Thank you so very much for taking the time to post all of this everyone!! I could not remember what game giveaway where the white rabbit had posted all the info!! You guys rock!!

Pixiey

Hi Pixiey

I know all about the pain..so here's some help, I hope.

I don't know how updated it is but there is lots of info there.

Arkanoids and Breakouts: A list of decent freeware (and not so free). « Giveaway of the Day Forums - http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2607?replies=57

It's not updated but there are lots of games there.

Free Games Synopsis « Giveaway of the Day Forums - http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4534

Some browser games. Some of them you can play off line..Check the Q&A section.
Free Browser Games - Synopsis « Giveaway of the Day Forums - http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5709

Giveaway of the Day Forums - http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/search.php?q=arkanoid

Giveaway of the Day Forums - http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/search.php?q=free+arkanoid

You can also tweak your search through the advanced Google search:

Google Advanced Search - http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en&num=100&as_sitesearch=giveawayoftheday.com

In this search, I just used "free arkanoid":
free arkanoid site:giveawayoftheday.com - Google Search - https://encrypted.google.com/search?as_q=free+arkanoid&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&lr=&cr=&as_qdr=all&as_sitesearch=giveawayoftheday.com&as_occt=any&safe=images&tbs=&as_filetype=&as_rights=

And I got this from Wabbit's latest Review....Game Giveaway of the Day – Barricade - http://game.giveawayoftheday.com/barricade/#comments. Go down to where it says...

Additional stuff: More Games

"Up until a few weeks ago I’d stopped posting links to MyPlayCity games because you were required to install toolbars and have your home page hijacked before you could play any of their games. It seems that they have changed their policy yet again and removed that requirement. You will still get the check-boxes so you need to make sure the boxes have been unchecked before installing the game. also they have a very large collection approaching 600 premium quality arcade games ranging from Match 3, Time Management and Hidden Object games, Action and Adventure games to Shooters, Flying, Car, Brain Teasers, Board games, Mahjong, Games for Girls, Card games, Sport, Arcade and several more categories (most can be found in more than one category.), so make sure you do check becasue they may not have removed all of the negative stuff yet.

Some more good news, if you remember I used to post links to another free site called FreeGamePick, but stopped for the same reason I stopped posting links to MyPlayCity. They have also stopped the practice of forcing you to install toolbars etc. You can get the previous weeks games such as Helic and two of its sister games from FreeGamePick, though it’s called Helicopter Wars and the other two are called Sky Battle and Sky Battle: WWII. Helicopter Wars and other previous game giveaways are also available from MyPlayCity."

There is more info..so check it out..Be careful of Gametop-because they FORCE you to install toolbars and the like. and watch your installs of all these games as they try to trick you into installing stuff you don't need.

OK, this should keep you busy for awhile.. :)

Whiterabbit gives a good list and sources starting about halfway down in the the first posts of Giveaway of the Day - Egyptoid and Giveaway of the Day - Egyptoid 2

Hi, I can't seem to find the thread where the games are in a genre style list..looking for good arknoid games. Free or not just some really great ones.

Thanks so much! Trying to work through my pain.

Pixiey

I'm not sure whether I like this game for the play of it or because of the MUSIC. I could just let this play in the background and I could get a lot of work done, lol.

Thanks, Chazz. This one looks like a pinball background from the screen shots..almost. The hubby and I both like Arkanoids may have to throw this one on his PC and surprise him. :)

Thanks Chazzo, Arkanoids used to be my favorite arcade genre (I stilll ove them but like most genres now). Thanks for posting this. Been meaning to post several games, but been too busy sleeping, lol.

When I tried to download the game via the orange/red button it said it was a trial. I downloaded via the link to the right of the button.

Edit:

Played the game for several levels and am really impressed. This is a good game and well worth adding to my library of games. Pity it's only got 25 levels.

Tiki Balls (2.9Mb)

Tiki Balls is natively an online flash game, but I am posting it here as a compiled offline version is also available for downloading. It plays very well and has great graphics and music. Unusually, you draw a paddle using the mouse to change the ball’s direction though the length of paddle you can draw is quite short.

