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Main => Software Forum => Topic started by: saint on February 27, 2006, 09:45:09 am

Title: 101 new and free games?
Post by: saint on February 27, 2006, 09:45:09 am: 1up.com has spent hours slaving over a hot Internet to provide us a look at what they're calling 101 of the best new free games on the web (http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3148013&did=1).
(http://arcadecontrols.com/images/News/02-27-06-1up.jpg)
Categories include action, adventure, arcade, FPS, puzzlers, shooters, sims, and strategy. Anyone want to run through them and see if there are any new arcade-cabinet friendly treats?
Title: Re: 101 new and free games?
Post by: NIVO on February 27, 2006, 10:59:52 am: tried samorost 2. Odd little game, but it did keep me busy til I got through the level 1.
Title: Re: 101 new and free games?
Post by: Kremmit on February 27, 2006, 11:36:22 am: Haven't tried this one yet, but...

Ninja Loves Pirate (http://student.gamemaker.nu/~patlil030/projects/ninjapirate.htm)
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Like a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, this action/platform/adventure game brings two of our favorite things--ninjas and pirates--together at last. Prepare to kick it old school in this eight-level demo.

Ninjas & Pirates!
Title: Re: 101 new and free games?
Post by: NIVO on February 27, 2006, 11:39:26 am: link for gunroar is broken, go here instead http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/ (http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/)

and thanks saint, loss of productivity inevitable ;D ;D
Title: Re: 101 new and free games?
Post by: JoyMonkey on February 27, 2006, 11:49:04 am: Quote from: Kremmit on February 27, 2006, 11:36:22 am
Haven't tried this one yet, but...

Ninja Loves Pirate (http://student.gamemaker.nu/~patlil030/projects/ninjapirate.htm)
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Like a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, this action/platform/adventure game brings two of our favorite things--ninjas and pirates--together at last. Prepare to kick it old school in this eight-level demo.

Ninjas & Pirates!

Wow! Thats actually a really good looking game
http://student.gamemaker.nu/~patlil030/gallery/np1.htm
(http://student.gamemaker.nu/~patlil030/np/npcollage.png)
Title: Re: 101 new and free games?
Post by: unclet on February 27, 2006, 01:49:33 pm: I looked at only a few of these "free" games and it seems like these are mostly game demos (not the full game) and as is with any game demo .... the demo is free.

Should be called "101 Free Game Demos" or "101 Free Incomplete Games"

Good information though since it seems these will be enjoyable ..... just think the title is misleading.

Hey, do all of these games require the internet to play over the web or can I download these to my computer and just play against the computer?
Title: Re: 101 new and free games?
Post by: Howard_Casto on February 27, 2006, 06:16:40 pm: Also many of the links are dead or link to old versions of the games. On top of that there are several errors in the info. The "virtual pinball" and mame combo comes to mind. ;)
Title: Re: 101 new and free games?
Post by: Kremmit on February 27, 2006, 06:29:24 pm: Quote from: JoyMonkey on February 27, 2006, 11:49:04 am
Wow! Thats actually a really good looking game

Plus, you get to say "Booty!" a lot.

As for the games, looks like there are lots of demos, some broken links, some web-only games, but also quite a few totally free, complete games, including the only totally free, complete game I'm aware of on the Steam platform- Project: Gordon. Several of the download links have other interesting looking games on them, too.

When I'll ever find the time to play them is another question.
Title: Re: 101 new and free games?
Post by: unclet on February 27, 2006, 06:57:37 pm: Truely free games would be nice since I would throw them on my cabinet. Looks like a lot of games there my kids would like, but I would not want to have them play some of them to only be stopped at a certain level and then asked to pay for the rest of it. I understand the people should get paid for these games ... no problem ... just do not love them saying they are free ... i guess. Not a real big deal to me ... just thought I would save some people some time.
Title: Re: 101 new and free games?
Post by: Howard_Casto on February 27, 2006, 11:47:17 pm: also some of them, while impressive are a little "wonky" programatically.

Take the ninja loves pirates demo. While running it throws 200 or so temp files out in what ever directory it is stored on. I tired it on a disc that didn't have much space left and it crashed, only it didn't tell me it crashed and I had to manually clean all that crud out of the folder. Also it's "window" doesn't have any controls so you can't move it and autostartup in fullscreen doesn't work.

The codename Gordon game? Well you have to do some crazy signup on the steam website to download it. Mind you it's a great game but if you don't like it, you've just wasted 20-40 minutes just to get it running.

Lots of neusances like that. I appreciate the effort, but as poorly as the site is designed, I'd rather just have a plain-text list of all the games so I can google them and get them myself.
Title: Re: 101 new and free games?
Post by: ErikRuud on March 01, 2006, 10:19:24 am: Hey!

This page has a game called Bacon Pirates (http://digipen.edu/main/Gallery_Games_2004) and as far as I can tell, no one has posted it here before.

With all the Bacon posts on this board I am really surprised.
Title: Re: 101 new and free games?
Post by: clok on March 01, 2006, 10:32:33 am: GUNZ is quite fun if you like Online FPS games, think Quake/doom/Halflife DM, then add in swords for the up close and personal battles. It also has levels so the better you get the better your opponents/weapons get.

Clok