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Mahjong Zodiac for Linux Released
Mahjong Zodiac™ for Linux Released Artex Studios, Inc.® today has announced the immediate availability of Mahjong Zodiac™ for Linux Budapest, Hungary, June 23th, 2009 – Artex Studios, Inc.® is proud to announce the immediate availability of Mahjong Zodiac™ for Linux, a funny and colorful casual skill game. It has a very unique 3-matching and mahjong gameplay. “Familiar, yet entirely new, Mahjong Zodiac™ will appeal to mahjong and puzzle lovers alike! Embark on a journey through ancient China and Buddha’s life in this story-filled skill game. As you progress from level to level, a beautifully illustrated story is revealed, immersing you in a great gaming experience. Mahjong Zodiac™ is perfect for Linux gamers of all ages!”– said Jozsef Trencsenyi, CEO and founder of Artex Studios, Inc.® and owner of CasualGameStore.com portal. Artex Studios, Inc.® has released a GNU/Linux version of its Mahjong Zodiac™ game while lowering the price of Windows version. The new GNU/Linux version brings significant improvements and bug fixes to play the game more intuitively. The price has also been lowered to better reflect the market expectations. “We have got a great Windows game and we want to make it affordable for even more customers and spread to a wider audience” – said Mr. Trencsenyi. Game features: * Classic and New Gameplay Elements System Requirements: * GNU/Linux Operating System with SDL, SDL_image, SDL_mixer and SDL_ttf shaerd libraries Pricing and Availability: Mahjong Zodiac™ can be purchased from the CasualGameStore.com for US$9.99. A free demo version with 12 levels is available for download. Screenshots: Visit http://www.CasualGameStore.com to download the demo version. Feel free to contact us if you need a full version for review. About Artex Studios, Inc.® Artex Studios, Inc.® is a Hungary based independent casual game developer company founded by Jozsef Trencsenyi. Artex creates high-quality games for Windows, MacOSX, Linux, console, handheld and mobile platforms since 1999. The company is recognized for games like Franklin the Turtle™ for GameBoy Advance; Happy Melodies™ for Windows, Mahjong Zodiac™ for Linux, Windows, iPhone, WiiWare; STR8 Racing™ for Flash 9 and Road Rage: Rampage Edition™ for iPhone, WiiWare. Contact: Jozsef Trencsenyi Artex Studios, Inc.® press@CasualGameStore.com |
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I downloaded Mahjong Zodiac, and had a bit of a play with it. and it strikes me that the real differences between a Free Software version of Mahjong and a commercial version are, the Free Software version you can start playing immediately, gameplay is fast and responsive, the board is spartan and functional.
Whereas the Commercial version requires you navigate through several layers of gaudy graphics often accompanied by unreadable messages in fonts that look like they were designed by a child, and game play is slow and not very responsive, and one is expected to pay for that.
Seriously the spartan game boards, with fast response play of the Free, and no cost, Software games are worth way more than the commercial games... with one exception World of Goo.
In the case of repackaged games like Mahjong, the only thing that differentiates one commercial version from the other is the time spent "creating" gaudy graphics. The value inherent in the Free Software versions leaves them for dead.
The take home from this Free Software gamers, wrap your games in gaudy graphics and sell that version, there's obviously money to be made from unresponsive games wrapped in useless bling.