Dan Kegel wrote:
It'd be nice to also have some games, but I don't play enough to know which ones to pick.
I'd suggest FlatOut 2. It's an arcade racing game with nice graphics. The only thing I couldn't get to work on Wine is online play, everything else work great - sound, videos, special effects (post processing, shadows, reflections etc).
It looks stunning on a big screen... with all the spectacular crashes, car parts, scenery parts flying around. Lots of action, plus loud rock music makes it good for parties :)
I'm amazed how well it works on Wine, even more so when I realize that it's a DX9 game, not OpenGL. Frame rate is very good on my GeForce 8600GT, perfectly smooth. I finished the whole game, and it never crashed while playing, even after several hours.
There is a playable demo available on the net. I just checked if it still works on Wine 1.1.13. Played a few races. It crashed on exit, but otherwise was OK.
Regards