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Dungeon Escape - Charming retro dragonslair style flash click game

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charming retro dragonslair style flash click game

Hello! And welcome to Dungeon Escape, my very silly and very low-budget flash tribute to the classic laserdisc games like Dragon's Lair, Space Ace, and Super Don Quixote (well, that last one's not quite so famous, but it holds fond childhood memories for me). At the moment there are many rooms missing, but I'm constantly adding more, so check back from time to time.

http://www.studiohunty.com/dungeon/

This wonderful creation has now reach final status.. I don't know how many rooms there are, but there are a lot.
discovered on Jayisgames.com
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Curator Defense Downloadable Free Game

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My younger brother suggests Curator Defense - looks pretty silly to me :)

Really nice free downloadable game for windows, in the genre where you choose and place automated defenses to defend a swarm of invaders.

This game gets my vote as best casual game of the year (even though it is from 2005 - it's so good i vote for it in 2006!)

Cool mafia shootup flash game

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Cool mafia sharpshooter flash game
(violence, not for children)

http://www.minijuego...os/jugar.php?id=4199


Hapland: Clever samarost-style game

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Hapland: Not as involving or real as samarost but still interesting:

http://www.foon.co.uk/farcade/efri/
also from same authors:
http://www.foon.co.uk/farcade/hapland/
http://www.foon.co.uk/farcade/hapland2/

Play the amazing Samarost2 here: http://www.samorost2.com/


Flow - extremely cool flash game that has touches of "spore" in it

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By now many people have seen this compelling proof-of-concept game..

http://jenovachen.co...ns/flowing/core.html


Orboxb - Nice simple but hard flash puzzle game - Very Addictive

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quite nice! just use cursor keys to move.

Your goal is to guide your 'box' from start-point to end-point. The catch? You can only move in the four cardinal directions and you will only be stopped once striking an object. Don't worry, none of the other objects move or can hurt you, but that will hardly make your job any easier. As pure puzzle solving game with 30 levels, this one isn't the most innovative game you'll play this week, but it could very well be one of the most mind-bending.

http://gamebalance.com/games/orboxb.html


Cool multiplayer flash shooting game

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Cool multiplayer top-down shooting flash game

http://www.xgenstudi...tickarena/index.html


Black: Nice simple well-done flash shooter

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Black: Nice simple well-done flash shooter.

http://www.browserar...mes/shootemup/black/


Mr. Tumpkins - Cool flash adventure

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Cool flash adventure - well done (at least the part i played so far!)

http://media.putfile.com/Mr-Tumpkins


Beakins' Mango Quest - fun funny flash game with tons of character

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How can you not love this game.. dripping with style and character..
great loading screen too. I *loved* it.  Very droll.

Being a parrot Beakings can't simply go to a restaurant and order a Mango.
Instead he has to climb a tree packed with animals trying to prevent our hero from stealing their mango.

http://www.bubblebox...game.php?game_id=145


Cool myst style flash click game

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Cool myst style flash click game

http://www.newground...m/portal/view/317137


Fun flash click-in-order game - Found on flash.plasticthinking.org

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This is one of those figure out how to click things in the right order flash games.
fun one!

http://www.mousebrea...es/blastoff/play.php

This was yet another game found on http://flash.plasticthinking.org, a great site for discovering flash games.

Gamma Bros: The best retro galaxian/robotron flash shootup game ive played

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This is *extremely* well done.

http://www.pixeljam....om/gammabros/online/

Check out the other fun flash stuff at pixeljam.com as well.

Zen flash toy - FlyGuy

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Just fly around, it's calming.

http://www.trevorvan...om/flyguy/flyGuy.swf


Dice Wars: Addictive

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http://www.gamedesign.jp/flash/dice/dice.html

You'll waste far too much time on it... Especially if you like Risk or Diplomacy.


Flash Sniper Game

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In this game, you play a sniper. (The game should therefore be considered mature due to the violence).

http://www.netspeed....es/tacass/tacass.swf


Tower Defence: Flash Game of the Day

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Here's a fun little game for you to relax a bit with. Enjoy it.

