Transgaming, definately not my thing.

A few months back I decided to shell out the cash for a Transgaming membership. For those not aware, Transgaming makes a specialized version of WINE, the Windows Emulator for Linux, which is designed around running games -- just not the kind of games I like to play.

Of the 45 or so Windows games in my collection, only a couple work flawlessly under Cedega, a.k.a. WineX. The best of the crop is the ever-popular Diablo II LOD, and it worked better under VMWare with Windows beneath.

I like older strategy games, but the direction of Transgaming seems to be headed more towards the 3D shoot'em up games. RPG's are my favourite, but not the 3D ones. Though I must say my favourite game is probably Heroes of Might and Magic III, which I bought in a Linux version before ever buying the Windows version. Unfortunately the Linux port doesn't have all the extra goodies the Heroes III Complete package for Windows does: a fully-functional map editor and the Shadows package.

I can't say I'm completely unhappy having bought a sub to Transgaming, I do get to vote, but my vote is usually lost in the sea of 3D gamer votes. I am somewhat happy knowing that my money is going to a company associated with Linux, it's just a shame it's not a company porting software to Linux like Loki.

I miss Loki Software. Transgaming just doesn't seem to be what I thought it would be. The software certainly isn't worth the money I spent for it because almost none of my applications work with it. C'est la vie.