Handpicked Software » Arcade Games

Candy Crisis – Tetris-like puzzle game w/genetic candy

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:44:02 +0000

(Previously Skittles 2) Recently, a mad scientist at the Candy Crisis plant unveiled his greatest creation: a batch of living candy, brought to life through the miracles of genetic mutation. Unfortunately, his formula had a fatal flaw�the living Skittles immediately began to multiply by the thousands! Within minutes, the plant began to overflow with Skittles. Luckily, a quick-thinking researcher quickly discovered how to fend off the rapidly multiplying creatures. The mutated Skittles became extremely reactive when grouped together�and when four Skittles of the same color touched, they would instantly vaporize!

Candy Crisis is an exciting combination of pure action and puzzle gaming. The game engine features unparalleled graphics for a puzzle game, with realistic special effects like particle effects, dynamic shadows and lighting, transparency, and even reflective Skittles. The game itself features twelve unique stages, complete with its own character and individual technique. These dynamic computer opponents can react to your style of gameplay and quickly learn to adjust their tactics to match yours. Also, you can pair off against a friend, and even specify a handicap so that both players are evenly matched. And if you don’t want to play against an opponent, Skittles Solitaire mode allows you to practice without having to compete against an opponent.

Developer’s website: John Stiles

Captain Bumper – Cartoon-style game

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:44:02 +0000

Captain Bumper is a fun "cartoon-style" game, with blasting fast animation.
Help our super hero, "Captain Bumper" to free a princess held prisoner on a mysterious planet.

Developer’s website: MacRun Games

Scruffy Gems – Gem swapping arcade game

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:44:02 +0000

Scruffy Gems… While attempting to fix a clogged pipe, Scruffy accidently locks himself in his flooding basement. The water level is rising menacingly, and there is only one way to save poor Scruffy from his doom: swap gems from a disorderly grid into tidy rows and columns of the same color. Hurry, Scruffy is counting on you!

Features include:

Slick graphics
Online highscores
Auto-pause
Auto-save and continue game
Four gem themes
The Incredible Scruffy

What’s New:
release notes not available currently

Developer’s website: Danlabgames

Virus Out – Virus spoof game

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:44:02 +0000

Virus Out is a spoof application that takes you through an imaginative ride of dealing with viruses – as if the Macintosh had to deal with them. When you see a virus, be quick to squash it before it has a chance to cause harm. If you are lucky, you may even recover some funds those little guys have stolen in their journeys.

For use in those situations where your finger is simply not good enough, we include a free can of Virus Out spray with each trial use! If needed, you can use recovered funds dropped by the viruses to purchase more cans of Virus Out. Alternatively you can keep the funds to help boost you virus removal performance rating!

(Please note that Virus Out is a satirical game, with completely fictitious characters and concepts. In plain terms, it does not search for viruses in your computer, you do not actively remove any viruses from your system, and none of your files will be harmed by playing this game.)

What’s New:
Verison 1.02.: Universal Binary

Developer’s website: Feline Entertainment

Cave Dig 3 – Dig, shoot, and move stones on your cave journeys

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:44:02 +0000

Cave Dig 3 is a wonderful and challenging arcade/puzzle game with beautiful
graphics, a great soundtrack and a simple yet entertaining gameplay.

You control Simon, a small fox with great powers, who is transported in a
fantastic underground world. You will have to dig, move stones, travel
through warps and ultimately use a laser pistol to escape from the hostile
caves. Watch out for the creatures! They will block your path, chase you and
squash you if you are not careful. Cave Dig 3 is bound to become a shareware
classic.

Developer’s website: Foxchange Software

Appleroids X – Shoot floating Apple logo asteroids

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:44:02 +0000

Appleroids is a Commadore 64 game modified. You’re an OSX disk eject button that floats around. Your object is to shoot the blue Apple logos that are bouncing around the screen. Once hit, they break and multiply into a number of smaller Apple logos. Shoot them until they all disappear!

Developer’s website: JM Software

Diamond Detective – Catch the jewel thieves in this game

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:44:02 +0000

OH NO!! The precious jewels of Gemopolis have been stolen! The Commissioner requests your help to recover the stolen gems, collect clues, and solve the mysterious heists. As the Diamond Detective, you must create long chains of gems, leverage special power-up gems, and use your collected clues to deduce the identities of ten elusive jewel thieves. Enjoy a wide variety of immersive music as you spend many challenging hours recovering the precious jewels of Gemopolis.