This game is based on the popular Warcraft3 "Element Tower Defence" and the Starcraft Turret Defence" gameplay. The object of the game is to prevent the hordes (waves) of monsters from getting to the castle by building element towers near the path.

http://www.jeannette...om/tower-defence.swf


BowMaster: Prelude - Flash Game of the Day

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This is a deep game which sets the standard of the arrow shooting genre..

Your kingdom is under attack! Defend against the incoming invading Trev'Ghar -- an evil medieval army attempting to eradicate your peaceful civilization. You are armed with a legendary bow and can use a variety of spells and different types of magical arrows to defeat your enemy. Use strategy to prioritize your targets and exploit their weaknesses. You'll even be able to summon allied units to help you in battle! The war has just begun and the odds are against you but once again the time has come for you to be The BowMaster...

http://www.lostvecto...m/prelude/index.html


Productivity killer: Line Rider

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What crude line-art flash game is getting more search hits on Google than Kim Jong Il? It's called Line Rider.
...
Part Jackass stunt, part physics lesson, Line Rider encourages users to "draw" their own ramps, hills, and slopes with a pencil tool, then sends a virtual sledder (wearing a red scarf) along the route until he swoops, swerves and crashes. Build an elaborate enough course and you'll feel like a little kid playing in the snow again, zooming downhill, popping up in the air, wiping out on a ramp jump a la Evel Knievel.

Line Rider


Weboggle: Play Boggle Online

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If you can't find your old Boggle game, you're in luck!

When the timer starts, each player searches the assortment of letters for words of three letters or more (four or more on the 5x5 board). When you find a word, type it into the blank and press the ENTER key.

Words are formed from adjoining letters. Letters must join in the proper sequence to spell a word. They may join horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, to the left, right, or up-and-down. No letter cube, however, may be used more than once within a single word.

http://weboggle.shackworks.com/

This is really well done, and fun too!

Scribble: Flash Game of the Day

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Draw steps to help the creatures get over objects.

http://www.nitrome.c...s/scribble/index.php

If you ever played lemmings this will feel familiar

Brainsplatters 2: Flash Game of the Day

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As you might infer from the title, this game has some violence and so may not be suitable for children. It's a very low budget indie thing but it has some real personality, and it's a kind of hybrid of the "real-time click on the flash spot type game" like dragonslayer, and a more open ended thing. 

http://www.arcadestr...brainsplatters-2.htm


Amazing Flash Stickman Shooter Platformer (WPN Fire)

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WPN Fire:
This one plays beautifully and is just oozing quality.  Tons of satisfying weapons, tons of shooting, jumping, murder and mayhem.. If you're into that kind of thing. The cartoony graphics, special effects, and audio are some of the best i've seen ever.  Gorgeous.

http://www.flashgame...47.com/play/760.html

The game has tons of additional modes of play which are really interesting.. Really quality stuff.  :up:


Domino Pressure: Flash Game of the Day

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Click a domino to knock down the stack and crush the tomato.

Seconds are taken off the next round for any remaining dominoes. Seconds are added if you knock them all down, quickly. Game ends if you run out of time. Click a tomato on the lower right to pass.

http://www.gamedesig...h/domino/domino.html


Ball Revamped I through IV - One of the Most Addictive Flash Game Series Ever

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Latest Edition:

Ball Revamped IV

Four months was spent on this installation of the Ball Revamped series, this time with a 100 new levels, 20 power ups, 8 different obstacles, 2 bosses, level codes, and a high score list. Bringing it back to the old style of gameplay, Ball Revamped IV: Amplitude is definitely a notch above the others in the series.


Previous Editions (all different!):
Ball Revamped III: Gemini
Ball Revamped III: Andromeda
Ball Revamped II: Metaphysik
Ball Revamped I

This is a perfect example of simple gameplay, a simple concept, and an extremely addictive result.  It's almost impossible to play a level once and not feel immediately compelled to keep playing until you beat it (I feel certain someone should write an article on why this is so).

Continue reading the rest of the entry and discuss..


