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Giveaway of the Day Forums » Tag: Arkanoid - Recent Posts http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/tags/arkanoid Giveaway of the Day Forums » Tag: Arkanoid - Recent Posts en-US Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:22:38 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/search.php thewebmaster (DOS Diver) on "Week 63 - Free game for the weekday - Dirty Split, Bugs Drive, Gears, Rival Ball" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6598#post-68209 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:17:02 +0000 thewebmaster (DOS Diver) 68209@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Thanks Whiterabbit, I'll have to check these out later, if indeed I will have time later. :) --Webmaster Whiterabbit-uk on "Week 63 - Free game for the weekday - Dirty Split, Bugs Drive, Gears, Rival Ball" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6598#post-68207 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:51:27 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 68207@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ 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. <a href="http://s910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/whiterabbitUK2/free%20games%20project/Nov%2024th%20games/?albumview=grid">THIS</a> 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 <a href="http://s910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/whiterabbitUK2/free%20games%20project/Nov%2024th%20games/?albumview=slideshow">HERE</a>, 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dirty Split: (182.75Mb) <center><img src="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/whiterabbitUK2/free%20games%20project/Nov%2024th%20games/400%20x%20300/DS-mainmenu-German.jpg"> German Menu</center> 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. <center><img src="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/whiterabbitUK2/free%20games%20project/Nov%2024th%20games/400%20x%20300/DS-penthouse.jpg"> Penthouse Suite</center> 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 <center><img src="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/whiterabbitUK2/free%20games%20project/Nov%2024th%20games/400%20x%20300/DS-airport.jpg"> International Airport</center> 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 <center><img src="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/whiterabbitUK2/free%20games%20project/Nov%2024th%20games/400%20x%20300/DS-casino_entrance.jpg"> Casino Entrance</center> Download: You can download Dirty split <a href="http://www.dreamagination.org/?page_id=5">HERE</a>; or, if you are having problems get the game from <a href="http://download.cnet.com/Dirty-Split/3000-7564_4-10858933.html">HERE</a> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. <center><img src="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/whiterabbitUK2/free%20games%20project/Nov%2024th%20games/400%20x%20300/Abugslife005.jpg"> Game Modes</center> <center><img src="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/whiterabbitUK2/free%20games%20project/Nov%2024th%20games/400%20x%20300/Abugslife004.jpg"> Options</center> <blockquote>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.</blockquote> Reference accessed <a href="http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3304.html">HERE</a> November 09 <center><img src="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/whiterabbitUK2/free%20games%20project/Nov%2024th%20games/400%20x%20300/Abugslife007.jpg"> <img src="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/whiterabbitUK2/free%20games%20project/Nov%2024th%20games/400%20x%20300/Abugslife8.jpg"> In game</center> 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. <center><img src="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/whiterabbitUK2/free%20games%20project/Nov%2024th%20games/400%20x%20300/Abugslife006.jpg"> In game Options</center> Download: You can download A Bugs Drive <a href="http://www.gjwcarsaig.co.uk/?page=2">HERE</a>, <a href="http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3304.html">HERE</a> or <a href="http://www.brothersoft.com/games/a-bug-s-drive.html">HERE</a> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. :) <center><img src="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/whiterabbitUK2/free%20games%20project/Nov%2024th%20games/400%20x%20300/gears4.png"></center> The following description was written by The Game Hippo reference <a href=" <a href="http://www.thegamehippo.com/game.php?Game=5828473" rel="nofollow">http://www.thegamehippo.com/game.php?Game=5828473</a>">HERE</a>. You can also get the latest version of the game from their site by following the reference link above. <blockquote>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. <center><img src="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/whiterabbitUK2/free%20games%20project/Nov%2024th%20games/400%20x%20300/gears2.png"></center> 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.</blockquote> <center><img src="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/whiterabbitUK2/free%20games%20project/Nov%2024th%20games/400%20x%20300/gears.jpg"></center> Downloads: You can download The Gear That Work <a href="http://games.softpedia.com/progDownload/The-Gear-That-Works-Download-31335.html">HERE</a>, and from the reference link above (Game hippo) plus theres an earlier version that’s less than a Megabyte <a href="http://www.planetfreeplay.com/download/The-Gear-That-Works/">HERE</a> . <blockquote>You’ll find an early gears game called Gear Works and Gear Works (re-make) in the games discussion forums <a href="http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4495#post-48051">HERE</a></blockquote> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rival Ball: (3.89Mb) Rival Ball is in the style of the classic old school arkanoid games, with decent graphics. <center><img src="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/whiterabbitUK2/free%20games%20project/Nov%2024th%20games/400%20x%20300/rivalball.jpg"></center> 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. <center><img src="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/whiterabbitUK2/free%20games%20project/Nov%2024th%20games/400%20x%20300/rivalball3.jpg"></center> 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 <a href="http://www.longbowgames.com/rivalball/">HERE</a>). 