Share Freeware Programs,Games...

K4rMa · October 5, 2007

Ok i find a big list with freeware things...

To let you know the text is copy-paste but like always i share it with Maxcheaters :)

If you see anything warez tell me to edit.. Thnx you...(I will do double maybe and other reply because the text is to big.. Sorry for that ! ) :) *Some links maybe are broken*

To let you know what I have tried on this list, I will put characters after the title and URL.

X = I have used it and I don't really have a good or bad opinion about it. Try it, you might like it.

XX = I have used it and I personally recommend it!

O = I have used it and I don't like it. Doesn't mean you won't, though.

Just because something has a XX or O next to it does not mean it's good or bad, it's just my opinion. If something looks interesting to you, give it a try.

MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS

The GIMP - http://www.gimp.org/ XX

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The GIMP is practically photoshop for the poor. You can do all kinds of junk, such as apply filters and effects. There are tons of other neat stuff as well. If you're a comic maker and you're stuck with MS Paint, this is a good program to take it's place.

GIMPShop - http://plasticbugs.com/index.php?p=241 X

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GIMPShop is pretty much just GIMP, but with a more photoshop friendly interface. I recommend this over the original GIMP.

Paint.net - http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/ XX

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Paint.net is another great image editing/creating program. While it may not have quite as many features as the GIMP, it is much easier to use. Think of this as MS Paint on steroids.

Pivot Stick Animator - http://www.geocities.com/peter_bone_uk/pivot.html XX

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Pivot Stick Animator allows you to create your own stick cartoons without having to deal with flash or any other program as such. It's possible to make them in 5 minutes, but if you really want to create something worth watching, you're going to have to spend some time on it. It can get quite addicting, which almost makes you forget how time consuming it can be.

Easy Toon - http://www.superfundungeonrun.com/easytoon/ XX

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Easy Toon is very much like Pivot Stick Animator, but is much more challenging to make something compelling with. And as sad as it always is, the more complex something is, the more possibilties it brings. If you were to master this program, you could make some pretty kickass stuff!

GameCam - http://www.planetgamecam.com/ XX

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GameCam is an alternative to the game recording program Fraps. While it DOES have a watermark, and last time I checked it doesn't have any limit to the length of videos you can record.

Take One (Recommended by Rutilant) - http://www.take1.de/ XX

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Take One is a free GIF animator. Don't let the cheesiness of the website fool you, it's quite a good program. Check out the site for more information.

Open Office (Recommended by I_love_garrysmod) - http://www.openoffice.org/ XX

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Open Office is pretty much everything from MS Office, but for free... and better! Check out the website for more information.

Endorphin: Learning Edition - http://www.naturalmotion.com/pages/le.htm

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Endorphin: Learning Edition is a free physics/animation program by NaturalMotion. Check out the website for more information.

Wings 3D - http://www.wings3d.com/

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Wings 3D is a free, open-source modeling program. I don't know a whole bunch about modeling (Actually, I know next to nothing), but it seems that if you're looking for a free modeling program this wouldn't be a bad place to start.

Anim8or - http://www.anim8or.com/main/index.html

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Anim8or is another free modeling/animation program that, from what I have read, is one of the simplest around. That being said, I think it's a safe bet to take that THIS would be a good place to start. Also, some of the stuff on the main page may not be all that great, but there really is some impressive stuff in the gallery section.

Blender3D - http://www.blender3d.com/cms/Home.2.0.html

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Yet another 3D modeling program. Like I said, I know nothing about modeling, so you're going to have to check the site yourself.

IrfanView - http://www.irfanview.com/ X

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IrfanView is a good imageviewer/editor. You can make slideshows, apply effects, and if I recall you can also make gifs with it. Check out the link above for more information.

Pixia - http://park18.wakwak.com/~pixia/ XX

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Yet another image editor created by some japanese guy. I check the program out, and I was rather impressed. While the site may not be of the highest quality, don't let that turn you off from the program itself. Check out the link above for more information.

Terragen (Recommended by Cablekid) - http://www.planetside.co.uk/terragen/ X

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Terrigen is a program that creates realistic environments. It's something that many people use to create their own skyboxes for HL1/HL2/other FPS games.

Artpad (Recommended by Whazat!!!) - http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/ X

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Artpad is a very impressive site that lets you paint just as you would with actual paint. You can also see the way people have drawn or painted their work. Probably a good way to learn new drawing techniques.

DAZ Studio - http://www.daz3d.com/program/studio/1_0index.php

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"Free 3d posing and animation software.

DAZ|Studio allows you to easily create beautiful digital art. You can use this software to load in people, animals, vehicles, buildings, props, and accessories to create digital scenes. DAZ|Studio includes two pre-configured scenes ready to "Load & Render" within DAZ|Studio. Double-click on the scene thumbnails inside of DAZ|Studio, and everything will come on screen posed, lit, and ready to create a stunning digital image." - http://www.software4free.org/

Art of Illusion - http://www.artofillusion.org/

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Art of Illusion is a free, open-source modeling and rendering program which is written entirely in Java. It claims that the latest version is stable and powerful enough to take on high-end animation.

3DCanvas - http://www.amabilis.com/

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Yet another free modeling program for you to choose from.

Apophysis (Recommended by .jason) - http://www.apophysis.org/

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"Apophysis, a program that allows you to create really cool looking wallpapers. It is a freeware fractal flame editor, whatever that means." - .jason

Jahshaka - http://www.jahshaka.org/

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"The worlds first OpenSource Realtime Editing and Effects System. Jahshaka takes advantage of the power of OpenGL and OpenML to give its users exceptional levels of performance. We currently support Linux, OsX, Irix and Windows, and Solaris is on the way! Jahshaka is licenced to the public under the GNU GPL agreement." - The website.

Inkscape - http://inkscape.org/ X

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Inkscape is an open-source vector graphics editor, which could be seen an alternative to programs such as Adobe illustrator or CoralDraw. Check out the website for more information.

Lego Digital Designer (Recommended by mrchoas58) - http://www.lego.com/eng/factory/design/

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I wasn't really sure where to throw this , so I put in the art section. This program allows you to create your own lego models, and if you'd like, you can even upload to the lego website and buy everything you'd need to make the model in real life!

ArtRage - http://www.ambientdesign.com/artrage.html XX

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This is an impressive program that allows you to create realistic looking drawings on your computer. While there is both a free and full edition, the free version has some pretty nice features, and has a very sexy look to it.

ZD Soft Screen Recorder (Recommended by hairymuffin) - http://www.all4you.dk/FreewareWorld/...der-32056.html XX

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"Soft Screen Recorder (Like fraps, but for recording things like video tutorials)" - hairymuffin.

PhotoPlus 6 - http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/sof...us/default.asp

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"PhotoPlus 6 is the fun photo editing software that brings professional image editing to everyone with just a few clicks of the mouse. This free download enables beginners and professionals alike to produce incredible images for print, multimedia and the web." - The website.

AbiWord - http://www.abisource.com/

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AbiWord is a free word processing application. Check out the link for more information.

Notepad 2 - http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html

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"The original Notepad shipped with Windows is probably the handiest program of all times, small, fast, without frills! Notepad2 tries to follow this principle, it's a small, fast and free text editor with syntax highlighting for HTML and other common languages." - Website.

WebPlus 6 - http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/sof...us/default.asp

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"Whether you’re looking to create a website to promote your club, hobby or business or you just want to find out how you can put your favorite holiday photos online, WebPlus 6 is exactly what you need. Explore the endless possibilities of designing eye-catching web pages when you download this free web design superstar!" - Website.

DrawPlus 4 - http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/sof...us/default.asp

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"The award-winning DrawPlus 4 is the user-friendly drawing program that opens up a whole new creative world. With its amazing combination of powerful functionality, simplicity and professional quality output, this free drawing software will give you the results you want - fast!" - Website.

3DPlus 2 - http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/sof...us/default.asp

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"Imagine being able to transform plain text into stunning 3D works of art simply with a few clicks of your mouse. You can when you download 3DPlus 2 for free! This fantastic software makes it simple for anyone to create professional looking 3D effects and animations that really make an impact." - Website.

Peter - http://www.gemtree.com/peter.htm

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I wasn't exactly sure where to put this, and I decided to put it here. Here's a description from the website: "The Peter system is a visual programming tool designed for a simple and fast generation of the programs for Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP. Its principal characteristic is the graphical presentation of the program structure. The program sections are assembled using the mouse like a jigsaw puzzle. Thanks to the justification check of the element combinations, carried out already at the time of the program generation, there is no chance of syntactic failure origination. The program presentation by means of a tree structure enables a considerable improvement of the program lucidity. The creation of the program is quickly becoming extraordinary easy and flexible."

CamStudio - http://sourceforge.net/projects/camstudio XX

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CamStudio allows you to record whatever you have on your screen at the time. I'm not sure if it'll record games, but it's worth a try.

Fraps - http://www.fraps.com/

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Okay, I guess it was kind of biased of me not to include FRAPS earlier on this list. Fraps allows you to record the games you play and it does a pretty good job of it quality wise. Chances are it will considerably drop your FPS and create a huge file, but it always looks nice.

K4rMa · October 5, 2007

GAMES

Soldat - http://www.soldat.prv.pl/ XX

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Soldat is a 2D shooter in which the quickest and most effective way to describe it would be a mix of Counter-Strike, Halo, Tribes, and Super Smash Brothers mixed into one crazy package. So, you have a jetpack that helps you get around the level, and a quite a few different weapons to dish out the destruction with, plus a grenade button for some quick kills. There is also quite a few different modes and settings to play with, including good 'ol CTF, classic Deathmatch, and plenty more. The biggest beef I have with this game, however, is the weapon balancing. For the most part it isn't really that bad, but when you're playing CTF against a whole bunch of grenade launcher whores, you'll see what I'm saying. Also there is a map maker you can download from the site which is fairly easy to use, so you could have some fun with that as well. I highly recommend this game to all.

Gunz: The Duel - http://www.gunzonline.com/

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Gunz is yet another game that I've heard is great, but really don't know too much about myself. I downloaded it, then couldn't even get on to a server and didn't bother with it after that. From what I've been told, it's a massively multiplayer online shooting game that has all kinds of crazy Matrix shit. Check out the website for more information.

MapleStory - http://www.mapleglobal.com/ O

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MapleStory is a 2D MMORPG. To be honest, I really don't know much about this game. I played for about 15 minutes and stopped playing right there. A bit too repetitive for me, but I know a lot of people who play and enjoy it. If you want to learn more about the game, you're going to have to look on the site, which can only be seen on Internet Explorer.

Kal Online - http://www.kalonline.com/ O

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Okay, I think you get the point that I'm not too big on MMO games. This is another free MMORPG. I played it, too repetitive for my tastes. Once again, if you're at all interested, check out the site.

Gunbound - http://www.softnyx.net/ XX

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Gunbound is pretty much a free version of the classic Worms games, but less fun. If you don't own a Worms game but need your fix of wormage, it really isn't too bad of a game. Don't be expecting it to be an equal to the classic game, or else you'll ruin the entire thing for yourself.

America's Army - http://www.americasarmy.com/ X

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America's Army is your pretty much your standard realistic shooter, but you have to go through training bullshit before you can go online. Yay! I've heard it can be quite realistic, though.

Tribes - http://files.filefront.com/tribes+fu.../fileinfo.html X

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The classic PC shooter Tribes... for free! What have you got to lose except a small bit of harddrive space? Give it a go.

Quake Construct - http://mods.moddb.com/5373/ X

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Construct is pretty much Gmod, but can play on computers that couldn't even dream of playing Gmod. No advanced physics or any of that kind of jazz, but still good fun.

War Rock - http://www.warrock.net/

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Yet another game I haven't played, but has gotten quite a bit of praise from what I've seen some members say on facepunch. Check it out.

Counter-Strike 2D (Recommended by ltp0wer) - http://www.cs2d.com/ X

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Counter-Strike 2D is pretty much Counter-Strike mixed with the first two GTA games. Give it a go.

Paintball 2 - http://mods.moddb.com/2155/Paintball-2/ X

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I remember my friend recommending that game to me. It's a paintball game that runs on an updated Quake 2 engine. Tons of wacky sounds. Should be fun for a least a little while.

Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory - http://games.activision.com/games/wolfenstein/ X

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This is a free, multiplayer-only game, released by the good folks at id, software that is set in the Wolfenstein universe. I've had very little expereience with this game, but it seems quite nice for a free game. Check it out!

Knight Online (Recommended by Brodi) - http://www.knight-online.com.my/ or https://www.knightonlineworld.com/

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Knight Online is yet another free MMORPG. I've never played it, but I've heard a few people say that they really enjoy it. Check out the site for more information.

Nexuiz - http://www.nexuiz.com/ X

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Nexuiz is a fast-paced, futuristic deathmatch game that is very much along the lines of Quake 3. With the time that I've spent with it, it's quite entertaining, with some nice graphics to boot. I'm also impressed with the game's quality, considering the fact that you're not paying anything. I highly recommend you give this game a look!

Ogame - http://www.ogame.org/

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Ogame is a futuristic browser-based game. While I have not played it, apparently many facepunch members are into it. For more information, check out the website.

Stick Online (Recommended by mrjsa) - http://www.bigsnoot.net/dustnet/index.html

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Stick Online is a black and white, sidescrolling MMORPG. Once again, this is not a game that I've played, but it's popular here on facepunch. Check out the website for more information!

FreeOrion (Recommended by Monarch) - http://www.freeorion.org/index.php/Main_Page

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FreeOrion is a free alternative to the game Master of the Orion 3, A galactic conquest game. Be sure to give the like a look!

Enemy Nations (Recommended by Monarch) - http://www.windwardreports.com/enemy_nations.htm

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Enemy Nations is an old RTS which was apparently "ahead" of the times. It feels like Civilization mixed with Red Alert. It's now free via their website.

GTA/GTA2/Wild Metal - http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/gta.html XX

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The original 2 GTA games are available for free downloads via the Rockstar website. If you haven't played the original 2, they're a lot like GTA 3, but with a top-down view. Not quite as fun as GTA 3, but that's not to say they're bad. Also, Wild Metal is available, but I've never heard of it or played it. Click the link for more information and the download links.

Noctis (Recommended by I_love_garrysmod) - http://anywherebb.com/noctis.html

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Noctis is a 3D space exporation game which apparently has a very large scale. Billions of stars you can explore and you can even meet different life-forms.

Madness Combat Interactive - http://mail.rochester.edu/~mabernet/...sh/madness.zip XX

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Madness Combat Interactive is a single-player, side-scrolling shooter that is based off the Madness Combat flash animations. This game is very hard, and could totally use some cover... but it could be fun for a little while.

Cube - http://sourceforge.net/projects/cube/ X

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Cube is free shooter much along the lines of the Quake games. While I don't know too much about it, I've heard it has a very unique mapping system.

Sauerbraten - http://sauerbraten.sourceforge.net/

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Sauerbraten is another version of Cube that is currently still in the works.

Block Land - http://www.blockland.us/index.asp X

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Block Land is a Lego building game that I've been told by some that is really entertaining. The graphics don't look like they're that hot, but gameplay is what matters, right? Check out the website for more information. http://rtb.mocheeze.com/download.htm Return to Blockland mod for Block Land which is said to have many nice features that are not in the original version

Hell of Sand (Recommended by Canesfan) - www.onemorelevel.com/hellofsand.php XX

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While I don't usually throw web-based games up on this list, this game is definitely bad enough (As in good enough, because I'm not cool like 'dat) to hand with the big boys. Here is what Canesfan had to say about it: "That game will really hold you on for at least three days. It has realistic physics, such as oil burns really fast, water makes plants grow, but if you mix salt with the water, it won't affect plant growth. You can make zombies to kill, and set up in random emergency situations. You can also create sand, and wax, which burns slowly, and slowly accumulates if it burns over something."

The Ur-Quan Masters (Recommended by Cablekid) - http://sc2.sourceforge.net/ XX

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I don't know anything about this game, so I'm going to quote Cablekid: "Cool and fun game based off of the sourcecode for Star Control 2. Explore the galaxy, find aliens and make your own fleet to battle the evil empire of aliens or persuade them to join your fleet." Sounds pretty neat if you ask me. Check the above link for more.

Planeshift (Recommended by The_Dead1) - http://www.planeshift.it/main_01.html

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Another free MMORPG. Yeah... I'm not exactly sure what to say about it.

Wyvern (Recommended by Game Informer Magazine) - http://www.cabochon.com/

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Wyvern is another free MMORPG that I got out of an old Game Informer article (Yay for Mod World). While it may have very, very (very) outdated graphics, it's said to have some nice character customization, and plenty of dungeons to master. Check out the link above for more information

FreeCiv - http://www.freeciv.org/index.php/Freeciv X

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FreeCiv is a free, open-source game based off the Civilization series. Civilization is a turn-based strategy game where you take control of a nation and win in several different ways. Check out the link above for more information on FreeCiv.

Carnage Blender 2 - http://www.carnageblender.com/

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I don't know much, if anything, about this game, but I've been told that it's a turn-based strategy game of some sort. Check out the website for more information.

Ground Control - http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/groundcontrol/ X

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The RTS game Ground Control, has been released for free to promote Ground Control 2. Check out the above link for more information.

StepMania - http://www.stepmania.com/

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StepMania is pretty much free DDR for your computer! But with this, you can put on your own music and jazz like that. If you like DDR, check this out. Keep in mind, that you cannot download a dancepad.

Crack Attack - http://www.nongnu.org/crack-attack/index.html X

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While it may sound like some sort of crazy druggy busting game, it's actually a clone of the classic SNES puzzle game - "Tetris Attack", which is not to be mistaken for Tetris. They both have very different concepts. In my opinion, Tetris Attack is the most addictive puzzle game of all time. While Crack Attack may not have all the neat modes from Tetris Attack intact (Haha), it still has the core gameplay, and that's what really counts.

Orbiter (Recommended by Cabledude) - http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/orbit.html

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ORBITER is a free flight simulator that goes beyond the confines of Earth's atmosphere. Launch the Space Shuttle from Kennedy Space Center to deploy a satellite, rendezvous with the International Space Station or take the futuristic Delta-glider for a tour through the solar system - the choice is yours. But make no mistake - ORBITER is not a space shooter. The emphasis is firmly on realism, and the learning curve can be steep. Be prepared to invest some time and effort to brush up on your orbital mechanics background.

Starport GE (Recommended by Cabledude) - http://www.starportgame.com/

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The hit game Starport is now available and still 100% free to play. Be the captain of a space-ship in this fully graphical action game. Carve out a name for yourself in a multi-player world full of intrigue and strategy. Team up with other real people, or blast them out of the sky. Explore distant star systems, establish colonies on alien worlds, hunt for treasures, and try to become the most famous captain in all the galaxy!

Celestia (Recommended by Cabledude) - http://www.shatters.net/celestia/index.html

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The free space simulation that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions. Celestia runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.

Open TTD (Recommended by Cabledude) - http://www.openttd.org/index.php

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OpenTTD is a clone of the Microprose game "Transport Tycoon Deluxe", a popular game originally written by Chris Sawyer. It attempts to mimic the original game as closely as possible while extending it with new features.

CodeRED Series - http://red.planetarena.org/

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The CodeRED games are a series of shooters that take place in a 50s-esqe alien movie setting. While CodeRED: Battle for Earth and CodeRED: The Martian Chronicles are singleplayer games, CodeRED: Alien Arena 2006 is a deathmatch style game simlar to that of Quake 3 or the Unreal games.

Battle for Wesnoth - http://www.wesnoth.org/ X

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Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based strategy game that is set in a medieval fantasy settings. Check out the website above for more information.

Racer (Recommended by Cablekid) - http://www.racer.nl/

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"Racer is a free cross-platform car simulation project (for non-commercial use), using professional car physics papers to achieve a realistic feeling. Cars, tracks and such can be created relatively easy (compared to other, more closed, driving simulations). The 3D and other file formats are, or should be, documented. Editors and support programs are also available to get a very customizable and expandable simulator. OpenGL is used for rendering." - Cablekid

The Universal (Recommended by Cabledude) - http://theuniversal.net/

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"The Universal is a free, massively multiplayer online game in which you explore a virtual galaxy with worlds owned, run and populated by other players. Each world in the galaxy is different, with different themes and gameplay styles - from persistent economies to arcade-style blasters." - Cabledude

Second Life - (Recommended by Cabledude) - http://secondlife.com/

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"An online society within a 3D world where you can explore, build, socialize, and participate in their own economy. (note, this game is a pay to play if you want a Premium account, but a basic account is free as long as you provide either a Phone Number/Service, or a valid credit card.)" - Cabledude

Liero Xtreme (Recommended by Orkel) -

http://lieroxtreme.thegaminguniverse.com/ X

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This is a fun game that's like a real-time version of worms. Tons of a wacky weapons, destructable environments, multiplayer action, and much more. Also, there are plenty of different skins that you can choose from, including 8-bit Mario, which sold me completely on this game.

N (Recommended by Darky) - http://www.harveycartel.org/metanet/n.html XX

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N is a free sidescrolling game that's said to be reminisent of Lode-Runner. It has some neat, stylish graphics.

Scorched 3D - http://www.scorched3d.co.uk/ X

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Scorched 3D is a 3D (dur!) version of the game Scorched Earth, which is a turn-based artillery game (Think Worms). For a free game, it has some impressive features, such as completely destructable environments and random map generation. The website obviously isn't all that sexy, but the game itself really isn't all that bad looking.

Glest - http://glest.org/

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Glest is a free RTS game in a fantasy setting (Warcraft 3-ish). Check out the website for more information.

Wulfram 2 - http://www.wulfram.com/

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This is a free, massively multiplayer online FPS, that the site claims, has quite a steep learning curve. Check out the site for more information.

FlightGear - http://www.flightgear.org/

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FlightGear is a free flight simulation game. While I haven't actually tried the game myself, it looks pretty nice. Check out the link above for more information.

Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far - http://www.closecombatseries.net/CCS...download&cid=7

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Trackmania: Nations - http://www.trackmanianations.com/ XX

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This is an amazingly fun racing game, that by the looks of the site, you would think it was just your average, generic racing sim. IT'S NOT. I'd like to think of this game as Super Monkey Ball, but in racing game form. All kinds of crazy loops and jumps for your car to overcome. Also, this game installs Starforce on your computer. You should probably do a google search and see if this bugs you any. It really is a great game, however, and I'd hate for anyone to miss out.

Rakion (Recommended by TiGeR) - http://rakion.softnyx.net/

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"Rakion: A 3D game where you can choose between 5 classes - Mage (My favorite), Archer, Ninja, Warrior, or Blacksmith. Made by the the same team as Gunbound. In my opinion it's better than Gunbound." - TiGeR.

Advance Wars By Web - http://awbw.amarriner.com/ XX

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This is a site that lets you play the popular GameBoy Advance game "Advance Wars" over the web, against other players, with nothing more than your browser. The person who made the site is still working on adding more of the game's content, such as the AWDS units and COs. If you've never played an Advance Wars game before, there's also a section that teachs you a little bit about it so you can enjoy it as well.

Charred Dirt - http://www.charreddirt.com/ X

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This is a remake, of sorts, of the game 'Scorched Earth'. While I've never actually played the original Scorched Earth, I guess it's what spawned games like Worms and Gunbound. So basically, you take turns on a 2D play field and blow the crap out of eachother and the environment. In this game, however, when you blow stuff up the broken pieces don't float in the air, they fall to the ground in a rather neat effect. I suppose this could be a fairly fun way to throw away an afternoon if you have some friends to play with, but since there never seems to be any servers online, I'd just stick with Gunbound.

Anarchy Online - http://www.anarchy-online.com/

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Yet another free MMORPG. Yeah.

Runescape - http://www.runescape.com/

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Bah, fine. I'm adding Runescape to the list. If you haven't already heard about it, it's an incredibly popular, free, browser based MMORPG. Pretty much everybody in my school is into it. While I've never played it, if it sounds like your thing, give it a go!

Subspace Continuum - http://beginners.subspace.net/

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A Massively Multiplayer Space Combat game of some sort. It looks fairly interesting.

Mono - http://www.binaryzoo.com/games/mono/

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"ono - part Asteroids

mono - part Robotron

mono - part Paint Shop Pro" - The website.

Silkroad Online - http://www.silkroadonline.net/

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I believe this to be another MMORPG. As usual with these kind of games, you're going to have to check the website to find other information on it.

Warzone 2100 - http://sourceforge.net/projects/warzone2100/

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An RTS game, originally released in 1999, that has just recently been released for free.

Blitz41 - http://www.blitz1941.com/Blitz.1941

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A WWII MMO where you control tanks on the battlefield.

Priston Tale - http://eng.pristontale.com/

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WHY ARE THERE SO MANY MMORPGS? ARRR!!!

Conquer Online - http://www.conqueronline.com/

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MMOs!! MMOs! ALL I SEE ARE MMOs!! AHHHH!

Flyff - http://english.flyff.com/

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Seriously, I think that I'm going to cry. MAKE THEM STOP!

Rubies of Eventide - http://www.cyberwar.com/download.html

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If I have to put another MMORPG on this list, I'm going to shoot myself.

Vega Strike - http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/

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Phew! A game that isn't an MMORPG!

"A 3D Space Simulator that allows you to trade and bounty hunt in a vast universe." - The website.

Dispatch of Army - http://doa.cube-asia.com/

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Finally, an MMO game that doesn't make me want to vomit in disgust, because it's and FPS! Check out the site for more information.

Frozen Bubble - http://www.frozen-bubble.org/

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Frozen Bubble is a Puzzle Bobble clone.

Not pr0n - http://deathball.net/notpron/notpron.htm XX

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A bunch of internet puzzles, claimg to be "The hardest riddle available on the internet". Really, really fun but really, really hard. NOT A POINT AND CLICK THING

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"MOTAS is an online graphic adventure game in which the adventurer has to solve riddles and puzzles, find and use objects, escape from locked rooms, find hidden passages and be a detective and examine everything to unlock the doors of the mystery of time and space." - The website. A pretty fun point-and-click adventure game.

Yahoo! Games - http://games.yahoo.com/

K4rMa · October 5, 2007

NewtonPlayGround - http://newton.delphigl.de/newtonplayground.html

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A really neat physics program where you can mess around with a lot of stuff, or play around with the pre-made demo levels.

iSketch - http://www.isketch.net/ X

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Pictionary? On the internet?? No way! So in other words, someone draws and the other players have to guess what it is.

Fire Emblem by Web - http://febw.amarriner.com/ X

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Like the above 'Advance Wars by Web', a way to play the GBA game 'Fire Emblem' against other players.

Duel Board (Recommended by Water-Marine) - http://www.duelboard.com

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A site that has games you can play against others.

Draw Ball - http://www.drawball.com/ X

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Let out your artistic side for a whole bunch of others to see! Basically, this is a MMO drawing game in a huge circle. Draw something and hope that some punk doesn't mess it up!

Black Shades (Recommended by Monkey123) - http://www.wolfire.com/blackshades.html

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"In Black Shades you control a psychic bodyguard, and try to protect the VIP (dressed in white) from a horde of zombies, snipers and other assorted would-be assassins.

Unique Features:

•Infinite randomly generated city

•Rag-doll skeletal animation

•Soul release mode

•Fluid aiming system

•Stop assassins by shooting them, knocking them unconscious, disarming them, tackling the VIP out of the line of fire, or any combination of the above.

It's recomended you read the readme in the place where you downloaded the installation file. Be warned, this could get addictive." - Monkey_123's post.

Sodaplay (Recommended by Hamburgler) - http://www.sodaplay.com/

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"Sodaplay is an open-ended, physics-reliant 2D (Java-based, while we're at it) sandbox remeniscent of Garry's Mod. You start by placing lines and line segments. You join them together and can fix points to the 'wall' or set up certain variables. Additionally, you can make a line segment a 'muscle', and have it fire at a set moment, helping you build walkers, cars and the like. Some people have amde insanely complex vehicles and scenes, some using mathematical formulas, and some examples are included in the 'game'. I highly suggest it, it's very fun and requires no download." - Hamburgler's post.

Space Cowboys - http://www.spacecowboy.net/

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Another MMORPG, but with a twist! Pilot a high-tech flying vehicle and lay down the destruction!

Grid Wars - http://www.incitti.com/Blitz/ XX

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A clone of the popular Xbox Live Arcade game 'Geometry Wars'. If you don't know, it's Robotron on drugs. Very addictive. About just as fun to watch as it is to play, sometimes the visuals can be overwhelming.

Plasma Pong - http://www.plasmapong.com/ X

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Pong but with a plasma-y twist!

FreeDoom - http://freedoom.sourceforge.net/index.php X

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The classic shooter DOOM, but for free! ... Well, kind of. The source for the DOOM engine was released, but the game's content was not, so these guys took it upon themselves to make a DOOM game that's completely free!

Zork 1/2/3 - http://www.infocom-if.org/downloads/downloads.html

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The classic text adventure game, Zork, has been released for free!

GameHippo - http://www.gamehippo.com/

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The ammount of free games here will probably make your mind explode. However, I'm not really sure if quality is going to be gaurunteed for each and every one of these games.

Global Goonzu - http://global.goonzu.com/center/default.asp

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MMORPG.

Kuma War - http://www.kumawar.com/

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"What is Kuma\War?

Playable re-creations of real war events released weeks after they occur. Accurate missions developed in advanced war game and distributed free online." - Kuma War Website.

Steel Panthers: World At War - http://www.steelpanthersonline.com/main.asp

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"Steel Panthers: World at War is a tactical level, World War II era, historical wargame. This is a very highly refined version of Steel Panthers III, placed in the Steel Panthers I game scale. We used Steel Panthers III since it was the most stable version of the game engine yet created. The original game series was designed by Gary Grigsby, Keith Brors and Joel Billings. SP:WaW is a hex based, top down view, alternating turn ("I go, you go" or IGOUGO) game design. SP:WaW also includes a timed play feature, giving each player a specific amount of time to conduct his turn before it ends and his opponent's turn begins. Armor, gun and vehicle units are represented by individual icons. Each infantry squad can have up to 25 men in it. Machine guns, mortars and artillery units are also realisticaly portrayed and crewed. Each hex represents 50 yards (meters) of the virtual battlefield, with many new terrain features added. Each game turn represents a few minutes of real time, and games can last from a few turns to entire campaigns." - Website.

Super Mario War - http://smw.72dpiarmy.com/ X

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A side-scrolling deathmatch game set in the Mario universe... or... something.

Dink Smallwood - http://www.rtsoft.com/dink/

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"Dink Smallwood is a humorous zelda-like isometric adventure/RPG produced and published by Robinson Technologies in 1997.

One of the unique features of Dink is its abilities to run Dink Modules (DMOD's) for unlimited adventure. Dink Edit is included with the game so you can make your own." Website.

WarSow - http://www.warsow.net/

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"General concept

* Standalone game for Windows and Linux ;

* 3D Engine based on Qfusion (a modification of Quake 2 GPL engine) ;

* eSport oriented FPS ;

* Fast-paced gameplay focused on trix (trick jumps) and art of move ;

* Complete Power-up System including Weak and Strong fire mode for each weapon ;

* Cartoonish graphics with celshading-like_but_not_Manga style, mixing dark, flashy and dirty textures, matching with action full of fun and speed ;

* References : Quakeworld, Quake3 CPMA, Jet Set Radio, Speedball."

Monster and Me - http://www.monsterandme.com/

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What looks like yet another Korean MMORPG game.

Ferentis - http://www.ferentus.com/

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More MMOs! Woop-dee-doo!

Martial Heroes - http://eng.doonline.co.kr/index_.php

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All these MMOs bring great depression into my heart.

Nitto 1320 Challenge - http://www.nitto1320.com/

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Finally! A game that isn't an MMO! Instead, it's a racing simulator!

Ultimate Baseball Online - http://www.ultimatebaseballonline.com/

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The fun of baseball without the fear of your fellow players going on a 'roid rage!

Thang - http://thang.ongameport.com/

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While I still hate MMOs, I have to give them props for the this game's name.

Notrium - http://www.monkkonen.net/notrium.php

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"You have crash-landed on planet Notrium. Your food supplies are running low, a pack of predatory aliens have got your scent. There are no more bullets for your pistol, your only weapon a handful of rocks. The night is coming, and you are desperately looking for wood to make a fire. Notrium is a game of survival." - Website.

Carom3D - http://www.carom3d.com/

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An online billiards game of some sort.

Tactics Arena Online - http://www.tacticsarena.com/

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Do you enjoy games like Final Fantasy Tactics? Then this game looks to be just up your alley.

Legends - http://www.legendsthegame.net/

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A Tribes-esque action game.

AWplanet - http://www.awplanet.com/en/index.jsp

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MMORPG. >: (

Babylon 5: I've Found Her - http://ifh.firstones.com/

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This appears to be a ship combat game.

Albatross18: Realms of Pangya - http://www.albatross18.com/

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A multiplayer golf game in an anime style.

ZeldeRex - http://zelderex.com/

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"ZeldereX Online is a free multiplayer strategy browser game, in which players assume the role of a low class business man struggling to develop his own massive corporation that seeks world domination using many cutthroat tactics.

For every new research you bring, you become one step closer to ridding yourself of all competition.

Using unique, highly customizable tools, you are able to create massive armies, covert op teams, transport them through all types of terrain, equip them with different weapons/tools, plant cameras/bombs, hire personnel, develop new technologies, build vehicles/siege weapons/buildings, hack into enemy computers, raise the dead, and far more to achieve your goals." - Website.

Bontago - http://www.bontago.com/ X

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I'm not entirely sure about this, but it looks like a very interesting puzzle game. It won an award in 2004's Independant Game Festival, so it can't be all that bad.

Wazzul - http://www.monkkonen.net/wazzal.php

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"Wazzal is a quality freeware single player space privateering game. The game starts when you capture a ship to become an interplanetary pirate. The idea is to fly your ships in our solar system and accomplish missions while gathering a fleet of ships to fight bigger foes. Wazzal features an ingenious plot and beautiful 3d-graphics to ensure a premium gaming experience." - Website.

Battle Position - http://battleposition.e-games.com.my/

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A real-time version of Gunbound.

Curator Defense - http://www.davidbhowe.net/cd/main.htm X

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This game is very reminicent of the popular defense games of Starcraft and Warcraft 3. If you don't know what those are, I'm summarize it for you. You got a huge hoarde of enemys coming your way, so you build structures and such to stop them to get to a certain position. If too many units get past, the game is over.

Ocular Ink - http://pistachioproductions.com/dart/ X

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"In a strange and twisted land where evil dismembered body parts roam the countryside, you play the role of a young paintbrush-wielding eyeball that is determined to free his home town from the fearsome clutches of the evil eye-pirate known far and wide as Patches Deadlights." - Website.

Transfusion - http://www.transfusion-game.com/ O

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"Transfusion plunges you into a world originally created in 1997 by Monolith Productions. Created with the BUILD game engine (Duke Nukem, Shadow Warrior), Blood was a tour de force of horror that has yet to be matched, in which you battled minions of evil in a lightning-paced, blood splattered quest for glory.

Thrill to new, enhanced special effects not seen in the original as you guide Caleb along his gory quest through a 3-dimensional world of horror. But the fun is just beginning then...

When Tchernobog's Cabal has fallen, there's millions of challengers vying for your throne out there in cyberspace. Be sure to hone your skills against the enhanced FrikBots before defending your title in online bloodbaths. No need for Caleb to do all the work either - you can battle online as any identity you choose by selecting from the character library or by downloading new identities from the internet." - Website.

kkrieger : chapter I - http://theprodukkt.com/

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An FPS in 96k! Seriously!

Epoch Star - http://www.epochstar.com/ X

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A top-down view space action game. Fly around space and accomplish missions, all while buying new upgrades for your ship.

Narbacular Drop - http://www.nuclearmonkeysoftware.com...culardrop.html XX

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"Narbacular Drop is an environmental puzzle game in a fantasy setting, where the player navigates a dungeon with two interconnected portals. The dungeon has a series of traps and puzzles, which the player must solve by moving around objects in the environment using the portals. The key feature of this game is the Portal System. The game will be developed for the Windows 2000/XP PC. The game is non-violent and would receive an E for Everyone rating. The target audience is young casual gamers and hardcore gamers.

The player controls the Princess character who has been captured by the a demon. The demon has trapped her in his dungeon lair, known as Wally. Wally is a sentient dungeon and has the ability to open holes, or Portals on his walls. These portals connect to each other and any object moving into one portal will come out the other. Wally is resentful of his owner demon owner, so he joins with the Princess to help her escape. In exchange, she agrees to free Wally by directing his portal power to vanquish the demon." - Website

ActiveWorlds - http://www.activeworlds.com/

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I guess this is a game similar to Second Life.

Cave Story - http://www.acid-play.com/download/cave-story/ XX

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"I just finished playing through this game, and I was blown away by how awesome it is, Especially considering it's free and only 1mb.

So, pretty much, it's a sidescrolling game that's kind of like a mix between Metroid, Zelda, and Contra. There's a nice assortment of weapons to choose from by the time you beat the game (which I think took me about somewhere between 7-9 hours), all of which have their own use at certain times in the game. Also, by picking up experience dropped by enemies, you can level your guns up to become even more powerful. However, if you take damage, the weapon you're holding will lose experiences.

And to make things better, the game also contains a fairly nice storyline to keep you hooked up until you actually beat it. At the beginning of the game, it's likely you're not going to know what's going on, and that's okay, as I think that's the way I think they ment it to be. From what I've heard, the game also has mutliple endings.

The game has a very retro soundtrack. It made me feel like I was playing a NES or Gameboy game (Well, with considerably better graphics). I'll admit that at the start of the game, the music got on my nerves a little bit, but as I played on, I wasn't really bugged by it at all." - My review.

GeneRally - http://generally.rscsites.org/index.shtml XX

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GeneRally is an excellent top-down racing game, along the lines of MicroMachines if you've ever played it. It also includes a track creator for creating your own tracks.

Cloud - www.thatcloudgame.com

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While I don't really know anything about this game, the trailer on the website certainly looks very interesting.

Facade - http://www.interactivestory.net/

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Facade, I guess, is an interactive drama. While this doesn't exactly sound like my kind of thing, if you're interested, check out the website.

Out of Order - http://www.acid-play.com/download/out-of-order/

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I was thinking that we don't have too many (or any, I don't think) point-and-click adventure games on this list. I only played this for about 30 minutes, but it appears to be fairly entertaining and humorous.

Neverball - http://icculus.org/neverball/ XX

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I believe this to be a Super Monkey Ball clone. If you've never played a Super Monkey Ball game, you have to guide a rolling ball to the end of a stage without falling off.

Head over Heels - http://retrospec.sgn.net/games/hoh/

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"Head Over Heels was released, um, a while ago. Around about 1987 if I recall correctly and it was immediately praised in the press as being quite the bestest thing ever. Not only was it a huge game for it's time, it also had great graphics and was very addictive - if somewhat punishing in its difficulty level. The variety in the locations was amazing and the challenges brilliantly designed. Quite rightly it was awarded with pretty much every accolade that could be bestowed upon it by the various magazines. Even today it still stands as a brilliantly designed title and has never really been bettered in the isometric adventure genre."

Tyrian 2000 - http://members.iinet.net.au/~vannevar/tyrian/ X

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A top down space shooter, said by many to be best around.

K4rMa · October 5, 2007

ScummVM - http://www.scummvm.org/ XX

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ScummVM allows you to play a fair-sized number of point and click adventures, two of which are available on their site for free: Beneath a Steel Sky and Flight of the Amazon Queen.

Little Fighter 2 - http://lf2.net/ XX

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A popular freeware fighting game.

Vapour - http://www.vapour-online.com/

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Vapour is a steam-like application where you can download maps and mods for a number of games. There is also some freeware games available on it.

Star Control: TimeWarp - http://timewarp.sourceforge.net/

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A remake of the Star Control II fighting system, Super Melee! The menu system seems a bit clunky to me, but it has more Super Melee! features than Star Control II itself has, including a large number of more ships. The fighting is just about as fun, and it has network play!

Liero - http://www.acid-play.com/download/liero/ XX

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Seeing as Liero Xtreme is on this list already, I thought I'd add the original. Liero is a real-time 2D worms games.

Advanced Strategy Command - http://www.asc-hq.org/

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"ASC is a free, turn based strategy game. It is designed in the tradition of the

Battle Isle series from Bluebyte and is currently available for Windows and Linux." - The game's website.

Raging Skies (Recommended by SgtCodex) - http://darthlupi.com/?page_id=4

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"Take on the role of young Cliffton Spoon as he makes his mark as a bounty hunter in the skies of a war torn future Earth.

Immerse yourself in a fun fast paced shoot em up match against the Talon Lords and their countless squadrons.

Laugh like a little girl as you send your enemies screaming to an explosive death." - The game's website. There is also a few other games on the page.

Savage - http://databox.topcities.com/

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The FPS/RTS game, Savage, is now free to play, as they no longer support it.

Phosphor - http://www.rasterwerks.com/

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An in-browser FPS currently in beta stages. Beta or not, very impressive!

Triplane Turmoil - http://www.acid-play.com/download/triplane-turmoil/

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Apparently, the creator of Soldat gained some inspiration for Soldat from this game. While I haven't tried it, myself, I've heard it's quite entertaining and challenging.

Soup Toys - http://www.souptoys.com/ X

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Soup Toys, a physics sandbox game that is played right on your desktop is temporarily free. Get it before it's too late!

Frets on Fire - http://kempele.fi/~skyostil/uv/fretsonfire/ XX

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Frets on Fire is probably the most unique freeware game I've ever played. It's a Guitar Hero clone where you pick up your keyboard and play it like a guitar. It, surprisingly, works rather well. While there's only 3 official songs for the game, there are plenty more available for download.

Burning Sand (Recommended by Blue_25) - http://siebn.de/index.php?page=burningsand/download

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A Hell of Sand clone that you can download and play, rather than having to go to a website.

TA: Spring (Recommended by Chrispin) - http://taspring.clan-sy.com/ X

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A free RTS game that has enough content to make your head explode! If you play without reading the manual or without anyone to teach you, I can really understand how you could get lost in the game's sea of units, buildings, and features.

5 Days a Stranger/7 Days a Skeptic/Trilby's Notes (Recommended by dirtydiaper) - http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/games.htm

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A series of horror point-and-click adventure games. There are other games on the page as well.

Within a Deep Forest (recommended by stealth_camo) - http://withinadeepforest.ni2.se/ XX

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a 2D platforming game where you play as a living blue ball. The best way I could think to describe this game is a 2D Super Monkey Ball game mixed with Metroid. Try to beat different areas to get new ball materials which allows you to get to new areas.

Toribash - http://www.toribash.com/ XX

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Toribash is the most unique fighting game you will likely ever play. Honestly, this game makes Super Smash Brothers look like Street Fighter II. Basically, it's a turn-based game where you get a ragdoll and you have to extend, contract, hold, and relax different joints to get him to do what you want him to. It's fairly complex, but once you find out how to play it's really fun.

F.E.A.R. Combat - http://www.joinfear.com/main XX

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The entire multiplayer portion of last year's commercial game 'F.E.A.R' was recently released for free under the title "F.E.A.R Combat". It's probably the most quality first person deathmatch game you'll be able to download for free. Be warned, however, that the required specs for this game are some of the heaviest for a freeware game.

Aces High II - http://www.hitechcreations.com/frindex.html

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Aces High II is a vehicular combat game that really isn't entirely free. As far as I know, the only limit is that you can't join the lobby to find a server after two weeks. However, if you have friends to play with it shouldn't be a problem.

Penumbra - http://frictionalgames.com/penumbra XX

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Penumbra is a heavily physics oriented survival horror game. It's more of a puzzle game than it is an action game, as you never actually get a gun. The graphics are quite impressive, but with that comes some heavy required specs. Defintely worth a look, it's quite scary.

End of games !!! If my replys for forum are a problem for post count move it to spam...

K4rMa · October 5, 2007

SOUND/MUSIC/MEDIA RELATED

Winamp - http://www.winamp.com/ XX

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Winamp is quite possibly the best media player that is currently available. Many features, skins, and it plays just about any kind of media file you can think of. Highly recommended!

FL Studio - http://www.flstudio.com/ XX

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FL Studio is a music making program, mainly for making techno. While it's only a demo, you can still do some pretty neat things with FL Studio, but it will take you some time to learn. The biggest problem of it being a demo, is that it doesn't allow you to save and work on your songs later, but you can still export them to MP3 or WAV.

Audacity - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ X

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This is one of the best free audio editing/voice recording programs that you're probably going to find. If you're stuck with the standard windows voice recording program, be sure to download this, as it has many nice features. You can add reverb, you can change the pitch of the sound without slowing it down or speeding it up, change the speed without changing the pitch, and tons of other cool things.

OverClocked ReMix - http://www.ocremix.org/ XX

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While this isn't a program, it's certainly a free thing anybody who considers themselves a gamer should know about. Hours and hours of quality free music, all of which are video game remixes. I'm sure you're thinking, "Oh, boy... more video game tunes with a standard techno beat behind them. Yay.", but suprisingly that isn't the case. There are many, many unique and original remixes to be found here.

VideoLAN - http://www.videolan.org/

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This is a media program that can play just about every media file that you can think of! Check out the link above for more information.

Pandora - http://www.pandora.com/

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Pandora helps you find more of the types of music you like. It's fairly new to me, but check out the website. It's pretty neat. This has been recommended by a few people, the first being Mr.Anderson.

GoldWave - http://www.goldwave.com/ XX

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GoldWave is another audio recording/editing program that is just as good, if not better, than audacity. It's a great program, but it isn't ENTIRELY free. After you do a bunch of things in one session, it will start bugging you because you don't have a registered version. Check out the website for more information.

Newgrounds Audio Portal - http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/ X

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I know that I've already linked to Newgrounds below, but this seems like a part of the site that is commonly overlooked. While this is a community music portal in which anyone can submit something, there is actually quite a bit of quality music to be found here of many, many varieties.

Metroid Metal - http://www.metroidmetal.com/index.html XX

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The Metroid/Super Metroid/Metroid Prime soundtracks done in an impressive metal style. While there may not be the quantity of music here as Overclocked Remix or the Newgrounds Audio Portal, you can rest assured that it's all quality stuff.

Freecorder - http://www.replay-video.com/freecorder/index.php

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Freecorder is a program that allows you to record sound that's currently playing on your speakers or headphones. Also allows you to record Skpye phonecalls.

Free Hi-Q Recorder - http://www.roemersoftware.com/free-sound-recorder.html

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This one is pretty much the same as above.

Quintessential Media Player - http://www.quinnware.com/

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This is yet another media program, one that is said to be able to compete with WinAmp. Check out the site for more information.

XMPlay - http://www.un4seen.com/xmplay.html

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While XMPlay may not be as popular as media players like WinAmp, it's been said that it can pack quite a media punch. Check out the website for more information.

SHOUTcast - http://www.shoutcast.com/

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A bunch of free internet radio stations for you to listen to!

8bitpeoples - http://www.8bitpeoples.com/ X

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Love video games? Love video game music? Well, you're not going to find anything here found in a game, but much of this music carries on the catchy legacy of music created on systems like the NES. Honestly, not all of it is that great, but I admit to finding some music that I really liked here, while I found much of it to be "Let's create as much glass-shattering noise as we possibly can and pass it off as music!" Not all of it is that bad though.

SoundClick - http://www.soundclick.com/ X

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SoundClick is a site that lets anyone submit their own music - this, of course, means you're likely to find more crap here than you're going to find gems. That's not to say that everything here is horrible, but the good stuff you're going to have to find on your own.

Live 365 - http://www.live365.com/

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Another free internet radio station. To death metal, to happy techno music, they seem to have a lot of stations to choose from.

Musicmatch Jukebox - http://www.musicmatch.com/

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"Musicmatch Jukebox 10 is the most powerful way to find and organize your music, giving you ultimate control of your music experience. With a whole new range of library, playlist, and portable device controls, Musicmatch Jukebox is more powerful and easier to use than ever before." - The Website. It also claims to be 'the world's best music player'. That's a lot to live up to, but you never know.

WavePad - http://www.nch.com.au/wavepad/

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"This audio editing software is a full featured professional sound editor for Windows. It lets you make and edit voice and other audio recordings. When editing audio files you can cut, copy and paste parts of recordings and, if required, add effects like echo, amplification and noise reduction. WavePad works as a wav editor or mp3 editor but it also supports a number of other file formats including vox, gsm, real audio, au, aif, flac, ogg and more." - The Website.

Machinae Supremacy - http://www.machinaesupremacy.com/ XX

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What happens when you cross retro gaming music with metal? You get Machinae Supremacy! There is quite a bit of quality music free for download here.

Trash80/Tresk - http://www.trash80.net/mp3s/ XX

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Trash80 and Tresk are electronic music artists. Their music was featured in Darwinia, but they still have it all, and more, for download here.

Lemon Demon - http://www.lemondemon.com/ X

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Lemon Demon wrote the music for the popular flash cartoon "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny". While not all of his music is up for download, there's certainly enough of it to be worth your time.

OTHER

Mozilla Firefox - http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ XX

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Firefox is, considered by most, the best web browser that is currently available. There are tons of neat features, such as tabbed browsing, skins, and tons of different extensions. If you're still using Internet Explorer, ditch that and download this. Now!

Opera - http://www.opera.com/ X

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Opera is yet another web browser, one that some say is even better than firefox. While I don't use this program myself, I suggest you check it out. Perhaps I'm missing out on something really good?

AdAware (Recommended by gt500k) - http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ XX

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I must say that I owe my computer to this program. It scans for adware and all of that other crap that the internet can bring, and destroys it. Highly recommended!

Foxit Reader - http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php X

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Foxit reader is pretty much Adobe Reader... but is only 1mb in size! Read the site for more information.

Skype - http://www.skype.com/ X

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Skype is a program that allows you to talk to other people over the internet. You're going to need a microphone to use it.

Trillian - http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/ XX

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Trillian is a very helpful program that is AIM, ICQ, MSN, and Yahoo messenger all in one! I highly suggest you give this program a go!

Hamachi - http://www.hamachi.cc/ XX

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Hamachi is quite an impressive program that allows you to connect to or more computers to a virtual network. In other words... LAN of the internet! Check out the site for more information.

WinRAR - http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm XX

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This is a program that you will likely find very helpful. WinRAR is the best in file compression software. You're probably going to need this to download many things, including RAR, ZIP, and all of those other compression files nobody gives a damn about.

ccCleaner (Recommended originally by RCG_Savage) - http://www.ccleaner.com/ XX

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I haven't heard of or used this program, but it has been recommended by a few people (RCG_Savage being the first in a PM) so I put it up here. I guess it removes spyware and cleans up some junk on your hardrive. Check out the website for more information.

Xpize (Recommended by RCG_Savage) - http://xpero.msfn.org/

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This program changes up the look of windows XP, also changes the look of buttons and icons. Perfect if you don't like the normal Windows XP theme and you're too poor or donâ€™t want to pay for it. Comes with SkinXP themeâ€™s as well.

CD Burner XP (Recommended by Monarch) - http://www.cdburnerxp.se/

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CD Burner XP is a free CD Burning program. I'm not really sure what else to say, so check out the link above for more information.

PeerGuardian (Recommended by Monarch) - http://phoenixlabs.org/

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From their site: PeerGuardian 2 is Phoenix Labs premier IP blocker for Windows. PeerGuardian 2 integrates support for multiple lists, list editing, automatic updates, and blocking all of IPv4 (TCP, UDP, ICMP, etc), making it the safest and easiest way to protect your privacy on P2P.

Space Monger (Recommended by Monarch) - http://www.werkema.com/software/spacemonger.html

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Scans your hard drive and tells you where large concentrations of large files are. Check out the website for more information.

7-Zip (Recommended by I_love_garrysmod) - http://www.7-zip.org

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7-Zip is yet another file compression program, one that I've been told that has very good compression. Check out the website for more information.

Xfire (Recommended by LameFlame) - www.xfire.com X

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Xfire is a game that lets you chat with people while you're playing games. Press scroll lock and X at the same time and the chat will come up, press it again and it will go away. Pretty neat. Also, it records how long you play certain games and such. There is tons of other features as well. Highly recommended!

GAIM - http://gaim.sourceforge.net/

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GAIM is a lot like Trillian from what I've read, in which you can chat on multiple messangers all in one. Check out the website for more information.

WinACE - http://www.winace.com/

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WinACE is another alternative to WinRAR. I don't use this program myself, but someone told me that it's even better than WinRAR. I've heard that one before, but you'll have to be the judge of that yourself.

Bittorrent = http://www.bittorrent.com/ XX

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Bittorrent allows you to open and use torrent files, which downloads and uploads to and from several peers. NOTE: I do not support the downloading of illegal files through torrents.

Azureus - http://azureus.sourceforge.net/

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This is an alternate torrenting program. While I use bittorrent myself, give them both a look too see which fits you best.

Adobe Acrobat Reader - http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/

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Since I have Foxit reader up here, I figured I'd throw this one up as well. This a program that allows you to read and print PDF files. Yeah. Check the link above for more information.

Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware - http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

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You're probably thinking the same thing that I was. "Everything that Microsoft makes is crap! There's no way this AntiSpyware program is going to be any good..." and when I installed it and tried it, I was proved wrong. This is a very good AntiSpyware program and I highly recommend it!

System Mechanic 6 (Recommended by Cabledude) - http://www.iolo.com/sm/index.cfm

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Whether you are looking to find and fix stubborn computer errors; clean-up, compact, and defragment your registry; defragment your hard drive and memory; speed-up Windows and the Internet; protect your e-mail and computer from viruses, worms, spyware, and hackers; secure your PC; or perform a variety of critical system maintenance tasks; the award-winning System Mechanic Product Family has the right tools for the job.

TeamSpeak - http://www.goteamspeak.com/

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TeamSpeak is a program that lets you talk to people via your microphone, which is very convieniant for online gaming with your friends. While of course you can always type to them in-game, it's always more fun to gloat as the action is happening, yes?

Ventrilo - http://www.ventrilo.com/ X

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Ventrilo is an alternative voice-chat program to TeamSpeak.

Aprovax Shield (Recommended by luigi1107) - http://www.arovaxshield.com/download.php

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"Arovax Shieldâ„¢ is a real time monitor which goes beyond what other security suites offer by adding another layer of protection to your system proactively. It runs silently in the background, watching for Malware/parasites that try to install on or modify your system." - luigi1107

SpyDefense BETA (Recommended by luigi1107) - http://www.everestlabs.com/

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"Everest Labs proudly presents SpyDefense - AntiSpyWare solution for your PC. SpyDefense protects your computer against annoying, and harmful software such as Spyware, Adware, Trojan horses, etc." - luigi1107

SphereXP (Recommended by luigi1107) - http://www.hamar.sk/sphere/

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"This programs makes your desktop three-dimensional." - luigi1107

Spyware Blaster (Recommended by luigi1107) - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

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"The most important step you can take is to secure your system. And SpywareBlaster is the most powerful protection program available. Prevent the installation of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers, and other potentially unwanted software. Block spyware/tracking cookies in Internet Explorer and Mozilla/Firefox. Restrict the actions of potentially unwanted sites in Internet Explorer.

Desktop Sidebar (Recommended by luigi1107) - http://www.desktopsidebar.com/screenshots.html

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"Desktop Sidebar provides you with instant access to the information you most desire by grabbing data from your PC and the internet. The result is a dynamic visual display you configure and control." - luigi1107

Cedega (Recommended by GlofuS) - http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_cedega_home.html

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"Cedega allows Windows-based games to run on Linux, out-of-the-box, seamlessly and transparently. With Cedega, TransGaming does not require any access to a game's source code but, rather, runs the Windows executable on Linux. In simplified terms, Cedega loads a game's binary into memory on a Linux system and then dynamically links to code that provides an implementation of the Win32 APIs that the program is using. The APIs that Windows games are mostly built on top of are primarily based on Microsoft's DirectX system. These APIs include facilities for handling 3D graphics (Direct3D), mouse and keyboard input (DirectInput), audio (DirectSound), and so on. TransGaming works to create Linux compatible versions of these APIs that work on top of the Linux equivalents such as OpenGL, X11, and the OSS and ALSA sound APIs. An important attribute of Cedega is the complete support for third party engines and SDKs such as Bink, Lithtech, Miles, Havok, Renderware, etc. Cedega is the culmination of several years of effort on these API and our engineering team's knowledge of DirectX is probably second only to Microsoft's own.

Cedega support hundreds of the top Windows games on Linux, including such blockbuster hits as Max Payne 2, GTA Vice City, Battlefield 1942, Battlefield: Vietnam, WarCraft III, Diablo II, Half-Life, just to name a few; MMPORG games such as City of Heroes, Star Wars Galaxies, EverQuest and many many more are also supported." - The website.

Google Talk - http://www.google.com/talk/ X

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Google Talk is a free instant messaging program created by the awesome people at Google. You can either chat via text or if you have a microphone, you can voice-chat with your friends.

Avast! 4 Home Edition - http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

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Avast! 4 Home Edition is a free anti-virus program by Alwil software. Check out the site for more information.

PrntScrn - http://www.prntscrn.net/download/PrntScrn.NET/ X

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PrntScrn is a program that allows you to take pictures of whatever you're doing on your computer and upload them online in just a couple seconds! Check out the website for more information.

Nvu - http://www.nvu.com/ X

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Nvu is a web authoring application that is said to be an alternative to expensive alternatives such as Microsoft Frontpage and Macromedia Dreamweaver. If you want to make a website, or already have one, but you absolutely hate messing around with HTML, this couldn't be a bad program to look to.

WYSIWYG Web Builder - http://www.pablosoftwaresolutions.co...b_builder.html

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WYSIWYG is another webpage builder that requires no HTML knowledge. Check out the site for more information.

Rainy (Recommended by ThePlague) - http://vapaa.dc.inet.fi/~rainy/index...ject=rainmeter

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"Rainmeter is a customizable performance meter, which can display the CPU load, memory utilization, disk space, network traffic, time and many more things. It is brilliant! Free and takes up practically no system resources at all! It also looks cool and has thousands of skins." - ThePlague

AVG Anti-virus - http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5

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AVG Anti-virus is said by many to be the best free anti-virus software currently available. Check out the above link for more information.

K4rMa · October 5, 2007

DeepBurner (Recommended by hairymuffin) - http://www.deepburner.com/

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This is a free CD/DVD burning application. You'll have to check out the site to learn more.

Google Earth (Recommended by hairymuffin) - http://earth.google.com/ XX

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This is a neat application, made by the awesome people at google, that allows you to snoop around the world on your computer. Look around your town, find your house, look around interesting place. The world is a huge place and it's pretty fun to look around with Google Earth.

NASA World Wind (Recommended by hairymuffin) - http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/

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This is pretty much the same as Google Earth, which is directly above. If you'd like, try them both and see which you like best.

Spybot - Search and Destroy (Recommended by hairymuffin) - http://www.safer-networking.org/

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I thought that I had already put this up here, but I was surprised when I couldn't find it on my list! Spybot - Search and Destroy is a popular spyware removing application.

Mozilla ThunderBird - http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/

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ThunderBird is a free email program. Made by the same people who made FireFox, you can expect quality from this one!

Ewido - http://www.ewido.net/en/download/

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"Ewido anti-malware - The perfect solution to protect your computer against various threats and hackers." - The google discription.

BitTornado (Recommended by FrostedLightning) - http://www.bittornado.com/

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Another torrenting program.

CPUZ (Recommended by The_Plague) - http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

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CPU-Z is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system. Extremely handy, a must have.

SpeedFan (Recommended by The_Plague) - http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

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SpeedFan is a freeware program that monitors voltages, fan speeds and temperatures in computers with hardware monitor chips. SpeedFan can even access S.M.A.R.T. info for those hard disks that support this feature and show hard disk temperatures too, if supported. A total must have for all those hot, sweaty PCs out there. Also very handy to check the health of your Hard Drive. It saved me; 3 days after it saying there was a problem with my HD, and me backing up all my stuff the Hard Drive, it failed. Brilliant program!

ConTEXT (Recommended by The_Plague) - http://www.context.cx/

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"After years searching for suitable Windows text editor, I found this. It supports pretty much all coding "languages" with the highlighter support and basically, totally rocks. I use it every day for work." The_Plague's post.

SprayR (Recommended by The_Plague) - http://sprayr.scumhunter.net/

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Sprayr is a tool to create custom Spraylogos for Half-Life 2 and all official Source Mods.Your Spraylogos can be created from all common GFX-Fileformats like JPEG, JPG, GIF, BMP, PNG, TGA...

You can also create colored and animated Spraylogos with it!

Gmax (Recommended by The_Plague) - http://www.turbosquid.com/gmax

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Gmax allows users to produce everything from characters and vehicles to landscapes and props. Not only do you get to customize your games with Gmax, you also learn 3D design within a professional-level tool.

Everest Home Edition - (Recommended by The_Plague) http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...-Edition.shtml

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EVEREST Home Edition is a free system diagnostics, system information and benchmarking solution for home PC users, based on the award-winning EVEREST Technology.

It offers the world's most accurate system information and diagnostics capabilities, including online features, memory benchmarks, hardware monitoring, and low-level hardware information. It is a very user friendly diagnostic program with a simple and easy to use interface.

Acqlite(Mac) (Recommended by DogÂ§Paddle) - http://acqlite.sourceforge.net/

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Acqlite is a P2P program that uses the Gnutulla network.

Adium(Mac) - http://www.adiumx.com/

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Adium is an instant messaging program that supports just about any protocol (AIm, MSN, Jabber, etc.)

Connect360(Mac) (Recommended by DogÂ§Paddle) - http://www.nullriver.com/index/products/connect360

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Connect360 allows you to connect your Xbox 360 to a Mac.

Camino(Mac) (Recommended by DogÂ§Paddle) - http://www.caminobrowser.org/

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Camino is basically Firefox, except that it's specifically designed for Mac

Transmission(Mac) (Recommended by DogÂ§Paddle) - http://transmission.m0k.org/

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Transmission is a lightwieght torrent program.

Solitaire XL(Mac) (Recommended by DogÂ§Paddle) - http://lavacat.com/

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It's solitaire... for the Mac!

iLinkPod(Mac) (Recommended by DogÂ§Paddle) - http://www.ilinkpod.com/

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"iLinkPod is first of all a unique tool that creates a permanent and direct access from your Desktop (and your iPod or wherever you want) to the hidden folders in which iPod stores your audio files."

JoyToKey - http://www.electracode.com/4/joy2key...%20Version.htm XX

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Do you have a gamepad, but one of the games you would like to play with it does not support it? Then download this, as you can assign buttons on the gamepad to keys!

Dafont - http://www.dafont.com/

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A site with plenty of custom fonts.

Zwei-Stein - http://www.thugsatbay.com/tab/?q=zweistein

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A free movie editor that appears to be much better than Windows Movie Maker. Yes, that's right, a lot more features than Windows Movie Maker, but it's also a lot more complex.

ENTERTAINMENT

Homestar Runner - http://www.homestarrunner.com/ X

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This is a site littered with flash cartoons featuring some really, really strange characters and humor to match. While a lot of it may seem childish at times, many of the Strong Bad Emails are priceless.

Penny Arcade - http://www.penny-arcade.com/ X

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Penny Arcade is very popular web comic with plenty of video game jokes and otherwise. Quite a good web comic.

VG Cats - http://www.vgcats.com/ XX

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Another popular video game humor web comic, featuring two cats (a gray and a pink one) as the main characters. Another good web comic.

Newgrounds - http://www.newgrounds.com XX

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Newgrounds is the biggest portal of flash animation that currently exists on the internet. Games, movies... there is a considerably good chance you'll find you like here! However, there are tons of ads.

Ctrl+Alt+Del - http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/

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Yet another very popular web comic.

Concerned - http://www.hlcomic.com/ XX

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If the name doesn't already give it away, the comic is based in the Half-Life universe. The comic is made using Facepunch's very own, you guessed it - Garry's Mod. However, this is not just your average Garry's Mod comic. The difference, you ask? It's actually funny.

Catharsis - http://www.catharsiscomic.com/ X

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A crazy comic following the life of a women named Gwen who has a pet dragon. Probably the only good web comic that I can think of that's made by a girl (girls on the internet? LIES!), and it's actually fairly witty. You should check it out.

Cyanide and Happiness - http://www.explosm.net/ XX

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One of the craziest comics ever, and it seems it isn't afraid to make fun of just about anything. Check it out, it's funny.

Pure Pwnage - http://www.purepwnage.com/ X

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Pure Pwnage is a popular, and quite professionally made, internet show. There is at least over 2 hours of entertainment to be had here. Check out the site and enjoy.

YouTube (Recommended by Geiger count) - http://youtube.com/ XX

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A site with tons of videos for you to watch.

Stupid Videos - http://www.stupidvideos.com/ X

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If the title doesn't already give it away, it's yet another site with a bunch of videos for you to watch.

MegaTokyo (Recommended by FrostedLightning) - http://www.megatokyo.com/

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Chugworth (Recommended by FrostedLightning) - http://www.chugworth.com/

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Description soon.

You're the Man Now Dog - http://www.ytmnd.com/ XX

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One of the strangest entertainment sites you're likely to come across, but it tends to grow on you. By putting images and sounds together, people make YTMNDs. I'm not really sure how else to explain it. If you're curious, check it out for yourself.

Foshata - http://foshata.com/ X

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In my opinion, Foshata is on par with You're the Man Now Dog in downright weirdness. Mainly, there's some weird japanese commercials (There's only 9 to choose from as I'm writing this), and you can add your own captions to what you think they're saying. Despite the fact that you're going to be saying the same clips over and over again, it doesn't get boring too quickly. I'm not saying they shouldn't get some more clips, though.

Deviant Art - http://www.deviantart.com/ X

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Who doesn't enjoy a little bit of beautiful art from time to time? On Deviant Art, you have art spanning from eye-popping to total crap (coughmecough), from abstract to disturbingly realistic. You'll even find Flash movies here, amoung other things. If you're into art, you're looking for something neat to use as a desktop, or wanting to show off your mad drawing skillz, I wouldn't say this is a bad place to look.

Space Tree The Space Tree (Recommended by Geiger count) - http://spacetree.keentoons.com/ X

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A flash cartoon series about Space Tree, the Space Tree. If I had to choose one word to describe it, it would be "What the -beep-?!" but that's three words.

Uncyclopeida - http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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A parody of Wikipedia, this site is filled with tons of humor and bogus material.

Bonus Stage - http://www.bonusstages.com/ XX

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A fairly funny, very random web cartoon about... almost absolutely nothing. Not really made to make a lot of sense.

Witty Comics - http://www.wittycomics.com/make-comic.php X

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Make your own comics without having to break out a pencil or photoshop! Just choose the characters, the backdrop, and what you want them to say and - instant comics.

Ask a Ninja - http://www.askaninja.com/ XX

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Aks a Ninka is kind of like Strong Bad email, but it's like action, and instead of some weird, egg-headed guy answering you questions, you get a ninja instead! AWESOME!!!

K4rMa · October 5, 2007

Almost Finish !!! ;D Again Games !

ACTION, RUN, JUMP, AND SHOOT

Akuji the Demon

URL: http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3135544

From Japan, the home of Castlevania and sushi, comes a surprisingly good free platform game. Don't mind the Japanese.think of it as a short break in the action.

Blitz 1941

URL: http://www.blitz1941.com/Blitz.1941

This MMO import is coming to America, and it looks hot. Going back to WWII, you take command of vehicles, form clans, and wreak havoc.

Chainsaw Maniac

URL: http://www.chainsawmaniac.com

It's designed like those old-school Nintendo Game & Watch handhelds; dodge left and right to stab zombies.

Hidden and Dangerous

URL: http://www.acid-play.com/download/hidden-an-dangerous/

Hidden and Dangerous puts you in control of an elite World War II squad that goes behind enemy lines. Wait long enough after the original game's release and they make a deluxe version. Wait even longer and you can download the game for free.

Hot Potato Online

URL: http://www.hotpotatoonline.com

If only every sport had a ball that comes with a short fuse. This free action game has you hurling explosive spuds against bots or buddies.

Jumper: Redux

URL: http://www.helixgamesinc.com

There's nothing sophisticated about a tiny red box of a creature that jumps over obstacles, but that doesn't stop this game from being a good, quick time killer.

Nanaca Crash!!

URL: http://nanaca.narr.as/

This little Web game brought the office to a standstill for a couple days. This is the premise: You're a schoolgirl on a bike. You have to slam into a guy at top speed and send him flying as far as you can.

Ocular Ink

URL: http://pistachioproductions.com/dart/

Where to even start with this acid-trip-induced game? Let's see, you're a huge rolling eyeball. Once you paint patterns on the ground, you can do everything from teleporting to flinging rocks. Sounds normal enough.

Room War

URL: http://www.acid-play.com/download/room-war/

Aliens are invading your bedroom! Get in your spaceship and defend.your.computer? Riiiiiight. Don't expect much gameplay--it's more an interesting use of a 3D modeled room.

Runman's Monster Fracas

URL: http://coolmoose.net/v4/cmp.php

A giant monster is chasing you! Run for it! Simple. Addictive. Fun.

SDI

URL: http://cinemaware.com/cisgame_sdi.asp

Don't forget this oldie-but-goodie in which you defend the Earth from space invaders. Cinemaware opens its vault to bring you this classic action-strategy game.

Sea of Chaos

URL: http://digipen.edu/main/Gallery_Games_2004

Take to the high seas, set sail, and blow the living crap out of anything that moves. Outfit your boat and go through the brief single-player campaign or fight off the pirates on the Internet.

Seiklus

URL: http://www.autofish.net/clysm/games/seiklus/

Why is it that we're attracted to strange games? Well, maybe you need to try this for yourself. This exploration game has you jumping over snails and spelunking inside trees.

ACTION/RPG - LIVING IN A FANTASY WORLD

Cave Story

URL: http://www.acid-play.com/download/cave-story

You get it all right here. Action. Adventure. RPG elements. Platforming. And it all comes in under 1MB.

Daikatana--Game Boy Color

URL: http://www.rome.ro/games_daikatana.htm

Straight from the homepage of John Romero comes his blessing to download the Game Boy Color version of Daikatana. Here's the crazy part: It's actually not bad for an adventure/RPG.

Dungeon Siege: Copperhead

URL: http://www.planetcopperhead.com/main.htm

Proof that some good things can come from Dungeon Siege, this sci-fi total conversion is a free game that's good enough to pay for. More interesting news: A Copperhead take on Far Cry is also in the works.

Dungeon Siege: Ultima V: Lazarus

URL: http://www.u5lazarus.com/

More good things from Dungeon Siege. These guys have re-created the classic Ultima V with this Dungeon Siege mod. We dug it so much that we gave it a review (check out page 88).

Eternal Daughter

URL: http://www.acid-play.com/download/eternal-daughter/

Addictive, fun, and in the vein of all those early '90s Nintendo RPGs, Eternal Daughter is a must-play bit of freeware, especially for Nintendo fanboys.

Flight of the Amazon Queen

URL: http://www.scummvm.org/

FOTAQ is a throwback to the simpler days of LucasArts-style adventure games. This classic has it all: crazy Nazi scientists, great dialogue, and lots of puns! If you want the whole experience, download the CD version.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhik...me_nolan.shtml

The classic Infocom text adventure is back, it's an online Web game, and now, technically, it's a graphic adventure.

Mount & Blade

URL: http://www.taleworlds.com/mb_download.html

This isn't a typical RPG. Sure, it's got your standard stat building, but combat takes place with third-person action. It's a little primitive but certainly worth the free download.

Project Joe

URL: http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,433

This demo of an adventure game in progress looks great, as long as you don't mind the fact that the adventure is almost over before it's begun. Still, download it now to get a sample of things to come in the final game.

Samorost 2

URL: http://www.samorost2.net/

This Flash graphic adventure has a unique style all its own. The online experience will take you to trippy alien worlds as you hunt and click onscreen to see what happens next.

The Ur-Quan Masters

URL: http://sc2.sourceforge.net/

See the stars! Ah, the classic Star Control 2, now back in an authentic, free emulation. Explore the universe, exploit trade tariffs, and revel in interstellar combat. We wish more games like this were still around.

Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space

URL: http://www.shrapnelgames.com/digital...d_worlds/6.htm

Wish granted! This tribute to Star Control 2 tries and succeeds at capturing the flavor of the original game but has vastly improved graphics.

MMORPGS WITH NO MONEY DOWN!

Anarchy Online

URL: http://www.anarchy-online.com/

This great sci-fi MMO game is blazing trails. The basic version is fully free--you just need to deal with in-game ads and billboards. It's just a little distracting when you're blowing away enemies and you see "Wanta Fanta?" ads.

Dofus

URL: http://www.dofus.com

Entirely Flash-based and beautifully rendered, this tactical fantasy MMO is free to play on just about any PC. The screenshot to the right shows what this will look like in your Web browser. The only real downside we can come up with is its unfortunate name.

Fly for Fun

URL: http://flyff.gpotato.com/

Looking for a free online way to get your Diablo fix or just jonesing for some anime-style fantasy? Grab a broomstick or hoverboard and soar.

Maplestory

URL: http://www.mapleglobal.com (Internet Explorer only)

Yet another free MMO, MapleStory is sure to hook you with its deviously cute graphics, but this 2D side-scroller isn't for all action seekers.

Runuo Server

URL: http://www.runuo.com

Ultima Online isn't dead. Far from it. Download this server program and you can give the classic MMO a new home with this emulator.

ROAD RAGE

Machines of Destruction

URL: http://www.faind.com/file.asp?id=16

Gentlemen, start your engines. This free multiplayer death race is good for a quick fix of burning rubber--and opponents.

Mexican Motor Mafia

URL: http://www.scienceoftomorrow.com/mmm_main.htm

Hit the road and remember to reload. This highly styled top-down drive-by shooter is reminiscent of the early GTA games (don't believe us? Check the screenshot below). The big differences are that there are no innocent bystanders and you don't ever get out of the driver's seat. Earn bounties, bigger guns, and cooler rides--not bad for shareware.

Wild Metal Country

URL: http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/wmc.html

Rockstar has done a lot more than just release controversial games. Years before GTA, there was Wild Metal Country, now available for free on the company's website. Get in the cockpit of one of several tanks and lay waste to the countryside.

ARCADE - SAVE YOURSELF THE QUARTER AND A TRIP TO THE MALL

Arcade Air Hockey 3D

URL: http://avagames.net/airhockey/airhockey-download.htm

This is about as straightforward as it gets: a 3D, spacey version of arcade air hockey.

Arm Joe

URL: http://armjoe.hp.infoseek.co.jp/ArmJoe.htm

Apparently, the French Revolution had its share of strife. Y'know--fireballs, dragon punches, and a flurry of kicks. This 2D fighting game is actually a messed-up take on Les Miserables. Seriously.

Beats of Rage

URL: http://www.acid-play.com/download/beats-of-rage/

Double Dragon and Final Fight--two classic beat-em-ups lost to the ages but far from forgotten. You won't get much in the way of a story here. Just pick one of three characters, mash the buttons, lather, rinse, repeat.

BMX Park

URL: http://www.**********/articles/bmxpark.html

Tony Hawk's got nothing on this bit of webware. If you're aching to grind rails or pull off tricks on your lunch break, BMX Park will give you that "extreme" buzz. Rad, dude!

Crush!

URL: http://coolmoose.net/v4/cmp.php

Remember that old arcade game Rampage? So do the guys who made this stylish experiment in mass destruction. Punch a building, chow down on some civilians, and enjoy.

Dad 'N Me

URL: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/254456

Is anything more fun than beating up little kids on the playground? Didn't think so. From the messed-up minds that brought you Alien Hominid comes a Final Fight-style beat-em-up Web game in which you're a muscle-bound kid who looks like a cross between Jason and Hulk Hogan.

Diner Dash

URL: http://www.playfirst.com/r/p1/game/dinerdash

Being a waitress sucks. Ask one sometime. Better yet, check out this simple, addictive bit of shareware that improves upon the classic arcade game Tapper.

Gravity Drive V1.0

URL: http://www.elementxgames.com/index.html

Raise your hand if you remember Turrican, the game about a human in a robotic tux that can jump and shoot at anything in its way. This is the same concept, but it looks a whole lot better.

Icy Tower

URL: http://www.freelunchdesign.com/games.php

There's nothing wrong with a short, mindless arcade platformer, even if it features a main character named "Harold the Homeboy" who wants to climb the titular Icy Tower.

Miki the Fighting Girl

URL: http://www.ausystem.org/muteki/

This 2D fighting game is still a work in progress, but we had to include it in this list for one simple reason: hot anime nurses beating the crap out of each other.

Ninja Loves Pirate

URL: http://student.gamemaker.nu/~patlil0...injapirate.htm

Like a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, this action/platform/adventure game brings two of our favorite things--ninjas and pirates--together at last. Prepare to kick it old school in this eight-level demo.

Rocketbowl Plus

URL: http://www.largeanimal.com

Open courses and rocket-powered bowling balls: That's our kind of game. If this crazy take on bowling were in your local bar, you'd be playing it until they kicked you out.

Rumble Box

URL: http://phackett.com/rumblebox/

This one looks like a bunch of balls and cubes in an arena version of Rock 'Em, Sock 'Em Robots. Beat the stuffing out of oncoming geometry and climb out of the box. Sound simple? It is. It's also lots of fun.

Shot Online

URL: http://www.filefront.com

Time to go online against others and see if you can shave some strokes off the back nine in this free golf MMO. Yes, folks, it's a real Cinderella story out of nowhere. The only question on our minds, though: "Who's going to roleplay the gopher?"

Super Cosplay War Ultra

URL: http://go.to/alicuu

You ever see those pictures of anime or videogame fans who get all trussed up like their favorite characters? Yeah, well, apparently now they are ready to throw down in a 2D fighting game to settle who is the hardest of the hardcore. The only thing you have to worry about (besides laughing) is entering this password to unlock the game: http://www.fkdigital.net.

Switchball

URL: http://www.atomicelbow.com

This cross between Super Monkey Ball and Marble Madness is a great little arcade puzzle game. Using NovodeX physics software, it's also a great test of Ageia's physics cards--if they ever actually come out.

Virtual Pinball

URL: http://www.vpforums.com/

Welcome back to the gray area of gaming: emulation. Virtual Pinball and PinMAME are your gateways to playing a little silver ball. The only problem is, it requires a little hunting to grab all the files you need. Want the full story? Search Google for "Computer Gaming World: Pinball Wizards.

WHEN FPS GOES FLAT

Codename: Gordon

URL: http://www.halflife2d.com/

Yeah, 3D shooters are nice, but even Gordon Freeman craves a little old-school action every once in a while. While this may look like a flattened version of Half-Life, it feels more like the classic side-scrolling shooter Contra.

Halo Zero

URL: http://www.halozero.new.fr/

Gordon isn't the only one going 2D. Here, Master Chief gets the Contra makeover as well.

FIRST-PERSON SHOOTERS - WHEN YOU NEED A BIT OF ULTRAVIOLENCE

Battlefield 1942: BF40K

URL: http://www.battlefield40k.com/forums/

If you've dabbled in the awesome Warhammer 40,000 strategy games, it's time to get your hands dirty with some futuristic combat. This mod proves that there is still some life for the original Battlefield 1942.

