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]]> 22 Aug 2007 08:49:20 In Nikujin you play a ninja, who's goal is to progress through a ninja fortress of increasing difficulty, utilizing your ninja skills to ensure your survival.

]]> 29 Jun 2007 02:36:41 Fancy Pants Adventure is a smooth, flowing side scroller. You can do back flips, roll down hills, and run up walls all while wearing your fancy pants. There are three levels that end with a final boss fight.

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]]> 22 Aug 2007 11:13:55 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 Last Dawn is a survival game about surviving in a zombie infested world. Taking place from a side-on perspective the game features many elements of both platform and action games. The game focuses around the day/night cycle, hence the name, where the player scavenges supplies during the day when zombies are less common, then returns to base at night to defend from the zombie hordes. This game was made for the 2007 Nullarbor game development competition.

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]]> 21 Aug 2007 10:18:00 Blocksum is a very new typed action puzzle game. For everyone who can add numbers to 20.

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]]> 13 Sep 2007 02:33:35 Nexuiz is a fast-paced 3D deathmatch first-person shooter. The purpose of the game is to bring deathmatch back to the basics, with perfect weapon balancing and fast paced action, keeping itself away from the current trend of realistic shooters.

]]> 04 Jan 2007 05:17:20 Chalk is an arcade style scrolling shooter with a different kind of control scheme. Instead of shooting, you only have a piece of chalk with which you can draw. The way you defeat the enemies is different depending on the type. Some require all of the green dots to be connected, and others need to have their bullets connected back to them. There are bosses at the end of each level that will take a bit more thinking to destroy. The game is controlled entirely with the mouse, but the keyboard can be used as well.

]]> 30 May 2007 06:39:39 Scorched 3D is a game based on the classic DOS game Scorched Earth. Scorched 3D adds amongst other new features a 3D island environment and LAN and internet play.

The gameplay remains much like in the original game. Aiming towards a certain opponent is earily done with the A button, and after that the aiming with angle and power is exactly as in Scorched Earth. However, some weapons will react differently when landing due to the three dimensional terrain.

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]]> 29 Jul 2007 06:18:23 A fun, light-hearted robot smashing romp in the style of the first Sonic the Hedgehog game. Using the Doom engine, this game is a great game keeping the true feel of the classic Sonic the Hedgehog games, while moving into three dimensions. Its gameplay includes most of the gameplay modes of Doom (with ring-throwing in match mode), and co-op play with Sonic and friends.

]]> 15 Jun 2007 02:54:58 For 500 years the Gulo Nation lived in peace. But now a new threat has arisen, and it's time for action once more.

Living in a post-technological Utopian society was nice for nearly 500 years until a meteor storm struck the floating island of the Gulo Nation, wreaking havoc and killings hundreds of Gulos. Not only did the meteors obliterate what was left of the once great Nation, but the Oibri, helper robots designed to help preserve life, became corrupt and started attacking the Gulos.

It's up to one Gulo to take action and save what is left of his people.

]]> 02 Feb 2007 07:34:02 In this sequel to Grand Theft Auto, you play in a future city dominated by a number of gangs, which you can play out against each other.

]]> 09 Dec 2006 07:21:13 In Kleptocracy! you play as a thief involved in a competition with his peers to determine who the best thief in town is. A tournament has been arranged for the thieves to all enter the local acclaimed museum and obtain as many items as possible within the time limit. They will have to evade the many patrolling guards as well as the intricate security system. Luckily they're armed with several gadgets to help.

]]> 19 Dec 2006 07:12:21 QWERTY Warriors is a typing game. Enemies will come at you from all directions, but you cannot move. The only thing you can do to survive is to type the word that is below the enemy. If you type the word correctly, you will shoot and kill whatever is coming after you. Powerups such as full health or a bomb will show up. To use the powerups, you must type the name of it correctly.

]]> 13 Mar 2007 04:58:18 Galanz is a project I've been brainstorming over for quite some time now, it involves a Space Mercenary who is drawn to a planet by a disturbing message that has reached him (sound familiar?). Once he arrives, he sees that all traces of the natives have disapeared, the only things that inhabit the planet are strange monsters and the Robots created by the Natives. Galanz (The Main character in the game) goes out searching for any survivors, or clues to what has happened. Using his weaponry and his Psychic Abilities, he traverses the planet in order to discover just what is going on.

