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Essays, notes and reflections on technology, law and life.
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Apple Season
Flash file: _flashnode (Flash is no longer supported by browsers; kept for the record) Source: http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/ Read more →
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Snake
Just like on your old Nokia 6110. Flash file: _flashnode (Flash is no longer supported by browsers; kept for the record) Read more →
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Breakout
Remake of the 80s arcade game Breakout. Flash file: _flashnode (Flash is no longer supported by browsers; kept for the record) Read more →
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Cricket Slog
A cricket game from an Australian fast food promotion. International (particularly non-Anglophone) readers: discover the joys of this peculiar sport. Flash file: _flashnode (Flash is no longer supported by browsers; kept for the record) Source: http://stickcricket.foxsports.com.au/ Read more →
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Raiden X
A remake of the 80s arcade video game, the first in a long line of top-down 2D shooters. Flash file: _flashnode (Flash is no longer supported by browsers; kept for the record) Source: http://www.ebaumsworld.com/games/play/1102/ Read more →
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Zombo dot com
Welcome to Zombo com! This is Zombo com! You can do anything at Zombo com! Yes, this is Zombo com and welcome to you … who have come … to Zombo com! This has been around for ages (and spawned many imitators), but the message still bears repeating. A parody of web startups formed during… Read more →
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Defend Your Castle
One of the more famous Flash games in existence. It follows the traditional tower defence format (indeed, this game helped define that format), whereby you are tasked with building up defences to stave off increasingly difficult waves of enemies. I suppose Space Invaders was the original catalyst for this genre, even if newer incarnations have… Read more →
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Kitten Cannon
Name says it all. A new take on Penguin Cannon. Flash file: _flashnode (Flash is no longer supported by browsers; kept for the record) Read more →
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Tower Defence: Desktop
Classic tower defence game; prepare to lose a few hours with this one. The object of the game is to prevent successive waves of critters from reaching their destination by building various obstacles (towers) to defend the passage. Waves become progressively denser. My favourite game mode is Challenge. Some good hints and strategies here. Flash… Read more →
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Portal
Flash version of Valve’s popular expansion pack for Half-Life 2, Portal. Use the ‘W’, ‘A’ and ‘D’ keys to control the character on screen, and click the left mouse button to create ‘portals’ in order to navigate your way around the 2D environment. Gets progressively harder; the 3D version is better. Flash file: _flashnode (Flash… Read more →