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]]> 17 Jan 2008 08:48:30 Diverbras Futeboys
]]> 12 Jan 2008 09:53:37 Retroid
]]> 03 Jan 2008 01:00:19 Street Fighter IV
]]> 07 Dec 2007 07:16:45 Pikachu
]]> 24 Nov 2007 12:45:54 Virtua Cop 2
]]> 05 Nov 2007 08:09:12 Wij's Polar Peril
]]> 03 Oct 2007 05:05:30 Arcade Phoenix
]]> 15 Sep 2007 05:23:45 Gauntlet Gauntlet, the original arcade smash hit, is a fighting game where you choose a character and let rip into the hordes of enemies that assault you on you way to the end of the level. One or two players must make their way through 100 levels of mayhem and magic.

It featured a choice of four characters to play with, each with different weapons. Thor the Warrior, has a bludgeoning battle axe, Thyra the Valkyrie, has a close range sword, Questor the Elf has his long range bow, and Merlin the Wizard has magical bolts.

Ghosts, goblins and even the life draining Death are your enemies. Enemies stream out of generators, so destroy these before tackling the rest.

Keys are needed to open the many doors within the levels, and in some situations a door will contain only bonus items, not a progressive route. Scattered magic potions act like smart bombs and clear the screen of all enemies. Beware of poison though, this reduces your energy level. Treasure is abundant throughout the levels and adds to your score.
]]> 30 Jun 2007 11:43:12 california games California Games is a 1987 Epyx sports video game for many home computers and video game consoles. Branching from their popular Summer Games and Winter Games series, this game consisted of some sports purportedly popular in California.

The game sold very well, topping game selling charts for winter months. It also got very positive reaction from reviewers. Many consider California Games to be the last classic Epyx sport game. After this game, the staff in Epyx changed.
]]> 30 Jun 2007 11:38:02 Pigskin 621ad A 1 or 2 player squad based arcade battle-game, (thinly-disguised as a kind of barbarian football tournament), PIGSKIN was sometimes referred to as ARCH RIVALS FOOTBALL, since it was the next arcade game from the team that created Arch Rivals.

It took the Multi-Player Control mechanic introduced in Arch Rivals to the next level; allowing Players to control up to six sword-wielding savages at a time.

The game was more like rugby than football; and the non-stop action, both on and off screen, often left players exhausted after a full 14 minute, four period game!

At least one home version was created, though it was renamed Jerry Glanville's Pigskin for some marketing reason that I never really understood.
]]> 29 Jun 2007 04:01:41 Arch Rivals Before Arch Rivals, arcade "basketball" games were simple "aim the ball" novelty devices. By letting each Player control multiple teammates, both directly and indirectly, Arch Rivals allowed Players to employ real basketball strategies and plays.

However, the game might best be remembered for the fact that characters could punch each other in the face, "pants" each other and even tackle opposing players...

Designed by Rampage designers Brian Colin & Jeff Nauman for Bally Midway shortly before a corporate buyout by competitor Williams Electronics, it is said that the success of Arch Rivals single-handedly paid for the 8 million dollar purchase!
]]> 29 Jun 2007 02:23:10 Star Trek Voyager - The Arcade Game STAR TREK VOYAGER: THE ARCADE GAME is a pulse-pounding shoot-em-up, and can be found in finer arcades, movie theaters and entertainment centers everywhere!

"...It is an arcade gun-shooting game in the grand tradition of Area 51, Virtua Cop and The House of the Dead. Unlike those games, though, it's populated by new alien adversaries designed exclusively for the Star Trek universe by the creators of General Chaos and Rampage World Tour."

TIPS&TRICKS Magazine
Arcade Strategy, January 2003
]]> 28 Jun 2007 07:07:56 Xenophobe Xenophobe was a comic multi-player arcade game produced in the mid - eighties by Bally Midway. Up to 3 Players moved independently around alien- infested space stations; each controlling a horizontal slice of the screen. Players could cooperate or compete as much as they they wished.

The game was fairly ambitious for it's time; virtually everything in the game could be picked up and used elsewhere on the ship. (i.e., You could pick up a floppy disc (!) in the engine room and use it to activate the teleporter in the control room.