Influences are highly based on classics such as Metroid, Turrican, and the Andro-Synth sub-plot present in Star Control 2/Ur-Quan Masters.

The goal of the game is to basically find out what's going on. The "Galious" style gameplay is a reference to Knightmare 2: Maze of Galious, which was one of THE first Side Scrolling RPGs, complete with leveling and such. Of course, I'd like to go a little bit into more detail with this than what Galious did.

Since it's set to be like a NES game, there will be a restriction on the total buttons able to use, the current format it (in NES Controller format):

A - Shoot
B - Jump
Directional Pad - Move Left and Right, Aim Up and Down.
Start - Main Menu
Select - Use Psychic Ability

Psychic abilities won't be the usual "Fire Firebolt for X amount of P.P" but instead will be closer to actually changing the environment.

Can't jump over a huge wall? Flip gravity around. Can't toggle a switch? Go into E.S.P mode and flip it using your abilities. Oh snap, need to get the password, and the guy who might of had it is dead? Do a Mind Search on him, and find out his memories shortly before he met the wrong end of your gun.

This is the sorta thing I'm aiming for with this, not extremely complicated (mind sceens could just be cutsceens, and gravity for an object can easily be reversed), but fun and useful enough to warrant use.

However, I don't believe I can do this all by my own. As a Sprite/Traditional Artist or Designer, I will not be able to produce content fast enough alone, and coding is far from my strongest point. These are the current possistions available, if anyone is interested in helping out with this project, please PM me. Thanks for reading :D.

Needed!

Programmer - Average to Skilled Ability: Needs to be able to use Game Maker 6 or such, or another structure of coding that is compatible with Windows.

Music Composer - Average to Skilled ability: Needs to be able to produce catchy tunes that are not 10 second loops in the style of the NES chiptunes.

Sound Effects Engineer- Any skill level: Needs to be able to produce NES style sound effects (The Woosh Woosh noises and such).


I'll update this whenever I can, till then, see you later :D.

]]> 21 Mar 2007 05:50:21 Classic Contra at it's best. This is a flash game based off of the popular 2D classic. Run and gun in this frenzied button-mashing,twitch-gaming masterpiece.

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]]> 20 Jul 2007 05:53:18 Take control of Electricman in the quest to become the most powerful being the the stick man universe. You have different martial arts skills and superhuman powers that you can use. The normal fighting moves can be used as many times as needed, while the super moves require battery power to perform. Also, some of the moves are context sensitive, and Electricman will perform a different move depending of if someone is behind or in front of him. After every match, you are given a code that can be used to continue your progress after you decide to take a break.

]]> 09 Mar 2007 06:15:32 The Cowboy Game is a showcase of a platform game engine made in Flash 8. The game is meant to annoy you. Before you can fight the aliens you must equip your gun using the inventory screen, by dragging the gun into your hands. To fire the gun, you must reload it first by clicking the revolver icon on the lower-right side of the screen. Items you pick up along the way, must be equipped the same way before you can use it.

Keys:
Direction left/right: Move left/right
Direction up: jump
Spacebar: fire gun (if equipped)
Run: equip your horse

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]]> 08 Aug 2007 12:57:21 thing-thing3 is a shooter game where you take on zombies and other things in order to complet your goal and unlock bigger and badder guns i hope u like it!!! I did :)

]]> 17 Jan 2007 10:02:46 Ichor is an action game based in fluid dynamics. Each player floats around the screen, trying to engulf his opponent with his own color.

]]> 11 Feb 2007 08:48:06 Bloody Blades is a constantly moving side scroller. You are a ninja, running and jumping from tree to tree. As enemies come at you, you have to either cut them in half or shoot a charged shot of energy at them. Your energy can also be used to give you super speed and fly you back up to the top of the trees. If you get hit by an enemy or fall off of the trees, you will lose health. There are health orbs to pick up that will heal you a bit. Try to stay alive and kill as many bad guys as you can.

