Fan-made PC port of Star Fox 64 gets a Linux version in a big update

Starship, the fan-made PC port of Star Fox 64 announced by the team who also made PC ports of Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Ship of Harkinian) and The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (2 Ship 2 Harkinian), has a new release out which includes a Native Linux version.

Like other releases, Starship does not include any copyrighted assets so you are required to provide a supported copy of the game. Which should hopefully keep Nintendo away from it.

New features and improvements in the 0.2.0 release:

• Added built-in O2R asset file generation to the game.
• Added US 1.0 ROM Support.
• Added JP 1.0 ROM Support (JP Voices only).
• Added EU 1.0 ROM Support (Lylat Voices only).
• Added event hook system, making it easier for devs to mod the game.
• Added option to invert the analog stick Y axis.
• Added Cheat: infinite boost/brake.
• Added Cheat: Laser Range multiplier.
• Added Cheat: Rapid-fire.
• Improved Jump to Map Developer functionality (Instant).
• Added the Beta Coin replacement for the Gold Rings found inside the game.
• Added the Beta boost/brake HUD found inside the game.
• Added HUD aspect ratio customization independently from game aspect ratio.
• Added option to disable Gorgon’s boss screen flashes (Accessibility).
• Added O2R (ZIP) support for assets, for ease of modding.
• Added developer functionality to disable Gamma Boost.
• Improved controller compatibility.
• Added a more appropriate default controller mapping to the game.
• Added Developer Pause.
• Added SSE optimizations for Sound.
• Added option to show outline for ships in radar.
• Added option to show red background for all enemy radio messages (instead of just Andross).
• Added option to customize cockpit glass opacity in First Person view.
• Improved Matrix Float Precision.
• Added 5.1 surround channel sound.
• Ending can now be skipped if it was seen at least once.
• Added texture interpolation for planet floors.
• Added Render parallelization.

Find all the details on the GitHub page.

Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.