Games on Linux

[SuccaMC]

I just wanted to ask if there is anyone out there who runs games on linux OS, because i just got Ubuntu but I am hesitant to install it because I don't know if my steam account and various other apps will work with it. I am told to run exe files you have to get an emulator. Any info on stuff related to this would be super helpful.

[JBL]

forget games on linux.. however. you can either dual boot your pc to both use linux and windows...

or only install linux and get a windows emulator for it and run your steam account through the windows emulator!

[SuccaMC]

does a windows emulator require some processing power, cuz i wanna put Linux on my old emachines, which has like 256 ram and 1.5ghz processor. I want it to run a bit faster and all the windows XP updates take its toll on it.

[JBL]

ohh yeah.. I do believe the windows emulator will require some power.. and that's without considering the power the game will need.. so it might not be a good choice then.

but linux sure is a good idea for slow computers.. it doesn't even use your ram.

[SuccaMC]

well as far as games go, i'm only gonna be running Starcraft and Warcraft 3 most likely. Maybe Wolfenstein enemy territory and Half Life 1 games like CS or DoD.

[slugonice]

im trying to run STARCRAFT too
i hope the blizzard guys give Linux support

[LordKerwyn]

They aren't going to, so give up that hope now.

[Wlck742]

Running games on an emulator is generally a bad idea because it sucks up so much RAM in the process. Unless you're playing a game that hardly has any RAM requirement, or unless you have massive amounts of RAM, it's not worth playing through emulators. Stick with Windows or Mac.