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#330730 - 02/03/2010 20:32 Time Wasters for 2010
Dignan
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As long as we're doing threads for videos and TV, I thought people might be interested in a thread that groups all the online games that have been recommended.

Here are the ones I've posted so far that I could find:

Blosics 2
This Is The Only Level
One Button Bob
Creeper World

I really friggin' love Creeper World. I wouldn't have thought that I liked tower defense games, because usually I don't like games that are very nerve-wracking. I do, however, love strategy, so that's probably what draws me to them. My favorite game on Android is Robo Defense, and I bought the full version of Creeper World and finished every one of the missions. I also seriously got into Plants vs Zombies, having only purchased it from Steam on Saturday, and already finished everything but some of the survival modes and purchasing items in the store.
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#330731 - 02/03/2010 20:32 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: Dignan]
Dignan
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And here's a new one. I'm not sure whether I recommend it or not. I love the interesting gameplay ideas it creates, but the collision detection occasionally gets so annoying I stopped playing. Definitely worth checking out though, if you like new gameplay ideas:

Invisible Runner


Edited by Dignan (02/03/2010 20:33)
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#330912 - 09/03/2010 14:11 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: Dignan]
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Steambirds

Pretty fun turn-based aerial dogfighting. I can't imagine how to beat 1949, though.
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#330914 - 09/03/2010 16:02 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: Dignan]
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Originally Posted By: Dignan
Steambirds

Pretty fun turn-based aerial dogfighting. I can't imagine how to beat 1949, though.


Looks fun, but it won't let me past the first level...

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#331164 - 20/03/2010 17:08 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: petteri]
Dignan
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Demolition Dude - pretty fun, but I'm glad they occasionally give you skips, which I used twice. It's also nice that they give you an in-game link to Youtube tutorials on how to get through the levels. Kinda cheating, but sometimes you just get fed up smile

Paper Cannon - a similar game. also fun, also occasionally frustrating.
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#331302 - 23/03/2010 14:05 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: Dignan]
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My apologies if this thread annoys anyone smile Just figured some folks might like one or two of these games.

Brick Yard 2 - great idea, essentially the opposite of Tetris, where you're attempting to stack the pieces as high as possible.

Japanese breakout game - barely even a game, and about two minutes in it's not even difficult, but it's pretty fun to watch the colors go. Probably even better if you're on something...
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#331304 - 23/03/2010 14:08 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: Dignan]
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No, I totally love the games you mention. Keep it up!
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#331305 - 23/03/2010 14:11 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: wfaulk]
Dignan
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Originally Posted By: wfaulk
No, I totally love the games you mention. Keep it up!
Thanks! Happy to do so!
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#331326 - 23/03/2010 21:42 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: Dignan]
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Yeah I play them I just never actively go looking for any so I don't find any to post. Keep posting for us lazy people smile
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#331328 - 23/03/2010 22:00 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: msaeger]
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Ditto, keep up the good work!

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#331345 - 24/03/2010 02:36 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: petteri]
Dignan
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Thanks folks.

BTW, this isn't one of my usual games I recommend, but if you have a Wii, I can't recommend highly enough the game that came out this week for Wii Ware:

Cave Story

The only apprehension I have in recommending it is that I haven't played it on the Wii, and they've done a lot of work to get it on there. I played it for the PC, and it's one of the best 2D platform gaming experiences I've ever had.
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#331441 - 25/03/2010 22:23 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: Dignan]
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Brick Yard becomes much easier after you unlock the bottom slot.
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#331444 - 25/03/2010 23:50 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: wfaulk]
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Originally Posted By: wfaulk
Brick Yard becomes much easier after you unlock the bottom slot.

I tend to be a somewhat "care-free" mouse clicker, and as such gave up on that game, however much I enjoyed it. I just couldn't get past the hard crash when I accidentally right-clicked. And unlike other flash games that save your progress (using cookies I assume), this one appears to make you start over.
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#331448 - 26/03/2010 02:26 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: Dignan]
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It saves progress for me.
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#331462 - 26/03/2010 17:01 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: wfaulk]
Dignan
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Taberinos - It's like a weird game of billiards, really requiring you to think out where your shot will end up. The only negative I have for it is that it's the type of flash game that starts over if you fail. I prefer the kind that saves your progress (like Brick Yard apparently does if you're not me smile ).
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#331465 - 26/03/2010 18:56 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: Dignan]
msaeger
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Did you buy Cave Story yet ?

I am going to get it tonight when I get home. Everything I have read has said it is still good and if you don't like the new graphics I sounds like you can play it in the original mode.

Edit:

I have been playing for a couple hours and it's still good. I have only used the new graphics and sound. The only annoying things I have found so far are they only let you change the sound and graphics options from the main menu so if you are playing you need to save and exit to the main menu.

