Indie Games Paradise

The MidWeek indie: Mt. [AGBIC]

2010-07-28T04:50:00.000-07:00

Mt., (formerly 'Climb, and then 'CrampON') is a simple game about climbing big procedurally generated mountains. The shape of the mountain is based on the name of the mountain that you enter, so favourites can be climbed again. The jump and rope mechanics are a little bit unique too.

There's more about the game and its development here.

I hope you enjoy.

Links

Browser
Windows

Cover used

Indie of the week: Under the garden [AGBIC]

2010-07-27T04:33:00.000-07:00

Introduction:

This is certainly the best entry i've seen in the competition. It's a mix of various genres: Survival, Farming, Platform. All in a single game. The simple graphic is very beautiful to see and the music is full of mistery. And this is only the alpha...

Under the Garden Demo

We shall call this alpha, theres bugs, spelling errors, and loads of other nasties, I would be honoured if you pm any dodgy shit you find

ALPHA DOWNLOAD: www.paul-greasley.com/garden/garden.zip

Under the Garden Guide!

Features Todo:

Creatures:

ELK:Non hostile creature found at the base of the mountains, will require 2 shots from a rifle to down.
BEES:Hostile creature found occasionally in trees, when the tree is lumbered or the bees nest is shot at, the bees will swarm out and attack. Bees are invunverable to attacks, just run!
RABBIT:Non hostile creatures found around the cabin and make for a easy meal if you can hit them. Rabbits have the ability to dodge bullet shots occasionally with a burst of speed.
BEAR:Hostile creature found in cavern shafts, secret areas, and the mining shaft areas, capable of killing you in a single hit and requiring 3 shots to kill makes the bear challenging game.
BLUEFEATHER:Non hostile flying creature.
PURPLEFEATHER:Non hostile flying creature.
BOAR:Hostile creature found at the base of the mountain and some caverns. Boars are ill tempered and will occasionally charge you even if you are not detected. A boar will take 2 shots to kill.

Mining/Planting/Lumbering Nodes:

Weather Guide:

Blizzard:
Heavy Rain:
Silent Wood:
Light Wind:
Light Snow:
Overcast:
South Wind:
North Wind:
Storm Approaching:
Fine:

Illness Guide:

Buckled Hip:
Phenomia:
Cough:
Flu:
Death:
Frostbite:
Stroke:
Old Wound:
Memory Loss:
Uncontrolable Shake:

Common/Uncommon items:

Original Cart Reference:

A weekend of Indies

2010-07-23T07:56:00.000-07:00

FOUR INDIES HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR THIS WEEKEND:

FROM THE TGBIC COMPETITION
whale of noise
Description

The autobiography of a whale who wants to learn how to sing. Inspired by

Play
play online (flash/html)

How to play
Arrow keys

source code (as3/flixel)

Söze
A game by David Williamson with music by feeblethemighty

The deadly bomber Söze has planted a bomb. Time is short and nobody knows who Söze is. You have rounded up the most likely suspects. Each suspect knows one fact about Söze, but beware Söze will lie to you. Can you identify Söze in time?

Downloads ~6.4MB
Mac(Intel) OS X | Windows XP/Vista/7

Old builds in case those above don't work
Win32(RC2b) | Win32(RC2a) | Win32(RC1) | Win32(RC1 Windowed) | MacOS(RC1)

Hints and Tips - WARNING SPOILERS
The key to finding Söze is to remember that Söze will always lie. If two suspects give the same clue then we can deduce that they are telling the truth as Söze is the only suspect that lies. We can also assume that neither of the clue givers are Söze as they are both telling the truth. If a suspect gives you a clue that could also describe themselves then their clue is true and they are not Söze as he never describes himself. If some of the suspects are obscuring each other then clicking an empty part of the screen will cause all suspects to shuffle their positions.

[Source]

[Click for full screenshot]
I'm not going to have much time to work on this one so I'm keeping it simple and will have a go at speed coding it if I get a spare hour. After missing out on the last few compos I'm determine to churn one out for this contest.
Wish me luck.

Love Letter

Description Had no intention of doing anything for this, then I saw this: "LOVELETTER" KIMA / artist figure, or Official Site And feelings to him 込Me. A character string, you can write a love letter in the form of a password. Save finished writing, shoe rack 忍Baseyou to her. You dare not care about them by hand. What good end or bad end, it's up to you everyday. (The piece of software can save is a one-time) (added emphasis is important-ish) ...and a fully formed and distinctly achievable game design lept into my mind. So I might have to do something after all. Sincere apologies to Bood_War who spotted it firsthttp://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=13430.0. I hope this cover is big enough for the both of us.		Inspired by

Play
[Play Online]

How to play
Use the arrow keys or wsad, or numpad. Jump around. Collect hearts. Collect them all without dying even once and you'll get the chance to dedicate the game however you wish!

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Pigeon Racing

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Description

This is a weird retro game where you're a pigeon racing against other pigeons to acheive the grand prize! Features up to four players on one keyboard, bashing and crapping on eachother, and score/time modes!

Inspired By

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Download:

FINISHED GAME HERE!
Prototype 1(basic engine) here.
Prototype 2(2 player Splitscreen, some effects and some background) here.
Prototype 3(Rings, score, better particles, people, more background, more level) here.

How to play:

Player 1-Black: Up to Fly, Left/Right to Turn, Down to Poop
Player 2-White: WASD
Player 3-Gray: IJKL
Player 4-Yellow: 5123
Score currently does nothing.

