All-Time Highest Rated Games Tagged 'retro, free' on The Great Games Experiment All-Time Highest Rated Games Tagged 'retro, free' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/css/logo.jpg All-Time Highest Rated Games Tagged 'retro, free' on The Great Games Experiment en-us Cortex Command Mine precious gold from the deformable terrain in order to buy better weapons, digging tools, and deployable defenses. Use these assets to defend your disembodied brain and bankrupt your opponent!

Old-school 2D sidescroller pixel graphics coupled with an extremely detailed physics simulation makes for a mix of nostalgia and surprising gameplay.
]]> 12 Nov 2006 03:44:39 Head over Heels Control the two characters Head and Heels in this isometric arcade adventure/puzzle game.
]]> 09 Dec 2006 07:02:02 Jet Set Willy : The Trash Of The Universe Don't you just hate it when the aliens use your mansion as a dumping ground? Talk about unfair, especially since Maria, your housekeeper left after the last big party you threw and you've got to clean up the mess yourself.

Willys not going to take it lying down, thats for sure. Oh no. He's going to collect that pile of rubbish up and give it straight back to the intergalactic travellers that deposited it in the first place.

If only the mansion wasn't so big...and if only the aliens had actually left and weren't throwing a party of their own.

Maybe its time to get a new housekeeper after all...
]]> 11 Feb 2007 07:46:10 Hamster Jam HamsterJam is a Windows remake of a Commodore Vic20 game called Rockman, originally created by a company called Mastertronic in 1985.

The idea of the game is to collect all the rings from each room while avoiding monsters, skulls and the deadly boulders. Upon completing a room you can leave by any exits available to you to move on to the next.

Sniffles the HamsterYou play Sniffles in the HamsterJam remake, and the monsters are mice intent on stopping you from getting to their precious treasure. The original maps and rooms are still there, along with the unique boulder gameplay, but now with bright, colourful cartoon graphics to bring it into the modern age.
]]> 10 Feb 2007 11:16:56 Monty On The Run This is a remake of Monty On The run released on several 8 bit systems.

You must guide Monty Mole to freedom as he has just escaped from the slammer after being wrongly imprisoned.

The game features the same rooms and game play as the original but with MASSIVELY updated graphics by the very talented mister Smila Storey.

It also features a rocking rendition of the C64 theme tune from a real band, Press Play On Tape.
Cheers Guys, it really makes the game !!!
]]> 03 Feb 2007 07:47:00 Axion This is a DEMO/Prototype!
It is very much unfinished. There is only one level and after you beat the boss it will go back to the title screen.

Axion is a 4 colour (greyscale) shoot'em up made for the Retro Remakes 4-colour TI calculator style competition.

Story

Thousands of years ago the Atlantians built a huge inter-dimensional portal with the intent of trapping a huge foe inside. The portal worked perfectly, but at the last minute the huge beast was able to pull their entire city in with it. Knowing the they were unable to save the city and that the beast would eventually be able to break free without anyone able to watch over it, they sent out their last hope, Axion.

Axion was a specially designed craft known as a "Dimension diver" which made it the only man-made creation that was able to seemlesly escape the pull of the triangular portal.

Thousands of years later after absorbing much of its surroundings including people, ships and planes, the beast was able to take control of its own prision, although it was still not quite powerful enough to escape entirely. Using all the energy it had absorbed over the many years, the beast took control of the portal and projected it into outer space using mankind's own orbiting satillites. The portal was now 50 times its original size, big enough to engulf the entire planet...and this was the plan. If the beast could absorb the entire planet, then it would have enough energy to break free from its Atlantian prision.

After detecting the huge power surge, Axion emerged out of the ocean and blasted off into outer space to stop the beast before it was too late.
]]> 13 Feb 2007 08:16:24 Exolon DX This is a PC/Mac remake of the old ZX Spectrum game by Raffaele Cecco and Hugh Binns, written for Hewson Consultants Ltd and released in 1987.

