Best of the Net: 100 Things

January 31st, 2010

2010 is off to a good start, with you lot making 14 games for this theme, each varying wildly from the next.

Check them out!

Denatured, by Toodice
You control 1 of 49 motes. Avoid getting too many electrons, while firing them at your opponents. Once you or an enemy collects 4 motes it’s game over!

99 Bottles of Beer, by Marcos
A sobering look at designated driving (yeah I went there!). Avoid heat seeking bottles of beer. Get hit at they swarm on you, beating you into merciful, blissful unconsciousness.

The FIELD, by Matt Ditton

An atmospheric herding game. Fire small repulsing shots at floating cubes to get them into THE FIELD.

The Chronicles of Bim: The 100 Fake Afros, by Treeman

I knew a Bim once. I don’t think she went a shooting spree against 100’s of afros though. Seriously, this game is HARD.

Is this a Game?, by Renegade

The title is accurate, but if you love achievements you’ll enjoy this one.

100 Things, by Marc-Andre Weibezahn

Search and eliminate tiles by category, looking for the largest clump of similarly colored adjacent tiles.

50 Rocks, 50 Guns, by Mathew Elvey Price

A more modern take on Asteroids, using a crap ton of weapons.

Bubble Farmer, by Gaming Dew

Collect water droplets (I think that’s what those squiggly lines are) to grow the size of your bubble, then absorb others.

Mr. McDougal’s Marvelous Upside-Down Electrotree, by Ben Wilhelm
Not only holding the distinction of being the most ridiculous game title here (though Bim was close), this is an interesting rotating puzzle game.

Juggler’s Duel, by Tobias Wehrum

A charming rhythm matching game with a little bit of a learning curve. Could also help you finally get over your fear of clowns.

Ekato, by Dragomir

Judge the souls of the dead in this biblical nudging game. The indirect control is definitely worth checking out, as it adds up to some interesting moments.

Monkey Madness, by DarthMike

Looks like fun, but I can’t seem to find the game’s executable in the .zip file. Anyone have any luck?

Possessed, by Hannes Rahm

Switch control between multiple enemies, using their powers to kill each other.

Beulah and the Hundred Birds, by Jake Elliot

A serene exploration game about collecting a flock of 100 birds. Jake has also made the source code available if anyone is interested. RPS Link!

*UPDATE*

3 More entries, just under the wire:

On My Mind, by John Reeser

Try to stay focused in this meditation based game.  I wasn’t able to make it to 100 items, but it is fun to get distracted – a tad risque as well.

Envy, by Rendersmith

I read once that people have a hard time maintaining more than 150 relationships.  Let’s see if you can maintain 100!

Emilio’s Flight, by Airbash

Dodge swarming enemies to random streaming music.

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C: Medieval

January 30th, 2010

by Alex Austin

C:Medieval is an amazingly ambitious take on the 100 Things theme.  Probably because up to 100 people can play this game at once!  Destroy your opponents in Zelda style combat, and upgrade your character at the end of the round.

Seriously though, you guys need to try this game out, because fighting the computer alone is HARD (I’m pretty sure it cheats!).

From the Artist

C:Medieval is a 100 player online arcade game based on medieval combat.  Up to 4 players can play on one PC whether it is a server or client.  The combat is similar to Zelda or Gauntlet, at the end of each round players can buy new titles, armor and weapons.

It probably took more than 7 days full-time to complete, multiplayer games are frickin hard to make.

It follows the theme because there is 100 things, and the things are (possibly) made of people!

Play

Download and play: HERE

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And the winner is…

January 12th, 2010

The results from the Art Theme competition are back, and while it was a grueling, grueling judging time, congratulations are in order for one Mr. Alexitron for his lifetime platformer entry And Everything Started to Fall.

The folks at the FACT museum also wanted to recognize two runner-ups:

1. Every Day the Same Dream, by Molleindustria- yet another seminal work by mastermind Paolo Pedercini, and a tribute to the white collared wage-slave.

2. We the Giants, by Peter Groeneweg – the collaborative MSOG has generated a lot of buzz, and it’s great fun to build on the shoulders of those that came before you.

If anyone is in the Liverpool, England area between now and Sunday, Feb. 21 they can catch the winning game at the FACT museum’s Space Invaders exhibit.

Thanks again to everyone who entered an Art Game, there were some really fantastic games made this round and we look forward to seeing what everyone makes for “100 Things.”

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Best of the Net: Numbers

October 30th, 2009

And the onslaught of fall commitments continues. While work, school, and life conspired to eat up most people’s time, a bunch of you did manage to hammer out some pretty solid games this month. Let’s view them, shall we?

