Growing up, I spent far too much time in video arcades. Most of that time was spent putting my initials (and quarters) into Defender and Pac Man games. But there was another game that I had a lot of fun, called Duck Hunter. I was never into real-life hunting, but this game definitely fed my hardwired male need to shoot harmless waterfowl out of the sky. If it were real life, there'd be a Labrador retriever to get the ducks, and a fire to cook 'em on. But I digress.
Here's the link to the game. As I said, the game is old school. Here's how it goes:
You have a faithful retriever, and 3 shots per duck. The game starts when the dog runs out into the grass and the first duck starts flying around. If you hit the duck, your dog picks it up and you move on to the next duck. When the game opens, you can choose 4 levels:
Level 1 is easy: one duck and 3 bullets at a time, 10 ducks to a round.
Level 2 is hard: 2 ducks and 3 bullets at a time, 20 ducks to a round.
If you miss a duck on these levels, it'll fly away and your dog will laugh at you. Unfortunately, you can't shoot the dog.
Level 3 is very hard: shooting at clay pigeons. I don't do well on this level.
Level 4 is fun: infinite bullets and infinite dogs. Did I say that you can't shoot the dog?
Have fun!
I circulate through a lot of different online game sites. It's nothing serious; I just like to find the best games to pass the time. And I enjoy the search, too. So with that in mind, I was at www.ugotgames.com again, and found Pushies 2. I have to say, this had everything I look for in a free flash game.
This one was fun, and challenging. You have a small square, and you need to keep it on the game board. It's that simple.
The challenge comes in because lots and lots of other squares are falling down from the top of the game board, and trying to push your square off the through the bottom. All you have to do is avoid them, but there's a lot of them, they never stop moving, and they move fast.
The game controls are easy: the arrow keys, or ASDW, move your square, and the space bar activates the Power Ups you can grab. You can select, before starting the game, whether or not to have Power Ups, as well as what sort of background color and patterns to play on. The background is irrelevant, but take the Power Ups. They'll let you make your square briefly invincible, so you can move back up to the top of the board. Other than that, I have no hints. Just go for it, have fun, and whatever you do, don't start on the hardest level
Back in college, I used to waste a whole lot of time, and even more quarters, in the video arcade in the basement of the student center, mostly on two games. The games were Lethal Enforcers, a basic shoot-'em up, and Rampage, a monster-eating-a-city game that was great for working out stress. Of course, plowing through a roll of quarters usually meant that the laundry had to wait, but sometimes, that was worth it...
Anyway, while I was surfing around www.freewebarcade.com, I found Rampage again. It felt like a breath of my misspent youth, coming back to tap me on the shoulder. Before I wax to poetic, here's the direct link so you can share the joy: http://www.freewebarcade.com/game/the-hulk-rampage
This flash version is much simpler than the arcade classic. You don't get to choose your monster, and there's a strict time limit. You play as the Hulk, and try to do as much damage as possible in 4 levels. Each level has three buildings plus assorted vehicles to smash. The vehicles get tougher in each level, moving from streetcars, to HumVees, to tanks, to attack helicopters. When your time runs out, you revert to David Banner and the game ends. The game will also end if you win the fourth level. When you finish the game, it tells you the dollar value of the damage you've done. The controls are simple, so I won't explain them. Try the game, and read the instructions.
Overall, I really liked this game. It was a nice trip down memory lane. Have fun!
One thing I like about surfing around and looking for free games online is the sheer number of absolutely mindless entertainment out there. There are times when you just want a simple game to play, when you don't want to have to worry about strategies, or tactics, or high scores, but you just want to play a game. Squidgy fills that need quite well. Here's the link:
http://freearcade.com/Squidgy.flash/Squidgy.html
This game was just plain cool. And simple. In fact, games don't get any simpler. The object is to destroy as many of the enemies as possible, before they shoot you. 'You' are a bouncing ball, the enemies look like little round bombs. They get stronger as the levels go on, but even in the higher levels, you'll continue to encounter the weak enemies. Don't hit the spiky mines. Do hit the power-ups. How's that for easy?
It gets simpler, though. You move your bouncing ball with the mouse. You can bounce off the edge of the screen. There are no other game controls.
And that's it. When you start, you can choose a difficulty level, and then get started playing right away. One word of warning, though: this game is very, very, highly addicting. I'm not kidding. You can get hooked on this, and there's really no way off of it. So have fun!
I've always liked fire. I never played with matches as a kid, but I'll admit that I did always enjoy watching candles burn, and the best part of my first apartment was the fireplace. And with that in mind, let's take a look at this little game:
http://armorgames.com/play/586/light-people-on-fire
It's called Light People on Fire. There's actually alot of things I like about it, besides the arsonist aspect.
To start with, the game is timed. Win or lose, high score or low score, you only get 60 seconds. You can goof, lose, and have the game end earlier, but at the 60 second mark the game ends. That definitely makes this a good game for the workplace.
The point of the game is pretty simple: You're a stickperson (sticks again!), on fire, and every other person you touch burns up. You need to avoid the clouds that dump rain on you (fire and water, you know?).
There are only four controls. The left and right arrows move you back and forth, the space bar sets you on fire, and the 'control' key turns you into a tree. As a tree, the rain will make you grow, just as, as a flame, it will put you out. You can take advantage of that to keep the game going for as longs as possible.
Even if the rainclouds don't get you, you'll need to grow as the tree, because when you're a stick person your own flames will slowly burn you up. If you burn up, or get completely doused, before 60 seconds are up, the game's over.
I give this one a thumbs up. Got a light?
