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Tim S · 28th Mar 2008, 08:24

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/...mes_round-up/1

Mainstream commercial games driving you nuts? Want some quick, free games to fill your lunch breaks or early evenings? We've got just the thing in our round-up of the best PC and Nintendo DS indie and experimental games.

Arkanrais · 28th Mar 2008, 09:08

the off road raptor one is pure gold. I've wasted many hours overs the past few days on that game.
my personal best single stunk/kill/whatever:
http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m...ngpushedin.jpg

whoever made the game could make a killing if they ported it to xbox arcade and whatever the playstation equivalent is with the small price of $3 or $5 for permanent access to it

AndyFielder · 28th Mar 2008, 09:16

link on the last page for the graveyard game doenst work.

CardJoe · 28th Mar 2008, 09:25

Cheers, fixed. I have no idea why it was linking to an old news story though.

r4tch3t · 28th Mar 2008, 09:37

Hmmm, trying to play Off-Road Velociraptor Safari but it keeps crashing Firefox Beta 4.

CardJoe · 28th Mar 2008, 09:59

And that's why I never use Beta software - you never know when it'll come between you and an exciting dinosaur safari.

r4tch3t · 28th Mar 2008, 10:00

Heh, had to play it on I.E. Does it work on Firefox2?

CardJoe · 28th Mar 2008, 10:01

I'm running it in 2.0.0.13 perfectly.

r4tch3t · 28th Mar 2008, 10:07

Might be due to that software you have to install not supporting Firefox 3 yet. Really fun game though.

wuyanxu · 28th Mar 2008, 10:59

wow, Pocket Physics is on DS!
always thought the drawing of shapes will better suit the likings of Wii or DS.

i shall grab my friend's DS and have a try

vaderag · 28th Mar 2008, 11:03

It's at times like this i wish i wasn't at work... every single one of those games sounds great! Will def try them over the weekend

Mentai · 28th Mar 2008, 11:07

That raptor game is great, however 2mins in I got stuck in the terrain.
I will give it another shot when I'm not on the 6 year old family PC.

iwog · 28th Mar 2008, 11:17

I'm gonna chip in and add my favourite flash game out there, Fancy Pants. Its a great free flowing platformer and now with World 2 out there it gets a little better again.

I also gave that 7 minutes game a go, it was fun but there's 14 min of my life i wont get back. Completed it second run through with literally 1 second to spare.

[USRF]Obiwan · 28th Mar 2008, 11:19

Can you add a free classic shootemup to the list, like xenon 2000

CardJoe · 28th Mar 2008, 11:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by iwog

I'm gonna chip in and add my favourite flash game out there, Fancy Pants. Its a great free flowing platformer and now with World 2 out there it gets a little better again.

I also gave that 7 minutes game a go, it was fun but there's 14 min of my life i wont get back. Completed it second run through with literally 1 second to spare.

I love that game

and I just addicted my girlfriend to it as well!

steveo_mcg · 28th Mar 2008, 12:11

That reminds of a cross between sonic and the stick people, good times. Pitty i died almost instantly, i'm rubbish at platformers.

adamc · 28th Mar 2008, 12:25

I'm pretty sure the Blob is being remade commercially for the Wii as 'de Blob'...?

CardJoe · 28th Mar 2008, 12:51

Yep - Planned for release as a wiiware title I've discovered.

badders · 28th Mar 2008, 14:01

It's great, but even the english version has a lot of Dutch in..and it does involve a certain amount of embuggeration to get working.

CardJoe · 28th Mar 2008, 15:26

Really? I just downloaded, installed, played.

28th Mar 2008, 08:24	#1
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28th Mar 2008, 09:08	#2
Arkanrais Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wangamadness, New Zealand Posts: 330	the off road raptor one is pure gold. I've wasted many hours overs the past few days on that game. my personal best single stunk/kill/whatever: http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m...ngpushedin.jpg whoever made the game could make a killing if they ported it to xbox arcade and whatever the playstation equivalent is with the small price of $3 or $5 for permanent access to it __________________ Visit my DeviantArt page or I'll make you squeal like a piggy and throw a spatula at you. FEAR THE SPATULA! What the hell part of a chicken is the nugget?! goddamn McDonalds and their LIES!

