Game Loop

Pacman, with Portals

2011-09-10T12:29:00.000-07:00

Just what is says, as if the ghosts didn't have a hard enough time.

Infinite Mario - HTML5

2011-07-23T11:50:00.000-07:00

Infinite Mario - This is not a flash game, and it won't work in older browsers. More games are going to be written in HTML5 as browsers become faster and more capable.
Move: Left/Right -- Jump/Enter Level: S -- Fireball/Run: A

Gamification for improving the world

2011-01-08T02:55:00.000-08:00

How important is your game?

Super Mario Flash

2011-01-04T01:45:00.000-08:00

Super Mario Flash - Some aspects are strange, up to jump means no climbing, space to shoot fireballs. I don't think you can grab the shells.

Still very playable but challenging.

Psychology and Metaphor

2010-12-31T11:41:00.000-08:00

"I've talked to psychologists that were obviously really into sociology and as much as I like hearing about how percentages of the population are affected by things I prefer having my problem neatly explained as a Star Wars metaphor." - Link

Leaky World: a playable theory - Molleindustria

2010-12-30T22:06:00.000-08:00

Leaky World: a playable theory - "Controls: Arrow keys to move. Space to cut the connections." It's a little weird, but simple once you get used to it. Though I'm also not sure if I won or lost.

This is the first Wikileaks based game I've seen.

Super Mario Bros 3 Level Design Lessons

2010-12-30T19:42:00.000-08:00

Super Mario Bros 3 Level Design Lessons @ Significant Bits

"Super Mario Bros. 3 contains many obvious design lessons that are also present in other games, e.g., the gradual layering of complexity that allows players to master a specific mechanic. What surprised me during my playthrough, though, was how some of these lessons were completely optional.

For example, it’s possible to send a turtle shell skittering in the opposite direction of destructible bricks, or to take the cloud-route and skip certain powerups and interactive objects. Of course these same lessons are repeated multiple times, but they’re not always as heavily hinted.

Personally, this hits a sweet spot for me. The game doesn’t have any forced hand-holding, and it isn’t afraid of the player simply exploring it at his own pace (even if it means circumventing chunks of the experience). This approach also serves to encourage multiple replays, and — back during SMB 3′s initial release — it probably sparked many playground discussions."

7 ways games reward the brain

2010-12-28T13:37:00.000-08:00

7 ways games reward the brain

Spikes Tend to Kill You

2010-12-17T16:29:00.000-08:00

Spikes Tend to Kill You - This game is evil.

Survivosaur

2010-12-16T15:34:00.000-08:00

Survivosaur - Because Godzilla can't fit in the ship from asteroids, this is the next best thing.

Microbe Chain

2009-12-20T14:09:00.000-08:00

Microbe Chain - The opposite of sumo.

Starlight

2009-12-16T21:55:00.000-08:00

Starlight - Rotate the sky to find pictures. Easy.

Rushback Jack

2009-12-05T08:07:00.000-08:00

Rushback Jack - Don't forget to turn around

CubeWars

2009-11-29T13:24:00.000-08:00

CubeWars - Adopt the color of adjacent tiles to gain territory and block your opponent.

Treasure Seas Inc.

2009-10-29T20:47:00.000-07:00

Treasure Seas Inc. - Low stress upgrade game.

Maus Trap

2009-10-16T15:25:00.000-07:00

Maus Trap - A mouse mouse game game.

Tetris'D

2009-10-12T22:04:00.000-07:00

Tetris'D - It's like planet of the apes, but in Tetris, with a ninja.

Blitz Ball

2009-10-04T11:24:00.000-07:00

Blitz Ball - Your ammo becomes your targets

Canabalt

2009-09-21T16:39:00.000-07:00

Canabalt - Running is easy, jumping is hard. Watch out for robots.

Ballies

2009-09-19T13:43:00.000-07:00

Ballies - A complex mouse game in which your smiley must avoid other smilies.

Splitter 2

2009-08-18T10:20:00.000-07:00

Splitter 2 - Now with more wood

Max Damage

2009-08-15T09:03:00.000-07:00

Max Damage - A physics game, shoot various kinds of balls to damage appliances. Your score and advancement is based on the dollar amount of the damage you do.

Multitask

2009-08-10T00:32:00.000-07:00

Multitask - AAAaaaaahhhhhhhhhh

This Is The Only Level

2009-08-09T09:21:00.000-07:00

This Is The Only Level
Dear Armor Games,
We love you for all the time you spend thinking this stuff up.
Thanks,
Everybody

The Unfair Platformer

2009-08-07T09:01:00.000-07:00

The Unfair Platformer - This thing is wrong. I beat level 1, barely, then gave up.

