Comments on: Source for Retail Linux Games?

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Wed, 27 Jul 2005 07:51:21 +0000

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By:

Sat, 31 Jul 2004 11:35:09 +0000

I’m in the US, and have purchased a number of titles from TuxGames. They do take a fair amount of time to get the merchandise to you (longer than I’m used to with US-based distributors). The first time I bought a game from them, I ended up emailing them, sure that my order hadn’t gone through. I got an email response quickly. My package arrived two days later — just still in the mail.

You have to be patient with them, but in my experience, TuxGames does get the product to you. You just have to adjust your shipping time expectations a bit. They’re probably great if you live in the UK (where they’re based), but frusteratingly slow if you’re in the US.

If you plan to play a game from them over a vacation or something, order it *well* in advance.

As someone else pointed out, it would be nice if they offered more expensive and faster shipping as an option.

By:

Thu, 29 Jul 2004 06:01:46 +0000

hmm..it strikes me as odd that so many copies seem to be lost in the mail. I experienced it as well.
However, I am very satisfied with tuxgames as they, judging from my own and above experiences, always promptly resend the order to you. That makes it, imho, a very good company to do business with.

By: bdove

bdove — Mon, 26 Jul 2004 02:47:02 +0000

I have ordered from tuxgames several times without any problems.

FYI =D

I will continue to order there (doom3 on preorder already)

By: makka

makka — Sun, 25 Jul 2004 10:20:12 +0000

few games people are mentioning have absolutely no relevance,

1) ut2004, the linux binaries are included on the windows disc, so no point in buying it from tuxgames ?

2) savage, u can download this straight from savage site upon purchase, and the linux version in also included on the windows disc.

3) doom3, id software has said that there will be NO commercial linux version, instead (as with quake3) the linux binaries will be released for download shortly after the windows release.

By: bobcat

bobcat — Sat, 24 Jul 2004 14:57:19 +0000

I’ve ordered several games from TG and they came in as expected, except one. When I asked for my NWN (due to the client slipping and slipping) I think I threw a wrench in the works. They eventually got me a copy. But yeah, same story, lost in the mail, did ship, didn’t ship, unknown….. They resolved it after a few emails.

I suspect they did not actually have NWN on hand when I asked for mine early without Linux binaries. So I can understand it. Everything else has been fast.

By:

Sat, 24 Jul 2004 11:14:16 +0000

Tux Games have allways shiped games to me on time and they provide a cd with any Linux related binarys and installers. I think one thing that slows them down is the fact that they make these cd’s with any needed binarys. I wish i would of got a copy NWN from them as downloading 1GB of game id just purchased was not fun but i guess it was a little cheaper.

Im guessing i will get my copy of Doom3 a little late but i dont think there will be any Linux binarys for a while after the release(from what ive been reading) so when i do get my copy of Doom3 from them at least i know i can play it in Linux.

By:

Sat, 24 Jul 2004 04:12:44 +0000

I ordered UT2004 and Majesty, from tuxgames.
I’m in the UK so expect a pretty quick delivery. I’d immediately got a response about my credit card being charged. When they hadn’t arrived on the third day, I emailled… They were probably “borrowed” in the post (hehe, hopefully it encorages linux adoption in philandering postal workers)…

Today (less than a week from my original order) I am holding my new deliveries.

tuxgames run a really good mail order business, as a small company.

By: SQLBoy

SQLBoy — Fri, 23 Jul 2004 23:17:39 +0000

I pre-ordered ‘Savage’ from Tux games. It was in my local Best Buy for two weeks before I just e-mailed and canceled my supposed ‘pre-order’. Usually Best Buy is about a week behind the offical release date too. For those of you who have ordered Doom3 from TuxGames…sucks to be you. Basically, your giving your right to play the game for what could be months after the official Linux release.

Your best option and most convinient(read:which is what sales is all about) for games where the developer is doing the port and there is not official Linux box, is just buying from your local shop. Giving Tux games the business is not sending any special message to Carmack or the world that Linux gaming is in demand. Please. Lets hop on the reality train for second.

There is no magical marketing person in the sky that says ‘oh look, a Tux games order, thats +1 for the Linux camp. You buy from here, you buy from there, basically its all a ‘PC sale’, if you want to be counted ‘REGISTER THE GAME’ and in that snail mail form include a written notice about how Linux is the bomb shit and you want to see more Linux games.

By:

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 17:08:45 +0000

When lokigames was in business, I would buy straight from them (except in the good ol’ days when I could buy linux games at software etc. in my local mall… boy weren’t THOSE the days }:o) ).

If there is a windows game with linux binaries available online or on the cd however, I generally will buy it from my locally owned game shop (since he knows I use linux and orders what he can for me).

If its a linux-only port, I buy it online direct if possible and cut out the middleman, thereby giving more total money to the game distributer.