Remake by Graham Goring, John Blythe & Infamous.
]]> 12 Dec 2006 02:22:32 Jet Set Willy: The New Housekeeper Tired of Willys wild lifestyle, Maria the housekeeper decides enough is enough. Its time to move on and find some more peaceful employment.

Willy, depressed at the thought of cleaning up after himself hires a new housekeeper, Dorris - a seemingly nice lady all told.

It isn't long before things start to go haywire in Willys house all over again...

Time to activate the security device methinks and boot that housekeeper back out where she belongs...she's obviously up to no good.
]]> 11 Feb 2007 08:10:08 R Tronic R-Tronic is Trevor "Smila" Storey's homage to the Eugene Jarvis classic "Robotron".

R-Tronic, originally designed for the Retro Remakes 2003 Competition takes the basic premise of Robotron and expands it into an up to date, gorgeous looking all action shooter.
]]> 04 Feb 2007 10:57:12 Cybernoid 2 This a remake of Raffaele Cecco's 1988 sequel to the 1987 original.

Remake by Graham Goring, John Blythe, Will Morton and Russell Hoy.
]]> 12 Dec 2006 03:09:44 Lyle in Cube Sector Lyle in Cube Sector is a 2D side-scrolling platform game that plays much like some of the classic platform games of the '80s and has retro-styled music and graphics to match. The gameplay focuses on exploring a strange world and learning new abilities with blocks, not only to defeat enemies but to reach places that would otherwise be unreachable.
]]> 02 Apr 2007 04:19:18 Jetpack Jetpack is a DOS game that was an immediate hit when it was released in 1993, and a cult following grew internationally. The author received a ton of mail and submissions by people creating their own Jetpack levels. The built in level editor is one of the most popular features - over 1000 levels have been created. Some teachers bought Jetpack because they considered the editor to be educational, encouraging their students' creativity.

Jetpack was the top selling game for both publishers that carried it (Software Creations and Impulse Games). Jetpack runs fine on an 8086, and surprisingly well on today's computers!

Jetpack has been made freeware by its author so it is now free to download.
]]> 02 Mar 2007 05:07:48 Swarf Swarf is a fast paced vertical scroller. You must survive for as long as possible, dodging ever increasing swarms of spiky balls and spinning things that shoot at you. It's a take on retro gameplay, using hardware accelerated rendering to handle the huge swarms.

The game was developed in just 34 hours for the Ludumdare 48 hour game programming competition. Since then, a score counter has been added, along with a couple of extra graphics, but the game remains very bare-bones.

If you can't tolerate the sound effects, just rename the sound directory. There's only so much you can do with a cheap microphone and a spare hour.
]]> 24 Jan 2007 09:53:44 Bit Warrior Bit Warrior

Bit Warrior is a Retro Platform/Exploration/RPG with all the sprites completely in gray scale!
]]> 25 Mar 2007 07:14:22 Phase Pong

This game is currently under development

Features C++, DirectX 9.0, XACT, AI, and BOIDS

Phase Pong is a pong clone I am currently developing. It will Eventually have all of the gameplay you would expect from a pong clone, along with some special features that will take this classic game to the next level.
]]> 04 Apr 2007 09:18:18 Pongo A funny little game as a result from the latest mini competition over at Retro Remakes. Take a made up package shot from a parody of a game review show and make a game from it.

Here comes Pongo! Make your way to the other side avoiding the Pongos. If you do step into one you can clean your shoes on a patch of grass. If you reach the end you are only allowed less than three Pongos.
]]> 24 Jun 2007 07:27:19 Photon Arena Fry your opponent by catching them in your high power laser beam. Reflect the laser off anything, but be careful not to be in it's path. Moveable barrels just add to the insanity.

This game was made in about 3 days. It crashes for most people. I'm trying to get this fixed, but till then, you have been warned. EDIT: It's fixed. Have at it!
]]> 25 Jun 2007 11:14:09 LaserAge LaserAge is a retro game similar to Galaxian and Galaga clones. This shooter features power-ups and is highly detailed, combining nostalgia with 24-bit color. Four levels have 100 waves of ships. Destroy 15 enemies with 13 power-ups. You can play in windowed and full-screen modes; then show off your skills to the world with Web-based high scores. Your ship can be controlled with the mouse, which comes in handy when you're trying to dodge enemy fire. The Gold version features a new interface and a massive list of bug fixes.

