Thanks, Delilah, for the update and for your security advice.
Here are some pics of the game:
Sandlot's Free Game Of The Week - is GONE
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I got a warning about a backdoor:
defender: warning about Backdoor:Win32/IRCbot!!!
Kaspersky- clean
adaware - clean
super anti spyware - clean
virustotal - 3 hits:
http://www.virustotal.com/de/analisis/ebe699440fdf33117d61bb043cc2d3f62dd020bd2b439d0ad114339f77e4169a-1263216971I think it's a false positive, as all the "main" security programmes didn't find anything. On the other hand, I remember that there were some problems with another Sandlot game - Glyphe - before.
Sorry, that I post it so late, it seems that a snowman likes skipping rope with my DSL-cable. Since some days I have very annoying on/off problems - more than usual :P
graylox
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I came through clean. Then again, Glyph didn't get tagged either. I use Avira Free.
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Alianthia
MemberHere's a review of the game; I had it before from Gamehouse and liked it; even better with no ads!
http://www.treocentral.com/content/Stories/836-1.htmPosted 14 years ago # -
Delilah
MemberComodo (free Internet Security suite) didn't find anything for me on this one, but it reacted to the Glyph \bin\prog.exe file very strongly. Virustotal for Word Monaco had 3 hits; Virustotal for Glyph had 22 hits:
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6554/page/2#post-68200
Sandlot's response on the Glyph hits was that it was a problem with users' AV programs, which may be true, but I was disappointed in their lack of concern, and wound up uninstalling the game. (I know, I need to figure out Comodo's confusing and well-hidden procedure for submitting possible false positives.)
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It's a shame you uninstalled Glyph. I thought it was a neat game. I did finally complete it.
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Just James
MemberThis reminds me of a similar shareware game that has been around a long time that I've always liked called "Word Solitaire". It's written by an individual programmer in Visual Basic and is/was slightly buggy, but I think those of you who like word games should at least take a look.
The website is haversack.com
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Maud
MemberWindows Defender gave me the same warning, although my AV, Avast, did not. It's odd, because Windows Defender has never flagged anything before. I contacted Sandlot and they said that Defender "is probably giving you a false positive reading on either the game’s DRM or the Sandlot Games Client that is used for global score posting." I think I'll go ahead and install Word Monaco, as I have played it before and like it, and I think Sandlot's downloads can probably be trusted. Of course, that's two "probably" 's I'm relying on :)
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Delilah
MemberSandlot's Free Game of the Week (through Sun 24 Jan 2010 midnight):
MONSTER MASH
To receive your activation code for the FREE Game of the Week, please complete the checkout process. Once finished, download the game to your machine and unlock it with the activation code provided. Enjoy your FREE game!
Defend a fairy tale world from invading monsters in Monster Mash®, an addictive, strategic adventure from Sandlot Games. The tranquility of Curly Valley is under siege and it's up to you to protect the villagers from the coming onslaught of quirky and bizarre monsters. Use all of your cunning and might to repel these mysterious invaders by fortifying the vulnerable villages with various towers, upgrades and unusual defensive armaments.
With more than 25 increasingly powerful tower upgrades and 9 unique storybook-inspired scenes, the grateful villagers of Curly Valley will cheer you on with every conquest!
# Hours of challenging game play
# 20 quirky and bizarre monsters
# 9 Unique Scenes
# Storybook style art
# 11 Power-ups and level-altering itemsMinimum System Requirements:
Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista
Pentium II 400 Mhz or better (800 MHz Vista)
256 MB System RAM (512 MB Vista)
Direct-X 7 or above (10 Vista)
Video Card with 32MB Video RAM
Internet Explorer 5.0+, AOL 5,6 or MSN browsers
Direct-X 7 or above
Keyboard & mouse required
Joystick and game pad are not supportedhttp://www.sandlotgames.com/w5/monster_mash.html
Download is 25.3MB; installed size is about 28.4MB.
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Delilah
MemberI seem to remember someone looking for extra levels for Super Slyder. (Was it you, Graylox?) Anyway, they can be downloaded from:
http://www.sandlotgames.com/w5/free_levels/super_slyder.html
Free levels are on the Neighborhood menu at the top of the Sandlot Games home page. So far, the only game we've had free that has extra levels available is Super Slyder, but if you have some of the Super Granny or Westward games from other sources, you can access free levels through Sandlot Connect (also on the Neighborhood menu).