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. :) <center><img src="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/whiterabbitUK2/free%20games%20project/Nov%2024th%20games/400%20x%20300/rivalball2.jpg"></center> Download Link: You can download rival ball <a href="http://www.acid-play.com/download/rival-ball">HERE</a> or <a href="http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f66.html">HERE</a> ==================================================================================================== thenameipicked on "Week 51 - Free Games for the Weekday - Botonoid and La Guerra Esosa" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6103#post-63728 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:08:35 +0000 thenameipicked 63728@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ 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 midori on "Week 51 - Free Games for the Weekday - Botonoid and La Guerra Esosa" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6103#post-63723 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:41:34 +0000 midori 63723@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Lol, name! You hit it right on the schnozz. Thanks, rO... luv moving boats around. :) kukuruza on "Week 51 - Free Games for the Weekday - Botonoid and La Guerra Esosa" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6103#post-63691 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:14:33 +0000 kukuruza 63691@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Thanks! SpodoCommodo on "Week 51 - Free Games for the Weekday - Botonoid and La Guerra Esosa" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6103#post-63475 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 06:51:48 +0000 SpodoCommodo 63475@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ thenameipicked - you could use the RSS feed to see the latest postings reverseOrder on "Week 51 - Free Games for the Weekday - Botonoid and La Guerra Esosa" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6103#post-63473 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 05:05:16 +0000 reverseOrder 63473@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ 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. :) thenameipicked on "Week 51 - Free Games for the Weekday - Botonoid and La Guerra Esosa" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6103#post-63469 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:55:27 +0000 thenameipicked 63469@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ @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. Whiterabbit-uk on "Week 51 - Free Games for the Weekday - Botonoid and La Guerra Esosa" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6103#post-63464 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:01:56 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 63464@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ 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 reverseOrder on "Week 51 - Free Games for the Weekday - Botonoid and La Guerra Esosa" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6103#post-63441 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:15:41 +0000 reverseOrder 63441@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ 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 <a href="http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2607/page/3#post-63357">here</a>, 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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): <a href="http://www.bottomap.com/Software/BN/BN.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.bottomap.com/Software/BN/BN.html</a> Alternative Downloads: <a href="http://www.demonews.com/download-3284.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.demonews.com/download-3284.html</a> <a href="http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f956.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f956.html</a> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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): <a href="http://www.bottomap.com/Software/LGE/LGE.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.bottomap.com/Software/LGE/LGE.htm</a> Alternative Downloads: <a href="http://www.demonews.com/download-3285.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.demonews.com/download-3285.html</a> <a href="http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f1763.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f1763.html</a> midori on "Week 41 - Free games for the weekend - 72h gdc - Magic, Retro, Magnets" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5615#post-59105 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:40:09 +0000 midori 59105@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Thanks, rO, for your great choice of games. Your efforts are always appreciated. :) reverseOrder on "Week 41 - Free games for the weekend - 72h gdc - Magic, Retro, Magnets" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5615#post-59094 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:59:09 +0000 reverseOrder 59094@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ 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. Whiterabbit-uk on "Week 41 - Free games for the weekend - 72h gdc - Magic, Retro, Magnets" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5615#post-59091 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:57:51 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 59091@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ 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 reverseOrder on "Week 41 - Free games for the weekend - 72h gdc - Magic, Retro, Magnets" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5615#post-59089 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:38:30 +0000 reverseOrder 59089@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ 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. Whiterabbit-uk on "Week 41 - Free games for the weekend - 72h gdc - Magic, Retro, Magnets" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5615#post-59063 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:44:38 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 59063@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Thanks rO. As ever, mucho appreciated. :) regards WR reverseOrder on "Week 41 - Free games for the weekend - 72h gdc - Magic, Retro, Magnets" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5615#post-59062 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:40:12 +0000 reverseOrder 59062@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ 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 <a href="http://www.72hourgdc.com/board/downloads.php">official website</a> but it's a bit disorganized. I recommend Retro Ball and The Complex. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- March 2006 (Magic) Hunger Strike! <blockquote>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. </blockquote> This game has an interesting magic system that uses mouse gestures but the difficulty is a bit high. Download (18.8 MB): <a href="http://gdguys.com/hungerstrike.php" rel="nofollow">http://gdguys.com/hungerstrike.php</a> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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): <a href="http://fish-72.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://fish-72.blogspot.com/</a> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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): <a href="http://www.72hourgdc.com/board/entries/4-73-retroball-bin.zip" rel="nofollow">http://www.72hourgdc.com/board/entries/4-73-retroball-bin.zip</a> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Retro Racers A racing game that won first overall but is very hard. <blockquote>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 <a href="http://www.vimm.net" rel="nofollow">http://www.vimm.net</a>. </blockquote> <a href="http://www.underwaredesign.com/forums/index.php?topic=1447.0">Screenshots</a> Download (3.3 MB): <a href="http://www.72hourgdc.com/board/entries/4-82-retroracers.zip" rel="nofollow">http://www.72hourgdc.com/board/entries/4-82-retroracers.zip</a> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ragtime Racing! <blockquote>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. </blockquote> Download (4.2 MB): <a href="http://gdguys.com/ragtime.php" rel="nofollow">http://gdguys.com/ragtime.php</a> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- November 2006 (Magnets) The Complex <blockquote>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. </blockquote> 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): <a href="http://gdguys.com/thecomplex.php" rel="nofollow">http://gdguys.com/thecomplex.php</a> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mag-man <blockquote>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. </blockquote> Reference: <a href="http://indygamer.blogspot.com/2006/12/mag-man.html" rel="nofollow">http://indygamer.blogspot.com/2006/12/mag-man.html</a> Download (6 MB): <a href="http://www.finalredemption.com/media/pixel/pixelpiece60.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.finalredemption.com/media/pixel/pixelpiece60.htm</a> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Magnetica Readme: <blockquote>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. </blockquote> 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): <a href="http://www.theanimalfarmcreations.com/?page_id=1533" rel="nofollow">http://www.theanimalfarmcreations.com/?page_id=1533</a> Whiterabbit-uk on "Space Ball: A Review" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5217#post-55766 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:19:25 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 55766@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ 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 watcher13 on "Space Ball: A Review" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5217#post-55752 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:38:45 +0000 watcher13 55752@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ 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 Whiterabbit-uk on "Space Ball: A Review" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5217#post-55732 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:57:30 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 55732@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ 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. watcher13 on "Space Ball: A Review" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5217#post-55711 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:12:46 +0000 watcher13 55711@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ 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". SpodoCommodo on "Space Ball: A Review" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5217#post-55639 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:08:50 +0000 SpodoCommodo 55639@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ When it came to Space Invaders I was possibly the first there to turn the score back round to 0 without losing a base, the only time I had an audience when playing any game. Then some people discovered the secret for getting the highest scoring saucers so it was no longer a big deal... Outrun was my favourite although I very rarely got to the finishing line. Whiterabbit-uk on "Space Ball: A Review" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5217#post-55638 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:46:57 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 55638@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ You must be of a similar age to me. I went to uni in the early 80's though (as a mature student of 26) born 1956 :) Yes I spent many a happy hour playing the original. I preferred it to space invaders to be honest, though I played that to death as well. lol regards Stephen If you want the first three taito version you can downlod them from the following addresses. The first is the original: Arkanoid: <a href="http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/265/Arkanoid.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/265/Arkanoid.html</a> Revenge of Doh: <a href="http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/3228/Arkanoid+2+-+Revenge+of+Doh.