Telltale Games

pirate132 · 02/14/2010, 02:38 am

Since Tales of Monkey Island will be ported to Mac I would like to ask if it will be possible to make a Linux port too.
Perhaps there are some more linux users who would like to play it natively on their system, if so, raise your hand!

Are there enough linux users out there who would like to play Monkey Island (without any emulation/Wine/VM) on linux?

Falanca · 02/14/2010, 02:43 am

I don't know how to use it. Computers in hell all run Linux.

Someone had to say it.

Ne0n · 02/14/2010, 02:54 am

Have you tried running the games on Wine?
Running Telltale's games on Android would be awesome!

Lena_P · 02/14/2010, 03:04 am

Actually, you didn't. Please people, there have been so many forums and message boards brought down in their prime, innocent victims of the Platform Wars. Let us not allow the TTG forums to suffer from the safe fate.

pirate132 asked nicely if there were sufficient Linux users to justify Telltale making a Linux port, a sensible question.

CheekyBoinc · 02/14/2010, 03:22 am

Would buy all your games also for Linux

pirate132 · 02/14/2010, 03:36 am

@Ne0n: thats why I said natively. I know that there is Wine. But since they port it to Mac OS there might be a possibility to convert it to linux too. Mac users could use it with VMWare too but we are talking about native support.

@Falanca: it was a serious request so please stop that.

@Lena_P: this shouldn't be a flamewar thread about OS. So I really hope that there will be some linux users adding their voice for a port and perhaps some official reply from TTG about it.

@CheekyBoinc: that makes two already

Spread the word!

Friar · 02/14/2010, 06:04 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lena_P

Actually, you didn't. Please people, there have been so many forums and message boards brought down in their prime, innocent victims of the Platform Wars. Let us not allow the TTG forums to suffer from the safe fate.

pirate132 asked nicely if there were sufficient Linux users to justify Telltale making a Linux port, a sensible question.

It was a refference to Sam & Max (season two), where all the computers in hell actually did run linux. At least the one in santas hell anyway. Just incase you didn't get the refference.

OT: Whilst i don't run linux, and don't know anyone who does, the more platforms the merryer i say!

Lena_P · 02/14/2010, 06:24 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Friar

It was a refference to Sam & Max (season two), where all the computers in hell actually did run linux. At least the one in santas hell anyway. Just incase you didn't get the refference.

OT: Whilst i don't run linux, and don't know anyone who does, the more platforms the merryer i say!

No, I got the reference, which is why I didn't delete the post. At the same time I wanted to make it clear up front that flamewars are discouraged. This is in the ToMI forum, after all, and there are Tales fans who aren't familiar with Telltale's Sam and Max games.

Rolleander · 02/14/2010, 06:54 am

I think it'd be great if it was ported to Linux. I'd buy it again, even though I already have it for the wii! What a fantastic game!!

Avistew · 02/14/2010, 06:56 am

I use Ubuntu on my computer, but it's an old laptop. Well, kinda old. I have no clue if it would be able to actually run the games.
I know it doesn't with wine, because I tried. Installs everything fine but when I try to start it asks for the key and does nothing.

My husband's desktop runs windows so we're playing there. I won't deny it would be nice to be able to play it on Ubuntu, but I'm not sure if it would be worth the effort for Telltale, since I don't think there are that many Linux users.

Rolleander · 02/14/2010, 07:07 am

Well, there are that many users, but how many of them are gamers like us? Lot's of people that use Linux use it for some kind of work... like professional networking for instance... just not games...

Rolleander · 02/14/2010, 07:11 am

They should port it to iPhone... LOL

Avistew · 02/14/2010, 07:22 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rolleander

Well, there are that many users, but how many of them are gamers like us? Lot's of people that use Linux use it for some kind of work... like professional networking for instance... just not games...

I meant around here. That play telltale games and would have a need for a Linux version of them.

Remolay · 02/14/2010, 07:24 am

there are many flavours of linux, would one port work on all flavours?

Rolleander · 02/14/2010, 07:52 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Remolay

there are many flavours of linux, would one port work on all flavours?

I think if you compile a program an package it successfully for one distro, it is very easily repackaged for another distro, but I'm not even remotely 100% sure. I've only compiled some very simple C++ programs in Ubuntu (running from the console, mind you...)

pirate132 · 02/14/2010, 08:06 am

2dboy did a linux version of WorldOfGoo for all flavors too. Worked fine here and was happy to pay for it. So i think its possible to make it work on most flavors.

Uzrname · 02/14/2010, 09:17 am

Realistically, I don't think they'd do it. There is not enough demand for Linux porting, and even if there were, you have to consider a) how much effort can it take, b) how much profit would it bring and c) what are the chances of investment/time consumption/profit actually being positive.

To me, SUSe is a fine OS to do db management in. But I've never played games (other than local chess app) on Linux, so I can't say how good or bad can that decision be.

Remolay · 02/14/2010, 10:58 am

I've only used Ubuntu, I used it to play City of Heroes. it was a crappy old laptop but it worked good except for graphics had to be toned down. also it was in wine of course.

by the end of that laptops reign it had been deemed the craptop.

I loved it. unitil the unlikely date of it being ported to linux, use WINE.

