Blob Wars : Metal Blob Solid

Singleplayer: Yes
Multiplayer: No

This is Episode 1 of the Blob Wars Saga. The aim of the game is to go through the levels and rescue as many MIAs as you can. The missions also contain other objectives, some optional. More screenshots are available on the homepage. The game plays a lot like The New Zealand Story, whilst also borrowing elements from games such as Ape Escape (on the PlayStation).

Make sure that you have set up your sourcelist correctly.

Download the right libs are needed to make Blob Wars : Metal Blob Solid to compile, install and run properly. Open the terminal and type;

Code:

sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude upgrade
sudo aptitude install build-essential checkinstall
sudo aptitude install libsdl1.2-dev libsdl-mixer1.2-dev libsdl-image1.2-dev libsdl-ttf2.0-dev zlib1g-dev

Download the source code (source tarball) and save it to your Desktop.
{http://www.parallelrealities.co.uk/blobWars.php#Downloads}

Back to the terminal, where the source codes needs to be compiled and installed;

Code:

cd ~/Desktop
tar -zxf blobwars-1.04-1.tar.gz
cd blobwars-1.04
make
sudo checkinstall

NOTE: The Source code you downloaded may have a diffrent name. Make sure that you change the name when typing the commands above.

You can now start Blob Wars : Metal Blob Solid by going to Applications tab —> Games —> Metal Blob Solid or type blobwars in the terminal.

Enjoy!