1,2, 3:

Sanor, by LeFishy

Explore a three-dimensional world solely made up of colored numbers in this visually compelling game. Use the mouse to control the camera and arrow keys to navigate.

Numeros, by Luis Correia

Target moving numbers using +, -, *, or / to approach your target number. Use the right mouse button to change operation, and the left mouse button to perform the operation. Requires the Love engine.

Hidden Numbers, by Maciej

Search the screen for hidden numbers by dropping physics-enabled balls. Also check out Magic Brain Training, which is more of a brain exercise than game.

Slidoku, by FrankForce

Part Sidoku, part rubik’s cube – all mind-blowingly challenging. I need a bigger brain to play this game.

Menu City, by Treeman

A puzzling-platform like game. Navigate using the arrow keys.

Number Swap, by Travis Smith

Swap numbers around until you get them in order. The name on this one is exceedingly accurate.

Number Guy, by Marcos

An interesting spatial reasoning/math solving combination – compete to see who can solve this in the least number of moves.

Virii, by Dustin
Virii have attacked your computer, changing some of the 1s and 0s into… 2s! Use the + and – keys to add or subtract from any number on your screen. Surround a virus with either all 1s or all 0s and it will be neutralized. Press ‘r’ to reset the puzzle. Requires the Love engine.

Squirrel Squisher, by Rodski

At last, a game about solving multiplication problems and crushing rodents with an over-sized mallet!

Addsplode, by Carl

A run and gun game. Try to defeat the giant robot boss using a gun that changes numbers – interesting concept here.

Number Ninja, by Peter Groeneweg

Another stylish entry by Peter Groeneweg. Play as a ninja-themed number and do combat with other numbers using one of 4 shurikens to answer math problems correctly.

Infinite Number Adventure, by Vazor

I wish I knew what was going on in this game.

Make the Number Bigger, by Ben Wilhelm

Click to make the number bigger every 30 seconds. You too can construct numbers with significance like the one to the left.

Number to Number Combat, by J Tremblay

Quick addition/subtraction combat combined with light RPG elements!

$Trade$, by Alexis Andre

Buy and sell stocks in this frantic trading game.

Shoot 1Up, by Mommy’s Best Game’s

An interesting shooter by the creator of Weapon of Choice.  1ups become active as other ships the moment you collect them!

Eat Number, by Czl

Eat static and moving numbers which are less than your level,then you can up your level after get 10 score.

Look for next month’s theme announcement, it’s going to be a doozy and a first-ever for EGP!

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Best of the Net: Failure

September 29th, 2009

Best of the Net!

September appears to be the busiest time of the year for most people – what with the end of vacations and people getting back to their jobs and school and whatnot.  Be that as it may, a bunch of you EGP’ers have turned out a fantastic assortment of failing games.  Let’s see what you’ve made, shall we?

Lose/Lose, by Zach Gage (Mac)

Be sure you read all of the warnings on this one Mac Users, the real life effects could be devastating to your computer.

Bugger, by Made of Tree

Get rid of programming bugs in this typing game! 10 levels of typing insanity.

Run, by Pedro Teche

Interesting ambiance on this one – the sounds really scale up the graphics well.

Bubsy the Bobcat in “Rip Van Bubsy”, Starring Bubsy, by Cutmat

No relation to the failed SNES platforming mascot. A time-limited adventure game.

Too Big To Fail, by Adam Bishop (XNA)

Control the banks in this 2008 investment game.

Operation Florist, by Rhymes with Carl

Try to get kicked out of your job and open a flower shop.  I have no idea what’s going on in this game…

Welfare Survivor, by Raymond Martineau

A retro-style text survival game.  The second game seemingly inspired by our current economic woes.

Six and a Half, by Groeneweg

A game about divorce. Scream or kiss your way to victory!

Fail/Fail, by Vazor

A picture recognition game – comes in Facebook and non-Facebook flavors.

Reentry, by Mr Fredman

Steer your spaceship to avoid burning your hull as you re-enter the atmosphere.

Mobius, by Ben Wilhelm

An RTS where the more you die the stronger you get.

Mailure, by Amidos2006

Stop the mail man from delivering the bad news to your parents.

NYFG, by 4mlr

You play as a detective tasked with five missions..Your first mission is to investigate a serial murderer.

Failure, by J Tremblay

Rotate blocks to pass them through the breach.

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Happy Puzzle Party

September 29th, 2009

by Adam Saltsman

The ever prolific Adam Saltsman’s latest work.  Happy Puzzle Party is a subtle or not-so-subtle satire of an ever popular genre and was created in 6 hours.

It can be played: HERE

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