What does WINE actually stand for anyway? I know the joke of WINE is Not an Emulator.

Indrid Cold · 02/14/2010, 11:48 am

I'd vote for a linux port.

*DjNDB* · 02/14/2010, 11:50 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Remolay

What does WINE actually stand for anyway? I know the joke of WINE is Not an Emulator.

It's not a joke, it's the actual name, which is a recursive acronym.

02/14/2010, 02:38 am	#1
pirate132 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 7	Show us some linux love - Linux Port? Since Tales of Monkey Island will be ported to Mac I would like to ask if it will be possible to make a Linux port too. Perhaps there are some more linux users who would like to play it natively on their system, if so, raise your hand! Are there enough linux users out there who would like to play Monkey Island (without any emulation/Wine/VM) on linux? Last edited by pirate132; 02/14/2010 at 03:37 am.

02/14/2010, 02:54 am	#3
Ne0n Jumping Monkey Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 40	Have you tried running the games on Wine? Running Telltale's games on Android would be awesome! Last edited by Ne0n; 02/14/2010 at 02:57 am.

02/14/2010, 06:54 am	#9
Rolleander Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 7	I think it'd be great if it was ported to Linux. I'd buy it again, even though I already have it for the wii! What a fantastic game!! __________________ How appropriate! You fight like a cow!

02/14/2010, 07:07 am	#11
Rolleander Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 7	Well, there are that many users, but how many of them are gamers like us? Lot's of people that use Linux use it for some kind of work... like professional networking for instance... just not games... __________________ How appropriate! You fight like a cow!

02/14/2010, 07:11 am	#12
Rolleander Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 7	They should port it to iPhone... LOL __________________ How appropriate! You fight like a cow!

02/14/2010, 02:43 am	#2
Falanca Hasn't Played TWDG Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,239	I don't know how to use it. Computers in hell all run Linux. Someone had to say it.

02/14/2010, 03:04 am	#4
Lena_P Capricious, Quirky Kook Join Date: May 2008 Location: West of Mount Diablo! Posts: 2,003	Actually, you didn't. Please people, there have been so many forums and message boards brought down in their prime, innocent victims of the Platform Wars. Let us not allow the TTG forums to suffer from the safe fate. pirate132 asked nicely if there were sufficient Linux users to justify Telltale making a Linux port, a sensible question.

02/14/2010, 03:22 am	#5
CheekyBoinc Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 6	Would buy all your games also for Linux

02/14/2010, 03:36 am	#6
pirate132 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 7	@Ne0n: thats why I said natively. I know that there is Wine. But since they port it to Mac OS there might be a possibility to convert it to linux too. Mac users could use it with VMWare too but we are talking about native support. @Falanca: it was a serious request so please stop that. @Lena_P: this shouldn't be a flamewar thread about OS. So I really hope that there will be some linux users adding their voice for a port and perhaps some official reply from TTG about it. @CheekyBoinc: that makes two already Spread the word!

02/14/2010, 06:56 am	#10
Avistew I<3>1 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: France Posts: 5,051	I use Ubuntu on my computer, but it's an old laptop. Well, kinda old. I have no clue if it would be able to actually run the games. I know it doesn't with wine, because I tried. Installs everything fine but when I try to start it asks for the key and does nothing. My husband's desktop runs windows so we're playing there. I won't deny it would be nice to be able to play it on Ubuntu, but I'm not sure if it would be worth the effort for Telltale, since I don't think there are that many Linux users.

02/14/2010, 07:24 am	#14
Remolay Does not compute Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Planet Earth(Sol 3) Status: My head asplode Posts: 1,987	there are many flavours of linux, would one port work on all flavours? __________________ It's Gallifreyan, it doesn't translate Crap I do: Homestar WUW Twitter YouTube Fanfiction.net It says Remolay

02/14/2010, 08:06 am	#16
pirate132 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 7	2dboy did a linux version of WorldOfGoo for all flavors too. Worked fine here and was happy to pay for it. So i think its possible to make it work on most flavors.

02/14/2010, 09:17 am	#17
Uzrname ilikeyouimnotgonnacrack Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Montreal, QC, Canada Posts: 264	Realistically, I don't think they'd do it. There is not enough demand for Linux porting, and even if there were, you have to consider a) how much effort can it take, b) how much profit would it bring and c) what are the chances of investment/time consumption/profit actually being positive. To me, SUSe is a fine OS to do db management in. But I've never played games (other than local chess app) on Linux, so I can't say how good or bad can that decision be. __________________ If forum options would've been more fun, here'd probably reside some wicked banner image.

02/14/2010, 10:58 am	#18
Remolay Does not compute Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Planet Earth(Sol 3) Status: My head asplode Posts: 1,987	I've only used Ubuntu, I used it to play City of Heroes. it was a crappy old laptop but it worked good except for graphics had to be toned down. also it was in wine of course. by the end of that laptops reign it had been deemed the craptop. I loved it. unitil the unlikely date of it being ported to linux, use WINE. What does WINE actually stand for anyway? I know the joke of WINE is Not an Emulator. __________________ It's Gallifreyan, it doesn't translate Crap I do: Homestar WUW Twitter YouTube Fanfiction.net It says Remolay

02/14/2010, 11:48 am	#19
Indrid Cold Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 128	I'd vote for a linux port.

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