It has elements from Arkanoid, such as destroying blocks, some of which take several hits to destroy, but there is the added element of guiding the ball into a home base hole. The base holes are sometimes hidden until you complete some tasks. The ball can be made to change color for different effect, and there are bonus power-up balls which when collided with give extra powers and points. As well as extra lives and increasing standard powers, you can increase the size of paddle you can draw, and obtain magnet, invulnerability and dispelling powers. In further levels, there are no fixed edge blocks and damage occurs if you let the ball fall off the edge in any direction.

It plays full-screen in the offline version, using the mouse to control the ball. Click and drag the hand to draw magic paddles. The ‘Spacebar’ or ‘Up’ arrow key alternates the ball‘s color between white and black. My only (slight) observation is that the ball could move faster to make reflexes more demanding. There are 20 fun levels you can play.

It has a full tutorial built into the game, explaining new features at the start of levels.

It’s an unusual and very innovative game, which is a good deal of fun to play!

Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKSI-BZZQQA

Download HERE ------- (Use the orange ‘free download’ button)

Play Online - Google "Tiki Balls" eg Play HERE

Thanks rO. I'd intended posting some games but I've had problems with the two computers I use virtually all day. :).

Looks like there is no game giveaway today so here are some games. These games were all created by Locomalito.
I recommend 8bit killer, it's has great NES style graphics and gameplay. All the information below is from the website.

8bit killer

Prepare to feel the 8bits as they felt years ago! 8bit killer is a first person shooter styled to resemble a NES game in look and feel.

AD 2488. A long war has put human race on the edge of self-extinction. Four years ago, a space creature known as Master Brain arrived with the promise of a new dawn. Now, a huge army launched an attack to the few cities that are still on, following the plan of the creature. A small group of soldiers have formed an alliance to defend those cities and kill the master brain. This games tells the story of their final mission.

32x32 pixel textures, 64 color nes palette and 1bit sounds make this game look like an early 90s game. The soundtrack has been created by the genius RushJet1. The story, characters and scenes are inspired by films like Mad Max or 2013: Rescue in LA and by games like Contra, Megaman, Bionic Commando, Metroid, Catacomb 3D or the sequel Wolfenstein 3D, and many others...

Controls:
Move - QWEASD and cursors
Status screen - Space bar
Mouse - Look
Mouse left buttom - Shoot
Mouse right buttum - Activate
Enter - Change screen mode
Esc - Exit the game

Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwj_1Dngzio

Download (15.5 MB):
http://www.locomalito.com/juegos_8bit_killer.php

or

http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3470.html

Red Spheres

Red Spheres is a solitary puzzle in which you must activate all the red spheres of each room in the fewest possible moves.

Click on each sphere to change its state and the one of the surrounding spheres. You must think well about the combinations to solve each puzzle in few turns. Every time you solve a puzzle, a new room is unlocked giving way to a new puzzle. The score is the sum of the scores of all levels.

Download (1.7 MB):
http://www.locomalito.com/juegos_red_spheres.php

Blokanoid

A version of the classic Arkanoid.

You know the rules. Break all the blocks of each room with the bouncing ball.
Be careful not to lose the ball. Easy and fun.

Note: The double balls powerup "D" has bugs, you lose a life when you complete a level. So don't collect it.

Download (1.5 MB):
http://www.locomalito.com/juegos_blokanoid.php

Zneik

A version of the classic Snake.
Eat apples to grown and move around without colliding with your own body.
Make yourself as big as you can. Easy and fun.

By the way, although this type of game is often called snake, it's really based on light cycles of Tron, what a classic!

Download (1.25 MB):
http://www.locomalito.com/juegos_zneik.php

Thanks Whiterabbit, I'll have to check these out later, if indeed I will have time later. :)
--Webmaster

Finally Tuesdays games are here…. I apologise for the lateness, but as I’ve said to a few community members that I’ve finally fulfilled promises too, better late than never. There’s a good range of genres to be found in my selection for today. A cool point and click adventure, a bug orientated racing game, an interesting clone of the DOS based puzzle Gear works (which is windows not DOS) and finally a great arkanoid taster.