The boxart of the day: Left 4 dead

2010-07-23T07:42:00.000-07:00

A fake box full of zombies...

The boxart of the day.

2010-07-22T11:53:00.000-07:00

One classic of gaming...

My entry for the AGBIC competition

2010-07-22T09:37:00.000-07:00

ATTACCANTE

DESCRIPTION:

Attaccante is the italian word for: Forward. Forwards, also known as attackers and strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. This very advanced position and its limited defensive responsibilities mean forwards normally score more goals than other players; accordingly, they are often among the best-known and most expensive players in their teams. This is one of modern football's most demanding positions; it requires intelligence and speed, both of execution and of thought, to perform the role well.
Modern team formations usually include one to three forwards; two is the most common. Coaches typically field one striker who plays in an advanced position (the centre forward), and another attacking forward who plays somewhat deeper and assists in making goals as well as scoring (the second striker).

GAMEPLAY:

The game will be a football player simulator. It will be customizable... Everything will be customizable: The teams, the championship, the names...

INSTRUCTIONS:

The first thing to do is to press Next day to start the game. After this, you'll need to train yourself to improve your stats. But pay attention, because if your stamina is too low you'll get injured. When you'll reach the scout day, you can choose between trying to impress the scout or go to the next day. After this you need to continue like that unless that a team buy you. After this you will play a championship with that team and then you can choose to go to another team or not.
If you unzip it you can save with F1 and load with F2.

PROGRESS:

Already done:

The engine
The scout system
The championship simulation
The transfer market
Player levelling
Exhibition system
The Euro championship
The money system
The Digital.Kebab world cup!

To do:

A lot of achievements
A simple editor
Select your Championship
More secret things...

DOWNLOAD:

Link: CLICK ME

The boxart of the day.

2010-07-21T15:10:00.001-07:00

Cool and crazy.

No more to say...

Indie of the week: Killing Floor

2010-07-21T15:04:00.000-07:00

Killing Floor:

It’s a co-op survival horror game. Up to 6 players in online co-op mode, or just you, on your own, playing the Solo mode. The aim – cleanse each area of zombies, in waves, until you get to the last one. The Big One. The Patriarch. Then exterminate him, too. Actually, they aren’t “zombies”. They are the left-over “specimens” from a cheap and dirty government program to clone soldier-monsters. The basic ones will just munch on your arm and try to disembowel you. The bigger ones were the first ones they tried arming. Nothing much. Just a chainsaw or a blade for starters. They had just got on to the chain gun and rockets when the government tried to secretly shut down their secret program.

But, in the typical way these things go, the program didn’t want to be shut down. The specimens got loose. No-one was left alive to turn off the specimen-cloning equipment. And now they are running amok. Well, some of them are running amok. Others are shambling amok or even jumping amok, but you get the idea.

The police were sent in, but that wasn’t even a challenge for the specimens. The first army units hadn’t been warned what to expect. The screams of “its got a bloody chainsaw!” over the radios probably didn’t do much for morale, as whole units were chewed up. Quite literally, in some cases, of course.

And now, there is just you. And a few friends. The few survivors from the first police and army units thrown in. Of course, you can’t tell anyone anything, because that would be a breach of the Official Secrets Act 1911, 1920, 1989. And that would be a disciplinary offense. So just get in there and do your bit for Queen and Country…

Zombies. Lots of them. Big ones, little ones. Armed and Dangerous. JUST MAKE THEM ALL GO AWAY!

History

Killing Floor started life as a mod for Epic’s Unreal Tournament 2004. The mod was first released in 2005 and has steadily grown in popularity. It was featured in PC Gamer and PC Zone magazines back in 2005, plus various sites across the web. A small core team, led by Alex Quick, kept the mod going. As with all mod teams, people came – and people went. School, work, life and being eaten by stray specimens all took their toll on the team. By 2008, the mod was up to version 2.5 and a small but dedicated and perfectly-formed crew of 4 people.

During 2008, Tripwire was the first company outside Valve themselves to put out mods to their games over Steam, with the release of “Mare Nostrum” for Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45. Given Tripwire’s famous background as a mod team, this was no surprise.

Later in 2008, Alex brought Killing Floor to Tripwire’s attention, with a view to moving it on to Red Orchestra and lining up a mod release over Steam. We took a look and decided it was way better than that. So, a deal was done, Tripwire bought the rights to Killing Floor, took on the mod team and set about prepping the game for a full retail release over Steam. Valve, as always, were hugely supportive and all that was required was an insane level of effort from Alex, Myles, Marco and Zynthetic from the mod team, plus more insane effort from the Tripwire crew.

DLC

Released on 25 Jul 2009 'The Outbreak Character Pack' adds 4 new and unique playable characters for Killing Floor as Downloadable Content. Once you have bought the pack, they will become selectable in the character selection screen in-game.

References

External Links

Developers Website

Killing Floor forums

Killing Floor on Steam

Killing Floor DLC

The game by its cover Competition

2010-07-21T14:10:00.001-07:00

What is this?

"A Game By Its Cover" is a game development competition based on how people's work inspires others to think in new and wonderful ways. In it we'll make real games out of fake game carts whose creators probably never imagined would become something real!

What do I do?

1- Pick one fake game cartridge/disk/box art from somewhere in the internet!

2- Use it as inspiration to make a real game out of it!

