Si any of you had the nintendo 64 console in their homes they enjoyed great games and titles with her Of which the most prominent for this console and which remains a classic that has not gone out of style is Mario 64.
But not only this title had great relevance, perhaps many of you remember Turok, a saga of first-person shooter videogamesa, in which the protagonist faces dinosaurs and various creatures. It is based on a series of comics with the same name. The protagonist is an expert warrior, usually specialized in hunting dinosaurs.
Now a this video game has been remastered to high definition and is available to play on Linux, after being ported to the Xbox One.
Developed by Night Dive Studios, Remastered Turok improves upon previous incarnations of the game on the PC.
Thanks to the great effort of its developers toNow we can enjoy this title on our favorite Linux distribution. This new remastering of Turok is available through Steam and can be purchased for a small fee.
About this new version of Turok
En this new remastering of Turok we can find in it, sharp and precise panoramic HD graphics, an OpenGL backend and some slightly improved level designs, in addition to a gameplay mode which has been improved, dynamic lighting, water effects among others have also been improved.
De the other new features and improvements that we can find in this remastering can include:
- CD original soundtrack option for PC
- Option to configure keyboard, mouse and gamepad inputs
- New conquests of Steam
- Unlocked checks are now saved
- New time trial mode.
Turok combines elements of Doom (FPS), tomb raider (exploration, puzzle) and Jurassic Park (dinosaurs, epic weapons).
A world where time has no meaning, and evil has no limits. Shattered from a world long gone, time-traveling warrior Turok has been thrust into a wild land torn apart by conflict.
In the game you pThey can explore a 3D environment, in which they must find pieces of an ancient artifact known as "Chronoscepter".
To discover all 8 parts, you have to run, jump and climb an increasingly hostile world, while armed with one of 14 high-tech weapons.
Things are not as easy as they seem: you have to solve puzzles, deviate from traps and fight against biologically engineered dinosaurs and aliens in almost every scenario in the game.
If there is any downside, it's the tier design.
Compared to modern standards the game world seems pretty simple. The presentation is faithful to the original game, of course, but nowadays a better environment for today's games is to be expected.
The game offers fantastically frenetic fun, which is perfect for those who want to relive their childhood and remember those hours spent behind the television playing this great title at home.
Requirements to be able to install Turok on Linux
Turok should work fine on most Linux systems, since within the recommendations that they give us to be able to enjoy this title without complications our teams must have:
Minimum requirements:
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04 64 bits or similar
- Processor: Dual core Intel or AMD 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 1GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel 787 Express or equivalent with support for OpenGL 2.1 Core
- Storage: 800 MB available space
Recommended:
- OS: Ubuntu 16.04 64 bits or similar
- Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz higher or equivalent
- Memory: 2GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7800/7900/8600 series, ATI / AMD Radeon HD 2600/3600 or X1800 / X1900 series with OpenGL 2.1 Core support
- Storage: 800 MB available space
This game does not have support for 32-bit systems so it is only available for 64-bit architecture.
Finally, to acquire this game, they must do it directly from the Steam store where they can integrate it into their library of games for a modest amount, the link is this.