It�s now up to you, Diamond Detective!

Features:
Unlimited play
Play 50 levels throughout the city of Gemopolis
Solve 10 mystery jewelry heists
3 varied game modes
10 exciting power-ups

Developer’s website: GameHouse

DX-Ball – Breakout brick breaking game

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:44:02 +0000

DX-Ball is a brick-breaking game that has been earning fans since 1996
for its simple yet addictive game play. Michael P. Welch originally
designed it for his wife, so that she could finally play something on
the PC that was similar to her all-time favorite game, Megaball, on the
Amiga computer. It was created as a labor of love, and unassumingly
released as a freeware game. Since then, DX-Ball has been a phenomenon
that defies explanation. Everyone in the family will enjoy DX-Ball,
even people who don’t play games. Try the game that has been invading
living rooms, schools, and dorms for the past 6 years.

What’s New:
Version 1.1 adds the following:

Added support for running the game at default system resolution
Fixed some bugs that have been exposed by the release of Jaguar OS X 10.2

Developer’s website: Cornerstone TSP Games

CubeRise – Group the falling cubes together by color

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:44:02 +0000

CubeRise… A group of three cubes falls from the top of a tower. Using the keyboard you can control position and orientation of these cubes. The goal is to group five or more cubes of the same color together. Once the cubes are grouped, your score increases, and the grouped cubes disappear to make room.

Developer’s website: butant.com

Super Collapse! II – Game where you clear same-colored blocks

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:44:02 +0000

Super Collapse! II is the sequel to the most popular game on the web, Super Collapse II, which includes the original, plus three other games based on clicking groups of three or more like-colored blocks to clear them from the board. It includes puzzles designed by Scott Kim.

Developer’s website: GameHouse, Inc.

Cube It! – Game of cubes and colors

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:44:02 +0000

Cube It!, the newest game from Dracosoft, is fast-paced fun world of cubes and colors. Themed after the famous De Stijl art style, this game will leave you seeing cubes everywhere you go.

Click on two groups of similar colors and they will disappear. Blocks meld with other blocks of the same color to form enormous cubes. Watch as the blocks grow larger while you play. The larger the cube is the more points earned.

Download it now and try the 60 minute trial for free. Enjoy the fun with Dracosoft’s newest game Cube It!

What’s New:
No information currently available.

Developer’s website: Dracosoft

Demonstar Secret Missions – Arcade shooting game

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:44:02 +0000

The Xidus have been developing in secret new, more powerful DemonStar ships to destroy Earth. Your job is to battle your way through hordes of new enemies, and destroy their devastating new weapons!

The first in the new series of DemonStar spinoff titles using an enhanced version of the original engine. Secret Missions 1 is DemonStar infused with arcade quality graphics, sound FX and backed up with all new levels and music soundtrack.

Developer’s website: Mountain King Studios

Doulber Gold – Arcade maze game with bombs and lava

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:44:02 +0000

Doulber Gold is an arcade game with monster guards, menacing bats, crushing boulders, blazing lava and a labyrinth of caves. Explore 6 new worlds, to seek out 100 levels and new monster civilizations, to boldly go where no bug has gone before.

What’s New:
Release notes not available currently.

Developer’s website: Phelios Inc.

JSokoban – Port of the classic Macintosh puzzle game

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:44:02 +0000

JSokoban is a port of the classic Macintosh puzzle game in which players try to shift the money bags of each level to a given position. The game comes with over 200 levels of varying difficulty, sound, unlimited undos/redos and support for moving using both the keyboard and mouse.

What’s New:
Version 1.1:

Improved speed
Other minor bugs fixed
New icons added
Carbon Events adopted

Developer’s website: Mark Pazolli

Zap – Arcade power plant bulb arranging game

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:44:02 +0000

You are one of the engineers working at the local power plant. Being new to this work, you are always given the lousiest jobs, from polishing door knobs to solving tricky situations, and this day is no exception to that.

You noticed suddenly that energy levels are rising dangerously high, and the power plant is about to blow unless someone rearranges the control circuits to release the extra current. As everybody else has already fled, you are left alone to face the challenge of saving the power plant.