3- Enjoy an atmosphere of high creative energy, no crystals required!

4- Have lots of fun!

What are the guidelines?

1- Each entry must be based solely on one source image.

2- More than one entry can be based on the same image, so don't go on calling dibs since there are no dibs.

3- Create a thread for your game in the A Game By Its Cover sub-forum within Competitions, with the prefix: "[AGBIC] ". Like this:

[AGBIC] My Bit of Garden: Gaiden Edition

4- Within the first post of your thread, post the image that you'll be using as inspiration.

5- If possible, post a link to the original website where the image can be found.

6- Use the cart primarily as a source of inspiration. You do not need to tie yourself to any elements of the cart (like title, art style or any descriptions), and are in fact encouraged to take it in an original path.

7- Use carts that show original concepts and design. Avoid things like "Modern Warfare 2 on Atari 2600" or "Twilight as an NES game". Remember, we're here to prize originality and creativity!

8- Do not use your own images, or images that haven't been made specifically to be fake carts/disks/boxes.

9- Do not alter the original image in any way (other than resizing it for display on the thread).

10- Collaborations are allowed, welcome and encouraged.

11- You may use existing frameworks/engines that you or others have coded for your games.

12- However, the game itself must be made entirely for this competition.

13- If you cancel your entry, don't lock the thread, merely add " [CANCELLED]" to the end of your thread title.

14- If you finish your entry, add " [FINISHED]" to the end of your thread title, and remember to post your game in the "POST FINISHED ENTRIES HERE" thread, following the guidelines provided in the first post. Only games that are posted in that thread will be eligible for voting.

15- There are no restrictions or limitations as to how your game should look/work, except that your game must not alter or damage anything about the player's computer, though that should go without saying. Even if you choose a fake NES cart, you don't have to make the game with NES restrictions (but are welcome to if that floats your boat). Be aware that if your game doesn't work on Windows or otherwise works on few or obscure OS's that people may have trouble playing it and may not vote for it during the voting phase, but that part is also up to you.

16- TIGSource claims no ownership of anything you make. It's all for fun!

17- If your game possesses NSFW or otherwise potentially offensive content, put in disclaimers BOTH on the thread AND within the game itself as the first thing visitor/players see.

18- No prizes, other than the adoration of your peers and a piece of my approval, worth more than its weight in gold in at least 13 states!

19- Offer feedback to your fellow participants throughout the competition! Socialize!

20- Enjoying yourselves is a priority!

But where can I find carts to make games out of?

I'm glad you asked! The original event to inspire this competition was the Famicase Exibition, hosted in Japan by Meteor:

Famicase 2008
Famicase 2009
Famicase 2010

A video on Famicase (2007)

ALL Famicase carts in a single package for easy downloading! (courtesy of Cthulhu32)
(Mirror)

A Flash App with all carts. May have higher resolution version on older carts. Requires hefty loading.

Additional sources:

http://fx.worth1000.com/contests/11213/beta-busts-5 (provided by Ina Vegt)
http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2008/04/21/fun-from-yesterday/? (provided by shockedfrog)

Obviously, if you find somewhere else with interesting carts or boxes to make games out of, you're welcome to use them, and to share them in this thread! Of course, avoid sources of the style I mentioned previously. Pick original and creative concepts!

For those that want it, here's a nice first-post template by Dacke (linked by JamesGecko)

The compo STARTS: June 28
The compo ENDS: July 31

Now get onto it! I'm going to bed!

Indie DB.

2010-07-21T14:00:00.001-07:00

There is a new place to see all the news about indies and support them: INDIE DB. Waiting for Desura, this will give us a piece of Indie paradise...

The site offers all the community features of ModDB allowing a great space for users and developers to follow a projects progress.It differs slightly to Mod-DB sporting a thinner layout and faster load times.

ModDB already supported various independent developments, especially with their annual awards which included an Indie section from 2006. For those of you that are already hosting projects on ModDb fear not the transition seems to be automatic and if it isn't you can contact the guys.

I've lost many an hour scouring ModDB, only to waste more time digging up old game discs when stumbling upon a gem and the indie version is already set to ensure that any serious plans I had over the summer are in jeopardy!

There has definitely been an upsurge in the coverage of the Indie dev's and it's great to see someone with enough clout to help promote all that hard work across a wide audience.

Just remember to visit your indie sites alphabetically.

So... http://www.indiedb.com/

Gang Garrison

2010-01-02T01:25:00.000-08:00

Originally conceived for the 2008 TIGSource.com 'Bootleg Demake' competition, Gang Garrison 2 is a free multiplayer 'demake' of Valve's Team Fortress 2 started by mrfredman and MedO with many developers later adding new features. With all 9 classes, many different TF2-inspired environments, and fast-paced, team-based, multiplayer gameplay represented, GG2 is the premier TF2 tribute/parody/alternative.

Gang Garrison 2 presents the player with 9 unique classes to use in frenetic, cooperative multiplayer action in a stylish and unique 8-bit style. Battle with your friends or others you encounter online through a whole range of vibrant maps; TF2 maps reimagined in 2D as well as a multitude of maps with all sorts of different looks and settings, all of which have been dreamed up and constructed by members of our community. We've made a huge effort to provide simple, bugfree custom map support, so that anyone with a paint application can put together a map and test it themselves with our Garrison Builder utility. We also gladly encourage Gang Garrison modifications; many successful mods have been incorporated into the game as new features.

