The following games are the rest of those I said I would post today with a few additions. You’ll be getting two large games tomorrow, one was a big game 15 or so years ago and has been updated, the other one , well, you’ll find out tomorrow. Please note that most of these games come without installers so you’ll need to create a folder to unzip the files into, then create a shortcut from the games executable. You can find a tutorial in the games discussion thread that tells you how to create a desktop and a start menu shortcut.
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Seizure Dome: 4.4Mb
Seizuredome is a new remake of Unholy Stage, the arena shooter released by cactus back in 2007. The objective of the game is to stay away the edge of the screen, which can be rather complicated when enemies are attempting to push you off the suspended platform at every opportunity.
Use the cursor keys to move, and hold the left mouse button to shoot. Right click for an alternate firing method, applicable to all weapons available for acquisition from vanquished enemies.
Like all the other shooters by Cactus Software, Seizure Dome has an incredibly unique look. This top-down arena shooter constantly tries to push you off the screen by throwing crying babies, flabby men, and angry ladies at you. Don’t let chubby babies and men in diapers be the boss of you. Kill them, increase your score combo, and collect power-ups to blast them back.
http://www.indiegames.com/blog/2008/01/seizuredome.html
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Detritus (3.13Mb)
Race against time in this futile attempt to clear the screen of rubble.
Futile, yes. It's unfair, it's fast, and it's actually very pretty. This game is a testing ground for a new particle system which is being implemented in our upcoming game, NEX.
Download Detritus, and pit youself against the very best by submitting your scores to our Online Highscore Table.
http://www.surrealix.com/detritus.php
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Echoes: (8.19Mb)
At its heart, Echoes is a Asteroids/Geometry Wars clone, but blasting enemies to smithereens while needling your way through bullet hell is always fun. Your ship’s movements follow your mouse cursor, which allows you to bob and weave through the waves of hostile shapes with ease as you blow them to bits. The old school difficulty gives Echoes that "just once more" factor as you try to top your high score or beat another grueling challenge. See if you can achieve the Zen-like state required to unlock the game's bonus "CRACK!" game.
http://www.pixelrage.org/download/Echoes--Full-Free-Game-Download-3889.html
p.s. to Suki, this is one of those psychedelic games I mentioned a while ago, though not as trippy as Plasma Pong.
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Protoganda Strings:
Protoganda is another artsy shooter from Cactus Software, the creators of Ad Nauseum 2. This one cuts to the chase and plays out like an epic boss battle. The purposefully added scratch lines and blurred focus makes it look like an old film print. Check it out by hitting the link above.
According to the creator, Protoganda was meant to look like an older movie with special effects made without the aid of computers. Protoganda's purposefully grainy look makes it look like you're watching a scratchy film projected onto a screen. Very interesting!
The music is really catchy if you watch the video, linked to below.
Link to Download:
http://www.fileradar.net/files/index/3923
Alternate download link:
http://files.filefront.com/Protoganda/;10112760;/fileinfo.html
Video:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=IuQBoZYZGdM
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=rOMTZQYSLlk
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Eternal Daughter: (9.18Mb)
Eternal Daughter is one of the most celebrated freeware games ever. Due to its incredible art, beautiful soundtrack, and engaging story, Eternal Daughter is still a pleasure to play. If you want a great platformer/RPG that’ll send you swimming through nostalgic memories of the old SNES days, you owe it to yourself to take the time to download this classic
Eternal Daughter has long been hailed as the best game ever made on Multimedia Fusion. It is because of this I am ashamed that it has taken me so long to get around to downloading and playing it. Eternal Daughter is a freeware gem and must go into the books as one of the greatest freeware games of all time.
The graphics are the first thing that will blow you away. Every character has been individually crafted in a unique anime style. The detail in each character is amazing: They express emotion through facial expressions and body language. This along with the gripping story line will keep you immersed in the world of Eternal Daughter during every second of gameplay.
