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{{Infobox software
| title = ''SuperTux''
| logo = SuperTux Logo.png
| logo alt = SuperTux
| screenshot = SuperTux_0.4.0_1st_level.png
| screenshot alt = First level of SuperTux 0.4.0
| author = Bill Kendrick (code) <br> Ingo Ruhnke (art)
| developer = Supertux development team with Tobias "Tobbi" Markus, Carsten "RustyBox" Wirtz and others
| platform = [[Linux]], [[Mac OS X]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Wii]] ([[Wii homebrew|homebrew]], ported), [[Wii U]] ([[Wii homebrew|homebrew]], running in [[Homebrew (video games)|vWii mode]], ported), [[Nintendo 3DS]] (Homebrew port), [[GP2X Wiz|Wiz]], [[Pandora (console)|Pandora]], [[BlackBerry]], [[TI-Nspire]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[Ubuntu Touch]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open-store.io/app/supertux2|title=SuperTux on OpenStore|access-date=25 July 2022|website=OpenStore}}</ref>
| programming language = [[C++]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/SuperTux/supertux|title=SuperTux/supertux|access-date=16 September 2021|website=[[GitHub]]}}</ref> [[Squirrel (programming language)|Squirrel]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/SuperTux/supertux/wiki/Scripting_reference|title=Scripting_reference|access-date=16 September 2021|website=[[GitHub]]}}</ref>
| released = 0.1.1 / {{Start date and age|2004|05|11}}<ref name=0.1.1>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/SuperTux/supertux/commit/90677cb695ddd54a97c4540bb4bd28f6d9bdb55d|title=updated changelog|date=2004-05-10|website=SuperTux Git repository|last=Ruhnke|first=Ingo}}</ref>
| latest_release_version = 0.6.3
| latest_release_date = {{Start date and age|2021|12|22}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.supertux.org/news/2021/12/23/0.6.3|title=Release SuperTux 0.6.3|date=23 December 2021|access-date=23 December 2021|website=[[GitHub]]}}</ref>
| latest_preview_version = Daily Channel at download.supertux.org
| latest_preview_date = 
| genre = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]] [[Platform game|platformer]]
| license = [[GPLv3]]
| website = {{url|https://supertux.org/}}
}}
'''''SuperTux''''' is a [[free and open-source software|free and open-source]] 2D [[side-scrolling video game|side scrolling]] [[platform game|platform video game]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://supertuxproject.org/ |title=SuperTux license}}</ref> inspired by [[Nintendo]]'s ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' series. The player character is [[Tux (mascot)|Tux]], the official [[mascot]] of the [[Linux kernel]].

== Plot ==
[[File:SuperTux Picnic Penny Nolok.png|thumb|Tux, Penny, and Nolok]]
The game begins in Icy Island. Tux holds a picnic with Penny, his girlfriend. Suddenly, the villain of the game, named Nolok, appears and knocks out Tux, then kidnaps Penny. Later, Tux wakes up and finds that Penny is missing. Determined to save her, Tux begins his journey. He then navigates the Icy Island and later the Forest to find her.<ref>{{cite web |title=Plot of SuperTux |url=https://www.supertux.org/discover.html |website=www.supertux.org |publisher=SuperTux developers}}</ref>

== Gameplay ==
[[File:SuperTux Frosted Fields speedrun.webm|thumb|[[Speedrun]] of a ''SuperTux'' level]]
Gameplay in ''SuperTux'' is similar to ''[[Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros]]''. Tux can jump under bonus blocks marked with question marks to gain coins or retrieve [[power-up]]s such as the egg, which makes Tux bigger and allows him to take an extra hit before dying. Other objects such as trampolines and invincibility granting stars can also be obtained from these blocks. Tux can defeat some bad guys by jumping on them, and most can be defeated or frozen by shooting bullets after collecting a fire flower or an ice flower. Earth flowers grant Tux a miner helmet with a spotlight for dark areas and can give invincibility for a few seconds, and air flowers allow Tux to glide in the air, jump higher and move faster. If Tux gets hit after he collected a flower, he loses his helmet and transforms back into big Tux. The objective of each level is to get to the end,<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Saunders|first=Mike|date=November 2015|url=https://archive.org/details/LinuxVoice/Linux-Voice-Issue-020/page/n31/mode/2up|title=The 10 Best Free Software Games: SuperTux|access-date=13 January 2024|website=[[Linux Voice]]|issue=|page=32}}</ref> usually marked by checker-patterned poles.<ref>{{Cite web|title=User Manual|url=https://github.com/SuperTux/supertux/wiki/User-Manual|website=SuperTux Wiki|access-date=2020-05-06}}</ref>

[[File:SuperTux worldmap1 end.png|thumb|At the end of "Icy Island", the first world in the game, the Yeti boss awaits Tux.]]
At the end of each world is a boss, such as the [[Yeti]] boss on Icy Island or the Ghosttree on the Forest World.