The player characters were comic, big-headed bipeds who were greatly outnumbered by the ever-changing, (but always wickedly cartoony), aliens.
The game was designed by one of the co-creators of Rampage, Brian Colin.
]]> 28 Jun 2007 06:28:13 Street Fighter 3: Third Strike Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike is a fighting game produced by Capcom, released in 1997 on Capcom's CPS-3 hardware, which is a continuation of the famous Street Fighter series. It is the third and final game in the Street Fighter III series.

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike was re-released in 2006 in the Street Fighter Anniversary Collection for the Playstation 2, along with every version of Street Fighter 2.

Category: 2-dimensional fighting game

Developer: Capcom
]]> 17 Jun 2007 06:11:38 Rampage World Tour Rampage World Tour was a reinvention of the original arcade classic; created for Midway Mfg. by the original designers, Jeff Nauman and Brian Colin and the crew at Game Refuge Inc.

The game follows George Lizzy and Ralph as they smash and fight their way through hundreds of cities around the Globe. This update game added dimension to the characters andadvanced the storyline, but stayed true to the user-friendly "there's no wrong way to play it" gameplay mechanic of the original.

Though incredibly violent, the game treats all interaction with a cartoony, blood-free, tongue-in-cheek approach that keeps the action light-hearted and appealing to players of all ages.

This "Sequal" has spun off a number of additional "Rampages" on a number of platforms .. but many feel that RWT was the best of the lot.
]]> 12 Jun 2007 11:06:40 Vampire Savior Vampire Savior is a fighting game by CAPCOM. It is the sequel to Night Warriors and it is the third game in the DarkStalkers game series. It features characters based on famous myths and fantasy rather than standard martial arts fare. It also emphasizes on the use of special attacks.

Vampire Savior adds in new characters such as Q-Bee, B.B.Hood (Bulleta in Japan), Lilith and Jedah.

Due to space limitations of the CPS-2 (Capcom Play System 2), the arcade version does not include the entire 18 character cast (however the console ports do). As such, another version dubbed Vampire Savior 2 replaces two characters with Huitzil and Pyron. This version was only released in Japanese arcades.
]]> 23 May 2007 02:06:30 Joust Joust's simple controls, and the fact that it was one of the few games two players could play together, helped make this arcade game a hit.

You play a knight mounted on an ostrich. You must use your lance to joust against wave after wave of enemies. The only controls you have are to flap your wings and to move left and right, making it quite easy to get into the game. You may defeat an opponent by colliding with them with your lance higher than theirs.

When you beat an enemy, they drop an egg. If you let it hatch by not collecting it, it will spawn a tougher enemy than the one who dropped the egg.

Other dangers include a lava pit at the bottom of the screen, a lava troll which tries to drag you into the lava pit, and a very tough-to-beat pterodactyl which appears if you take too long on a level.

Designer: John Newcomer
Released: 1982
]]> 13 May 2007 09:11:30 Final Fight Final Fight is a classic beat 'em up series from Capcom. It is considered to be Street Fighter's "cousin", and the two series are set in the same universe (characters like Guy, Hugo Andore, Rolento, Cody Travers and Poison have all appeared in later Street Fighter installments). Final Fight was originally released as an arcade game and was ported to several platforms, including the Super NES, Sega Mega-CD, Sharp X68000 and Game Boy Advance. It features former wrestler (as seen in Saturday Night Slam Masters), and mayor of Metro City (Capcom's fictitious city, modeled after New York City), Mike Haggar.

The story of Final Fight involves the abduction of Haggar's daughter, Jessica, because he would not work with Mad Gear to ensure their dominance of the streets. When the Mad Gear thug Damnd contacts Haggar and informs him, Haggar calls up his daughter's boyfriend Cody and his sparring partner Guy, and the three vigilantes head into the streets to bust Mad Gear's skulls, fighting their way through the hordes of goons littering the city (including the Rastafarian thug Damnd, the "Japanophile" Sodom, former Red Beret and militia leader Rolento, corrupt cop Edi. E, and the ill-tempered Abigail), to get to Mad Gear's boss, Belger.