While this game has come a long way, it is still a work in progress and many impressive new features are being planned such as new gametypes and alternate weapons. Because this game continues to grow only because of the devotion and hard work of our community, we invite you to come and participate in the future of this game. We are always looking for talented people to join the forum, contribute art, content, ideas, and modifications, and maybe even help us behind the scenes on new official versions. We hope you'll stop by and have a look at our game; it is the imagination and spirit of our players that makes it so fun.

Download

2009-12-11T09:32:00.000-08:00

Mushroom Kingdom Fusion is a fan game with heavily modified Mario-style platforming game play, crossed over with many other video game elements and universes.Please note that this is NOT A PURE MARIO FAN GAME ANYMORE. It may have started out as such, but now, the game has a very distant relation to a Mario game.

Key features:

An overall dark atmosphere of the game.
Modified Mario-style gameplay, with SMB2 mechanics (veggie pulling, Subcon enemies) and guns.
A roster of playable characters, both from within the Mario universe and outside of the Mario universe. Each character will have their own unique powerup system and gameplay mechanics, adapted to fit within the Mario-based gameplay.
Extremely variable worlds and levels. Game worlds will feature a traditional Mario world at the beginning. Later worlds will be based off other video games. Other worlds will feature completely original levels. The plot centers around the Mario universe, with stories extending out to other video game universes and even an alternate version of our Earth.

This fangame is developed by the Fusion Team, which consists of:

*JudgeSpear (founder, coder, level designer)
*Obreck2 (coder, level designer)
*StarsimsUniverse (Mega Man consultant, level designer)
*Mew (storyboards)
*Ben66 (level designer)
*Hello (engine creator, level designer, coder)
*Shodian (level designer)
*ProjectTerra (AKA Genisi: level designer)
*JDogindy (level designer, spriter)
*NO Body (spriter)
*DC Hunk (spriter)

Notable development members include:
*Bloodgrey (spriter)
*Yoshbot (journalist)
*Pouncer26 (level designer)
*Lars Luron (spriter, level designer)
*weird_bananas (level designer)
*Finlander (level designer)
*Psychopath (coder)
*AuraLancer (level designer)
*Tron Knotts (spriter)
*Impish (Halo consultant)

To get more information about Mushroom Kingdom Fusion, visit these links:
Wikia site: Mkfusion.wikia.com
YouTube channel: Youtube.com

Indie of the week: Armadillo Run

2009-12-02T09:20:00.000-08:00

Armadillo Run is a physics-based puzzle game. You have to build structures with the purpose of getting an armadillo to a certain point in space. There is a selection of building materials, each with different properties, which can be combined to form almost anything. The realistic physics simulation gives you the freedom to solve each level in many different ways.

Armadillo Run version 2 available for beta testing

Version 2 of Armadillo Run is now available for beta testing. The physics simulation rules have been modified to fix the 'dark force' bugs, which previously allowed energy to be created from certain configurations of objects. The friction and air resistance of objects have also been modified to capture more realistic behaviour. The version 2 beta release is available to all existing customers from the download/registration link in your purchase confirmation email. You can also get to your download/registration page from here by entering your current registration code or the email address originally used to purchase Armadillo Run. If anyone has any comments about the new simulation rules please let him know so he can incorporate any changes ahead of the official release.

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Indie of the web: Powder

2009-11-29T13:46:00.000-08:00

- Game Instruction -

1.The kind of the pen is changed clicking the menu under the screen.
2.It operates it respectively in the left and the right of the mouse.
3.The dot is added and the wind is sent when clicking in the screen.
4.Let's look for how of my own way to play.

