http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6163 Giveaway of the Day Forums » Topic: Week 53 - Freegames for the weekdays - Zaz plus some other match three games en-US Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:21:48 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6163#post-64077 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:43:32 +0000 RosnSC 64077@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I am into Match-3&#39;s BIG time. I gave Zaz a try, because of that, and because the game play sounds similar to Dynasty. I couldn&#39;t do anything with Zaz. When I tried to move the balls from one spot to another, they only bounced back into the original spot. After a couple of tries, and a video-attempt (on the game&#39;s menu list) to see what I was doing wrong, I just gave up on it. Thanks for posting the game for us, though, W&#39;rabbit. I will check out the other games, anyway; some I have seen/played before so I know they will be okay. :)</p> <p>Sue </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6163#post-64071 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:35:21 +0000 pavid 64071@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Never so frustrated is he who tries to pop three when level one is a pain in the Z. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6163#post-64058 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:42:32 +0000 midori 64058@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Wow! Thanks, wrabbit... some of these look like quite interesting loop shooters~ </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6163#post-64040 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:59:04 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 64040@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Okay finally got my act together. Zaz is much harder than the usual bubble shooters that I&#39;ve come across. I&#39;m still trying to get past level one. lol </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6163#post-64030 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:45:35 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 64030@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>:) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6163#post-64019 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:56:58 +0000 midori 64019@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Mind? O&#39; course not, sir! In fact, you guys could all take a vacation that&#39;s GAOTD-type in length, and maybe we&#39;d have a chance to catch up on even downloading what you&#39;ve offered so far. I know meself is wayyy behind. Please rest up and enjoy a game or two. No one here is suffering from a lack of games, that&#39;s for sure. *&amp;:-) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6163#post-64010 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:50:53 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 64010@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><strong>Zaz</strong> (35.7Mb)</p> <p>Zaz is an open source arcade action puzzle game where the objective is to get rid of all incoming balls by rearranging their order. Currently it includes 6 different levels. A 3D accelerator is needed for decent gameplay. It is an ongoing project, so it will be worth adding the download site to your favorites as newer versions will be released. I believe the next version will have royalty free music included. </p> <p><center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Monday%20Sept%2014th%2009%20games/zaz002-1.jpg"></center></p> <p>Arrange 3 or more balls next to each other. </p> <p>Conception of this game is not completely new. It is a bubble puzzle clone, with some unique ideas and some borrowed from well known commercial games. This game is much harder than the usual bubble shooters because you have to remove a bubble and replace it to make up matches of three. There are only several levels, but I couldn’t get past level one after several attempts, so had to borrow most of the images I’ve posted from the net by googling the name of the game. </p> <p><center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Monday%20Sept%2014th%2009%20games/zaz00-1.jpg"></center></p> <p>Bubbles and shooter (you) can move in designed roads (lines). You lose, when bubbles reach the hole in the end of the line . Unlike other games of this genre you do not automatically get balls at your shooter. You have to take them yourself and then shoot them next to the same color. You may earn special items (better aim, roll back lines of balls or stop lines of balls.) if ball with the appropriate sign is destroyed.</p> <p>Reference: <a href="http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3910.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3910.html</a> accessed 14th Sept 09 (with corrections)</p> <p><center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Monday%20Sept%2014th%2009%20games/zaz6-1.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Monday%20Sept%2014th%2009%20games/zaz003-1.jpg"></center></p> <p><strong>Controls</strong>: </p> <p>Mouse only</p> <p>Download the Windows version of <strong>Zaz</strong> <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/zaz/">HERE</a></p> <p><strong>Linux version</strong>:</p> <p>Download the Linuxversion of <strong>Zaz</strong> <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/zaz/files/">HERE</a></p> <p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p> <p><center><u><strong>Other Match Three games</strong></u></center></p> <p>This project is about freeware and indie developers. So when I started this project last year I chose not to post games from sites such as Gametop, Freegamespick, MyPlaycity and a few others which give away ‘commercial’ games. The reason was mainly because those games often came with a non cash based price such as having to install tool bars, forced to watch in game ads and even browser hijacking, or having your browser opened to the web sites home page when you closed the game down (the latter being the least innocuous IMO); however, that said, sometimes I will mention a game in passing (that only supports the latter negative), usually to support an indie/freeware game that is similar. Today is one of those times when I feel you may benefit by downloading one of those games, especially if you like todays freeware version. There are two games of this genre, which are part of the massive match three games genre, and a sub set that I usually associate with games like the Luxor series, that are basically bubble busting games. </p> <p>Gametop are now rated yellow by site advisor. They used to be green until recently when newer games started to be introduced with tool bar and browser hijacking included. Most games now have a checkbox that ask if you want to set your home page to Gametop, which is basically a hijack, though technically not as you’re agreeing to it, lol). Anyway, be sure to uncheck the box during the installation, otherwise you’re going to have to manually reset your home page.</p> <p>Be sure to uncheck the box that hijacks your home page. Otherwise you’ll need to go to internet properties (right click on your internet icon in IE to reset your home page to default). The game is otherwise a clean install. The default installation path is C:\program files\gametop.com\THE GAME</p> <p>I’ve already posted these games in the Match Three Heaven thread, but thought they would complement today’s game.</p> <p><strong>Ocean Quest</strong>: (27.8Mb)</p> <p><center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Monday%20Sept%2014th%2009%20games/oceanquest-1.jpg"></center></p> <p><center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Monday%20Sept%2014th%2009%20games/oceanquest002-1.jpg"></center></p> <p>Download Ocean quest <a href="http://www.gametop.com/download-free-games/ocean-quest/download.html">HERE</a></p> <p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p> <p><strong>Golden Path</strong>: (13.4Mb)</p> <p><center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Monday%20Sept%2014th%2009%20games/goldenpath-1.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Monday%20Sept%2014th%2009%20games/goldenpath002-1.jpg"></center></p> <p>Download Golden Path <a href="http://www.gametop.com/download-free-games/golden-path/download.html">HERE</a></p> <p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p> <p><strong>Azteca</strong> (16.6Mb) (<em>my favourite of these games, though Luxor 2 and 3 are better</em>)</p> <p><center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Monday%20Sept%2014th%2009%20games/azteca-1.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Monday%20Sept%2014th%2009%20games/azteca002-1.jpg"></center></p> <p>Download Azteca <a href="http://www.gametop.com/download-free-games/azteca/download.html">HERE</a></p> <p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p> <p><strong>Crazy birds</strong>: (11.2Mb)</p> <p><center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Monday%20Sept%2014th%2009%20games/crazybirds-1.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Monday%20Sept%2014th%2009%20games/crazybirds002-1.jpg"></center></p> <p>Download Crazy Birds <a href="http://www.gametop.com/download-free-games/crazy-birds/download.html ">HERE</a></p> <p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p> <p><strong>Charma</strong> (24.4Mb)</p> <p><center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Monday%20Sept%2014th%2009%20games/charma-1.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Monday%20Sept%2014th%2009%20games/charma002-1.jpg"></center></p> <p>Download Charma <a href="http://www.gametop.com/download-free-games/charma/download.html">HERE</a></p> <p>==================================================================================================== </p>