The Good Ghost: Flash Game of the Day

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Here's a lovingly done very cute and fun indie game, which is dripping with personality and fun.  Love the charm of this game.

http://www.gotoandpl...dGhost/goodGhost.php


Black Ops - Flash Game of the Day

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This is a nice deep side scrolling semi-stealth game, with some advanced controls and a retro platformer cold war feel. Pretty sweet.

http://www.flashgame...47.com/play/775.html


(Defend the) Final Fortress - Flash Game of the Day

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This game isn't new, but it's one of the best of its genre (defend-the-fortress).

http://www.browserar...temup/finalfortress/


Gateway - Robot Puzzle

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This is a seriously well done, unusual, fun flash puzzler, where you instruct a cool looking walking robot on what to do.

http://www.mousebrea...mes/gateway/play.php


Starship Eleven - A Modern Lunar Lander - Flash Game of the Day

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Here's a suped-up flash version that's very well done with lots of bonus stuff, Starship Eleven:

http://www.miniclip..../starship-eleven/en/


Flash Game: Artificial Lifeform Intended for Assassination and Sabotage (A.L.I.A.S.) 3

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Here's another shooter to spend your time on. It's easy to get started and fun to play.  Also, you might take a look at some of the other games to play at this site as well. Now go have fun and Play A.L.I.A.S. 3



Hungy Space: Simple and Addictive

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Hungry? Here's your big chance to fill up on aliens!

Play Hungry Space


Can anyone tell me wtf happens if you beat this thing?

Warthog Launch - Another Fun Flash Game

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Here's an unusual and clever flash game..

http://halhope.com/games/warthog.swf


STICKMAN SAM 4: Fantastically Good Flash Platform Game

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This is the best "stickman" style game i've played and it controls like a dream and feels like it's going to be a really rich and satisfying game, with some real character.  Damn these flash coders are really making some nice games..  The cutscreens have great humour too.  The screenshot does not do this game justice.

http://www.crazymonk.../Stickman-Sam-4.html

Note: this is only for people who like platform games with serious control schemes.  You will have to use the tutorial modes to learn the controls.

Flash Game: Fulltime Killer

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You've heard of "Where's Waldo", well this is like "Assasinate Waldo"

http://gazholland.co...y/fulltimekiller.htm


N-Game

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Beautifully smooth minimalist platform game with a distinct and elegant aesthetic.

http://gazholland.co.uk/play/ngame.htm

From a progammer's standpoint, this is a really nice example of well-coded movement dynamics.

Hyper Sphere - Excellent Flash Action Puzzler

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This is a really well done fun flash action puzzler where you move your ball around levels avoiding obstacles and collecting objects.

http://games.flabber.nl/hyper.sphere


Security2: Very Well Done Simple Stealth Flash Game

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Very nice, very simple, very fun.

http://www.freeonlin...s.com/play/6686.html


Legend of Pliskin 2 - very well done flash click adventure

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Legend of Pliskin 2 - very well done flash click adventure

This is a really well done playfull click adventure game, with longish intro and story sections.

http://www.blueglue.de/flash_lop2.htm



Pio-Pio: A brilliant example of thinking outside the box in flash game design

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Use your mouse to collect the fruit, but don't hit the rockets. And try not to let the animals distract you!

http://www.digyourow...ve.com/pio-pio-game/


Avoider! Extremely Clever and Whimsical Flash Game

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Ok, this has to be my favorite web flash "game" in the last couple of weeks.  I think the term "meta" might be appropriate.  It's really clever and whimsical.  I won't spoil it for you, but give it a try and see what you think.

http://www.onemorele...m/games/avoider.html

Continue reading the rest of the entry and discuss..


Chasm: Wonderfully Animated Flash Game

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This click adventure is very profressionally drawn and animated with tons of personality.  Excellent but tricky.

You cant just solve this by clicking around, you have to figure out the puzzles.

http://www.abc.net.a.../chasm/chasmgame.htm

i cannot remember another flash game so professionally animated to look like a cartoon.
discovered on can't remember, sorry!
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Extremely well done 3rd person stealth flash game: Stealth Hunter

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wow this one is really well done and cool.  highly recommended, especially for people who want a nice combination of casual play and fun stealth puzzle solving, plus some nice violent neck snapping action  8)

http://www.freeworld...ex/stealthhunter.htm


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