- Game Specifics -

[POWDER]	:	Powder.
[WATER]	:	Spray.
[FIRE]	:	Spark.
[SEED]	:	"Tree" grows when "Seed" is planted.
[GUNPOWDER]	:	Because it is an explosive, it is the fire strict prohibition.
[FAN]	:	It keeps sending the wind.
[ICE]	:	When "Ice" is made detailed, it becomes "Snow".
[SuperBall]	:	Toy Super Ball.
[CLONE]	:	The object that touches is proliferated.
[FIREWORKS]	:	Select colors that let off fireworks.
[OIL]	:	Oil.
[C-4]	:	Plastic explosive.
[STONE]	:	It is heavy, it is possible to destroy it.
[MAGMA]	:	All things are burnt.
[VIRUS]	:	A surrounding dot is changed.
[NITRO]	:	Nitroglycerin. Explosives of high sensitivity.
[ANT]	:	When it touches the solid, a mysterious road is made.
[TORCH]	:	It is weak to water though anything is burnt. Do when you burn the tree?
[GAS]	:	Flammable gas.
[SOAPY]	:	Soapy water.
[THUNDER]	:	Random-like movement.
[METAL]	:	Electricity and have good chemistry.
[BOMB]	:	It explodes when it touches the powder.
[LASER]	:	It goes straight single-mindedly. When METAL is polished, it reflects.
[ACID]	:	Various things are melted.
[VINE]	:	It grows up in surroundings of various things.
[SALT]	:	If "Salt" is dissolved, it becomes "Seawater".
[GLASS]	:	Transparent dot.
[BIRD]	:	Crowd flight. *The amount added by "PEN-S" is adjusted.
[WIND]	:	The wind is sent in the direction of the arrow.
[AIR]	:	left-click- atmospheric pressure rise. right-click - atmospheric pressure decrease.
[DRAG]	:	Various things are moved.
[BUBBLE]	:	Soap bubbles. Please move the mouse to draw yen.
[WHEEL]	:	Cogwheel.
[PLAYER]	:	operation stickman. left right - move up- jump down- action Head- Attribute change *2P is WASD key.
[FIGHTER]	:	It fights.
[BOX]	:	Let's throw out, blow, kick, and roll it.
[BALL]	:	It rolls well. *Ball selected by one is put out.
[BLOCK]	:	Wall that doesn't pass wind and dot. *The block of outer can be erased.
[ERASE]	:	The block and the cogwheel are deleted.
[CLEAR]	:	The dot and the wind are deleted.
[COPY/PASTE]	:	It copies with the drug, and the paste is done by the click.
[TEXT]	:	Select colors to depict the characters.
[PEN]	:	Drawing style is changed. free - Free line line - Straight line
[PEN-S]	:	Size of pen. The size that BLOCK draws is changed.
[SCALE]	:	It expands and reduces by the click. It moves with the drug.
[SPEED]	:	Speed Change. [Enter]key - stop playing.
[START/STOP]	:	Time START / STOP
[UPLOAD]	:	Uploading.
[SAVE]	:	Temporary saving.
[LOAD]	:	Temporary loading.
[SIDE]	:	Side option. OFF- Disappears LOOP - Go to the other side
[GRID]	:	Grid line.
[BG]	:	background effect. non- Non-display air- Green is a high atmospheric pressure, and blue is a low-pressure line- Flow of the atmospheric pressure and wind blur- Motion blur shade - Unsharp filter aura- Aura filter light - Light filter toon- Toon shader mesh- Wind is displayed with mesh gray- gray scale track - Track filter
[DOT]	:	The maximum number of dots.
[Reset]	:	Reset.

If you can not play the games, latest Java please download.

- Shortcut key -

[PEN-S]	:	[0]-[9]key
stop playing	:	[Enter]key
[START/STOP]	:	[SPACE]key
[LOAD]	:	[L]key
Right-click	:	[Ctrl] + Left-click

-Go to the game-

The indie games tools: Endorphin

2009-11-28T14:07:00.000-08:00

Endorphin is a dynamic motion synthesis software package developed by NaturalMotion. Endorphin can be used to generate computer simulations of large numbers of independent characters interacting with each other and the world according to brief scripts or 'behaviours'. It combines physics, AI, and genetic algorithms to create realistic animations.

Unlike Euphoria, also developed by NaturalMotion, Endorphin is not an engine, but a 3D animation tool for Windows PC.

At the heart of the software is an adaptive behaviors module which assigns context-sensitive motions to characters based on their surroundings --- for example, football players could be programmed to automatically tackle when near another player, or a swordsman could swing to attack nearby enemies. This automatic behaviour generation differentiates the software from competitors, and reduces the burden on animators to individually select behaviours for each agent in a large scene. A full list of features is available in PDF format.

Endorphin is an animation program, and can not be used to export animations into other programs such as Maya, or 3ds Max, unless you pay for the full version. It is also NOT a game as many see it.

It has been used in many movies and video games such as Troy, Poseidon and Tekken 5.

Toribash

2009-11-28T03:05:00.000-08:00

Toribash

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Toribash

Developer(s)	Hampus Söderström
Version	3.8 (Windows, Mac) 3.5 (Linux)
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X,Linux, Wii (WiiWare)
Release date(s)	March 2, 2006
Genre(s)	Turn-based fighting
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer (hosted on multiple servers with different settings)

Toribash is a turn-based fighting game using ragdoll physics, created by Hampus Söderström (a.k.a. "Hampa"), a Swedish software developer. Toribash was a "Best Game Idea" finalist at the 2006 Swedish Game Awards.^{[citation needed]}

The game is freeware, and is still under development with updates. A WiiWare version is also under development.^[1]

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Gameplay

The game is played by relaxing, holding, extending or contracting the various joints on a ragdoll and hitting the spacebar to advance time by a user-specified amount, the default being ten frames. When properly manipulated, one ragdoll will strike the other, and if enough damage is inflicted with a single blow, a limb or body part may be dismembered, or fractured. Through careful manipulation of the ragdoll's joints, arbitrarily complex attacks can be performed.

The goal of the game is to score as many points as possible during a fight by landing blows on the opponent's ragdoll, with points being awarded based on the amount of damage inflicted.

In most modes of play, another means of winning is causing the opponent's disqualification. This occurs when a disallowed body part (normally any part beside the hands and feet) touches the ground, or when any body part touches the ground outside the boundaries of a square or circular dojo.

There are a number of different play modes, based on the amount of frames per turn, lengths of matches, distances between opponents, and ease of dismemberment or fracture. There are also many different mods, both official and user-created. These mods can change the appearance or affect the motion of the ragdolls, and can add objects to the environment.

The game also includes character customization (the appearance of heads, joints, and limbs may be changed), online multiplayer, a ghost showing a preview of what the current joint settings will do to theragdoll, and the saving and sharing of replays.

History

The first version of Toribash was released in March 2006.

In August 2006, Hampa announced a beta of a version with a "Swords Mod", on a multiplayer server, which changed one of the character's hands to a long stick and the other to a square shield. This turned out to be an early version of the weaponry option which was rumoured to be available in version 2.0. Once 1.98 was released, the file named "swords.tbm" was made available in the Toribash installed folder. The file can be edited in various ways to allow for various different effects on the ragdolls, such as full body armour, exaggerated body parts or steel limbs.

