Open Source Linux Side-Scrolling Games

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    Scrolling Game Development Kit 2
    All-in-one program for creating 2D scrolling games. Compile your games into stand-alone .NET executables or customizable C# source code. The IDE and framework are build on OpenTK, which wraps OpenGL, so generated games can be cross-platform.
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    Downloads: 2 This Week
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    A Java framework for writing sprite based games (turn-based, card, and arcade games.) Provides: Sprite management, rendering (Java2d or OpenGL), Collision Detection, Sprite widgets (buttons etc...), visual editor for layout of game widgets.
    Downloads: 5 This Week
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    "Pixel Color Collision" Sprite collision-detection technique for use with Allegro-bitmaps Written in DJGPP and Allegro. Invented by Johnny13,july 2001
    Downloads: 1 This Week
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    A simple 2D graphics library, written in Delphi (Borland Delphi 7). This is the graphics library used in Zappers.
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    Fully playable Java game demo illustrating basic game programming technics, such as sprite animation, pixmap fonts, time or frame related game loop, affine transformations, convolution filters, sound generation and playback...
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    Arylon is a lisp-based game engine for rapid prototying and development of tilebased/bitmapped games.
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    A somewhat overcomplicated keyboard library, written in Borland Delphi 7. Used in Zappers.
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    This project originally was about a megaman clone called "Game Developer Man". Game Developer Man, the game, has long since tanked. However this project has moved on to the KRGP.
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    FXPLib
    FXPLib is a game creation library that uses SDL, OpenGL, ODE and more, to provide an easy interface to program games in 2D. It manages lights and gravitation between animated objects. It provides a configuration interface for players with a simple scripting language called FXPQuest.
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    An engine/framework for isometric games (like japanese RPGs) for mobile devices supporting J2ME (MIDP 1.0). This engine will manage maps, objects and characters. A full Action-RPG using this library is going to be released... Stay tuned...
    Downloads: 0 This Week
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    Java middleware/engine to make the creation of 2D games easy and fun.
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    LucidEngine is a simple layer over MIDP compatible phones that will let you write simple and old fashioned games using a specific language. Every game you'll develop will basically work on all the devices (even not phones) LucidEngine as been ported.
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    NiL is a modular multi-purpose gaming engine including a multiplayer worm game a little like quake, except it's 2d and a little like worms except it's realtime.
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    Objetivo de disseminar conhecimentos das diversas áreas de saber que envolvem o desenvolvimento de jogos independente de plataforma. The objective to spread diverse knowledge of areas to know that to involve the independent development of platform games
    Downloads: 0 This Week
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    This is a little game project for children
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    A IDE that allows the creation of platform games.
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    Snot The Second, the rubber boxes King, declared a holy war against evil plastic balls to defeat himself and his crew lives. Excentric crossplatform 2D labyrinth game written in Python. Just try to reach exit of each level.
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    An easy-to-use, cross-platform library to write applications (bots, clients, etc.) for SubSpace (http://www.subspacehq.com)
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    Susi-Z is a platform-independent C++ game and media-art engine.
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    Tile based games graphics library. Platform independant (relatively), 8 map layers, animated tiles, uses SDL and OpenGL, fast and easy to use.
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    VSGE is a platform-independent, "very simple" game engine based on the SDL and OpenGL libraries. Using unorthodox technologies when appropriate, it strives to make developing non-trivial games simple and fun.
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    Wooky is a free tile map editor for the creation of tile based games.
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    jJNR is an easy-to-use (er, well, relative easy-to-use ;-) ) java package designed for 2d game development.
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    JTronic is a game designed for programming competitions. Players program a Java agent that participates in a game that combines the classic Tron and PacMan games. Features include an AWT GUI, record/playback functionality, and tournament mode.
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