Waffelson@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 3 months agoWho played on linux before proton?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square167fedilinkarrow-up1789arrow-down123
arrow-up1766arrow-down1imageWho played on linux before proton?lemmy.worldWaffelson@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square167fedilink
minus-squareTimeSquirrel@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-23 months agoI was playing Quake 3 and Unreal Torunament 2003 in the early 2000s, they had native versions. One of the first mainstream Linux gaming pioneers. I used to use Second Life on Linux too with a third party client.
minus-squareparricc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoThe first half of the 2000s was a lot better for Linux gaming than the second half. That time period after game companies stopped releasing anything for Linux but before Wine became realistically usable was very dark.
minus-squarethehatfox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoQuake 2 also had a Linux port, as did Return to Castle Wolfenstein. iD Software was one of the few early supporters of Linux for commercial games.
I was playing Quake 3 and Unreal Torunament 2003 in the early 2000s, they had native versions. One of the first mainstream Linux gaming pioneers.
I used to use Second Life on Linux too with a third party client.
The first half of the 2000s was a lot better for Linux gaming than the second half. That time period after game companies stopped releasing anything for Linux but before Wine became realistically usable was very dark.
Quake 2 also had a Linux port, as did Return to Castle Wolfenstein. iD Software was one of the few early supporters of Linux for commercial games.