With the release of version 2.0, the game was no longer a beta and became shareware. The full game includes online rooms made specifically for the various mods created, prevention of nametag impersonation, and the ability to participate in tournaments. The shareware version has some restrictions placed on the amount of gameplay.

As of July 2009, the current version of Toribash is v3.8.

For the moment, the toribash moves portal is still down. However, it will probably become available in the near future.

Critical reception

In March 2007, Toribash was reviewed by PC Gamer and PC Format, receiving 68% and 90% respectively.^[2]

Moves

Scythe kick

This is a simple kick where you jump a circle while legs are extended. It is powerful enough to cut limbs.

This is really simple kick so follow this and it should run fine.

1.contract left hip.

2.extend right hip.

3.extend right ankle.

4.space space space space.....

Now you should see the arm flying in the air as the blood falls.

Disarmer

This grap should adjust both arms and head of the enemy.

1.raise both shoulders.

2.contract both pecs.

3.press space two times

4.click on the hands to put hands in grapping mode

5.lower both shoulders.

6.contract both hips.

7.contract both knee's

8.space space space....

Now see the results of your amputation.

[edit]Other Platforms

Toribash is due to be released as a WiiWare Game in October 2009

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HOMEPAGE

Random Indie: SUMOTORI DREAMS

2009-11-26T09:47:00.000-08:00

A little but very serious game in 96k.
This is the game where beginners can beat hardcore players
Download version 1.02

Do you find the download size too big? Then download the 29K version

Controls:
Player1: arrows, backspace, enter
Player2: wsad, shift, control
To quit game or hidden part: esc

If you like it, send it to all your friend and enemies. Post it everywhere, where spams are allowed.

Zombie Zoo

2009-11-25T12:43:00.000-08:00

GENRE: HALF-LIFE 2 MOD

FROM THE OFFICIAL SITE:

The zombies are escaping from their habitats and, believe me, they are going ballistic. It's your first day as intern at Zombie Zoo, and this day will be nothing you expected! If you want to be the intern of the month, you better keep going and recreate the homey atmosphere of Zombie Zoo.

Zombie Zoo, a zombler (a zombie puzzler), will strike the players game taste buds like a six course gourmet dinner. He has to bring his own sense of puzzle solving skills, has to add a dash of his power of deduction and some brainy spice, then he is good to go and bring Zombie Zoo Ltd. back to what is was before the disaster – a beautiful place where you could spend your day by watching the zombie animals in their natural environments, learn about them and have a great time.

The player has to keep up with his annoying boss, the CEO of Zombie Zoo Ltd., who has just one goal... “Save my investment and turn this place back into my cash cow.” He will guide the player through the different levels of the game. As the player progresses through the levels, he will get a total new perception of puzzles. Each level will unfold a new kind of zombie animal, but will be also a new challenge for the players power of deduction.

With the combination of stunning graphical representations of zombie animals and well created game mechanics, Zombie Zoo by WeMustPlay Games will serve a previously untapped market. WeMustPlay was founded in 2009 and Zombie Zoo is their first game in the zombler genre.

Look out for more to come...

Links:

Official site: http://www.zombiezoo.ca/

MODDB page: http://www.moddb.com/mods/zombie-zoo

Platinum Arts Sandbox

2009-11-24T10:07:00.000-08:00

About the game:

Platinum Arts Sandbox is an

open source easy to use standalone 3D Game Maker and 3D Game Design program currently based on the cube 2 engine being used in many schools throughout the world that allows kids and adults to create their own video games, worlds, levels, adventures and quests, even cooperatively! The goal is to make it accessible to kids but also powerful enough for full game projects. With a simple click and roll of a mouse wheel users can modify the world however they want. In the words of Margaret, a nine year old Sandbox whiz I babysit for, “Press Edit and go fulfill your dreams!”. Now features new game modes such as sidescroller, machinima, kartmode, RPG, and more!

If you prefer video check out our tutorial video :)

The Mission: The mission of Sandbox is to make it as easy as possible for kids and adults to make their own games and worlds. The idea is that if we make it easy enough for kids to use, hopefully it will be easy enough for adults as well.

Awards/Press:

Presented at: PBS/WHMT Games In Education Conference
* Voted one of the top 100 projects of 08 at moddb.com out of over five thousand.
* Total PC Gaming Magazine February 2009
* PCFormat Magazine (Feb 2009?)
* Featured/Presented at: Ableconf, LinuxConf, Vienna Game Conference
* Featured in a software package that went out to 500 German Schools
* Scheduled for inclusion into Debian, Edubuntu, and Ubuntu
* Used by many teachers throughout the world in their classrooms

Platinum Arts Sandbox Main Features:
* Kid Friendly, Free and Open Source.
* Editing is done in game, including cooperatively over the Internet or LAN.
* Easy enough for kids to use but powerful enough for full game projects.
* Several different modes, including cart, sidescroller, movie (machinima) and RPG
* Several custom maps that feature saving a princess, mazes, houses, quests, etc
* The pursuit of making it as easy as possible to add map features and content.