I’ll have some more games for you tomorrow, though technically they are actually today’s games. reverseOrder will also be posting his games tomorrow, so you’ll have a double bonus to look forwards to as you have today with wizard posting a great game from Vertigo games as well. (thanks Wizz). I’ve neglected to include my screen shots. I need to create a couple more photobucket accounts as they only allow so much bandwidth each month. I hate the images disappearing as it looks so shoddy, so need to create a few more. Which means I need to create some more emails as you can only use an Email once when creating a free account. You’ll see images appearing over the next several hours and hopefully by the time I post today’s games in the morning (or around lunch time, I’ll have all the images uploaded. It’s added a lot of extra work adding images, but I do think it helps to give you a better idea as to what to expect. I realize some of you have capped download limits out there so I’d hate for you to be downloading too many games that you decide aren’t your thing. It’s hard to give a global description to any game as we all have our preferences, and sometimes I may describe a game as fantastic, but in reality it’s only fantastic to me, lol. :) anyway, here’s today’s selection. Please do leave a comment if you decide to download, if only to say what you though of the game. Thank you in advance.

I've uploaded too many images to post below so though it would be cool to post a link to all the images. i've placed them all in the same folder, but labelled them, so you can see which images belong to which games. THIS link takes you to a page with all the images on. you can click on individual pictures to see a larger resolution image, though photobucket only allow up to 800 x 600 resolution images with the free account; however the size is adequate for the purposes of this post. You can also see all the images as a slideshow HERE, where you can see all the images in the highest resolution automatically. There is a slider to the top right of the grid page (where you can see all the images), which enlarges all the thumbnails to a respectably sized small image. :)

W.R.

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Dirty Split: (182.75Mb)

German Menu

A point & Click Adventure developed by Dreamagination. Mistyann PM’ed me several days ago recommending this great little point and click adventure which was developed as freeware by Dreamagination. I noted that they have had bandwidth problems in the past when there’s been a run of downloads from their own download link, so, if you have problems downloading from the first lik provided below, use the second one which is unlikely to go down. However use the developers link first as I’m sure they would like to know the number of downloads that are made.

Penthouse Suite

The game:

When a plastic surgeon is found murdered in his office the police are quick to apprehend a prime suspect. It is a textbook case – except the suspect didn’t do it. There is more to the deceased doctor than meets the eye. Much more.

The aim of the adventure is to lead private investigator Alan Baxter to the truth as an ever-increasing mystery unravels before his eyes. Follow clues to exciting locales such as Los Angeles, Las Vegas and New York. Feel the vibrant style of the 1960s era and meet a fascinating variety of characters. 'Enjoy' a story that will keep you guessing until the end.

The game was inspired by the artworks of Josh Agle; this project tries to revive the buzzing and stylish lifestyle of the early 1960s. It was developed using the Wintermute Engine

International Airport

Features:

• surprising original plot

• over two dozen stylish screens

• 19 interactive characters

• German, English, French, Spanish, Italian and Czech versions version

• beautifully voiced characters throughout

• original soundtrack

• animated cut scenes

• classic point & click adventure gaming

• FREE download

Casino Entrance

Download:

You can download Dirty split HERE; or, if you are having problems get the game from HERE

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A Bugs Drive: (7.40Mb)

The game was developed for the Caiman games car game contest.
You race against other Bugs, across 12 tracks. Finish in the top 3 to unlock a harder Championship. Improve your lap time in Practice Mode by racing your own Ghost. Each track can also be driven in Reverse mode.

Game Modes

Options

A nice and exciting 3D racing game with off-road Beetles

A very complete game with 12 tracks, 4 difficulty modes, Championship, Quick race etc.. Each with Practice, Qualify and Race.
Every track has his own graphics and a bit of variety with elements such as tunnels, bridges and different textures.

In Practice Mode you can now race against the ghost of your best lap. There is one ghost representing your overall best, and another for your session best. Even if you choose not to display them, the ghosts of your best laps will still be saved.

Reference accessed HERE November 09

In game

Controls (keyboard or gamepad):

Arrows = Steering, accelerate, brake

P = Pause

Q = Quick restart

C = Camera

M = Pause/unpause music track

N = Play next music track

Enter = Confirm

Esc = Exit to menu

These are the default controls (A). You can change to a different control set-up on the Options Menu. Controls B use other keys. Controls C and D use a joypad.

