These days you can find just about any game on Flash. Tangram is the classic Chinese game where you have to combine seven differently shaped pieces to make them match a figure that’s presented to you, which is exactly what Matter is a flash version of. A highly addictive game, and if you're anything like MrSwampy, you'll keep trying to beat your times! Enjoy!
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Game 79: Bejeweled
Bejeweled, a puzzle game by PopCap Games, was first developed in 2001 making it a bit of an oldie now, but what games site would be complete without it? The objective of this game is to swap one gem with an adjacent gem to form a horizontal or vertical chain of three or more gems. Sometimes chain reactions are triggered, where chains are formed by the falling gems. Cascades are awarded with bonus points. Addictive? Oh yes, I think so...
Game 73: Frogger
In the year 1981, young people would while away the tedium of living in 1981 by daring each other to run out in front of heavy traffic. It was a global phenomenon. Hundreds of bored feral kids were mown down by articulated lorries and racing cars during the infamous motorway massacres of late '81.
At the same time in a bizarre coincidence, Japanese company Konami created a video game called Frogger. Its basic principle similarly based on roadkill, but this time a frog was dodging the vehicles instead of a small child.
Your goal is to safely guide five frogs across the road and river so that they each in turn reach their lily pad homes. There are many obstacles along the way: if you're not too careful you could be flattened by a car, drowned in the river or eaten by a crocodile. So take it easy on the little froggies.
Game 72: Arkanoid
Just in case you weren't around in the '80s, Arkanoid was an arcade game developed by Taito in '86, based on Atari's Breakout games of the '70s. This authentic remake of the original game is one of the best I've come across, and has entertained me no end! So take control of the good ship "Vaus", and avenge the untimely destruction of your mothership... the Arkanoid. (One of my favourite games EVER!)
Game 45: Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong was first released into the arcades in 1981, and was an instant hit. It also spawned what would later become two of Nintendo's most popular characters; Mario and DK.
Here we have an incomplete flash version of the original Donkey Kong, for you to play and get a flavour for the original game. Unfortunately, we are only able to play the first board, and will have unlimited lives. Also, there is no mallet in this version. But if you're as big a fan of retro arcade as I am, this won't matter much to you, and you'll enjoy this excellent remake in the spirit it was intended.
Controls are simple:
Arrows to move
Spacebar to jump
Game 44: River Raid
River Raid is a 1984 Activision game that is counted, in my book at least, as being among the better shooters of the time. After all these years it remains a favorite and is among the first games mentioned when asked which titles are remembered most fondly. River Raid owes this remarkably popularity not to deep gameplay or stunning visuals - it has neither - but to being a simple, solid and lovable title that's easy to get into.
This is by no means a perfect remake, but it is fun to play and fast to load, includes sound, skill options and 60 levels, and might bring back a few memories!
Game 39: Zilch
There's something wildly addictive about dice throws. It feels like there should be a skill to it. There MUST be a skill to it. Why do we keep failing then? Why haven’t we got 'the knack'.
String together a sequence of dice throws. Pick when to bank the points. Build your score up as quickly as possible. Break the 10000 mark first. Hope your opponent fails. There's even going to be a play online option at some point.
Like the brutally addictive 'real world' game Yahtzee - you WILL lose days to this!
Follow the on screen instructions, but all you need is your trusty mouse to win at this one.
Don't get cocky... if the comp gets a couple of 1500 scores on the trot it can all go pear-shaped.
Game 28: Tetris
It's most likely you've come to play Tetris through many hours of button-prodding on the Nintendo Game Boy. But the real hero is inventor Alexey Pajitnov, a Russian genius with a fixation for puzzles and an affinity with beards [brains and style!]. Here is a tribute recreation from Paul Neave.
Here's how you play. Shaped blocks (called tetrominoes by the way) fall into a pit where you need to arrange them so they form a complete horizontal line. Once a line without gaps is created, it disappears and the blocks above fall down. The more lines you create simultaneously, the more you score.