Genre: Arcade
Developer: Ingava
Version: 2.0A
]]> 07 Dec 2006 08:46:07 One Switch Manic Miner One Swithc Manic Miner is a platform fan game based on Matt Smith's Manic Miner from the early 80's.

You play Miner Willy who must jump around the various levels collecting all the flashing objects to get to the next level.

What makes it different from most MM clones is that it was designed to work with just 1 key as part of a competition to help get more games out there playable by disabled gamers.

Miner Willy is in constant motion and turns when he hits a solid object.
The space key jumps him.

Incidentally, it won the competition ;).
]]> 03 Feb 2007 06:52:24 Muffy's Great Escape This is my personal tribute to the old platform games; technically it's a (quite unusual) vertical scrolling platform game, easy and immediate. The purpose of the game is very simple: at the beginning of each level you are at the bottom of a tower, soon the screen begins scrolling down and you have to jump to reach the top and ring the bell which is there. If you fall down or touch the enemies, you'll lose one life. The game is totally free and runs without installers.
]]> 07 Feb 2007 02:52:11 Space Invasion Updated but faithful Space Invaders clone for XNA (both Windows and Xbox 360). Full source code available.
]]> 08 Feb 2007 11:54:09 cavernrescue This is an original game with vector style graphics in the vein of the defender ilk.
The aim of the game is to pilot your ship through the randomly generated caverns, picking up all the wee guys that are waving for help.
You must collect fuel pods or plummet into the ground as you run out.
To make matters worse, you must dodge oncoming fire and missile turrets.
As the levels progress, the baddies get faster and more agressive.

This was an attempt at creating random levels and making a coherent game.
It all gelled together quite nicley and Cavern Rescue was the final product.
]]> 08 Feb 2007 05:07:54 Dizzy's Bad Day
  • ***FIRST OFF UNDER 18 OR EASILY OFFENDED PEOPLE DON'T PLAY****

    • Dizzy's bad day was my entry into the 2003 Retro Remakes remakes competition.

    It won the comedy prize due to it's rather adult take on the Dizzy series.

    It is an authentic style Dizzy game with coins to collect, characters to interact with and puzzles to be completed.
    Puzzles may involve dildos, drugs and huge false moustaches but it's all in the standard Dizzy format :D.

    The flimsy plot is that Dizzy's porn shop has exploded, scattering his wares accross the land.
    His parents are coming to visit so he must gather everything up before they arrive and save his embarrasment.

    The game is NOT for the easily offended, as the big 18 signs on the title screen may indicate.

    Look out for a cameo by Magic Knight ;)
    ]]>     08 Feb 2007 05:20:20     MILA, O Resgate! Ajude MILA em uma emocionante aventura por um mundo colorido e animado em busca de seu caozinho perdido. Salte pelas plataformas, enfrente os mais estranhos inimigos e utilize veiculos nos mais variados cenarios, como cavernas escuras, selvas traicoeiras, navios, aguas turvas e ate o interior de um monstro enorme, entre outras fases ainda mais emocionantes.
    Sao mais de 100 telas totalmente interligadas divididas em 11 fases de pura acao! Reviva os bons tempos dos jogos de plataforma ajudando MILA nessa grande missao.
    Como jogar:
    - Andar para Direita - Pressionar a seta direcional para a Direita
    - Andar para Esquerda - Pressionar a seta direcional para a Esquerda
    - Pular - Pressionar a seta direcional para Cima
    - Abaixar - Pressionar a seta direcional para Baixo
    - Atirar - Pressionar a tecla "Espaco"

    PLAY ONLINE:
    http://www.orbemidia.com/d_game0005a.html
    ]]>     02 Apr 2007 08:45:26     Admiral Overalls Admiral Overalls is a refreshing 2D retro-themed platformer of comedic proportions. Evade deadly foes while wielding your fearsome slingshot loaded with tomatoes!

