Free retro arcade software for linux

Exodus Arcade Game project is a humorous maze-running arcade game with hot graphics.

Exodus is an arcade game based on the classic C16 title, Exorcist.

You control Sparkie, a magical star who has been trapped in the Dungeon Dimensions by Wizzbang the Wizard.

Using his special powers, Sparkie can light up the walls of the maze and exorcise the monsters in each room.

Traveling through the maze will bring you to victory and a complete end sequence.

Transcend can best be described as retro-style, abstract, 2D shooter. The graphics are geometrical, and the pace is sometimes frenzied.

Two features set Transcend apart from other games. First, its dynamic graphical engine, which can smoothly morph from one complex shape to another, produces striking displays.

Combining these dynamic shapes with subtle randomizations makes each play through a Transcend level visually different from the last. The second novel feature is Transcends musical power-up system.

As you play through a level, you are simultaneously assembling an abstract visual collage and arranging a unique piece of music. Transcend merges video games with pure art---it can be viewed either as a game or as a multimedia sculpture.

Though I first read it after developing Transcend, the Scratchware Manifesto captures the spirit that motivated me to develop a game.

Ultratron is an arcade game where you have to destroy the four evil robots of the Apocalypse!
The last human has been slain by evil killer robots. You are the one remaining humanoid battle droid. Your mission is to avenge the human race, and destroy the four bots of the Apocalypse - Ieiunitas, Bellum, Lues and Letum!
Power up your droid with ever more powerful weaponry as you blast your way through the levels, avoiding Chasers, Turrets, Spawners, Minelayers, bombs, and bullets!
Main features:
- 70+ different robots to destroy
- 40+ levels of frantic shooter action
- 4 giant boss robots
- 10 powerups
- Bonus stages
- Online hiscore table

xrockman is a retro arcade/puzzle game based on Rockman for the VIC20 by M & S Srebalius and published by Mastertronic in the 1980s.

xrockman is written for Xlib so requires little in the way of dependencies and runs on slow computers.

The project is licensed under the terms of the GPL.

To build, ensure that libx11-dev is installed and then say "make".

PTSPACE is a X11 arcade game which allows you to patrol in space.

The real goal of this games is alien abduction except its you abducting the aliens for a change.

To get started try droping aliens into the sun and spacemen into the wormhole. The control key are shown on the info page.

Patrol in Space is a simple space arcade game in which you abduct aliens to free the solar system from alien invaders.

Open Invaders is a fully-GPL interpretation of Taitos Space Invaders. While it is not a perfect clone, the aim of the project is to provide a feature rich clone of the famous arcade game. It features (so far) 14 levels with unique backdrops and a full soundtrack.

Transcend Game project is a retro-style, abstract, collage-building, musical, shooter game.
The graphics are geometrical, and the pace is sometimes frenzied. Two features set Transcend apart from other games.
First, its dynamic graphical engine, which can smoothly morph from one complex shape to another in realtime, produces striking displays.
Combining these dynamic shapes with subtle randomizations ensures that each new play through a level is visually different from the last.
The second novel feature is the musical power-up system.
As you play through a level, you are simultaneously assembling an abstract visual collage and arranging a unique piece of music.
Enhancements:
- Fixed bugs that caused post-explosion fade factors to become negative, which in turn caused boss explosions to linger on some platforms.
- Fixed zoom behavior when strafing.
- Added fade-in when enemies are created to avoid a visual pop-in.
- Added smooth turning when enemies switch targets.
- Changed so that pieces can be picked up while they are moving as a result of enemy fire. This makes pick up less confusing and frustrating.
- Made bullet fade-out smoothly at end of range to avoid visual pop.
- Doubled piece pick-up radius to make picking up pieces easier.
- Fixed jerky piece pick-up and drop.
- Added mini-explosion graphics to indicate when damage is being done to boss. These graphics also change color to indicate the boss health.

Linberto project is a jump around arcade game.
Linberto is a jump around arcade game. Its main features include nice graphics, music, sound effects, English/Spanish/Italian language support, runtime help and setup, a built-in level editor, and much more.
You are Linberto, a little yellow ball with eyes, mouth and legs, you must jump around changing the color of each cube to pass levels. You must also evade the enemies.
Enhancements:
- Added joystick support.