Why Should Kids And Schools Use Sandbox?
* Kids are free to express their creativity in creating 3D worlds, quests, characters, and more.
* Lots of content already available such as animals, trees, characters, and objects that can easily placed.
* Many school subjects are covered such as Art, Math, English, Earth Science, Physics, CAD, Programming C++, etc.
* Through Moviecube kids are able to create their own movies and stories.
*Teamwork is promoted through cooperative editing and map creation.

Why Should Designers Use Sandbox?
* More user friendly and stable than typical game design software. Everything is done in game, no compiling required.
* Being open source means full access to the engine code. The sky is the limit as far as new features that can be added.
* Lots of content and code already included to save time and effort on the creation process.
* Very supportive and friendly community.

Additional Features:
* Powerful scripting language
* Height map mode to create in game mountains and caves.
* The ability to import md2, md3, md5 and obj model formats.
* Supports popular sound formats.
* Contains code project files for VS, Codeblocks, Linux makefile and Xcode.

Lemming Ball Z

2009-11-23T09:24:00.000-08:00

GENRE: BEAT 'EM UP

-Introduction
On the weekend of the Indies, I picked Lemming Ball Z, it was love at first sight. Gameplay although simple, is never (or almost) repetitive. The colorful graphics make the game enjoyable, and the characters seem really are lemmings. A very nice game that is described by himself, just a first glance to fall in love. I recommend everyone try it. So I leave you with the characteristics and history.

-What is lbz?
Lemmingball Z is a fighting game for linux and windows,
loosely based on `Dragonball Z` the hit anime.
And when we say loosely based, we mean with a big twist.
Instead off the normal characters from the anime,
this game features cute LEMMINGS fighting DBZ style!

-LBZ’s main features:
• Destructable 3d terrain •
• Ability to add your own levels/characters/moves to the game •
• Multiplayer with 2-4 players online or local •
• Good old-fashion HotSeat play •
• Slowmotion, like in "The Matrix" •
• Fancy graphics, like cellshading and stuff •
• Netplay, without configuring or hamachi •
• Stupid AI to practice with •
• Blood! lots of it! :) •

-History:
LBZ was created somewhere at the end of 1999 and the start of 2000.
It was my first try at making a game, up till then i only coded small utility’s/effects.
LBZ was first written in Quick BASIC, for DOS and it had 800x600 resolution and sprites, and very basic gameplay.
When the game became to big for basic, i ported it to PASCAL, but that version did not last very long,
because a short while after that i ported LBZ to C++ (using opengl for graphics).
After this lbz quickly evolved... i got features like destructable terrain and slowmotion.

-The future:
LBZ is a bit of a "pet project".... it will constantly evolve.
I dont plan on stopping with this for a long time, since it’s a lot of FUN working on LBZ!
Things i would like to create for LBZ in the future include:
• Interactive levels, with scripts, triggered events •
• Merging old 2d version with the new 3d version •
• 100% mod-ability, a fancy script language •
• Ports to most major game consoles •

Overall rating: 94

USEFUL LINKS:

http://www.lbz3d.com/ Official site
http://mystico.altervista.org/lbi/lbi5/?sez=info Italian community (with some models)
http://www.freewebs.com/lbz3d/index.htm Fansite
http://www.fileplanet.com/174688/170000/fileinfo/Lemming-Ball-Z-3D-Mods Small mod
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=F5CTZUBM Some chars and maps

A promising indie: Minecraft

2009-11-22T07:05:00.000-08:00

GENRE: sandbox-casual

About the game

Minecraft is developed by Markus Persson. It's been under development since about May 10, 2009.

Origins

I started Minecraft after playing some Infiniminer with a couple of people from TigSource.
I realized that a game that simple yet that dynamic had a lot of potential to turn into a really great game, and kept coming up with things I wanted to change and stuff I wanted to add.
I had recently quit my job as a game developer to be able to focus more on indie game dev during my free time, and I was looking for a new game to develop. I had a few ideas floating around, but most required really long development times.

These two factors led to Minecraft.

Development and philosophy

Waterfall is dead, long live agile!

I've got a few plans and visions, but my only true design decision is to keep it fun and accessible. There's no design doc, but there are two lists; one for bugs, and one for features I want to add but think I might forget.
I make sure to play the game a lot, and I've built my share of towers, and flooded my share of caves. If something ever doesn't feel fun, I'll remove it. I believe that I can combine enough fun, accessibility and building blocks for this game to be a huge melting pot of emergent gameplay.

I strongly believe that all good stories have a conflict, and that all good games tell a good story regardless of if it's pre-written or emergent. Free building mode is fine and dandy, but for many people it will ultimately become boring once you've got it figured out. It's like playing a first person shooter in god mode, or giving yourself infinite funds in a strategy game.. a lack of challenge kills the fun.
For survival mode, I'd rather make the game too difficult than too easy. That also means I'm going to have to include some way of winning the game (or some other climax) to prevent it becoming too exhausting.

But if it's no fun, I'll redesign.

The future

I plan on developing Minecraft until it's a finished complete game, with a downloadable client (with fullscreen mode), custom key re mappings and possibly modding support.

For as long as people enjoy and purchase the game, I will develop extensions after the game is done. These will be free for anyone who has purchased the game.

Once sales start dying and a minimum time has passed, I will release the game source code as some kind of open source. I'm not very happy with the draconian nature of (L)GPL, nor do I believe the other licenses have much merit other than to boost the egos of the original authors, so I might just possibly release it all as public domain.