    Features a variety of chucklesome foes and 10 levels of challenge.
    ]]>     08 Jan 2007 01:41:54     The New Satan Sam
    ]]>     22 Aug 2007 08:49:20     SlingStar Sling your wingmen to destroy the enemy in this addictive, physics based game.
    ]]>     10 Feb 2007 11:57:25     RetroSmash This is a reworked version of an old Intellivision game called 'AstroSmash'.
    I've included several options so you can play a reasonably faithful version, with just a few graphic updates, or an entirely new version with assorted powerups and in-jokes ;)
    ]]>     06 Feb 2007 07:25:42     Hunchback Remake of the arcade classic hunchback.
    Platform game where you must avoid hazards like fireballs, arrows and angry guards on your journey over the castle walls to save your love, Esmerelda.

    Updated graphics and funky sound track gives the game a fresk lick of paint but the same game play that made it a "one more go" game remains.
    ]]>     05 Feb 2007 05:07:13     Lords of Midnight for PalmOS The original Lords of Midnight was released in 1984 for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, written by Mike Singleton. It is a highly atmospheric turn-based fantasy wargame, with an unusual first-person perspective.

    The game owes a heavy debt to The Lord of the Rings, and also features a quest mode. One of its most interesting features is the recruitment of other playable Lords.

    The original game still has many fans to this day.

    This PalmOS version is intended to be a straight port, with minimal changes to support stylus control. In its current state it is playable, but has a few bugs and missing features. It has been in development a long time, and is pretty messy, so it might never get completely finished.
    ]]>     17 Feb 2007 08:37:18     Montys Pesky Kids Oh no! Montys kids have done a legger and ran across town.

    Help Monty get them back before they get up to too much mischief. It looks like they've already wedged themselves into awkward places, so you're going to need to be nifty in your timing to get them back.

    Get them back in the pram before Mrs Mole notices they've gone.
    ]]>     08 Feb 2007 01:02:32     Escape from Orion: The Next Generation This a remake of the early BBC Micro game Escape from Orion, which was a simple platform game owing a considerable debt to Donkey Kong. It consists of 4 single-screen levels with a different key feature on each. Even in BBC Micro terms it was early and simplistic, so don't expect too much from it.

    The game was made in GameMaker, for the 2003 Retro Remakes Competition.
    ]]>     16 Feb 2007 07:33:41     DiGi iNVaDeRS A clone of a very old calculator game that I used to play when I was at school. Basically it's supposed to be like Space Invaders.

    I originally created this game with Multimedia Fusion Express for the PC. I then ported this over to the PSP coded in Flash. Then I decided to make this Flash version for online playing.

    If you want a copy for the PSP then go on over to my website at:
    http://www.tmbsoft.com

    INSTRUCTIONS:
    Use the LEFT keyboard arrow to change your BASE to match any number, or INVADER, that is advancing towards you. Once you change your Base to that Invader number you press the RIGHT keyboard arrow to destroy the Invader.

    If you destroy 2 or more Invaders in a row that add up to 10, 20, 30 etc then you get a 'n', or Mother Ship, advancing towards you which you can then destroy for 150 points.

    The closer the the right hand side of the screen the Invaders are when you destroy them the more points you get for each, eg. 80 points for an Invader in the first position on the right, then less 10 points each position closer to your Base (ie. 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10.)

    You have 3 lives which are displayed next to you by 3 lines next to your Base.

    The game has 9 levels and each level the Invaders advance faster towards you. Once you get past the 9th level it goes back to level 1.

