Tux Racer
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Developers | |
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Sunspire Studios | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 2, 2000 |
Mac OS (Classic) | October 2, 2000 |
Linux | October 2, 2000 |
macOS (OS X) | April 20, 2001 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Freeware |
Genres | Racing |
Series | Tux Racer |
Tux Racer | |
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Subseries of Tux | |
Tux Racer | 2000 |
Extreme Tux Racer | 2007 |
Warnings
- The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.
This page is for the original version developed by Sunspire Studios. For the updated open open-source version, see Extreme Tux Racer.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Developer website |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\config\options.txt[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\config\[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Modify set x_resolution and set y_resolution lines in config file. |
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Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Modify set fov line in config file. |
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Windowed | Set set fullscreen in config file to false . |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Forced on by default. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Framerate capped at 1000fps. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | Mouse is only used for menu navigation. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Mouse is only used for menu navigation. | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Volume can be adjusted by changing set sound_volume and set music_volume lines in config file. |
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Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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OpenGL | 1.1 |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
macOS (OS X) | |||||
Linux | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | SDL Mixer |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95, 98, ME | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 200MMX | 400 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | OpenGL compatible | Riva TNT2 3dfx Voodoo 3 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).