In game Options

Download:

You can download A Bugs Drive HERE, HERE or HERE

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The Gear That Works: (1.2Mb)

This is a Gearworks clone (see links to the original abandonware version below) Basically you have to connect the red cog to the green cog so that all the other cogs turn and you win the level. The game is virtually the same as Gearworks except the graphics are much improved and the levels are different. The levels get progressively harder (as you would expect in a puzzle game). This is an ideal game to play in short bursts; for example, during a coffe break at work, or if you’re like me, as a break from one of the big boys like Call of Duty or Crysis. :)

The following description was written by The Game Hippo reference http://www.thegamehippo.com/game.php?Game=5828473">HERE. You can also get the latest version of the game from their site by following the reference link above.

The Gear That Works is a simple logic based puzzle game involving three different sized cogwheels, a start point, an end point, and no questions asked. The aim of the game is to connect the starting cog to the ending cog in such a way so that both of them are spinning. This can be made difficult due to gaps in the play board, spinning cogs placed in hard to reach places, and my favorite: accidental jams (placing cogs in such a way that they stop each other).

You can place cogs anywhere you like on the board and you're given three cog removals every five levels. Removals are handy, so only use them if you jam up your chain. The fact that you can place cogs anywhere and that you get a point deduction for every cog that isn't spinning when you finish the level adds a unique strategy aspect to the game.

If you're given a cog that isn't useful, you have two options: either place it out of the way or latch it onto a cog in a way that it won't hinder the rest of the chain. If you place it out of the way, then that cog won't be part of the chain and therefore won't be spinning when you finish the level, resulting in a point deduction. On the other hand, latching the cog onto the chain may end up ruining future moves if you choose a wrong spot.

As a side note, the music is about as simple and catchy as it gets. It got to the point where I left the window open just to hear it. I'm sure the majority will find it annoying, but I rather liked it.

In short, The Gear That Works is an addictive and simple puzzle game that's sure to waste some time during your coffee break.

Downloads:

You can download The Gear That Work HERE, and from the reference link above (Game hippo) plus theres an earlier version that’s less than a Megabyte HERE

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You’ll find an early gears game called Gear Works and Gear Works (re-make) in the games discussion forums HERE

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Rival Ball: (3.89Mb)

Rival Ball is in the style of the classic old school arkanoid games, with decent graphics.

Destroy all the blocks on the level to pass through to the next. There are many bonus’s that will appear when some of the blocks are destroyed. These include guns, speedup, slow down, skull and bones, and all the other common pickups in arkanoid games. It’s only a short game with 8 sets of 3 levels each. I though it worth tagging onto todays free games. It’s more an intro to the larger game This is a free sequel to DX Ball 2. There is a commercial version of Rival bBall which I purchased (around 4 years ago)before finding this free version.

I loved DX Ball 2 (all the level packs that used to cost extra are now free if you own the full version game of DX Ball 2) and its sequel is equally as good to play. (I don’t regret buying it, though I paid a lot more money that what’s being asked for now) The commercial version has loads more levels and extra level packs (costs around $5 each and can be found HERE). There’s actually more levels in the demo version of the commercial version (32 in the demo compared to 24 in the freeware version), so it may be worth checking that out if you liked the freeware version. :)

Download Link:

You can download rival ball HERE or HERE

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I don't want to get EVERY post posted on here, and I can't RSS it up to automatically follow certain kinds of posts...therefore making giveawayoftheday.com the number 1 visited site on Chrome :P

Lol, name! You hit it right on the schnozz. Thanks, rO... luv moving boats around. :)

Thanks!

thenameipicked - you could use the RSS feed to see the latest postings

Sure, you're welcome. It's really amazing what we've done, I'm sure it would take you a few years if you ever wanted to play them all. :)

@rO, wizz, and WR...
I check these forums every hour until I see the next freeware, to the point where chrome has the giveaway forums as my #1 visited site (I do check for more than just games, but still). I don't know what I would do with my time, should these forums die...hmmm...maybe play some of those games I have downloaded?? :P Thanks for all you do.

Thanks rO.