]]> 09 Mar 2007 05:30:55 Endless War 3 is a top down shooter. Control your character movement with WSAD, and aim your gun with the mouse. Your soldier has access to guns, grenades, and knives. You have to fight your way through multiple levels and multiple different wars. The wars range from WWII, to a future alien war. Endless War 1 and 2 are also included in this game, so there are a multitude of campaigns to play through.

]]> 09 Mar 2007 06:23:11 Help an allergic pig save a city from snot-eating monsters using a clever combination of brains and boogers.

While keeping out of sight, you must lure your enemies through each single-screen level with your delicious nasal discharges. Objects scattered around town provide your pig with different ways of solving each puzzle. Control is simple and intuitive, requiring only a two-button mouse.

]]> 13 Mar 2007 12:32:37 Have you ever dreamed to play Bomberman-like game with modern graphics and sound? Now you have a chance to do it with Mars Miner - a game that has all qualities of a classic time proved gameplay on a completely new level!

The hero finds himself on Mars. Now his primary objective is to stay alive and find his way back to Earth through an abandoned Martian mine and a laboratory. A variety of hideous and crafty monsters are lurking on the way. Each of them is extremely dangerous, but when they hunt together, they are a real hazard, owing to the unique AI.

Players who like dynamic games will enjoy playing Mars Miner. The game will be interesting to all categories of players, from beginners to experienced arcade players. Superior graphics together with excellent music background create a fascinating atmosphere. You'll want to get immersed in this world again and again.

An excellent Story mode and an almost unlimited Survival won't let you get bored!

]]> 17 Mar 2007 02:29:05 Arcade, oldschool multiplayer and bloodshed.That's what the game Bloodmasters is about. Play with friends on your LAN or online and experience this oldschool top-down shooter. The game supports Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture The Flag and Scavenger game modes. The game is completely freeware and without ads, spyware or other unwanted garbage.

]]> 05 Apr 2007 05:09:31 Graveyard of Drunken Souls puts you in a graveyard armed with a baseball bat and you must survive for as long as possible. There are a multitude of different hats and faces for your character, so you can find one that suits you. As you are fighting monsters, powerup boxes containing shotguns and flamethrowers will drop for your aid. Every 100 kills gives you the ability to choose a magic power to help you out. See how long you can last and how many monsters you can kill.

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]]> 29 Jul 2007 07:20:56 You pilot your ship through the dreaded "Maelstrom" asteroid belt -- suddenly your best friend thrusts towards you and fires, directly at your cockpit. You raise your shields just in time, and the battle is joined.

The deadliest stretch of space known to mankind has just gotten deadlier. Everywhere massive asteroids jostle for a chance to crush your ship, and deadly shinobi fighter patrols pursue you across the asteroid belt. But the deadliest of them all is your sister ship, assigned to you on patrol. The pilot, trained by your own Navy, battle hardened by months in the Maelstrom, is equipped with a twin of your own ship and intimate knowledge of your tactics.

The lovely Stratocaster R&R facility never sounded so good, but as you fire full thrusters to dodge the latest barrage you begin to think you'll never get home...

]]> 03 Jan 2007 02:46:07 Please try it and then let me know what you think :)

Toy Robo is an Action-Adventure Shooter that requires quick hands and engaging strategy. You play as Toy Robo, a robot action figure on the side of good. Your goal is to rid the world of evil toys which appear only at night. You will do this in Arena style combat using your Blaster and Energy sword. To help you along your way, you can equip several types of batteries, each with different combat effects and
bonuses.

This game was developed as an entry to the gamedev.net 4e4 contest which required that it encorporate at least 2 of the following four elements (elements of which ALL games are apparently made of): pirates, ninjas, robots and zombies.

I opted for robots and zombies because robots are easy to model and zombies are easy to animate ^_^

The contest had a 6 month time limit, so I wanted to make sure I didn't bite off more then I could chew. In the end I came in 2nd out of at least 20 - the 1st place finisher was developed by 5 people! so even though I didn't win I felt like the game did very well and the process was rewarding.

Belowe are a few screen shots and the game download.