Final Fight, whilst following in the footsteps of Double Dragon, was an innovative and balanced game. Unlike several beat 'em ups before it, Final Fight featured very large and detailed sprites for its day, and the controls were quite fluid and simple. Beginners could take to the game quickly, yet the game was balanced and difficult enough to ensure even experts could always expect a challenge for every new play. The game also began the strength-based, speed-based, and average character variety that countless other beat 'em up and other genres derived, as one controls Haggar (very powerful yet very slow and vulnerable to attack), Guy (very agile and can use hit-and-run, yet has weak offensive power), or Cody (who balances strength and speed, being an excellent choice for beginners). It also featured very long levels and various powerful enemies that could easily crowd the screen and had several fighting tactics against the player. It was not uncommon to hear people talk of how crowds would gather to watch whoever was playing the machine at the time.
]]> 05 Apr 2007 11:59:05 In The Groove 2 This Game Es A Clone Of DDR But Its More Difficulty Than The Gay DDR Song If You Can Play It,You Are Lucky Offer Suport To USB Memory And Custom Songs
]]> 27 Mar 2007 11:44:25 Pac-man Control a yellow circle, eating dots in a maze while evading the four ghosts. When you eat a power pellet, you can eat the ghosts for a limited time. Clear out all of the pills in a maze to get to the next level.

Eat the fruit for bonus points, and use the transporters on either side of the maze to lose any ghosts on your tail.
]]> 19 Mar 2007 01:52:22 Marvel vs. Capcom 2 There really isn't much of a story to this game. There's an evil character named Abyss who is destroying the Earth. Ruby Heart discovers this, and characters are sent to destroy him. Unlike the first game, there was only one ending no matter who the game is completed with.

The gameplay has fairly standard fighting controls (two punch, two kick, two assist). There are also combo and super combo moves, as well as combos that can be done with more than one character.

Probably the most unique thing about it is the diverse cast. One side of it comes from all over the comic world, and the other side comes from some of the great 2-D fighting games of all time. Finally getting to fight using such big names that people never expected to be in the same game together was and still is a huge deal.
]]> 15 Mar 2007 06:09:39 Forward Always Forward fast action shooter
with a need for stratagy
in a wonky oldskool style.
]]> 12 Mar 2007 05:39:11 The Life in Matter played using only ONE key
takes place in a strange subatomic space.
]]> 12 Mar 2007 05:27:47 100 Invaders GAME: a sub-dimentional invaders game,. destroy the invaders and their ghosts.
RELEASED: 2005
]]> 12 Mar 2007 05:11:34 PixelShips [from official pixelships page]

The Story Behind PixelShips:

In the year 2049, a new toy was invented to bridge the generation gap, uniting people of all ages together in friendly competition: PixelShips. Each ship is designed to meet specialized standards so that no matter how young or old you are you can enjoy them just the same.

Most PixelShips are only a foot or two long and are flown using special devices called PICCs, or PixelShip Interface Command Consoles. The consoles have two joysticks and six buttons on each stick and can interface with any ship that has been registered into it. Some PICCs also have LCD displays so that you don't need a TV to see what your PixelShip sees while it flies.

Each PixelShip uses batteries, just like any other toy, though some use Micro-Reactors instead and are fueled at special facilities so that childeren cannot actually access the fuel inside. They are also designed out of segments held together by micro-magnets. When the ship is "destroyed" in combat, its micro-magnets disengage and the ship flies apart into its seperate segments, each still carrying a residual charge from the ship's anti-gravity unit. If all of the segments are then tagged by another PixelShip, that collector may then, under official guidelines, possess the ship if he so desires.