So go buy it Wii owners smile


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#331483 - 27/03/2010 02:31 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: msaeger]
Dignan
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Yeah, that's definitely on my to do list for tomorrow. It really is an amazing game. One thing I'm worried about is the control scheme. When I played on the PC, I was actually using a weird USB controller, but I'd mapped the buttons exactly how I wanted them, very customized to how I played the game. I'm curious to see how it carries over.

They really put a lot of care into making this "port." It's almost not a port anymore, what with the improved graphics and all the other work that went into it.
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#331484 - 27/03/2010 02:44 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: Dignan]
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1 is shoot 2 is jump the button on the bottom switches weapons. Having to use the button on the bottom is kind of annoying. I don't think you can remap anything but I didn't look either.

I guess it works with the classic controller too but I haven't tried that so I don't know how those are mapped.
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#331503 - 28/03/2010 14:02 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: msaeger]
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Holy cow, Cave Story is as good as I remember, and probably even better now that it's on the Wii. The graphics and sound are perfectly updated. Just enough so that it looks good but still gives that faux-retro feel.

And the gameplay... oooohhh man... This seriously has some of the best gameplay I've ever had from a 2D platformer. Just beautiful. I love that right out of the gate you can do cool moves like jumping over enemies while firing down at them. Then things get out of control once you get the lvl3 machine gun. YES!

So, yeah, this is probably my favorite Wii game now. And it's just a WiiWare title! I'll have to check some more WiiWare games out. I really loved Lost Winds.
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#331511 - 28/03/2010 18:04 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: Dignan]
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I have been playing a bunch all weekend and it has been great playing something that doesn't try to hold your hand all the time. I have actually done some things out of order from what the game expects.

This is the first wii ware game I have bought too but I have a bunch of virtual console games. That's pretty much all I do on the wii.
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#331517 - 28/03/2010 19:23 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: msaeger]
Dignan
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Originally Posted By: msaeger
I have been playing a bunch all weekend and it has been great playing something that doesn't try to hold your hand all the time. I have actually done some things out of order from what the game expects.

It doesn't do that, but there were a few points where I really had to strain to think what to do next, and I didn't always enjoy that. Still, lots of fun.

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This is the first wii ware game I have bought too but I have a bunch of virtual console games. That's pretty much all I do on the wii.

Actually, I've bought a WiiWare game before. Check out Lost Winds. And I believe the sequel is out or will be soon. I have to check that out.
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#331533 - 28/03/2010 23:57 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: Dignan]
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I just really like when I can explore that's why the first Legend of Zelda is still my favorite game. They just drop you there and you have no idea what to do.

The reviews of Lost Winds look pretty good I will have to try it after I get done with this one.
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#331756 - 05/04/2010 11:17 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: msaeger]
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wOne - kind of a weird game where you're a spinning wheel, trying to collect barrels (for some reason). It's kind of refreshing to have only two buttons for control.
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#331758 - 05/04/2010 11:35 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: Dignan]
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Starlight 2 - rotate the stars until the image appears. After the tutorial levels, the first level I was dumped into on my own took me a crazy amount of time to figure out and get the hang of it, but after that I blazed through the rest, spending about 3 seconds on each. My favorite was "Gregory House" smile
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#331773 - 05/04/2010 15:43 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: Dignan]
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That one was a little too easy. There was (to me) an obvious trick:

Click to reveal..
Just point all of the big jaggies towards yourself.
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#331782 - 05/04/2010 19:07 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: wfaulk]
Dignan
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Originally Posted By: wfaulk
That one was a little too easy. There was (to me) an obvious trick:

Click to reveal..
Just point all of the big jaggies towards yourself.

Yeah, I was a tad disappointed too. Like I said, it took me about a minute to get the first one (I kept trying to rotate it TOO much, and moving the mouse off the screen), but once I figured it out they were pretty much all the same exact thing, and each one takes about 3 seconds to figure out. Even when you get really close to the result, you don't even have to see what the image is to finish, you just have to straighten up the lines. I typically didn't know what the stars made until I finished each puzzle.

And wOne is okay, but a tad annoying. Not my best finds, I know wink
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#331900 - 08/04/2010 18:45 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: Dignan]
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Tiny Castle - The level design in this one is pretty fun. There are a couple annoying points, and the humor at the end is not that funny, but the rest is a good time.

Effing Hail - my favorite name of any game I've posted here. I always love seeing new gameplay elements, and this one is fun. It sort of just...ends, though. I wish they'd let you play in the sandbox for a while.
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#331986 - 10/04/2010 20:01 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: Dignan]
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Imperfect Balance - Brick Yard was like the opposite of Tetris, and this one is like the opposite of Brick Yard, but not at all like Tetris smile
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#331991 - 10/04/2010 22:37 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: Dignan]
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Quick play lets you play against 3 computer players, or you can play as guest against other people. This is assuming you don't want to register and spend loads of time there.

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#332017 - 12/04/2010 03:08 Re: Time Wasters for 2010 [Re: Phoenix42]
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Woah! That one's tough to get my head around! Thanks for posting that!
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