]]> 23 Jan 2007 10:40:46 You are Death, and you are in a motorcycle race against Diesel. Race across a junkyard and either be the first one to cross the finish line, or be the last one alive. There are powerups to pick up that can damage your opponent. The powerups range from sludge that can be shot out the back, to a flame thrower on the front of your bike, or even a nuclear bomb. Beat Diesel to the finish, or destroy him in the process.

]]> 09 Mar 2007 05:57:26 Survive the onslaught for as long as you can. You are an elite commando, with access to multiple weapons. In addition to your standard rifle, you have a rocket launcher, shotgun, grenades, and mines. As you run and jump across the map, more and more soldiers will come after you. First soldiers will just run on to the map. However, they will eventually begin to parachute into the battlefield, and call in snipers as well. Survive for as long as you can while racking up the kills and headshots.

]]> 09 Mar 2007 06:32:11 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 Stick Soldiers II is a free flash-based game that has cought my attention ever since I played the first part and has eversince been one of my favourite flash games. I can only recommend this to anyone!

]]> 26 Nov 2006 02:57:43 The first game in the popular GTA series lets you run rampant through Liberty City, San Andreas and Vice City.

]]> 09 Dec 2006 07:07:33 Toblo is a free, fast-paced capture the flag game that has two teams using the world as weaponry, throwing bombs, and generally destroying things. During the course of a Toblo capture the flag match, the structures in the wild and wacky world full of colorful blocks are reduced to block rubble.

]]> 14 Dec 2006 06:41:34 An amalgamation of Atari's Pong and Treasure's Ikaruga gameplay elements.

Basic version 1 available. Improved version 2 coming once I finish my current project and get my head around a new development environment.

]]> 02 Feb 2007 09:15:32 You get point by hitting the moles quicky, if you hit two moles in half second you get a x2 multiplier, if you follow hitting in half second will get up to x6 multiplier. At the end of the game you can save your scores locally and try to beat your Top 8 scores later.

]]> 03 Feb 2007 09:40:45 In Invisible Vision you control a submarine trying to gun down other submarines with your torpedoes while avoiding enemy torpedoes and mines. Rather than trying to replicate some sort of realistic water, Invisible Vision is almost abstract in its display, showing submarines, mines and ripples in the water as wireframes only.

]]> 06 Feb 2007 10:43:15 Monochrome is a top-down multiplayer game inspired by Tank Wars, Soldat and Crimsonlands. Players face off against each other in free-for-all mayhem. Gameplay is fast and furious with room for skill and tactical play, given the right group of players.

The game links size directly to health: If you're healthy you're big and easy to hit; If you're low on health you're tiny and can squeeze through narrow areas to get out of danger.

There are 5 weapons, each following a specific elemental theme, with a primary and secondary attack mode per weapon. They're designed to compliment each other and enable specific playstyles: A close-quarters fighter is going to enjoy the Flamer's high damage output and it's secondary ability to lay down globs of napalm to herd players and keep them from running away; Whereas a more timid player might prefer to stick to the Earth weapon's bouncing projectiles and grenades...

WASD + Spacebar to leap, mouse-aiming with LMB and RMB to fire.

Updated for Vista compatibilty. Please report any further bugs or issues...

]]> 09 Feb 2007 09:11:13 In Streets of Fire, you control Sparky, a little flame that is burning down houses around the city. You need to run to as many buildings as fast as your can, burning them down in the process. If you burn down all of the building on one screen, you are given a bonus. Your energy runs out very quickly, so you have to pick up canisters that will refuel you and keep you going.

]]> 13 Mar 2007 04:40:08 Simple action in a fast scroll game. Many levels and a history. Choose beetween 3 characters and go to the mission. Just play with mouse, good for casual gamers.

]]> 04 Apr 2007 06:41:32 Conformity. A game that I made for the Phoenix IGDA game jam in 2007.

]]> 14 Apr 2007 08:27:43 Use your varied resources to defend the city against the endless assaults of the enemy. Face multiple classes of enemies, ranging from powerful armoured fighters to flimsy scouts and blimps. Perform special combat feats to earn extra money, and use your hard-earned cash to purchase better weaponry.

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