I know virtually nothing about Linux, so that's a disclaimer right there, but shouldn't it be possible to make a boot-n-play game?
With MMRs tutorial on running Wintermute games under WineX, and using a self-booting distro of Linux (such as Knoppix, or Damn Small Linux), couldn't one download an ISO file, burn it to a CD, and then be able to boot directly into the game?
I realize that this approach would be more popular back in 1991, before the advent of useable multitasking operating systems, but I think that might be some of its draw to me - nostalgia. Sort of like when we'd have to rewrite our config.sys files to get certain games to work.
In other words, this idea is just kicking around for fun, not because I think it's useful.