3-D JAsteroids

2009-08-04T08:48:00.000-07:00

3-D JAsteroids - a 3-D, online version of the classic arcade video game Asteroids (Java)

Evacuation Game

2009-07-31T12:27:00.000-07:00

Evacuation Game - A puzzler in which you must vent giant purple aliens into space while trying not to vent too many of your crewmen.

Pel

2009-07-30T22:30:00.000-07:00

Pel - is a sort of a musical multiball pong. it keeps you on your toes.

Miss Bimbo

2009-07-28T17:46:00.001-07:00

Miss Bimbo

A fantastic "fashion" based game where you level up by completing tasks such as getting new boyfriends, buying shoes, or getting of plastic surgery.
This game is quite controversial, and has gained many of it's membership from the negative media it's gotten.
Your bimbo doesn't simply leach off her boyfriend, though the best she'll do in her career is making the same as what her boyfriend is giving her. To attain jobs, this career woman must have a minimum IQ. To get the baker job, that IQ is 70, though to get higher jobs she may need *up to* an IQ of 200. There is no limit to how intelligent she may become, IQ is gained by playing games and going to the library.
Probably the most intellectual job a bimbo may have is architect, but in a level or two, she decides that "maths is boring" and she wants to become a supermodel.
Training for jobs can vary, the longest training period in the game being 90 days. In order for a day to count you must log in.
A bimbo can have pets, if she has the bimbo dollars to purchase one. A bimbo and her pet must both be fed and maintain a level of happiness.
If a bimbo gets too hungry she may get sick, and if a bimbo stays sick she may die and go to bimbo heaven.
Bimbo pets do not die, but they can be returned and exchanged.
Miss Bimbo has 35 levels, some take quite some time to complete.

As of now, it's possible to go through the whole thing without paying a penny. There has however been some talk of making a VIP section, which is tragic and sad and unwanted.

Today I Die

2009-07-24T09:24:00.000-07:00

Today I Die - This is a rare poetry based puzzle game.

Open Doors

2009-04-20T19:52:00.000-07:00

Mark Ryan's Take on Open Doors

Polygon Gmen -Transmover-

2009-04-17T11:01:00.000-07:00

Polygon Gmen -Transmover-

animated memory game - zefrank.com

2009-04-15T21:55:00.000-07:00

animated memory game - zefrank.com

Anti-TD

2009-04-09T22:08:00.000-07:00

Anti-TD - "This game is opposite to Tower Defense games. You don't build towers, but create units that need to reach the exit passing through enemy towers. Choose the entrance and rotate junction arrows to define the units' path."

Red

2009-03-17T18:09:00.000-07:00

Red - A base defense game against indestructible asteroids.

Cursor Gravity

2009-03-15T21:41:00.000-07:00

Cursor Gravity - Javascript game, the mouse cursor attracts a little planet

Torus

2009-03-14T14:25:00.000-07:00

Torus - tetris on a round platform. Smart and simple 3d effect.

Play Jim Cramer's Crashteroids Game

2009-03-14T09:02:00.000-07:00

Play Jim Cramer's Crashteroids Game | The Big Money- A timely retrospective on the recent market turmoil.

tetoris.swf

2009-03-11T11:12:00.000-07:00

tetoris.swf - Remeber a few days a go I said I hated you? This is just to show I was serious.

Piano Bar

2009-03-10T22:57:00.000-07:00

Piano Bar - Great fun, the free playing mode makes it seem a little delayed, but the game mode is a blast.

Circular Blot

2009-03-07T02:11:00.000-08:00

ircular Blot - A fairly simple physics game.

TypeRacer

2009-03-06T08:35:00.000-08:00

TypeRacer
Yeah

Andrew the Droid

2009-03-04T23:12:00.000-08:00

Andrew the Droid - Fun, gravity altering,puzzle,

cursor chaos

2009-03-04T00:21:00.000-08:00

cursor chaos - I'm posting this because I secretly hate you and want you to suffer.

Splitter

2009-03-03T15:31:00.000-08:00

Splitter - A simple physics based game. Instead of building object to get a ball to the target, you cut existing object in half to collapse them and form ramps.

Ragdoll Cannon Remake - SpudMud.com

2009-03-01T21:36:00.000-08:00

Ragdoll Cannon Remake - A simple target practice strategy game. Sometimes the odd projectiles make the target harder to hit, sometimes they make it easier.