[[File:SuperTux level editor 0-6-2.png|thumb|Level editor in 0.6.2]]
In addition to the two main worlds, there are contributed levels, which include the 4 Bonus Islands, a christmas and halloween levelsets and a special retro levelset (Revenge in Redmond) designed to celebrate the game's 20th anniversary (2020).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/SuperTux/supertux/releases/tag/v0.6.2|title=Release SuperTux v0.6.2|date=14 May 2020|website=[[GitHub]]}}</ref> In addition to these, there are installable addons and custom levels added by the player, either created in the internal Level Editor or added manually.

There are additional add-on levels in ''SuperTux'' which can be installed with the built-in add-on manager or manually.<ref>{{cite web|title=Add ons|url=https://github.com/SuperTux/supertux/wiki/Add-ons |website=SuperTux Wiki |publisher=Supertux developers|access-date=2020-05-06}}</ref> The add-on manager lists over 25 add-ons. New add-ons are usually published on the forum or in the [[Discord]] server and can be added to the list after testing.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Addons repository|url=https://github.com/SuperTux/addons/tree/master/repository|website=GitHub|access-date=2020-05-06}}</ref>

== Development and release ==
The game was originally created by [[Bill Kendrick]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/supertux/|title=New Breed Software - Super Tux|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000815202412/http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/supertux/|archive-date=2000-08-15}}</ref> and is maintained by the SuperTux Development Team. It is written mostly in the [[C++]] programming language.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://github.com/SuperTux/supertux|title=SuperTux/supertux: SuperTux source code |access-date=2016-07-25|website=[[GitHub]]}}</ref> Many of the in-game graphics were created by Ingo Ruhnke, author of ''[[Pingus (video game)|Pingus]]''.

The game was developed under usage of [[Simple DirectMedia Layer]] as [[cross-platform]] middlelayer targeting [[OpenGL]] and [[OpenAL]]. [[Game engine]] and physics engine are own developed. The game's [[metadata]] are ''[[S-Expression]]s'' of the programming language [[Lisp (programming language)|Lisp]], [[scripting language|scripts]] are written in [[Squirrel (programming language)|Squirrel]].

In January 2022, ''SuperTux'' was released on [[Steam (service)|Steam]] as an [[Early Access]] game.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dawe |first=Liam |title=SuperTux released free on Steam, an open source classic |url=https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/01/supertux-released-free-on-steam-an-open-source-classic/ |website=GamingOnLinux |date=January 13, 2022}}</ref>

== Reception ==
In 2007 ''[[Punto Informatico]]'' described the atmosphere of the game as pleasant and praised the [[Freeware|free availability]] of the game.<ref>{{cite web |title=SuperTux |language=it |publisher=[[Punto Informatico]]|date=July 26, 2007|url=http://punto-informatico.it/s_2046467/Download/News/supertux.aspx |access-date=February 8, 2010}}</ref>

In 2008, ''SuperTux'' was used as a game for children by school district #73 in [[British Columbia]], which had decided to transition to free and open-source software.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hendrey |first=Andrew|title=Canadian school district serves up lessons on the power of Linux |publisher=IT Business|date=April 7, 2008|url=http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=47852|access-date=February 8, 2010}}</ref>

The game was ported to other platforms, including [[Homebrew (video games)#Wii|Wii Homebrew]], [[GP2X]], [[Pocket PC]], [[PlayStation Portable|PSP]],<ref>
{{Cite web
 |first       = Jomar
 |last        = Johansen
 |url         = http://jomarj.tihlde.org/projects/supertux/
 |access-date = 17 September 2006
 |title       = SuperTux PSP Edition
 |url-status  = dead
 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060906230738/http://jomarj.tihlde.org/projects/supertux/
 |archive-date = 6 September 2006
}}</ref> and [[Palm webOS|Palm WebOS]].<ref>
{{Cite web
| author = Palm Infocenter
| url = http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/10024/new-webos-sdl-ports-supertux-tetricrisis-scummvm/
| access-date = 6 March 2010
| title = New webOS SDL Ports: SuperTux, TetriCrisis, ScummVM
}}</ref> The game was also scheduled to be included in the release of the [[EVO Smart Console]] as of April 2009.<ref>{{cite news |title=Linux-Spielkonsole Evo Smart Console kommt auf den Markt|language=de|trans-title=Linux game console Evo Smart Console will be released |publisher=[[Die Presse]] |date=April 6, 2009 |url=http://diepresse.com/home/techscience/hightech/konsolen/467791/index.do |access-date=February 8, 2010}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Free and open-source software|Video games}}
* ''[[Secret Maryo Chronicles]]''
* ''[[Mari0]]''
* ''[[Super Tux Kart|SuperTuxKart]]''
* [[List of open-source video games]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://supertux.org/ Official ''SuperTux'' website]
* {{GitHub|SuperTux/supertux}}
* [http://supertux.org/download.html Download stable or development snapshots]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160409190906/http://www.headshotgamer.com/review.aspx?id=80 Review and screen shots of Milestone 1] at HeadshotGamer.com

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