 on Feb 28 2008 7:29 AM

For those Lemmings fan out there that miss the game, this is even more fun and has quite decent graphics!

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Great game posted by Meteko @ 218.186.12.8 on Jan 21 2008 6:08 PM

I love this game. Gladly it is being revived. Meteko, Software Review Manager

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Love the game, but... posted by Anonymous @ 130.49.36.103 on Nov 11 2007 3:57 AM

I remember playing Lemmings on my first computer, a Packard Hell. I loved it then, so when I saw the Linux clone I was ecstatic. I especially love the environmentalist tie-in (to be relevant to today, probably should have been polar bears, but they're probably too big for such puzzles). However, there aren't any levels past Tutorial Island. I would have thought that with the development progression and ease of constructing levels, harder boards would have already been created and pushed upstream. Alas, I guess I have to wait for the next release, and eventually 1.0.

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suggestions posted by fireside @ 64.33.182.33 on Nov 5 2007 6:11 PM

Nice game and I'm glad to see it's being revived. A couple suggestions to developers. 1. A better explanation of how the editor works. 2. A favorite levels button or part of the menu that is updated by votes of submissions. 3. A recent submissions of levels button or part of the menu that is updated periodically.

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Pingus posted by fnf @ 194.80.32.8 on Nov 3 2007 10:32 AM

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Pingus posted by Anonymous @ 82.84.231.21 on Nov 1 2007 2:10 PM

Nice game.... Ideal for kids!

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Re: Pingus posted by Anonymous @ 62.69.60.101 on Nov 1 2007 8:05 PM

and adults too :-P

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Re: Pingus posted by mikegranger @ 70.26.222.140 on Nov 13 2009 7:10 AM

Pingus is just great! It reminds me of the time when i was playing lemmings and adventure games on my 486 100 mhz. Ahhh the good years!

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Great posted by thor27 @ 201.11.185.67 on Sep 23 2007 4:18 PM

I'm very happy to see this game under development again :)

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Re: Great posted by Arvenil @ 77.236.1.2 on Sep 23 2007 5:00 PM

Yeah, me too;) It is really great... really sad that development was stoped.

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excelente posted by Anonymous @ 189.142.247.229 on Sep 15 2007 11:33 PM

es la primera vez que lo juego y esta excelente, muy divertido :-D Saludos desde México

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Re: excelente posted by Anonymous @ 200.150.28.29 on Sep 16 2007 11:40 AM

Translating ^^ It's the first time I play this game and it's excellent, very funny :-D Greetings from Mexico.

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Re: excelente posted by Anonymous @ 74.37.65.40 on Sep 17 2007 5:25 AM

Minor nitpick: Divertido is more closely translated to "fun" than "funny."

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Re: excelente posted by Anonymous @ 83.30.240.109 on Sep 17 2007 1:04 PM

Pierwszy raz gram w tą grę i jest super! Pozdrowienia z Polski^^ No matter where you live, Pingus rox:P

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Re: excelente posted by Anonymous @ 74.37.65.40 on Sep 17 2007 6:07 PM

Can't argue with that! :)

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Re: excelente posted by jamyskis @ 84.61.42.200 on Oct 31 2007 9:42 AM

Ich spiele das Spiel schon seit einiger Zeit und ich finde es einfach der Hammer! ^^Translating^^ I've been playing this game for a while now and I just think it rocks!

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Re: excelente posted by Anonymous @ 71.104.9.37 on Oct 31 2007 10:54 PM

Pingus rox my socks! TRANSLATING Pingus is one of the few oss games of quality.

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Re: excelente posted by Anonymous @ 201.68.26.51 on Nov 3 2007 11:34 AM

Eu realmente adorei esse jogo. Obrigado a quem continuou o projeto.
TRANSLATING from Portugues to english: I really adored this game. Thanks to who was continued the project.

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What's really new? posted by TBOL3 @ 67.182.196.131 on Aug 30 2007 4:43 AM

I like this game, and I'm happy that theirs a new vertion, but from a user's experience, it looks more like a downgrade. 1. They took out the level editor/extra level player. (Alright it was horrible, hardly used, by me anyway, and only temporarily taken out, but it's not there). 2. So they switched to SDL, while this may help futer versions come out sooner, it doesn't help now. (It works fine on my current computer) 3. No new levels. While some projects have a problem with making engine update, and loading mass levels, it wouldn't be too hard to at least start on island two. I'm not saying I hate this game, or that any of these won't be good in the long run, but I wish I had more of it too play.

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Re: What's really new? posted by parasti @ 80.233.255.7 on Aug 30 2007 12:25 PM

What's really new is that Pingus is not dead. In other words, it was a dead end. To save the other pingus, some had to be sacrificed. :P

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Re: What's really new? posted by grumbel @ 83.135.242.169 on Aug 31 2007 8:29 PM

The 0.7.0 release was really just there to get something based on SDL out of the door for testing, since it was really hard to find beta-testers for the development version. New islands will come.

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Re: What's really new? posted by plouj @ 74.14.52.69 on Sep 25 2007 1:29 AM

Hah! So much for being impatient! 0.7.1 has the editor re-enabled and improved.

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Re: What's really new? posted by TBOL3 @ 67.182.196.131 on Sep 25 2007 2:41 AM

Yep, I'm happy. :)

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	pingus posted by mangpp @ 202.126.105.217 on Dec 1 2008 11:28 AM
Excellent! Well done! (I'm am now also a fan of sconstruct.)

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	worth it posted by Anonymous @ 71.131.35.31 on Feb 28 2008 7:29 AM
For those Lemmings fan out there that miss the game, this is even more fun and has quite decent graphics!

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	Great game posted by Meteko @ 218.186.12.8 on Jan 21 2008 6:08 PM
I love this game. Gladly it is being revived. Meteko, Software Review Manager

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	Love the game, but... posted by Anonymous @ 130.49.36.103 on Nov 11 2007 3:57 AM
I remember playing Lemmings on my first computer, a Packard Hell. I loved it then, so when I saw the Linux clone I was ecstatic. I especially love the environmentalist tie-in (to be relevant to today, probably should have been polar bears, but they're probably too big for such puzzles). However, there aren't any levels past Tutorial Island. I would have thought that with the development progression and ease of constructing levels, harder boards would have already been created and pushed upstream. Alas, I guess I have to wait for the next release, and eventually 1.0.

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	suggestions posted by fireside @ 64.33.182.33 on Nov 5 2007 6:11 PM
Nice game and I'm glad to see it's being revived. A couple suggestions to developers. 1. A better explanation of how the editor works. 2. A favorite levels button or part of the menu that is updated by votes of submissions. 3. A recent submissions of levels button or part of the menu that is updated periodically.

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