Remember to take a break every few hours or your eyes will actually start seeing everything square (I tell you this from experience!).
Move - arrow keys Pause game – P
Fast drop – down key Quit game – Q
Rotate clockwise – up key or X Rotate c/clockwise – Z
Game 20: Quadradius
Quadradius is an online, multiplayer, turn-based game that takes the skeleton of the board game checkers, and pumps it up with a massive list of power-ups and new strategies that turns the game into an addictive and very compelling new concept. In fact, calling it checkers is an oversimplification that does not do it any justice. The best way to see what I mean is to jump in and have a go for yourself.
- Don't worry about reading instructions, click here for a 99 second video tutorial. It tells you everything you need to know, in, you guessed it, 99 seconds.
- Sometimes you have to wait a minute or two for opponents to join the game when playing as a guest. The game will make a sound to notify you when more players join, so feel free to check your facebook while you wait!
Game 17: InkLink
Remember the big Pictionary craze of years gone by? That's the party game where one player sketches a word or phrase while other people with absolutely nothing better to do try to be the first to guess the mystery item.
Well now, thanks to the clever kids at Shockwave, InkLink brings to the Internet all the excitement of Pictionary, without the need to invite the in-laws over, and the inevitable arguments that follow. You can just jump in and compete against strangers from around the world in the special gaming chatroom.
To get started click on the picture above, press the 'play online' button, enter one of the usernames below, then just hit 'play online' again and the game should load in a new window.
You do need a Shockwave.com username and password; if you don't have one, don't worry, please feel free to use one of the usernames listed below.
You may need to install Shockwave Player (different to Flash Player) if the game isn't loading for you; you can do that by clicking here
Username: gameaday1 Username: gameaday2
Password: free Password: free
Username: gameaday3 Username: gameaday4
Password: free Password: free
Username: gameaday5 Username: gameaday6
Password: free Password: free
Username: gameaday7 Username: gameaday8
Password: free Password: free
Game 12: Asteroids
Let me take you on a journey. It's a short journey, I know you haven't got all day. A journey to a world where lines ruled...
The year was 1979, and computers could only be made to draw two things: one was a line, and the other was also a line. With clever arrangement, both these lines could be transformed into spaceships and big rocks and flying saucers. And so, thanks to the line pioneers at Atari, we were blessed with the line-tastic Asteroids.
Your spaceship floats in space and you have to destroy all the asteroids, but the more you shoot the more you create. Watch out for the UFOs which can shoot back, and be careful: you only have one ship for every 10,000 points scored.
Use the arrow keys to move Pause game – P
Fire missile – space key Quit game – Q
Hyperspace – ctrl or shift key Mute sound – M
Game 8: Flash Element TD
The aim of this great little Warcraft-themed, tower defense game is to kill everything that moves, from sheep to evil bosses (aka. Creeps) before they reach the end of the maze. You do this by building attacking towers on the grass around the maze. At the beginning you can build only basic towers, to build advanced ones you have to do some research using wood, you receive one wood after every 7 waves of Creeps.
Flash Element TD is yet another addictive little game, one which I have spent far too long playing, so now it's time to pass it on to you guys... Good luck!
Place the cursor over the different options in-game for more detailed information.
Game 5: Simon Says
"Simon's a computer, Simon has a brain, you either do what Simon says or else go down the drain." This was the slogan from the Simon Says toy of the mid 1980s, a classic I'm sure you'll agree. This version is a digital replica of that plastic piece of fun.
The idea of the game is a simple one, follow the pattern of lights and sounds for as long as you can remember them. The lights show up faster the more sequences you correctly recall.
Okay, it's not quite the same thing... But if you're not lucky enough to have the original toy, or you're too lazy to replace the batteries, then this is the next best thing.
Use the mouse to select the lights, or the following keys:
Red light – R Yellow light – Y
Green light – G Quit game – Q
Blue light – B Mute sound – M
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