I've had Botonoid for a few years now. Not the best by all means, but it's okay for a short knock around, (I'm probably too fussy over my favorite arcade genre, having collected hundreds of arkanoids over the past decade). Apart from the odd space shooter, arkanoids were about the only arcade games I'd buy; {though I also bought other arcade games like Gish and Gutterball} until the game giveaway opened my eyes to loads of other genres; that's why I'm rather critical of most free arkanoids)

It looks like there's no game giveaway again over the weekend (assumption because i've not been notified), so I'll post Sundays freeware game again (I've already got it ready for posting, lol).

Thanks for your continued help with this project rO; you and Wizzard have been invaluable over the last several months (I'd probably ave packed in by now if you hadn't offered to help). G@rgoyle (also a big thank you to you)has said there are now around 1600 games posted in the games Synopsis. I reckon there are not may places were you'll find such a great resource for free games. Every game having been tested by us and selected for its game play.

Don't get disheartened by the lack of comments. I'm sure there are loads of community mebers grateful for the games we find.

I'm looking ofrwards to seeing what you have in store for us tomorrow. :)

WR

Here are two games by the same guy. Botonoid is a great arkanoid clone where you control a boat in the ocean. La Guerra Esosa is an average space invaders clone. I should also mention the arkanoid clone called Furiod by ozzyyzzo who posted it here, in case you missed it (the site was hacked a while ago but it's fixed now). My scanners didn't find any viruses or malware.

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Botonoid

Botonoid is an arkanoid clone where you control an aircraft carrier in the ocean. Destroy all the bricks while making sure the command module doesn't fall into the water to complete each level. There are seagulls that can drop bird droppings on your ship, and you can hit them so they fall on your ship causing blood splatters. But it doesn't seem to do anything other than make a mess on the deck of your ship. There are several powerups and many levels.

Controls:
Use mouse to move pad.
Use space or left mouse to shoot.
Use P to pause game.
Use F2 to record your game (while playing).
BEWARE: this features creates a HUGE quantity of data. Use it at your own risk.
Use F11 to get a screenshot.
Use ESC to return to main menu.

Powerups:
Light Green - Increase boat size
Brown - Decrease boat size
Light Purple - Adds guns
Blue - Double ball
Navy Blue - Temporary adds fog
Dark Purple - Clears blood/bird droppings from boat... :)
Yellow - Increases ball speed
Green - Random

Download (1.94 MB):
http://www.bottomap.com/Software/BN/BN.html

Alternative Downloads:
http://www.demonews.com/download-3284.html
http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f956.html

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La Guerra Esosa

La Guerra Esosa is a simple and very repetitive space invaders clone. You drive a car and use a laser to shoot random people. Your laser gun has a powerbar that decreases when you shoot, when it's empty you can't fire as quickly. There are no powerups or upgrades so it quicky gets boring. There are three types of enemies (+ one "ufo" type enemy) but they all behave the same way and take one hit to kill. After a while they start moving in random patterns. This game has infinite levels and there is no real point except to obtain a high score. Thanks to the Caiman link, if you set the clock to December 25th one of the guys gets a santa hat as a small surprise.

Controls:
Use Arrow keys,mouse or joystick to move around.
Use space, left mouse or joystick button 1 to shoot.
Use +/- to change volume.
Use P to pause game.
Use F12 to get a screenshot.
Use ESC to return to main menu.

Download (4.84 MB):
http://www.bottomap.com/Software/LGE/LGE.htm

Alternative Downloads:
http://www.demonews.com/download-3285.html
http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f1763.html

Thanks, rO, for your great choice of games. Your efforts are always appreciated. :)

Thanks for the offer, I accept. Thursdays does seems like the best day so I'll be taking over your Thursdays as well as posting on Fridays. Thanks :)

Yeah, I did notice the forums were starting to get more deserted. Using filefront is a great idea and I'd be interested to see the result.

Yeah, I reckon so. Thanks for taking over though. It was really appreciated. The forums seem to be rather deserted these days, though we do have a small following. As someone else has mentioned previously, there's probably a lot more community members downloading the games that never bother to post (for whatever reason). It would be great to get some idea as to the numbers.....

I have an idea how to accomplish that. One of the games I post could be uploaded to my filefront account and then use that as a download link. It would be an interesting experiment; (does that sound Geekish, lol. It would have to be done with several different games to make it more accurate as some games will probably be more popular than others.