Hedgehog Launch

2009-02-20T17:10:00.000-08:00

Hedgehog Launch - awesome adorable hedgehog flies to space....eventually

Winged Bullet - AbcArcade.com

2008-02-11T14:31:00.000-08:00

Winged Bullet - Usually I try not to post two games from the same source in a row, but this warrants an exception. The control is simple, like a helicopter in a cave, click to go up, release to go down.

But the visuals and the interactions put it well ahead. I'm not saying you won't get tired of it in five minutes, but you'll think about it again.

Dupligon

2008-02-11T14:25:00.000-08:00

Dupligon - Gemoetry Drawing Game. Plays a little faster than I might like.

Spin the Black Circle

2008-02-08T23:09:00.000-08:00

Spin the Black Circle

Shift

2008-02-05T08:31:00.000-08:00

Shift

Dogfight

2008-01-10T11:45:00.000-08:00

Dogfight - Stunt pilot with guns.
Plus a two player mode: Player 1 uses W,S and Ctrl. Player 2 uses up, down, and Enter.

Cursor*10

2008-01-06T23:33:00.000-08:00

Cursor*10 - Just wow. Cooperate by oneself. This is way past mouse games.

BoomShakalaka

2007-12-31T10:27:00.000-08:00

BoomShakalaka - Tricky chain reaction puzzle game.

Stunt Pilot

2007-11-28T21:41:00.000-08:00

Stunt Pilot - Fly your prop plane through the hoops. Simple and very well put together.

Chat Noir

2007-10-19T09:46:00.000-07:00

Chat Noir - Trap the black cat. It seems impossibl at fist, bu it's easy if you plan ahead.

Arithmetic

2007-09-23T16:53:00.000-07:00

Arithmetic - Play through once, then take a look at the leaderboard!

Monster Invade

2007-09-03T15:02:00.000-07:00

Monster Invade- ASDW to move, mouse to aim and fire.

tetris1d.org

2007-08-27T06:31:00.000-07:00

tetris1d.org - Just...
Yeah...

Square Run

2007-08-05T22:29:00.000-07:00

Square Run - this is another mouse game, except you use the keyboard.

Too Many Ninjas

2007-08-04T19:29:00.000-07:00

Too Many Ninjas - Slightly weird controls, but fun once you get used to it.

Maggie's Germy Roundup

2007-07-29T22:25:00.000-07:00

Maggie's Germy Roundup -catch those nasty germs before they get away!

Line Rider

2007-07-28T13:59:00.000-07:00

Line Rider - Draw a slope for a cute little guy on a sled to ride. Try making a loop!

Super Viking Shark Panch

2007-07-23T22:23:00.000-07:00

Super Viking Shark Panch - You are the fiercest Viking in the land, and it’s time to lay the smack down on some sharks!

Coffee Tycoon

2007-07-23T04:47:00.000-07:00

Coffee Tycoon Very much like Lemonade stand and Transport Tycoon, only with Starbucks-like coffee. Enjoy!

gamegame6

2007-07-20T17:27:00.000-07:00

gamegame6 - This is just weird. Weird.

Blix

2007-06-28T10:02:00.000-07:00

Blix - The goal seems to be to get 3 of the same color tile in a column, by sliding the rows, without running out of moves.

Bloxorz

2007-06-24T15:29:00.000-07:00

Bloxorz - Like Marble Maddess, but with a slab of... Marble? Strategy/puzzle game where you roll a block through a grid.

The Impossible Quiz

2007-06-18T17:46:00.000-07:00

The Impossible Quiz - I post this because I secretly hate you all. It's that good.

Recognition Penny Game

2007-06-09T15:08:00.000-07:00

Recognition Penny Game: "The penny is everywhere: in your pocket, on the street, behind the couch cushions. We've been around them our entire lives, and used them in countless exchanges. So it won't be hard to recognize one, right? " A Game from NASA.

Meffert's Puzzle Challenge

2007-05-22T19:58:00.000-07:00

Meffert's Puzzle Challenge - More Rubix cubes. From a company that sells them. I want to buy a Megaminx.

Off-sides

2007-05-18T11:12:00.000-07:00

Off-sides - In which you play the role of Maxwell's demon. It's negative pong!

Hexxagon

2007-05-16T21:01:00.000-07:00

Hexxagon - Stone-flipping style strategy game on a hex grid.

Fishy

2007-05-16T17:24:00.000-07:00

Fishy - Very simple. Eat small fish to grow, don't get eaten by bigger fish.

Mindscape

2007-05-15T02:14:00.000-07:00

MindScape - Simple platform game. Except there is no down.