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Whiterabbit-uk
Games GuruI got this via Steam some months ago and the kids love it. Yes you're right, it's a tower defence game. I'll get a second copy seeing as they and their froends like to play this game quite a lot, but only one can play it at a time because of it being on steam. (I think Monster Mash is a great alternative to one of the best tower defense games around (Defense Grid: The Awakening)
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Here are some pics: (click the thumbnails)
Thanks Delilah for your other finds, the extra levels.
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foodengineer
MemberI got the unlock code for monster mash but i can't find any link to download this game. Do you have any idea?
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The download link is on the same page where the unlock code is given. It's also in your emailed receipt of the game.
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This is how my email looks, I think yours will be pretty much the same :)
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foodengineer
MemberThanks for the quick reply:) However, the Monster Mash link in my purchase order email is passive and leads me to nowhere :( It is the same with the the download link on the same page where the unlock code is given. I wonder why they didn't put any download link on the game's main page.
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Whiterabbit-uk
Games GuruHi Foodengineer, I had the same problem when I downloaded the first game that was posted here several weeks ago; so just re applied for another and got a second activation code and made sure I downloaded the game file as well the second time around. You can always pass on the second activation code to a friend :)
The link is at the bottom of the same page you get the activation code from.
W.R.
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foodengineer
MemberThanks a lot W.R. I will try this method.
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Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru:)
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Delilah
MemberSandlot's Free Game of the Week (through Sun 31 Jan 2010 midnight):
EYE FOR DESIGN
To receive your activation code for the FREE Game of the Week, please complete the checkout process. Once finished, download the game to your machine and unlock it with the activation code provided. Enjoy your FREE game!
Become a design diva in Eye for Design®, a stylistic, strategy adventure from Sandlot Games! After attending the most prestigious interior decorator academy in Paris, and graduating at the top of her class, Halle is ready to take the next step; starting her own business.
Design and decorate ultimate dream homes for Halle's stylistically demanding clientele - from single-room studio apartments to elaborate multi-room mansions - while choosing from hundreds of colorful, uniquely chic accessories and pieces of furniture in this challenging, puzzle-filled adventure. To reach the top, it's going to take a lot of hard work, patience, and most of all, an Eye for Design!
# 52 homes containing numerous rooms
# 7 uniquely themed neighborhoods
# More than 200 increasingly-challenging levels
# Bonus rooms awarded for in-game accomplishmentsMinimum System Requirements:
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
Pentium III 750MHz or better (1.0 GHz Vista)
256 MB System RAM (512 MB Vista)
DirectX 7 (10 Vista)
Keyboard & mouse required
Joystick and game pad are not supportedhttp://www.sandlotgames.com/w5/eye_for_design.html
Download is 90.6MB; installed game is about 121.5MB.
Dunno about this one; the uglier I make the rooms, the higher scores I get. I guess it's just "not my style"!
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Campy
MemberThanks Delilah.
Here's a review and another smaller one (with a detailed walkthrough lower down on the page if anyone needs detailed help). Finally, here are some tips and tricks that may be helpful most players.
All in all, this looks pretty mediocre.
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Thanks to Delilah and Campy, here are some pics from the Sandlot site:
(click to enlarge)
You are right, there are nicer games. I got this one some time ago and it is one of the games I never came back to.
graylox
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Whiterabbit-uk
Games GuruMy daughter loves this game, though we are having problems activating the game using the licence we were given. Anyone else had problems?
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Delilah
MemberWR, the only time I've had problems activating Sandlot games was when I forgot to run the game from their shortcut, which calls in this case EyeforDesign.exe, which brings up their... gamebox?... with the Play and Activate tabs. But once I get to that point, and paste in the activation code, it's always worked for me.
p.s. Tried to PM you but got that message that either my Outbox or your Inbox is full.
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Delilah
MemberSandlot's Free Game of the Week (through Sun 7 Feb 2010 midnight):
BALLISTIK!
To receive your activation code for the FREE Game of the Week, please complete the checkout process. Once finished, download the game to your machine and unlock it with the activation code provided. Enjoy your FREE game!
Go Ballistik® over this addictively challenging brick buster from Sandlot Games! Tear down the walls with rockets, guns, missiles and even tennis balls; whatever it takes! Ballistik features out of this world 3D graphics and effects, 100 hand-crafted levels, intense bonus levels and 17 unique powerups. Play it today!
* Over 100 levels of brick destroying fun
* 17 uniquely powerful powerups
* Gorgeous, out of this world 3D graphics
* Additional Bonus LevelsMinimum System Requirements:
Windows 98 or XP
Pentium II 400 MHz
128 MB of RAM
3D video card requiredhttp://www.sandlotgames.com/w5/ballistik.html
Download is about 6.7 MB; installed size is about 10.6 MB.
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