28th Mar 2008, 09:16	#3
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28th Mar 2008, 09:25	#4
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28th Mar 2008, 09:37	#5
r4tch3t hmmmm.... Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,884	Hmmm, trying to play Off-Road Velociraptor Safari but it keeps crashing Firefox Beta 4. __________________ Fight my Brute The quantum limit of reality might be scaled up because we're all holograms. Obviously. Once more we see that sufficiently advanced physics is indistinguishable from getting really stoned. From here

28th Mar 2008, 09:59	#6
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28th Mar 2008, 10:00	#7
r4tch3t hmmmm.... Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,884	Heh, had to play it on I.E. Does it work on Firefox2? __________________ Fight my Brute The quantum limit of reality might be scaled up because we're all holograms. Obviously. Once more we see that sufficiently advanced physics is indistinguishable from getting really stoned. From here

28th Mar 2008, 10:01	#8
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28th Mar 2008, 10:07	#9
r4tch3t hmmmm.... Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,884	Might be due to that software you have to install not supporting Firefox 3 yet. Really fun game though. __________________ Fight my Brute The quantum limit of reality might be scaled up because we're all holograms. Obviously. Once more we see that sufficiently advanced physics is indistinguishable from getting really stoned. From here

28th Mar 2008, 10:59	#10
wuyanxu quad fuelled, GTX200 powered Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: in a room near Soton Uni. UK Posts: 3,943	wow, Pocket Physics is on DS! always thought the drawing of shapes will better suit the likings of Wii or DS. i shall grab my friend's DS and have a try __________________ Death to consolification !!!Core i7 860 @ 4Ghz Cooled by Corsair H50 // Asus P7P55D Deluxe // 8GB of Corsair Dominators @ 1528Mhz 8-8-8-24 // BFG gtx260+ OC2 MaxCore 216SP 896MB // Samsung 64GB SSD // WD Raptor 74GB + Black 1TB + Green 1TB // Corsair Hx620w // Antec p182 // Samsung 24" T240

28th Mar 2008, 11:03	#11
vaderag I know what a Dremel is... Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 175	It's at times like this i wish i wasn't at work... every single one of those games sounds great! Will def try them over the weekend

28th Mar 2008, 11:07	#12
Mentai Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 492	That raptor game is great, however 2mins in I got stuck in the terrain. I will give it another shot when I'm not on the 6 year old family PC.

28th Mar 2008, 11:17	#13
iwog Linux cursed Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: IoW, UK Posts: 710	I'm gonna chip in and add my favourite flash game out there, Fancy Pants. Its a great free flowing platformer and now with World 2 out there it gets a little better again. I also gave that 7 minutes game a go, it was fun but there's 14 min of my life i wont get back. Completed it second run through with literally 1 second to spare. __________________ Welcome to bit-tech, watch out for thread drift Things can only get better

28th Mar 2008, 11:19	#14
[USRF]Obiwan Ultramodder Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,220	Can you add a free classic shootemup to the list, like xenon 2000 __________________ Mascleta: "The most accurate simulation of thunder, humans can simulate..." The answer is 42, so... whats the question again? If you know what 'Peek' and 'Poke' represents, then you are probably as old as me.

28th Mar 2008, 12:11	#16
steveo_mcg What owl? Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 3,982	That reminds of a cross between sonic and the stick people, good times. Pitty i died almost instantly, i'm rubbish at platformers. __________________ No boom today, boom tomorrow... there's always a boom tomorrow.

28th Mar 2008, 12:25	#17
adamc Modder Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 62	I'm pretty sure the Blob is being remade commercially for the Wii as 'de Blob'...?

28th Mar 2008, 12:51	#18
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,974	Yep - Planned for release as a wiiware title I've discovered. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

28th Mar 2008, 15:26	#20
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,974	Really? I just downloaded, installed, played. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog