Freeware games.

[Zero V2]

More specifically, games which you may download and are free to play on the computer, or maybe even console in some cases (or for those who are very tech savy, GP2X).

For any of those who are a fan of bullet hell shooters, or who like 16-Bit graphics in general, I seriously reccommend XOP. It's built like one, it runs like one, and it plays like one as well, and it's a very good game with some nice variety for a top-down shooter.

If you're awesome at dodging hundreds of bullets at the same time, you should get XOP Black. Think of XOP, without special weapons, with five times the difficulty.

If you've got any suggestions to add, or if you're looking for reccommendations, then please don't hesitate to speak.

[MarioRPG]

Iji (http://www.remar.se/daniel/iji.php) Shooter/RPG/Action
N (http://www.thewayoftheninja.org/n.html) Action/Lode Runner
ROM CHECK FAIL (http://www.farbs.org/games.html) Minigame
Gravitation (http://hcsoftware.sourceforge.net/gravitation/) Never played, heard good things.
Karoshi 2.0 (http://gmc.yoyogames.com/index.php?showtopic=369491) Action/Puzzle/short

Those are a couple that come to mind.

oh wait
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Cave Story (http://www.miraigamer.net/cavestory/) Action/Adventure/Platformer/RPG...
Fraxy (http://mokeron.hp.infoseek.co.jp/zg/fraxy_main.html) Shooter
Knytt Stories (http://nifflas.ni2.se/index.php?main=02Knytt_Stories) Platformer
Trilby: Art Of Theft (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/content/games/yahtzee/artoftheft) Stealth?

[Zero V2]

I've played N, Cave Story, and Knytt Stories, but I've never heard of most of the other ones...

I'm surprised nobody has said "I Wanna Be The Guy" yet.

[omg3969]

HEY HOWS IT GOING I'M CHINNESE

[Big McLargehuge]

ATTN WILLIE WE GOT SPAM.

[Big McLargehuge]

and The Ur-Quan Masters (http://sc2.sourceforge.net/) is the only freeware game >:

[LordSappington]

http://zarat.us/tra/offline-games/eversion.html
Eversion.
Awesome game.

[executioneer]

warning forever, a shooter with only boss fights

uhh dwarf fortress is basically still in alpha but the combat system is so fun in adventurer mode, plus the world history generator is actually getting pretty complex now :( it's sort of hard to describe the actual fortress mode apart from saying it's like simcity meets nethack

i've heard people pile praise on la-mulana but i thought it was just too fucking hard >: it's a platforming game that's apparently meant to be like the games on the old MSX

uhh is betrayal at krondor free still? good rpg based on raymond feist's books (the story was actually written by feist)

[Fathom Zero]

Sauerbraten and Cube are nice.

[Big McLargehuge]

i should mention that The Ur-Quan Masters is a freeware remake of star control 2. and yes betrayal at krondor is still free link: http://www.alt-tab.net/games/betrayal-at-krondor/

[mew barios]

Gulu: Renegade Zombie (http://www.rainbowcemetery.com/gulu/index.htm) - is my baby. started off being a clone of traffic jam for the tomy tutor and ended up more about being a zombie that kills people. ported to silverlight, flash port not done yet :<

Billy Bird: Labyrinth Lord (http://www.rainbowcemetery.com/ll/index.htm) - block sliding puzzle game

[Big McLargehuge]

spam :rolleyes

[LordSappington]

Liar, I see no spam. >:

[mew barios]

i spent too long making these things for you not to play them

[Big McLargehuge]

i tried playing that billy bird game but i got confused and stopped after a minute or two :(

edit: i get it now

[executioneer]

i should mention that The Ur-Quan Masters is a freeware remake of star control 2. and yes betrayal at krondor is still free link: http://www.alt-tab.net/games/betrayal-at-krondor/

it's actually a freeware port/remake of the 3do version which had full speech and intro/ending movies, which is actually a pretty big improvement on the pc version (which only had nifty .mod music for the alien encounters)

[Big McLargehuge]

you should change your title to "wikipedia" :rollleyes

[executioneer]

I DITNT GET IT FROM WIKIPEDIA GARSH DARNIT

[Big McLargehuge]

i meant that you are a human wikipedia

[executioneer]

I CHANGED IT BUT NOT TO WIKIPEDIA :x

[Phoenix Gamma]

Spelunky is an interesting game. It's made by Derek Yu (dude who made I'm O.K., another freeware game that was made for Jack Thompson's video game challenge a few years ago.)

http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=4017.0

It's a simple game that combines platforming with Rogue-Like, but the draw is that there are tons of mechanics involved to keep things interesting, like certain booby traps that can be triggered, princesses that you can rescue or throw as a weapon, and a merchant that you can buy from, steal from, or kill. Then there's all sorts of weapons and power-ups. I'd give it a B+.

Also, I hear Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden is supposed to be really funny. I haven't tried it yet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=11487701

EDIT: Speaking of Cave Story, you haven't played that until you've played on the PSP. Looks awesome in the screen, and the button setup is perfect.

[DevilWearsPrada]

Am I too late to post Barkley Shut up and Jam: Gaiden?

edit: yep.

[Big McLargehuge]

it is in the last post, are you really that stupid?

[DevilWearsPrada]

No?

edit: maybe.