Classic PixelShips takes place in the year 2076 when a very secretive PixelShip has supposedly been built. Your task is to collect all 160 known PixelShips by earning them through campaign battles at the arena. Afterwards, you will be given access to a special campaign where you may earn this unique and unheard of PixelShip.
]]> 11 Mar 2007 10:18:01 The Terror The Terror is a top down vertical scrolling arcade shooter. Worlds have been destroyed and panic is growing. Hired by the UDA you play as Frex Maine, a mercenary, who pits his wits against a terrorist organization that will stop at nothing to get what they want. The game features 9 scrolling levels, 5 large bosses and the story is shown through in game cut scenes.
]]> 09 Mar 2007 08:18:10 UFO Panic! UFO Panic! is a simple and fun arcade game, where you abduct aliens with your flying saucer, while avoiding and destroying the alien defences. Game control is simple and can be picked up in moments.
]]> 06 Mar 2007 02:48:39 NapalmBomber3D A remake of the well known bomberman, but this time in 3D with modern 3D graphics (using OpenGL) a lot of different scenarios, different playmodes and powerups.

The game supports up to four players on one PC or over LAN/Internet and also includes a map-editor for creating your own maps to share with other players.

The different scenarios includes a classical bomberman theme, a fantasy wood with huge mushrooms, an industrial theme, snowy forests, an egyptian scenario, a hand-drawn paper-like scenario and even a scenario underwater with realistic caustics, and even some more.
]]> 06 Mar 2007 06:50:54 Street Fighter Alpha 2 As the sequel to the successful Street Fighter Alpha, SFA 2 is mostly a cleanup of the original SFA, fixing the many balance issues that had plagued the game since its release. It also introduced several incremental innovations, including the "custom combo" system and the Dramatic Battle, in which two characters could cooperate to attack a third.
]]> 05 Mar 2007 03:13:08 Jagdgeschwader This game was my entry for the 2005 Pascal Game Developement competition which was themed about dog-fights. It scored me the second place back then.

In Jagdgeschwader two people can select from different WWII airplanes and then are pitted against each other till death. There are different scenarios, different planes, bonus crates to pick up and much more.

The game is fully 3D (using OpenGL) and also has full sound effects and background music. It can be played on one PC via split-screen or over the network (2 players). For the semi-realistic flight-model it's using the Newton Game Dynamics Engine.

Including full source code for the game, written with Borland's Delphi
]]> 05 Mar 2007 10:56:41 Atlantis Unlock the secrets of the long-lost city in the thrilling bobble-popping adventure, Atlantis. This visually stunning and absolutely addictive hit game will take you on a journey through the 19th century in 81 levels of increasingly-challenging game play. Best Atlantis and fame, fortune, and world-changing technology are yours! Collect credits to buy bonuses along the way, personalize player profiles, and save your progress as you go. Atlantis will provide a quick break from the daily grind that'll no doubt turn into endless hours of fun!
]]> 05 Mar 2007 09:59:09 Deer Drive Bring all the ammo you can get your hands on, because open season just arrived - big time! Deer Drive is an arcade-style 3D deer hunting game. How fast is your aim? It's just pure shooting action, as herds of deer are driven into your sights!
]]> 05 Mar 2007 09:54:48 Myth Match Developed exclusively for Yahoo! Games by Mumbo Jumbo, creators of the award-winning Luxor franchise, Myth Match takes you to an epic fantasy world as you discover your destiny.

Customize your adventure by choosing your avatar: a Wizard or a Sorceress, each with his or her own unique powers. The Wizard is a dedicated professor of destructive magic. The graceful Sorceress is dedicated to subtly perfecting the manipulation of magic.

Create matches of three or more magical spheres to destroy the spheres and stop them from entering the crystal cave and ending your quest.

As you progress through Myth Match, your character becomes more powerful, reflected in new titles and wardrobes, and in increasingly impressive power-ups. With each stage you conquer, you also uncover a unique Blessing, and you can take up to three blessing into each new stage to help you succeed.
]]> 05 Mar 2007 09:49:36 Feeding Frenzy 2 Join a colorful cast of characters chomping their way to the heart of an underwater mystery in this fin-filled adventure! From the makers of Feeding Frenzy comes the delicious follow-up, Feeding Frenzy 2! Dodge predators and eat your way up the food chain in two exciting game modes! With gorgeous new underwater environments, frisky new fish, and 60 levels of mouth-watering fun, the feeding is more frenzied than ever before!
]]> 05 Mar 2007 09:46:14 Tank Brigade Well, after quite a bit of work on JumpStart and one of its demos Tank Brigade I have decided to release the demo as a full working game. Basically its a single level game built around JumpStart. The Map to play on is randomly selected from a set list (currently 4 maps) and play exists of you trying to destroy all of the enemies on the screen. Some maps are generated procedurely and some are hard coded.