The game offers two game modes, normal and strategy. In normal game mode you have limited time to light up certain number of bulbs to save the power plant. In strategy game mode you need to raise the energy level to certain limit to reach next level by collecting batteries, which appear when you light up more than 2 bulbs at once.

What’s New:
Version 1.1:

Development language changed from C to Java
New registration system. Update is free to registered
users, please contact toni@xenquinsw.com to obtain
updated license codes
Registration is now valid for both Mac OS X and Windows
versions; when you buy a license code it will work on both
Please report any bugs to toni@xenquinsw.com, the entire
game code has been rewritten for the port and may still
contain bugs or errors even after our comprehensive
testing

Developer’s website: Xenquin Software

Bloxter – Falling blocks arcade game

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:44:02 +0000

Bloxter is a fun arcade/puzzle game with 3D graphics, falling blocks and over 30 unique boards.
Play in ‘Puzzle Mode’ with classic gameplay and no distractions, or choose the challenging ‘Arcade Mode’ featuring bonus lamps and alien monsters.

Your job as a bloxter is to produce energy in a block reactor, using colored blocks and various tools.
You may encounter alien life-forms called vaders (Arcade Mode only). Some of these vaders are evil, while others will help you.

Bloxter is easy to learn, just drop colored blocks and try to form lines that will react and disappear.

What’s New:
Version 1.3.9: It’s now easier to see what color a ‘Color Swapper’ (and similar vaders) will give to a block it’s sitting on.
A couple of minor improvements.

Developer’s website: Norbyte

Kaijin – Eradicate the mutants to save the planet

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:44:02 +0000

Year 2546 – Planet Terria… For too long, genetically modified grown food, and pollution from the ocean and environment created a harmful impact on the natural food chain of Planet Terria.

The insects and ocean dwellers mutated in wildly unusual ways and became stronger and more intelligent. Some began to develop brain abnormalities, which resulted in an increased aptitude of 5000% in their IQ�s. As their new intellect grew, so did their appetite for planet domination. They now feel that Terrians are their Public Enemy Number One. So, they developed a secret army and are now ready to eradicate the Terrians with all of their mutant force. You and your ship, the “Kai-jin” are the last hope for the Terrian Kind…

Kaijin was created using the favorite arcade game Galaga as its biggest inspiration.

What’s New:
Version 1.3: Universal binary.

Developer’s website: Phelios Inc

Zuma Deluxe – Action puzzle game

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:44:02 +0000

Control the stone frog idol of the ancient Zuma in this thrilling action puzzler. Fire balls to make sets of three, but don’t let them reach the golden skull or you’re history!

Developer’s website: pop cap games

Tri 2: Tri Again – Tri-geared contraption game

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:44:02 +0000

Tri 2: Tri Again… The Con-TRI-ption –the unusual tri-geared contraption– traverses a triangular game area by feeding a single loop of chain through three motorized gears and three pulleys. The challenge is to master the gearing system to make the Con-TRI-ption go where you want, accumulating fuel and points while avoiding deadly tri-pedoes.

Adding to the challenge in Tri 2 are new spinners that temporarily change the positions of the color-coded gears … and triple the value of the point targets.

Note: Until registered, the game displays scores using Trinary Numbers.

What’s New:
Version 2.0:

Universal Binary: Runs natively on PowerPC- and Intel-based Macs
New game elements: spinners, tri-pedoes, and drifting targets
Sleek new appearance
Expanded configuration options
Color-coded score display: score changes color as each “Tri Score” plateau is achieved
Background music (”The Fibonacci Waltz”) provided by Ted Froberg
Automatic update checking
Free upgrade: Purchasers of Tri 1.x should contact us for upgrade information

Version 1.1:

Customizable keys
Multiple lives: a new Con-Tri-ption for every three levels completed
Minor bug fixes and graphics tweaks

Developer’s website: Day Late & Dollar Short Software

Big Kahuna Reef – Underwater matching game

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:44:02 +0000

Go Hawaiian in this gorgeous underwater adventure! Discover Sea Turtles and other aquatic life as you break open boxes in this classic style matching game, questing for the Mask of the Tiki. Using the revolutionary Mouse Party, you can play with multiple players on the same computer through an almost infinite number of levels, thanks to the included level editor. As you play, you will uncover greater challenges including the Skeleton Fish of Kamehameha. Lead on Kahuna…your quest awaits!

