Check out this free arcade game

Post by **Transient** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 6:48 am

http://tinyurl.com/4sxml

It's an old style arcade side scroller, and it's fucking hard. I got up to mission 9 before I got a headache from trying too hard. :icon32:

If you download the free version, it plays for about an hour before kicking you out, but there's a weird way around it. Before playing the game for the first time, delete the shortcut on the desktop, then go to the folder you installed the game to, Right-click on the .exe and Send To > Desktop. I don't know why, but that enables unlimited play time with the full game.

Post by **Transient** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 7:05 am

Oh, BTW, it saves your game so you can come back later.

*goes to sleep*

Post by **Mat Linnett** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 7:20 am

Thanks for the heads up, DLing now.
Can't have too much side-scrolling goodness.

Post by **denzii** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:46 am

That is fun game.

Post by **Strangler** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 11:49 am

do they really expect people to buy these garage made games for 20 bucks?

Post by **MKJ** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 11:51 am

why not. thats how id started
and most other companies for that matter

eejit

Post by **Strangler** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 11:55 am

theyd get better exposure if the games were free. I mean looks at mods, it takes forever to make a mod yet no modders charge for the mods.

Post by **MKJ** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 11:56 am

they dont charge for it cause they cant

Post by **Strangler** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 11:57 am

and why not?

Post by **phantasmagoria** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 12:02 pm

fuck me, you're dumb.

Post by **MKJ** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 12:06 pm

uh, maybe because its in the EULA ? maybe because theyre using someone else's engine?

get in the know about the gamebiz before voicing your opinion, sir. this is the 23498th time i have to correct your ass now. homo

Post by **Strangler** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 12:13 pm

still that doesnt mean theyd charge people if they were allowed to.

Post by **phantasmagoria** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 12:14 pm

how the fuck do you know?

Post by **Strangler** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 12:19 pm

I dont thats the point. They fully know they cant charge for them ahead of time and still do the work so thats why I came to that conclusion.

Post by **MKJ** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 12:23 pm

mebbe cause theyre hobbyists ?

Post by **glossy** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 12:37 pm

you're a fucking idiot strangler.

looks like a sweet game trans, i'll probably try it out when i'm not so bloody swamped with schoolwork

Post by **Strangler** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 1:01 pm

If you download the free version, it plays for about an hour before kicking you out, but there's a weird way around it. Before playing the game for the first time, delete the shortcut on the desktop, then go to the folder you installed the game to, Right-click on the .exe and Send To > Desktop. I don't know why, but that enables unlimited play time with the full game.

is this true for the other games as well?

Post by **Transient** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 1:06 pm

AFAIK, yes, all of the games on their website work that way. Now please stop derailing my thread, thanks.

Post by **Strangler** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 2:33 pm

Transient wrote:AFAIK, yes, all of the games on their website work that way. Now please stop derailing my thread, thanks.

than why didnt you say that in your first post instead of just mentioning that game?

Post by **MKJ** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 2:35 pm

cause he was pimping this game

Post by **Transient** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 4:10 pm

MKJ wrote:cause he was pimping this game

:icon14:

Post by **Transient** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 4:56 pm

http://tinyurl.com/5wvta

Here's another good one. It's called Air Strike 3D 2. It gets pretty tough towards the end of the game.

Post by **rep** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 5:08 pm

Strangler wrote:theyd get better exposure if the games were free. I mean looks at mods, it takes forever to make a mod yet no modders charge for the mods.

Counter-Strike.

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 7:18 pm

that game is pretty sweet...
would be nice if you could move and fire seperately though

the guys that made that definately were neo*geo and metal slug fans.

Post by **Mat Linnett** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 7:23 pm

I've pimped this one before, but give Jets'n'Guns a go.
Hi-octane sidescrolling SHMUP heaven...