I have 2 games today... the forums are different :). Rollerway is a marble rolling game where you have to reach the finish line at the end of the tunnel and avoid falling off. This game is also extremely difficult, and it really needs checkpoints instead of restarting the level when you fall off. I suggest taking things slowly when you get stuck. Silverball 1995 is an abandonware pinball game from Abandonia. The Game Torpedo website also has a few games I haven't seen before so I'll probably post more from there later.
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Rollerway
Rollerway is a fast-paced action game in which you must get the ball to the finish line whilst not falling off the track. There is a total of 15 levels, each getting progressively harder.
How to play:
Use the mouse to control the ball (you may also use the arrow keys if enabled). Click to roll forwards and move the mouse sideways to steer the ball. Get the speed boosters (blue lights) and jump boosters (purple lights) which are placed throughout all 15 levels. Enjoy!
Note:
In order to enable arrow keys you have to create a shortcut to the game. Right-click on the shortcut and select properties. In the target box add -ENABLEARROWKEYS to the end of the line so it looks like:
"C:\*path*to*location*\Rollerway.exe" -ENABLEARROWKEYS
Download (14.6 MB):
Requires DirectX 9.0c
http://www.gametorpedo.com/games/rollerway
or
http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3905.html
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Silverball 1995
Game arcades were an important form of entertainment long before they started using computers to power up sophisticated games to play. After all, even Edison’s motion picture viewing machines were more or less a penny arcade attraction.
But there is a machine without which you simply cannot imagine an arcade and that’s the good old pinball machine, with its decades long tradition of producing weird sounds and forcing you to spend both time and money.
Apparently pinballs converted quite nicely from the classic tables into computerized version (there are many pinball games confirming this statement).
One of familiar names when talking about computerized pinballs is deffinetly Silverball, originally released in 1992. After three years on the market, the game was slightly modified and re-released in 1995 and that’s the version we’ll take a look at today (in the Silverball review by janm.l already on the site it’s mentioned as “Silverball Plus 2”).
Well, it seems that there really isn’t much difference between the both games, except for the two added tables you can play (Warbot, and Duel). Here’s a little overview of the tables prepared by WolverineDK (who is also the person you should thank for supplying the game archive):
Fantasy table is set in roleplaying setting (meaning dragons and other fantasy creatures are on the table).
Nova could be called a tribute to many 2d shooters, meaning there is a big space-jet near the bottom of the table and the game is set in space.
Blood table is also set in a fantasy setting, just like Fantasy.
Snooker Champ table is a Snooker Billiards themed table.
Odyssey is a Greek mythology themed table, with Atlas holding a pinball on his shoulders instead of the world.
Warbot is a futuristic robot themed table.
And finally Duel, which is a medieval/musketeer(ish) themed pinball table.
Controls:
Space - launch ball, nudge table
Left Shift - left flipper
Right Shift - right flipper
Enter - Toggle score display on/off
Ecs - Quit Menu
Download (1.27 MB):
Note: Works best in DosBox, I couldn't get it to work properly in XP. Run SILVER to start the game. There seems to be a glitch where it shows two FANTASY tables but the second is actually the NOVA table.