Developer’s website: Reflexive Entertainment

Monster Fair – Pinball game

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:44:02 +0000

The Dracula Tent hauls in the ball, then the ball rattles around the Ghost Ferris Wheel… Now there’s a hip-hop werewolf on the rollercoaster, and a witch on a goat in the carousel. And what flavor is the Franken’s popcorn?

Enter the Dracula Tent to perform five great SHOWS with the monsters and earn lots of money. Then get tons of JACKPOTS to repair and launch the monsters’rocket to the mother star!

Developer’s website: littlewingpinball.com

Jewel Quest – Matching game with a Mayan civilization theme

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:44:02 +0000

Jewel Quest is a game where you explore the ancient ruins of Mayan civilization while discovering hidden treasures and priceless artifacts. In this unique new take on the classic-style matching game, you must rearrange valuable relics to turn sand tiles into gold. As you venture deeper into the jungle, you will encounter increasingly difficult puzzles containing secret twists, cursed items, and buried artifacts.

Earn the respect of your fellow archaeologists and collect oodles of treasures and jewels. Your quest is complete when you have solved every puzzle, uncovered all the gold statues, and proven yourself a Chief Explorer.

Map your progress through 180 challenging puzzles
Encounter buried relics, cursed items, and mind-boggling boards
Immerse yourself in stunning graphics, captivating music, and the wild sounds of the jungle
Get special hints to help you with your battle against time

Developer’s website: iWin

Frets On Fire – Game of muscial skill and fast fingers

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:44:02 +0000

Frets on Fire is a game of musical skill and fast fingers. The aim of the game is to play guitar with the keyboard as accurately as possible.

Features:

Unique inverted keyboard gameplay style
Support for guitar controllers and generic joysticks
Includes a song editor for making your own tunes
Submit your scores to the World Charts
Hundreds of songs composed by the community
Supports importing Guitar Hero™ I and Guitar Hero™ II songs
Multiplatform; runs on Windows™, Linux^®, Mac OS X™ and FreeBSD^®
Open source, full Python source code available

What’s New:
Version 1.2.451:

This release contains an important fix for the note tapping system. The old system would incorrectly register missed notes even if the player was playing correctly. The new system is J�rgen Approved(tm). Stability and performance fixes have also been made.

Changes:

fix hopo conflicting with normal gameplay
fix audio crashes and skipping
song editor startup fix
fix graphics glitches on some graphics cards
song filter improvements
made tapping configurable

Developer’s website: Unreal Voodoo

aquadot!red – Game inspired by Pacman

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:44:02 +0000

aquadot!red is a 2D maze chase game inspired by the pacman games of old but with some key differences:

touching an enemy does not kill you instantly!
170 mazes (34 basic mazes, each with 5 variations) with more coming
10 types of powerups, both good and bad
power meters that tell you how much life, special power or munch-time you have left
each enemy color has a distinct method of attack
doing special things each level can earn you Skill points and dramatically increase your score

What’s New:
Version 1.1:

New Features:

Added two new mazes (10 levels) to full version
Resuming autosaved games now easier

Bug Fixes

Fixed issues with windows covering dialogs and the menubar
Fixed graphical artifacts caused by jpeg compression
No longer reports that an update is available when one isn’t
Many little bugs squashed

Developer’s website: angelFrogGames

Maelstrom X – Popular asteroids shooting game

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:44:02 +0000

You pilot your ship through the dreaded “Maelstrom” asteroid belt — suddenly your best friend thrusts towards you and fires, directly at your cockpit. You raise your shields just in time, and the battle is joined.
The deadliest stretch of space known to mankind has just gotten deadlier. Everywhere massive asteroids jostle for a chance to crush your ship, and deadly shinobi fighter patrols pursue you across the asteroid belt. But the deadliest of them all is your sister ship, assigned to you on patrol. The pilot, trained by your own Navy, battle hardened by months in the Maelstrom, is equipped with a twin of your own ship and intimate knowledge of your tactics.
The lovely Stratocaster R&R facility never sounded so good, but as you fire full thrusters to dodge the latest barrage you begin to think you’ll never get home…

Developer’s website: Sam Lantinga