If you want to post on more days you can always take one of mine. Thursday seems the most appropriate as then you'd have two days running concurrently. That would give you three days every two weeks, (the same as me).

later

WR

Since it looks like the Game Giveaway of the Day is back, I won't have to post any more games for the weekend. So I guess I'll just continue posting games on Fridays.

Thanks rO. As ever, mucho appreciated. :)

regards

WR

I have decided to post the rest of the games from the 72 hour game development competition before I forget. All games were created in 72 hours. I'm posting games from the last three competitions that have the theme of Magic, Retro, and Magnets. All these games can be found on the official website but it's a bit disorganized. I recommend Retro Ball and The Complex.

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March 2006 (Magic)

Hunger Strike!

Imagine for a moment a small, peaceful town of zombies. Suddenly, a cloaked man runs by carrying in his hand what appears to be a sandwich. The zombies are confused, but are even more confused when suddenly a fireball falls from the sky and a wizard runs by, punching one of the zombies in the face.

Welcome to the opening scene of Hunger Strike! If that's not random enough for you, then perhaps levels of flying through the air dodging rocks or fighting bosses who use pillars to throw tomatoes at you will suit your needs.

This game has an interesting magic system that uses mouse gestures but the difficulty is a bit high.

Download (18.8 MB):

http://gdguys.com/hungerstrike.php

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Evilness

In this game you play as an evil wizard who has to retrieve an amulet that was stolen from him. As you chase after the thief you have lots of magic spells that you can use to blast enemies that get in your way. This game has a neat feature where it keeps track of the distance between you and the thief. You win the game when you catch up to the thief so if you rush you could beat the game in only a few levels.

Download (82 MB):

http://fish-72.blogspot.com/

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July 2006 (Retro)

Retro Ball

This is a great Arkanoid clone with lots of powerups. It has extremely powerful rockets that can destroy multiple blocks at once. Once you acquire the "drone" powerup that adds drones to the side of the ship, you then fire three!! rockets with each shot. For an added challenge you can try beating the levels without using any rockets.

Download (1.6 MB):

http://www.72hourgdc.com/board/entries/4-73-retroball-bin.zip

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Retro Racers

A racing game that won first overall but is very hard.

we only had time to make 2 levels, but that should be plenty enough gameplay for you guys. It's a bit hard to pick up, but once you do, it's a ton of fun to play. Just remember that the game uses directional steering (pressing the left button makes the sprite go directly left) as opposed to angle steering, and you can press more than one arrow at a time to go at an angle. The game was based around the concept of Galaxy5000 for the NES. You can download the original from http://www.vimm.net.

Screenshots

Download (3.3 MB):

http://www.72hourgdc.com/board/entries/4-82-retroracers.zip

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Ragtime Racing!

Remember way back when, those old cartoons where everything was black and white, and there was upbeat music playing while everyone walked around humorously? RagTime Racing! bases its style off of those cartoons, and thus a retro racing game is born!

The goal of RagTime Racing! is identical to any other racing game, in that you win by beating all of your opponents around a track. At your disposal are oil slicks to slide your enemy out of control and boosts to gain that extra advantage.

Download (4.2 MB):

http://gdguys.com/ragtime.php

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November 2006 (Magnets)

The Complex

In a future world where the powers of magnetism have the potential to turn the tides of war, a new experiment is conceived to create the ultimate superweapon. Now, nineteen years after the experiment's inception, the subject has learned of his future purpose: to maintain the supremecy of the United States as a world superpower by force. It is now time for action: you must escape the complex or the future of the entire planet may be in jeopardy.

The Complex is an exhilarating snapshot of the escape of a powerful experiment by the US government. You play as the experiment, a nameless scientist who must fight his way out of the complex in order to save the world.

This a short top down shooter where your trying to escape the complex and avoid turrets. Luckily there are magnets just laying around that allow you to attract/repel your (and the turret's) shots so you can indirectly shoot the turrets without being exposed.

Download (7.7 MB):

http://gdguys.com/thecomplex.php

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Mag-man

Mag-Man is a decent Bomberman clone by Team Calypson which showcases fantastic sprite work but slightly disappointing gameplay. By using the Mag-Gun's magnetic force, balls and bombs can be pushed around or pulled towards your character though the controls are far too erratic for these special abilities to be of any practical use.