I was also surprised to find out that all the music in Eternal Daughter is 100% original! You’re just going to have to trust that the music is great and really add to the emotion of the game.
Eternal Daughter surpasses most Nintendo RPGs of the 90s in every imaginable way. The most surprising part is that Eternal Daughter took its creators (Derek Yu & Jon Perry) only two years to make.
You would have to be mad not to download this game! It is by far the best freeware title I have played in a very long time (if not ever) personal opinion of the author.
Reference: http://www.acid-play.com/download/eternal-daughter/ accessed 29th Dec 08
Strong>Download link
http://www.acid-play.com/download/eternal-daughter/
alternate download links:
http://games.softpedia.com/get/Freeware-Games/Eternal-Daughter.shtml
http://www.fileradar.net/files/index/4344
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Charles Barkley, Shut up and Die: Gaiden: (62Mb)
Developed by the ragtag group of coders and ballers at Tales of Games, Shut Up and Jam begins by regaling you with the tragic story of the Great B-Ball Purge of 2041. Thousands of the best basketball players around the globe were hunted down and killed during this frightening period due to the discovery of the Chaos Dunk, a jam so powerful and deadly that it could rock the very foundations of the world as we know it.
Unfortunately, this hateful anti-balling movement couldn’t stop the Chaos Dunk from striking when the mighty move eventually devastated the city of Manhattan 12 years later. 15 million people died that day and the world would never be the same.
As the title suggests, you’ll be stepping in the shoes of an older, wiser, and tougher Charles Barkley, who has managed to elude the authorities all these years. But now, Barkley finds himself framed for unleashing the forbidden jam.
You’ll need to tap into all your mad skills to ball, bash, and blast your way through the ruins of Manhattan to clear your name and get to the bottom of the mystery behind the infamous Chaos Dunk attack.
Developer's Description: The Great B-Ball Purge of 2041, a day so painful to some that it is referred to only as the "B-Ballnacht". Thousands upon thousands of the world's greatest ballers were massacred in a swath of violence and sports bigotry as the game was outlawed worldwide. The reason: the Chaos Dunk, a jam so powerful its mere existence threatens the balance of chaos and order. Among the few ballers and fans that survived the basketball genocide was Charles Barkley, the man capable of performing the "Verboten Jam"... Flash forward 12 years to the post-cyberpocalyptic ruins of Neo New York, 2053. A Chaos Dunk rocks the island of Manhattan, killing 15 million. When the finger is put on the aging Charles Barkley, he must evade the capture of the B-Ball Removal Department, led by former friend and baller Michael Jordan, and disappear into the dangerous underground of the post-cyberpocalypse to clear his name and find out the mysterious truth behind the Chaos Dunk. Joined by allies along the way, including his son Hoopz, Barkley must face the dangers of a life he thought he gave up a long time ago and discover the secrets behind the terrorist organization B.L.O.O.D.M.O.S.E.S.
Reference: http://www.file-shed.com/index.php?page=File&filename=Charles%20Barkley,%20Shut%20up%20and%20Die:%20Gaiden%20-%20FREE%20GAME&id=50 accessed 29th Dec 08
The following link takes you to the games information page which is packed full of useful information about this game. Well worth a visit if you decide you like this game.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/file/944722/51775
And the following is a Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=11487701
Video:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8F1cOvZ3nS8&feature=PlayList&p=E45818C96B12CFB7&index=84
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bI-xp68YlcU&feature=PlayList&p=05D9ACE43856FF5D&playnext=1&index=105
Download Link:
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Mean Cuisine:
In the game you play Poo, a hungry little alien. Eat up all the food and then belch on the humans that are after you!
http://games.softpedia.com/get/Freeware-Games/Mean-Cuisine.shtml
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There’s two more games from the link the albesir posted yesterday, one I’ve already posted (Tower of Goo) and another that Wizzard said he was going to post sometime, so I’ve left that one. It’s the biggest download of the lot at over 800Mb, so would probably be out of the province of those on dial up.
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