In the relased version sound is supported (turned off by default, turn it on in the options screen). I'll warn you now that the sound can get a bit annoing. Luckily you can press escape, go to options, turn it off, back, and resume game.

Graphics are completely from SpriteLib GPL. If anyone wants to take the time to create real graphics for the game I'd be happy to add them in and add on a credits screen.
]]> 05 Mar 2007 09:33:21 Natto-Cat Natto-Cat is a unique, cute but violent Boulderdash style arcade game. You play as cyborg cat RB51, exploring underground caves and collecting cat snacks.

Dangers include falling dried plums and walking, exploding bowls of custard. Furthermore, some cat snacks have been force-fed to cave rabbits, who also explode! And keep an eye out for expanding green peas, which can quickly fill a cave or block the exit...

When enemies explode, blood (or custard) splatters on nearby objects... so the game is a bit violent.

A cave editor is also included so you can make your own caves.
]]> 05 Mar 2007 07:19:28 Star Wars Arcade A remake of the classic 1984 Atari Vector game Star Wars
]]> 03 Mar 2007 07:10:17 Killer Instinct 2 Killer Instinct 2 is a 1996 arcade-only fighting game developed by Rare Ltd., licensed by Nintendo, and manufactured by Midway. KI2 is the sequel to Killer Instinct (1994), an arcade game which was also ported to the SNES. Like its predecessor, the game features two 8-way joysticks with six buttons each for attacks (three punch and three kick), allowing for both a single player mode or a two player versus mode. A modified version of KI2 appeared on the Nintendo 64 as Killer Instinct Gold in 1997.

KI2 follows on from the plot line that the previous installment ended with. Eyedol's death at the hands of Orchid accidentally sets off a time warp, transporting some of the combatants back in time and allowing the Demon Lord Gargos to escape from Limbo. Now, trapped 2000 years in the past, the warriors that survived Killer Instinct, along with several new faces, fight for the right to face Gargos in combat. Each character that survived the journey from the first game has a corresponding background story, while new characters on this installment are native inhabitants of this past time period. Some fighters, like T.J. Combo who survives from the original, just want to get home. Others, like new character Tusk, want to bring an end to Gargos and his reign of evil. This time there is no tournament or prize money, just a fight to the finish with the fate of the future hanging in the balance.

As with most fighting games and indeed its predecessor, two characters square off with the goal of depleting the opponent's life bar. As with the original Killer Instinct, when a player's original life bar is fully depleted, s/he will fall the ground, and immediately begin on their second lifebar.

As with the first game, Killer Instinct 2 relies on an automatic combo subsystem in its matches. Additionally, a Super bar has been added to the game (similar to Street Fighter Alpha or King of Fighters). This super bar fills as players take damage. After the bar reaches a certain point, the player can use a multi-hit super special move (normally referred to as Super Move,) which is usually an extended version of a normal special move.
]]> 02 Mar 2007 01:16:12 Nba Jam The hilariously unrealistic, cartoon-style basketball that you've paid up to five bucks a shot for in the arcades is now scaled down for the Super Nintendo. Choose from 27 different NBA teams and take to the court for incredible two-on-two action. Each NBA team is represented and there are plenty of hidden bonuses to uncover with each hard-earned victory. All of the flips, twists, shooting flames, and loose refereeing from the coin-operated original are present right down to the "on fire" streaks. If you make it too far into the game to lose your valuable progress, you can save your game with the use of a password. Whether you're looking for NBA basketball or a fast-paced brawl, you'll find plenty of both in NBA JAM.
]]> 28 Feb 2007 03:05:21 Lettuce-Season Lettuce-Season its the new mini production of Grogged Studios, A simulator game of lettuce cultive