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/3228/Arkanoid+2+-+Revenge+of+Doh.html</a> Arkanoid Doh it again: <a href="http://games.softpedia.com/get/Freeware-Games/Arkanoid-Doh-it-Again.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://games.softpedia.com/get/Freeware-Games/Arkanoid-Doh-it-Again.shtml</a> SpodoCommodo on "Space Ball: A Review" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5217#post-55632 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:33:36 +0000 SpodoCommodo 55632@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Your mention of the original breakout brings back happy memories of what is the only time I played the absolutely perfect game on an arcade machine - late 1970s, breakout machine in a students' union (I was a postgraduate, I'm that old), not only getting rid of both walls with just one ball but also leaving that ball in a loop between the bat and 2 of the sides, and then just walking away from the machine leaving it playing on its own. Oh, almost forgot, I quite like this game too. Whiterabbit-uk on "Space Ball: A Review" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5217#post-55615 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 07:01:58 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 55615@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Developers description of the game. <blockquote>Arkanoid: Space Ball will be a surprise for the amateurs of unusual and picturesque games as Arkanoid and space games. Everybody who wishes to spend time perfectly will take a pleasure in "Arkanoid: Space Ball" too. A futuristic atmosphere, modern techno-style graphics, a dynamical game play and an excellent soundtrack give this game as a present for all Arkanoid’s admirers. You have to clear a lot of platforms-levels soaring in space, and meteorites, spacecrafts and guns of enemies constantly will be threatened your life. Numerous bonuses dropped out from the broken blocks will help you to pass all obstacles: the laser, the rocket launcher, force fields and many other things. Game is distinguished by the features interesting and unusual for classical Arkanoid: horizontally oriented break block formation, moving and shooting bricks, Gravitational anomalies effects to flights of the balls and missiles, etc.</blockquote> Reference: <a href="http://www.wegroup.org/games/arkanoid-games/arkanoid-space-ball.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.wegroup.org/games/arkanoid-games/arkanoid-space-ball.html</a> accessed 24th April 09 The Game: When you first open up the game you’ll see a constant stream of tips scrolling along the bottom of the main menu. For those not used to or familiar with arkanoids; (yes there will still be some who aren’t), it may be useful if you read some of the tips that are given before starting the game proper. The help section tells you about the game and how to play it, then lists all the different bricks and what they do, then gives you a list of all the bonuses available, which include the usual power ups such as shrink and expand balls, shrink and expand bat etc etc, plus some less common such as the ghost ball, and brick weakener. There’s a toggle in options to turn off the auto bonus. What this means is that if you turn the auto bonus off you can stack up all your bonuses and use them when you want to. They also pass onto the next level, whereas if you toggle this switch on the bonuses are spent as you collect them. If you want to play the game at it’s hardest make sure it’s toggled on. I found toggling it off more fun because I could set up certain bonuses, for example, if you’re starting with a new ball, before you release it, select the bonus you want to use from those you’ve accumulated, by right clicking the mouse. To scroll through the accumulated bonuses use the mouse wheel. Only a couple of these are visible to the bottom right of the playing arena. Select ghost ball and wait until the timer which tells you how long the power up will last is at around 3 seconds. Release the ball and it will pass through all the bricks at the front and then become solid again; and trapped within the bricks. This enables you to collect more bonuses with relative safety and also destroys lots of bricks before finally breaking through to the bat side of the bricks. Besides the bonuses there are special bricks such as moving bricks and bricks that explode and destroy surrounding bricks. The game also includes several Objects that appear in the playing field; some times more than one. These include the Kamikase, which will blow up the paddle if it hits it, the robotic eye follows the bat ad can cause the ball to ricochet , the robotic hand grabs the ball and releases it as speed near the bat. I lost several balls because of this object. You’ll also find ice meteorites which freeze your bat for three seconds plus the fiery meteorite that blows up the paddle. There are several more that you can discover for yourself. What actually makes this particular arkanoid/breakout game worth having apart from the retro feel, is the addition of a level editor and level generator. The level editor is actually really easy to use compared to some level editors I’ve tried to use, (e.g. reflectives ricochet editor and hyperballoid 2’s editor). This one only has a few commands and to start creating a level all you need to do is click on the tab key which opens up the brick selection panel. Select and click on the brick you want to use then press tab again. You can now place the brick you chose anywhere on the game arena by left clicking the mouse and removing wrongly placed bricks by right clicking, and continue to do so until you want to change the style of brick. To access levels you’ve created just select custom levels, or alternatively just press the level generator button to creat randomly geerated levels. From the options menu you can also toggle on or off the in game tutorial. If you select the tutorial, a small window with a brief description of the brick type, bonus or object pops up. Features: <blockquote> • Level generator • Level editor • 2 modes to play • Original bonuses and power-ups • Unusual 'space' objects • Joystick and GamePad support</blockquote> Specifications: <blockquote> • CPU: 500 MHz • RAM: 128 Mb • Video: 16Mb Video Card (OpenGL video card recommended) • Windows 98 / Me / 2000 / XP • Mac OS X: 10.3.9 or above, Intel