Battlefield 2: Mercenaries V6.0

URL: http://www.mercenaries.dies-world.com/

Are your Battlefield battles not being all they can be? Mercenaries V6 adds a lot of extra tweaks to the already awesome Battlefield experience. Also be sure to grab the optimized map pack.

Doom 3: Classic Doom

URL: http://www.cdoom.d3files.com/

Thanks to this mod, everything people loved about the original Doom is back, but with a fresh coat of paint from the latest game's engine.

Doom 3: Dungeon Doom

URL: http://www.doom3.filefront.com/file/...nDOOM_XP;47406

Turn Doom 3 into an action-RPG? Why the hell not? This mod generates random mazes and monsters to take down.

Duck Doom Deluxe

URL: http://www.doom3.filefront.com/file/Duck_DOOM;46598

We can't think of a better way to shoot fowl than with a BFG. Take the Nintendo classic Duck Hunt, add Doom's arsenal, and enjoy.

HL2: Exterminate

URL: http://www.varmvaffel.no-ip.com/varm...xterminate.htm

Here's a mod that's about as simple as it gets. Shoot anything that moves and just try to survive for as long as possible.

HL2: Combine Destiny

URL: http://www.cd.bounced.de/

The rebels hiding in Coonersville needed to be dealt with. First, the Combine fired headcrab canisters to clean out any resistance. Now, a sweeper squad has to take care of the zombies.

HL2: Dayhard

URL: http://www.smanu85.it/public/site_in...e.php?pag=news

Everyone always talks about Gordon Freeman. But does his brother, Morgan, ever get any credit? Nooooo! Check out this comedic mod.

HL2: Dodgeball Alpha 6

URL: http://www.fileplanet.com

Those days of lobbing red rubber balls of doom in the school gym are back thanks to this mod and the Havok physics in Half-Life 2.

HL2: Dystopia

URL: http://www.dystopia-game.com/

Cyberpunk team-based fighting at its finest, in mod form. Play in the "real world" with guns or as a hacker in cyberspace to accomplish goals.

Marathon Trilogy

URL: http://www.trilogyrelease.bungie.org

Before Halo, Bungie cut its first-person-shooting teeth with a game called Marathon. Want to see what the big deal was all about for Mac users? Download the games--and a Mac emulator.

Rainbow Six 3: Iron Wrath

URL: http://www.fileplanet.com/154363/150000/fileinfo/T om-Clancy's-Rainbow-Six-3:

-Iron-Wrath-Expansion-%5BUS%5D---Requires-Key!

Ubisoft delivers a fully free expansion for Rainbow Six 3, loaded with six new weapons and a new seven-mission campaign. We wish more publishers backed up their fans like this.

War Rock

URL: http://www.warrock.net/

Take a look at this screenshot and keep one thing in mind: This amazing find is a fully free FPS game that's taking some potshots at Battlefield 2. Just like the EA game you likely paid $50 for, War Rock has stat tracking and a full complement of modern weapons. While it's not quite ready to dethrone BF2, the price is certainly right.

K4rMa · October 5, 2007

PUZZLE GAMES - PUZZLE ME THIS

Blossom

URL: http://www.snowbeat.com/Games/EpAuulukpZbFAXovsG.php

The world's a little too drab. It's up to you, the Johnny Appleseed of games, to plant stuff and strategically kill critters so that you can bring color back to the world. Different, but stylish.

Deadly Rooms of Death

URL: http://www.drod.net/

How do you sum up DROD? It's not a puzzle game, it's not an action game--it's a little of both. The basic, free version is a 2D classic. DROD junkies will also be happy to know there's a 3D version available at tlkgames.com.

Dyadin

URL: http://www.dyadin.com/links.php

Not recommended for the color-blind, this two-player cooperative game requires two differently hued creatures to work together to open doors and beat levels by mixing pigments.

Moleculous

URL: http://www.gametrust.com/moleculous/

Your lab partner is Dr. Von Leakentube for Moleculous. Solve his addictive chemical puzzles alone or go head-to-head through the 40 mind-bending levels.

Shapes

URL: http://www.acid-play.com/download/shapes/

It's kind of like a turn-based Tetris with claustrophobia as you try to cram odd shapes into a small space. We love foreign objects!

Siege

URL: http://www.faind.com/file.asp?id=2

Siege rides that fine line between a strategy and a puzzle game. As a general, you summon unit types by forming puzzle patterns.

Solid Balance

URL: http://solid-games.com/soga/solidbalance_en.htm

It takes a very steady hand.OK, wrong game, but think of Solid Balance as a PC version of Jenga--minus the lameness.

Strange Attractors

URL: http://www.ominousdev.com

Here's an action-puzzle game that comes with just one control input: the spacebar. Hit it and you control the gravity between the ship and the objects in the area.

The Fool's Errand

URL: http://www.thefoolsgold.com/downloads/games-windows.htm

This classic collection of brain-breaking puzzles may not look pretty, but the important part is that it will kill lots of time.

Whizball!

URL: http://kids.discovery.com/games/whiz...whizzball.html

Those of you who want another shot at playing a game similar to the classic puzzler The Incredible Machine need only to look for WhizBall! on the Discovery Kids website.

Zoomines

URL: http://www.yakyak.org/viewtopic.php?t=34125

This poor man's (hey, it is free) version of the PSP hit Lumines is fun--but a little weak in the music department.

SHOOTERS - BLAST FIRST, ASK QUESTIONS LATER

Escort Wing

URL: http://www.idevgames.com/contest/dow...ls.php?file=26

There's just something about simple top-down shooters like Escort Wing.... Here, along with your allies, you protect carriers from incoming enemy fire.

Global Defense Network

URL: http://www.evertt.com/moreinfo_gdn.htm

GDN is a stationary skeet shoot. In some ways, it reminds us of the electronica shooter, Rez. Target incoming objects and enjoy the light show. The added bonus is that your shots (and the explosions) make sweet music.

Gunz: the Duel

URL: http://www.gunzonline.com

This free MMO action-heavy shooter has been floating around the Web in Asia for a while. While still a beta, this feels like a running, gunning version of what The Matrix Online should've been.

Maelstrom 3.0

URL: http://www.devolution.com/~slouken/Maelstrom/

Think Asteroids, but colorful and free.

Mono

URL: http://www.binaryzoo.com/games/mono/

Binaryzoo.com sums Mono up the best on its website: "part Asteroids, part Robotron, part Paint Shop Pro." This game is a trip.in more ways than one. Drugs optional.

Robohorde

URL: http://www.fileplanet.com/159419/150...-3.0-Engine%5D

This tech demo is meant to show off what Intel's Hyper-Threading Technology can do. If you've got Intel inside, give this 3D take on Robotron a shot.

Space Corps 5: Doomsday

URL: http://spacecorps.bansheestudios.com/

This is a simple interstellar shoot-out in which space armadas try to blast each other into space dust. Pick a side and wage war.

Gunroar Parsec47

URL: http://www.asahl-net.orjp/~cs8k-cyu/index_e.html

All those console junkies are making a big stink about Geometry Wars. It's a 2D shooting game with classy vector graphics-and people are paying for it on the Xbox 360. Let those poor suckers do whatever they want. Right here, we hve two awesome shooters that you can download right now for free. Then, if you go to ABA Games' site, there are even more great games to choose from.

SIMULATIONS - YOU'RE IN CONTROL

Blockland

URL: http://www.blockland.us/index.asp

You used to build elaborate Lego fortresses. Now--by using this PC version of this childhood activity--you don't have to sweat losing those blocks.

Golf?

URL: http://www.golfquestionmark.com/

Honestly, we didn't even know how to categorize this game. You're tooling around in a vector graphics cart. Cubist Tiger Woods action figures march along. Basically, this game consists of screwed-up rounds of high-art golf. Take some peyote and swing away.

Hacker V3.1

URL: http://home.iprimus.com.au/chenluu/hacker.html

Let's get this straight. You've watched WarGames 200 times and you know that you are sooo much more 3L33t than Matthew Broderick. Prove it with this hacking sim.

Hot Shot Business

URL: http://www.disney.go.com/hotshot/hsb.html

It's a good thing that Disney is teaching kids early on to run a business with this Web game--it's not like we want them to enjoy their youth. Still, this is an excellent business sim.

Ore No Ryomi 2: the Restaurant

URL: http://www.vertigogaming.net/onrpage.htm

You ready to run your own restaurant into the ground? We sure are! Manage a fast-food joint, create recipes, and order advertising--all while making sure the patrons are happy. Hell, there is even a bartending minigame where you master pouring the perfect pint.

SPACE CASES

Allegiance

URL: http://research.microsoft.com/research/allegiance/

Microsoft's multiplayer space shooter was way ahead of its time. Strap into various cockpits, form squadrons, and fight online with this game now that it's available for free.

Space Merchants: Conquerors

URL: http://www.dataweb.sk/projektsm/dow.htm

Space Merchants follows in a long line of spacefaring sims and impresses with its amazing amount of style. The controls are simple and the graphics are beautiful--perfect for first-timers who want to think they are Han Solo for at least 5 minutes. If only it didn't take years to get between planets in-system....

Star Wraith 2

URL: http://darkbasic.thegamecreators.com...case_view&i=64

If you've got what it takes to rip off Wing Commander..err.be an ace space pilot, then ride in Star Wraith's cockpit and try to survive in hostile territory. This freebie is a teaser for the rest of the series.

STRATEGY - CHIN-STROKING MASTERMINDS NEED ONLY APPLY

Curator Defense

URL: http://www.davidbhowe.net/cd/

Damn museum guests, always screwing up the exhibits! Someone needs to put a stop to them. Bet you never knew so many machine-gun turrets were actually in an art gallery.

Defender of the Crown

URL: http://cinemaware.com/clsgame_dotc.asp"

Take Risk and wrap it around a bunch of minigames. This simple notion is what made DOTC a classic back in the days of the Amiga. Now you can grab the full game gratis.

Food Force

URL: http://www.food-force.com/

Who says that games can't be positive influences? This strategy-sim from the United Nations World Food Programme has you helping impoverished third-world nations and shows you how to help.

Ground Control

URL: http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/groundcontrol/

This squad-based RTS doesn't get the credit it should. It's got a decent design and no resource-juggling BS, plus you can download the full version of the game for free. There's even the promise that the much-improved Ground Control II: Operation Exodus will be made available soon.

S.W.I.N.E.

URL: http://www.gamershell.com/download_11942.shtml

Following the Command & Conquer school of RTS thought, this game is a little different: Here you're fending off attacks from an army of hostile pigs. Cry havoc and let loose the hogs of war! Sorry about that--couldn't resist.

Tribal Trouble

URL: http://tribaltrouble.com/

A gang of bloodthirsty--and incredibly stupid--Vikings get stranded on a tropical island, and the natives aren't too pleased. There goes the neighborhood in this slightly goofy RTS.

Warcraft III: Divine Right

URL: http://www.campaigncreations.org/warcraft/divineright/

This total conversion for WarCraft III sure is ambitious. Four races square off, each thinking they are the chosen ones. Throw in some multiplayer and let the fun begin. The single-player campaign, while not ready yet, should also be good.

Warhammer 40K: Depth of Heresy--Black Crusade

URL: http://dawnofwar.filefront.com/file/..._Crusade;50626

Was the Winter Assault expansion not enough for you? What? You want more? This mod fleshes out the 40K universe with more units, abilities, and weapons for both the space marines and the forces of Chaos. Still not enough? The team promises upgrades for more races in later updates.

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