    CONTROLS:
    [ X ] Start Game
    [ Left Arrow ] Aim - Change Base Number to match Enemy Number / Change Theme
    [ Right Arrow ] Fire - Destroy Invading Numbers / Change Theme


    THEME:
    Before you start playing a game you can change the background theme to any of the custom backgrounds included with the game. To do this use the keyboard LEFT and RIGHT arrows during the "Click [-] to play" screen.
    ]]>     26 Jun 2007 12:03:21     TWTPB
    ]]>     18 Jul 2007 05:28:30     Trick or Treat The award-winning platform beat-em-up featuring blood, guts, and a charmingly unique sense of humor. Use your trusty, rusty chainsaw to conquer the army of ghouls and monsters, or pick up powerful upgrades to increase the carnage drastically. Features 5 action-packed levels, with original art by Steven Burgess.

    What happens on Halloween when the only neighborhood in sight has been built over an indian burial ground and is full of nightmarish creatures? Well, you go to trick or treat there, of course, but not without your assortment of powerful weapons to aid you along the way.

    You can either perform a powerful slice attack or hold the chainsaw revving to do minor damage over time. The latter is often not useful unless you know what you're doing or have the super chainsaw upgrade, in which case it will tear through damn near anything.
    ]]>     13 Jun 2007 08:42:43     Tetrageddon Although the controls take on the basic "pentomino" controls (Up, Down, Left, Right, Space for "drop", and Q to submit your high-score), the game-play takes a very unusual spin that tickles the "nonsense" nerve. You are presented with a quiet city scene where you control heaps of rubble dropped from the sky by a tiny alien (Minibyte), who decided to "pick on the big people" by planting his "Portable Entertainment System" (a giant crane) over Earth. The goal of the game comes in three tiers: to score by squishing people, play pentomino, and challenge your reflexes as blocks fall at random speeds. The traditional set of blocks are mixed with "surprise blocks" which you have to quickly find a place for in the grid. Even the individual block tiles are purposefully vague and hard to distinguish to add to the chaos. The game is very challenging to ones reflexes. The goal is to keep your grid under control as long as possible so that you can continue scoring on pedestrians. Only those with quick fingers can survive.
    ]]>     07 Jun 2007 06:06:37     Yum-Yum This was an entry in the third 72 hour GDC, which means of course it was made in under 72 hours (about 10, to be exact).

    The goal is simple - catch the plumbers as they fall from the pipes (remind you of anything?) by holding UP as they hit the giant plant's head. Catch a set amount before they break your pot to continue on.

    The game was made as a retro-themed title, imitating the classic, badly-translated, super-odd Japanese games.

    The game is still under construction, and after the upcoming Hedonism Games title is completed, it will be updated, as well - numerous problems exist in the game, primarily the lack of sound, lack of variety, the fact the enemies are still visible when they run off the screen and the inability to move while eating plumbers. The other big update will be commenting the code better! As it was made in so few hours, it's rather unclean code...

    Note: Open Source Game

    This game is open source: if you want to change or edit this game in any way, or even keep it the same, then reuse it anywhere, go right ahead! Acknowledgement would be wonderful, but is not necessary; at the very least, I'd be honored if you just let me know it helps in some way!
    ]]>     23 Jan 2007 06:17:58     Shitcatcher We have mini forum competitions at Retro Remakes every now and then. At the time of writing (6/2/07) theres a calculator b+w jobby on the go. Some cracking stuff coming from that too... anywho, a while back we had one to create oldschool LCD handheld remakes. Well, this is my personal effort. Turned out pretty neat i think, and it shows how super amazing my leet coding skills are :)

    Catch the falling poops and protect your 5 sims. Miss a poop and you lose points. And all the while it gets faster and faster :)

    5 minutes of fun and a diggy tune.
    ]]>     06 Feb 2007 05:47:43     Plink
    ]]>     24 Nov 2008 01:22:34     CandyMan
    ]]>     31 Jan 2008 10:47:31     oh no more invaders from space
    ]]>     20 Feb 2008 01:03:15     War Twat
    ]]>     23 May 2008 07:42:22     Trax
    ]]>     22 Jul 2008 06:18:53     Pro Evolution Chapping
    ]]>     08 Apr 2008 05:37:37     MiniSpaceWar with Sprites
    ]]>     05 May 2008 11:48:42     ZeptoRacer
    ]]>     06 May 2008 12:11:54