and PowerPC • Linux: SDL 1.2.5, SDL-Image 1.2.5, SDL-Mixer 1.2.7</blockquote> Video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkWAOIazTqI" rel="nofollow">Watch video of Space Ball game pay HERE</a> Images <a href="http://s109.photobucket.com/albums/n61/Whiterabbit_01/gaotd/Space%20Balls/?albumview=grid" rel="nofollow">See all images of Space Ball on one page HERE</a> <a href="http://s109.photobucket.com/albums/n61/Whiterabbit_01/gaotd/Space%20Balls/?albumview=slideshow" rel="nofollow">Watch slideshow of Space Ball images</a> Conclusion I’m a little biased when it comes to arkanoid games because I’ve always loved them since the very first breakout by Taito which was made in the 1970’s. You can download the original plus many more for free so long as you remember the name of the game. For example Arkanoid Doh it Again or The Revenge of Doh. I spent a lot of money playing the original in the mess when I was in the army. Today’s isn’t as graphically pleasing when comparing it to the likes of Ball 7 the last arkanoid be given away or Reflexives Ricochet series, nevertheless it delivers in the game play stakes. The game is ideal for the beginner because the pace of the game is relatively slow, but at the same tie there seems to be a lot going on. Loads of bonuses and objects floating around, cumulative bonuses, so for example using three or four ball size increasers makes the ball super large. I usually like a challenge with my arkanoid so thought this would be a little tame, but, with the addition of the various objects such as the claw, the game became quite challenging at times, but still retained it’s sedate feel. I’m certainly happy with it. There is the added bonus of an easy to use levels editor, which really is so easy to use, you can throw together as many levels as you care to make. I was running the demo and when I had only 10 minutes left of the demo I created 3 levels and played all three through. That’s how easy it is. It reminds me a lot of some of the earlier arkanoid’s; there’s a retro feel about it, yet it was only made a few years ago. I’d give it a 7 out of 10 for all round playability. <ul> <blockquote>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</blockquote> </ul> Further information. Free Arkanoids and Breakouts: There has been loads of free arkanoids posted in a dedicated thread in the games discussion thread and you’ll also find some in the games for the weekdays thread. I recommend Hoowaball, Chak's Temple, DXBall and DXBall 2, Beatball, Poing, Arcamania 2 Retro, as well as a few others; plus over 10 commercial quality arkanoids from Gametop that include A Ball, which is actually Nuclear Ball and Geometry Ball which is Elefuns Twinzoid. You'll find links to mst of the Gametop games in the arkanoids thread in the forums. <a href="http://www.gametop.com/category/breakout.html" rel="nofollow">Go to Gametop for free commercial quality Arkanoids</a> <a href="http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2607" rel="nofollow">Find loads of free arkanoids and breakouts HERE</a> <a href="http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4534" rel="nofollow">Find Arkanoid games in the Free weekday games synopsis</a> sukibabe on "Ball 7: A Review" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4089#post-51043 Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:37:06 +0000 sukibabe 51043@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ I keep forgetting to check Gametop... Was just over there and they had some goodies, like A-Ball! I am glad that I got today's game, it is really entertaining...sorry for all the Vista users, but don't they check the link...that's why I posted the requirements on the comments page! Suki Whiterabbit-uk on "Ball 7: A Review" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4089#post-51017 Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:57:32 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 51017@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Thanks to all for your well wishes. I'm feeling much better than last weekend and was pleased I finally got my connection working yesterday. I was up all night working on it as I didn't want to miss another weekend. Thankfully there wasn't much to change with the above game. Cosmos over in the comments section seems to have found a fix for the problems that Vista users have been having. i've taken the liberty of copying his post oer to here: Quote: <blockquote>I reported above the game does not run on Win7. I goofed around with this game for a few minutes and found a replacement for one of the dll’s. With this replacement the game runs fine. The dll is audiere.dll. It is for the audio. There are multiple replacments. The one that works for me can be found at: <a href="http://files.filefront.com/audieredll/;11970714;/fileinfo.html" rel="nofollow">http://files.filefront.com/audieredll/;11970714;/fileinfo.html</a> </blockquote> It has been confirmed by one Vista user to work even though Cosmo was using Windows 7 I'll catch up on emails etc over the next few days. :) wizzard_of_ozz2004 on "Ball 7: A Review" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4089#post-50998 Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:30:44 +0000 wizzard_of_ozz2004 50998@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Glad to see you're back in action buddy, we all were very worried. g@rgoyle on "Ball 7: A Review" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4089#post-50978 Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:19:25 +0000 g@rgoyle 50978@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Yeah, WELCOME BACK WHABBIT!!! Warm Regards, Lan midori on "Ball 7: A Review" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4089#post-50965 Sat, 14 Feb 2009 09:17:27 +0000 midori 50965@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Hey, it IS Valentine's Day. Happy V-day to you also, Suki! and everyone here. And what a wonderful day for WRabbit's comeback. You, sir, are our Valentine! ♥ sukibabe on "Ball 7: A Review" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4089#post-50964 Sat, 14 Feb 2009 09:00:06 +0000 sukibabe 50964@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ LOL.......very funny midori WELCOME BACK WHABBIT!!!! HAPPY VALENTINES DAY ALL........... Suki