Free/Open Source Software


Free software makes us happy, and whenever possible we like to release source code for our games and tools. This page is a listing of all of the source code for games and applications we here at Nooskewl have made available.

The license on all of the open source software here is our own, Nooskewl "Give it Your Own License, License."

Games

You can find all or most of these games in executable form in the games section of our website. Only the source code is linked here.

  • Monster 2, the original PC version of Monster RPG 2 is available on via svn with the command svn co https://www.nooskewl.com/svn/monster-2 (the Google Code project has been removed.) Monster RPG 2 is not open source, but this version is.
  • Monster (aka Monster 1) is the first game in the Monster/Monster RPG series. Source code (3.7MB).
  • a5teroids is one of the first games built with Allegro 5. The source code for the game is available at the previous link. It is bundled with the Allegro 5 source archives and included in the SVN repositories.
  • Happy-WordZ is a complete, open source iOS game. It is available on the App Store for free, and now the source code is available too, via svn. The command svn co https://www.nooskewl.com/svn/happywordz will get you the complete source for both server and client.
  • Stax is a J2ME falling blocks puzzle game. The Source code is here.
  • WordZ is a no-nonsense Happy-WordZ work-alike. Source code.

Game Libraries

Things to make programming games easier.

  • TGUI is an Allegro 5 GUI library that dates back before the original Monster game was released. It has been used in several games and applications since including Monster RPG 2. Source code (updated 2011/12/10). TGUI 0.9 is needed to compile Monster 1 above.
  • Atlas is a library for creating texture atlases from random input images. It depends on Allegro 5. Source code.
  • lib5551 is an Allegro 5 extension for creating and loading a special "5551" image format that is very efficient on memory, disk, and CPU, making it a good fit for many mobile applications (especially games.) Source code.

Game Tools

Tools for game building.