Deter Bonds
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Hi all! My Internet pal has a site babala.org with a few good, simple and totally-free strategy games. I am enamored with his game, Babala, which has been around about a decade. Primarily, Pavel's games work under Linux but for Babala he made some extra effort to allow Windows users to enjoy it via the GNU package of interface routines known as GTK+. But GTK+ is no longer and there is no Windows 10 version.
If you visit babala.org I apologize that the English language side is a bit of a shambles, with several missing images, but some pages are fairly complete (eg. Gameplay help, Download/Install. Screenshots). If you need more then it might behoove you to click on "Cesky" to visit the Czech language side of the site which is slightly better maintained, and ask your browser (eg. Chrome) to translate for you.
Here's what really matters: Pavel is working on a new strategy game for release in two weeks and it is sure to be very wonderful. It will likely be available only for Linux at first. I want to play that game!! If Babala is any indication then the new game will use only the simplest of graphics and not rely on speed of execution whatsoever. So could someone here point me in a useful direction plz? I could run Linux in an emulator such as Oracle's free VirtualBox. Note that my machine is 32-bit so that is a must. I could run Linux from a large USB stick. I would rather not install it in a main disc partition just yet, but that could be down the road.
Note that I experimented already with VirtualBox and got 32-bit Fedora to run Ok under it and I got hold of the Babala game download (a tiny 202kb!) in its self-extracting install script form, a .sh file. But then I hit a snag when I could not identify the helper app under Fedora to process that .sh file. I tried 3 or 4 likely-sounding candidates but none succeeded. A leg up here would be very much appreciated.
When you visit Babala.org you'll see that Pavel's game is also available in what he terms RPM format. And version 5 offers another special install format uniquely for Gentoo (that download appears only on the Cesky side of his site).
So to recap, this is entirely about being able to experience Pavels' newest freeware game which is anticipated for release this month. The game will likely involve only the most rudimentary graphics and need little processor expenditure. My PC is 32-bit Windows-10. I prefer to test a Linux for running Pavels's games via emulator or off a USB stick, instead of installing on my hard drive right away (I am not intrepid). Thank you.
If you visit babala.org I apologize that the English language side is a bit of a shambles, with several missing images, but some pages are fairly complete (eg. Gameplay help, Download/Install. Screenshots). If you need more then it might behoove you to click on "Cesky" to visit the Czech language side of the site which is slightly better maintained, and ask your browser (eg. Chrome) to translate for you.
Here's what really matters: Pavel is working on a new strategy game for release in two weeks and it is sure to be very wonderful. It will likely be available only for Linux at first. I want to play that game!! If Babala is any indication then the new game will use only the simplest of graphics and not rely on speed of execution whatsoever. So could someone here point me in a useful direction plz? I could run Linux in an emulator such as Oracle's free VirtualBox. Note that my machine is 32-bit so that is a must. I could run Linux from a large USB stick. I would rather not install it in a main disc partition just yet, but that could be down the road.
Note that I experimented already with VirtualBox and got 32-bit Fedora to run Ok under it and I got hold of the Babala game download (a tiny 202kb!) in its self-extracting install script form, a .sh file. But then I hit a snag when I could not identify the helper app under Fedora to process that .sh file. I tried 3 or 4 likely-sounding candidates but none succeeded. A leg up here would be very much appreciated.
When you visit Babala.org you'll see that Pavel's game is also available in what he terms RPM format. And version 5 offers another special install format uniquely for Gentoo (that download appears only on the Cesky side of his site).
So to recap, this is entirely about being able to experience Pavels' newest freeware game which is anticipated for release this month. The game will likely involve only the most rudimentary graphics and need little processor expenditure. My PC is 32-bit Windows-10. I prefer to test a Linux for running Pavels's games via emulator or off a USB stick, instead of installing on my hard drive right away (I am not intrepid). Thank you.