Toy: LineTo experimental by ~Volcanic-Penguin

2007-03-14T14:15:00.000-07:00

LineTo experimental - Not a game, but a good pretty picture generator. The buttons in the lower left choose different settings. Clicking will alter the effect.

virus2.swf

2007-03-10T15:52:00.000-08:00

virus2.swf - A nifty puzzle game. Change the color of the cells you control, and you gain control over adjactent cells of that color. Pick the colors carefully to control the whole board as quickly as possible.

every second counts

2007-01-21T17:37:00.000-08:00

The ultimate waste of time game, for wasting precise amounts of time. Elegant and hard.
From zefrank.

Flash Element TD

2007-01-16T12:35:00.000-08:00

Flash Element TD - Gun placement strategy game. Best video game directions: You get wood every 7 levels use wood to research upgrades. [emphasis theirs] Warcraft Themed.

Lights Out

2006-12-26T18:43:00.000-08:00

Lights Out - Typical Peg puzzle, but it offers progressively difficult levels. Good for learners.

Chaos Theory

2006-12-15T11:42:00.000-08:00

Chaos Theory - Click to start a chain reaction of explosions, destroy as manny of the pelets as you can. Simple, complex, good.

Reverse Asteroids

2006-12-06T14:00:00.000-08:00

Reverse Asteroids - This has been needed for decades. It is time for the earthlings to pay for their genocide.

Bulls and Cows

2006-11-29T22:28:00.000-08:00

Bulls and Cows Game
- Like MasterMind, but with numbers. Only 7 chances to guess. All Javascript.

tunnl.swf

2006-11-12T10:50:00.000-08:00

tunnl.swf - A cross between a flight simulator and a mouse game. It reminds me of the tunnel portions of Terminal Velocity

Word Shoot: Spell Fast or Die!

2006-11-10T21:53:00.000-08:00

Word Shoot: Spell Fast or Die! - Violently Educational

orbit.swf

2006-11-07T11:11:00.000-08:00

orbit.swf - Another game where you place a sattelite in orbit around a system of planets. Built in level editor!

Jeu Chiant

2006-10-28T07:13:00.000-07:00

Jeu Chiant - Play pong and a balance game at the same time. It's in french, Jouer means 'to play'.
My only criticism is that you can't use the lower balance bar to hit the pong ball back up.

50 States

2006-10-25T17:20:00.000-07:00

50 States - Another Geography Quiz, this time it starts out without borders.

Pong: The Text-Based Game

2006-10-08T12:58:00.000-07:00

Pong: The Text-Based Game - Sorry.

WEBoggle

2006-10-08T12:09:00.000-07:00

WEBoggle - Boggle, multiplayer, lists the words you missed, and the words everyone playing missed. Also support multiplayer teams by choosing the same name starting with 'team' such as 'Team Gameloop'.

Robot maze

2006-10-02T06:35:00.000-07:00

Robot Maze - Randomly generated mazes, with powerups.

FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER - THE GAME

2006-09-24T19:07:00.000-07:00

FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER - THE GAME - What can I say, it has a beer volcano and a stripper factory. Sensitive controls.

xraye

2006-09-24T19:02:00.000-07:00

xraye - This is unique.

Replay Racer

2006-09-14T13:18:00.000-07:00

Replay Racer - A decent racing game in which you play against pre-recorded opponents that are comparable to your own skill. You can even play against your own best run.

Drag the Dot

2006-09-13T17:05:00.000-07:00

Drag the Dot - Yet another mouse game. Some interesting new kinds of obstacles.

The Golden Path

2006-09-10T20:42:00.000-07:00

The Golden Path - Puzzle game, Go along all the lines between the points only once.
Starts easy, gets cool.

I know I'm way behind, don't worry, I'll catch up.

Helicopter Game

2006-09-04T13:55:00.000-07:00

Helicopter Game - click to move the helicopter up, watch out for obstacles. Why is the helicopter in a cave?

Google Image Labeler

2006-09-04T09:01:00.000-07:00

Google Image Labeler: "You'll be randomly paired with a partner who's online and using the feature. Over a 90-second period, you and your partner will be shown the same set of images and asked to provide as many labels as possible to describe each image you see. When your label matches your partner's label, you'll earn some points and move on to the next image until time runs out. After time expires, you can explore the images you've seen and the websites where those images were found. And we'll show you the points you've earned throughout the session."

Raiden-X

2006-09-03T18:47:00.000-07:00

Play Raiden Now! - It's just that good.

HeroMachine 2.0

2006-08-31T11:06:00.000-07:00

HeroMachine 2.0 - Like the South Park Avatar Creator, but with comic book art