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Line 17: The [[FreeCiv]] project was started in 1995 and its creation and development began another new style for free game development. Similar to the cooperative nature of the [[Linux kernel]] development, FreeCiv was extended by many volunteers, rather than just one or two authors working on it.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2001/11/21/freeciv.html \|title=''Building Freeciv: An Open Source Strategy Game'', by Howard Wen, on linuxdevcenter.com, Nov 21, 2001 \|publisher=Linuxdevcenter.com \|date= \|accessdate=2009-04-14}}</ref> It had started out as a small university student project but it then branched out into its current form and is still being developed today. FreeCiv also proved to be one of the earliest hit free software games, being one of the first to be included with [[Linux distributions]], a system commonly known now as a source of peer review or selection of quality for free gaming projects, though magazines, news sources and websites have also started noting free games, often in listings.<ref>[http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/2009020806275229/Top100FreeGames.html Top 100 Free Games for Linux - Linux Links]</ref><ref>[http://www.pcmech.com/article/16-free-games-part-1/ Sixteen Free Games - PC Mech]</ref><ref>[http://apcmag.com/top_5_best_free_open_source_games.htm Top 5 Best Free Open Source Games - APC Mag]</ref><ref>[http://news.softpedia.com/news/Six-Free-and-Must-Have-Games-for-Your-Mac-96944.shtml Six Free Must Have Games for Your Mac] - [[Softpedia]]</ref> FreeCiv and other archetypes have also lead to many other [[:Category:Fanmade computer game remakes and sequels\|clones of popular proprietary games]] to be developed.<ref>[http://db.tidbits.com/article/9335 Open Source Mac Gaming: 10 Free Games Reviewed - TidBITS]</ref> [[BZFlag]], first worked on a few years earlier, is another project that started from humble beginnings and grew into a popular and heavily developed project. [[File:Example.jpg]]===3D games and source releases === [[File:Tuxracer.png\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Tux Racer]] [[File:Tremulous - human base goons.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Tremulous]]

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