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Back in the day, since I used Linux exclusively, a demo of Might and Magic III (ported by Loki software) was one of the very few games I had. I resorted to fig
by vintermann 3y ago
Back in the day, since I used Linux exclusively, a demo of Might and Magic III (ported by Loki software) was one of the very few games I had.
I resorted to figuring out the save file format in order to play as the other towns on the demo map.
- wiz21c 3y agoLoki software did some serious good. Any idea what they've become ?
- vintermann 3y agoWell, I know that one of them, Sam Lantinga, went on to be a lead dev on World of Warcraft and is now with Valve. His SDL library was originally developed for Loki, I think.
- jokethrowaway 3y agoBankrupt. Icculus is famous enough for Patreon. Everyone else got good jobs. It's crazy that nobody bought them. I would have expected video game companies to be more forward-looking and try to create an alternative to Windows, especially after seeing the success console had, and Linux was the obvious choice.
- pjmlp 3y agoWhy should they? Game development has always been about IP and business opportunities coming out of that IP. Historically, specially since 1983 crash, game industry has also been mostly about closed platforms with a minimal watermark for quality, where most copy-cats stop at the door.
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- bombcar 3y agoIt was too early; Valve could have bought them for the Steam deck but they'd have to have survived much longer.