Would have finished first in a beauty contest but manages a respectable third in the 72 Hour Game Development Competition.

Reference: http://indygamer.blogspot.com/2006/12/mag-man.html

Download (6 MB):

http://www.finalredemption.com/media/pixel/pixelpiece60.htm

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Magnetica

Readme:

You are a magnet who can change polarities at will. You have to run around, collecting the tiny particles which have color corresponding to the polarity they will be attracted to (they will be repulsed by the other polarity). These particles serve two purposes: (1)the more particles you have around you, the better your weapon, and (2)you can discharge particles to break certain walls (which are colored appropriately). Everything else that moves is out to kill you. The goal is to navigate through all the levels and take on the boss at the end.

This is by far the best game that theanimalfarm have created. Most of the games on their website are not worth downloading but this is an exception.

CONTROLS

WASD - Move
SPACE - Change Polarity
Left click - Fire
Right Click - Discharge Particles

Download (scroll down, 20 MB):

http://www.theanimalfarmcreations.com/?page_id=1533

You could be right, but from what I know there's unlikely to be a registry entry that equates to a registration /actiation code (well from my point of view). I am running XP Pro SP3, though I did have a copy of Vista I bought nearly two years ago (only used it for a moth)and remember transfering registry keys for specific games and applications directly into the Vista Home Premium(64 bit)registry after exporting them from an XP Pro SP2 (32 bit) and that worked; so I'm assuming the registry works the same; though as mentioned above, the game shouldn't require a specific key.

I'll check the registry of the Windows installation where I registered my original copy of Arkanoid: Space Ball and check; but it wont be until this evening as I'm off to an exhibition this morning (about 10 minutes). I'll be out all day (Which for me is very unusual).

later

regards

Whiterabbit

Thanks Stephen! I'll respond to the personal message you sent me on this subject shortly, but I wanted to post on the record just for those curious. I suspect that the difference, though I don't know specifically why, is the difference in our OSs. I didn't initially check to see if Vista was supported, but, as you know, it isn't. I suspect that's the issue, assuming as I am that you're still using XP, where I understand you've had much better results. There's probably something different about the way the game registers itself with Vista that causes the loss of portability. Though again, I don't know why. But, I don't have to tell you that Vista can be idiosyncratic! Maybe I'll experiment with it more, if we can work it out, just so you'll have it on the record in case the game in it's present form comes around again.

Thanks again.
Watcher

Hi Watcher,

All I did was copy the registered version over to another computer via one of my external drives. Placed it into my games folder, created a desktop shortcut and started to play. To make sure it was the full version I played it for over an hour with no sign of any messages; which I got when I played the demo last week (which is what I used to write the review). Also in the demo some of the power ups are disabled. All power ups were available in the version I'd transferred.

It's odd that your not getting the same? I cannot explain it.

Regards

WR

I've just re-cecked to make sure it's still working and it is. Also in the top left hand corner of the games main meu page it says registered to gamegiveawayoftheday.

Hey Stephen, I'm curious how you achieved portability on this game? I tried it and it didn't work for me, as it didn't work for another poster yesterday. To be specific, I tested as I normally would, in Returnil with protection on. I usually also run an install analysis to see what's going where, but didn't last night because I was really tired. After the install, if it's a true standalone, I just copy it's folder to the Returnil virtual partition, do the turn off protection reboot, remount the partition when I get back up, and drop the folder into my games folder. When I did this last night, I ended up with two unregistered versions. The one on the Returnil Virtual Partition which was registered while I still had Returnil protection on - I always try to play from the Virtual Partition to make sure I got a good copy before I reboot - and the new copy in my Games folder. Of course, I still could have reinstalled it normally last night, but I decided not to, since I'm not so much in love with it that I want it if it's not a true standalone.

That should have been the end of it, but I'm curious. Besides, I put enough stock in your opinion that I wanted to pick your brain. Maybe if you describe what you did, I might be able to salvage one of these copies. Or at least, more likely, I'll learn something by the difference from what you did to what I did. I'm usually a "curious cat".