You will a farmer, Can you harvests a good orchard of lettuces that survive to frosts, droughts, plagues and diseases?
]]> 27 Feb 2007 12:00:23 Virtual On Virtual On : Ortario Tangram is a 3D beat em up featuring giant robots (Virtuoids)zipping around arenas in fast paced battles requiring reasnobly fast reflexes.
With 12 Virtuoids to choose from, there are plenty of variations in tactics availible to players willing to try different tactics. Also the game can be controlled using the unique Twin Stick controller, perfectly emulting the original arcade experience.
The game is developed and published by SEGA.
]]> 26 Feb 2007 01:49:39 SMABU: Earth Wars On a distant planet populated by Robots and Monkeys there is a new phenomenon known simply as S.M.A.B.U. - The ultimate combination of reality TV and maximum carnage!
]]> 23 Feb 2007 12:41:00 Slinky The classic steel spring toy Slinky now makes its appearance on mobile phones.

The Slinky game's physics and dead easy controls combined with sugar-sweet graphics, renders a candidate for a modern classic in the casual arcade/puzzle genre.

Survive through 50 unique levels, set in five spectacular worlds i.e Ancient Egypt, The Far East and Urban Jungle. Collect the coins and the diamonds along your way while keeping out of the enemies. Use dynamic blocks, like teleporters and speed blocks, but beware of waterfalls and fire. Whatever you do, do not fall off!
]]> 23 Feb 2007 09:21:46 Mumble Jumble Select Groups of the same object type to remove them from the screen. Every move you make will allow a new line to fall. Your objective is to remove the required number of falling lines, before the stack reaches the top. If you succeed you will get to the next level and the possibility of releasing a new type of object. To help you along, there are magic items and exploding bombs to help keep the stack down.
]]> 21 Feb 2007 07:18:12 Chicken Invaders 3: Christmas Edition Chickens. For centuries we have oppressed them, grilling, roasting, stewing, and stuffing them in buns. We should have known the time would come for us to pay. And it did.

Intergalactic chickens invaded Earth, seeking revenge for the oppression of their earthly brethren. They came out of nowhere, and everywhere. It was only you who managed to repel the invasion, and saved humanity from an eternity of servitude.

But it isn't over yet. Once more, it's time to don your teflon-coated, egg-repulsing helmet and fight for our ancestral right to omelettes. Only you can make a difference. Will you succeed? Will the future of chicken burgers be secure? Or will you end up as part of the menu in a galactic chicken restaurant?
]]> 21 Feb 2007 10:11:09 Space Harrier 2 In Space Harrier 2, you are once again fighting to restore peace to the Fantasy Zone. This time, you must battle through 13 levels, fighting many of the same enemies from the original Space Harrier. You still use your trusty jetpack/gun, only this time ceiling can also have barriers to avoid. The same day-glow color scheme is in effect, as this is the Fantasy Zone.
]]> 21 Feb 2007 05:23:00 Space Harrier In Space Harrier you fly through the Fantasy Zone with a gun/jetpack under your arm, shooting at everything in your way. The entire game is centered on your character's back, as you run toward the action. Utilizing scaling graphics, enemies bob toward and away from you as you zoom past destructable obstacles. You have the option of flying down and running on the groud, having to deal with rocks and cacti in your way, or fly in the air where you aremore suseptible to flying enemies attacks. Fast, fun, and addictive.
]]> 21 Feb 2007 04:56:57 Tekken 6 Little is currently known about Tekken 6. It will Be released for the Playstation 3 and in the Arcades. It is published and Developed by Namco.

Release date: TBA 2008
]]> 19 Feb 2007 12:17:43 Diamond Caves Diamond Caves is based on the idea of the Amiga game Emerald Mine (by Klaus Heinz and Volker Wertich). The main goal in this game is to get out of a cave using the blue exit. For the exit to open, you have to collect a specific amount o Emeralds. This can be quite tricky because you are not alone in the cave, there are a few different enemies as well as special items such as doors, keys, acid pools, bombs & dynamite and much more...


Note, Diamond Caves 2 is no longer available since Diamond Caves 3 has been released.
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