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A weekend of Indies

2009-11-22T03:28:00.000-08:00

Unfortunately, as happens in every week we got to the end of the beautiful weekend. So to prevent my readers get high load the link for some interesting indie games.

LEMMING BALL Z- a cool combat game with lemmingz

ANIME SMASH- a cool beat 'em up with some male heroes turned to female.

STORM- a very strange game with a very strange gameplay, LOL.

Zero Gear

2009-11-22T03:00:00.000-08:00

GENRE: Racing kart game

Review

Zero Gear is a racing simulation with go-kart. The game is very well developed and includes a colorful graphics that makes it pleasant to see. The game works the same way as Mario Kart, you must run in a default location and you have to earn the victory with some upgrades and with the turbo. The game, currently in beta, looks promising. But we must say that the gameplay does not reach the maximum of originality, although the presence of some mini-games and the opportunity to modify their kart in the garage makes it a bit more durable.

We can therefore say:
POSITIVE:
- Colorful graphics
- Ability to change karts
- A lot of scenarios completely crazy

NEGATIVE:
- The driving physics is too simple
- Sometimes it is repetitive
- For now only on Steam

Overall Score: 84

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Simwar 5

2009-11-21T11:25:00.000-08:00

"Sim War 5 is a war simulator (holy crap!) that started around 2007. It features 2 player co-op, two teams with their own special units, and a grand variety of levels."
-SIMWAR 5 OFFICIAL SITE

REVIEW

I tried this game a few hours ago, and I must say that I was amazed. It is a game that contains these three elements: speed, weapons and explosions. Speaking generally, the game is an arena shooter, which involves two teams, that of Tangrin and that of Durhan. There are 3 modes: Deathmatch, Conquest (you have to conquer some areas) and finally Capture the Crystal (it is a sort of capture the flag). The controls are very simple, wasd is used for the movement, v to shoot, B to get off the turret. It contains many maps that allow many hours of play, but after a while 'become repetitive. So we can write the positive and negative.

POSITIVE:
- An arena game like the old days.
- Very fast game.
- A cool graphic.
- A compelling gameplay.

NEGATIVE:
- Co-op mode is too blurred.
- Some maps are too colorful.
- We want a multiplayer unfortunately denied.

Overall Score: 90

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Phun and Algodoo.

2009-11-21T03:36:00.000-08:00

PHUN

GENRE: SANDBOX

Phun is a 2D physics engine created by Emil Ernerfeldt for his master thesis while he was studying at Umeå University in Sweden. It is based on the Constructionist learning paradigm, and free for non-commercial use. On May 15, 2008 Phun was taken over by Algoryx, where Emil continues his work on the program.

Overview

Phun is a 2D physics sandbox written by Emil ErnerFeldt for his Master of Science thesis at the Umeå University in Sweden. It is based on the SPOOK^[1] linear constraint solver by Claude Lacoursière. It is written in C++, and uses GLEW, SDL, and boost (including boost_filesystem).

The name "Phun" is a combination of "physics" and "fun", and the built-in programming language is called thyme. Some people believe both names came from other sources, like South Park's Super Phun Thyme episode, but Emil denies having been inspired by South Park.

Gameplay

Phun is a sandbox physics program, which heavily concentrates on giving players just enough tools to envision their ideas. There is no set objective, and only basic tools. However, complicated devices can be built such as walkers, engines and transmissions.

User Created Content

Phun has a wide range of community-built tools, including converters for bmp, svg, blend and autoCAD formats ^[5]. Phun 4 Had many user made addons such as "Phun Gears" which allowed users to add gears into their scenes^[6] although this feature has now been implemented into Phun 5. The source code for Phun 5 has not been released yet due to phun commercializing, so no addons can be made for phun 5^[7].

Phunbox

The Phun community shares scenes under a creative commons 3 by-nc-sa license at phunbox, a community-built filesharing website. Users allow others to use their work, abiding by the CC3 by-nc-sa license. The phunbox has now been replaced with the algobox, where it includes content created in Phun and in Algodoo.

ALGODOO

Overview

Algodoo is a physics-based 2D sandbox developed and sold by Algoryx Simulation AB, and is the successor to the popular physics application Phun. Algodoo was released on the 1st of September, 2009 after significant delays in production^{[citation needed]}. Algodoo is marketed as an educational tool and has much functionality with touch screen computers, computers with accelerometers, and the Intel Classmate PC. Algodoo's physics are based on the SPOOK^[1] linear constraint solver by Claude Lacoursière.

Simulations

Simulations in Algodoo involves using the given tools (polygon creation, cut, brush, box, circle, gear, plane, chain, spring, fixate, hinge, tracer and laser pen) and features (CSG, Velocity modification, attraction, refraction, killer/immortal objects, cutter objects, water and scripting) to create scenes with high levels of intricacy. The simple interface of Algodoo allows a new user to enjoy themselves by creating simple cars and making their creations come to life with only a few clicks and drags, while still not limiting the creativity of those who want to make very complex machines, creatively achieving simulation objectives in a variety of ways.

Algodoo allows users to modify the gravitational force, restitution, friction, refractive index, density, layers of collision, controller acceleration, destruction and mirror keys, texture (allowing users to place a picture on an object) and colour (and alpha channel) of a polygon, color and refractive index of water, fade distance, colour and speed of light of a laser, color, speed, strength, impulse break limit, state, direction and controls of a hinge/motor, strength constant, damping factor and target length of a spring and fade time of a tracer, giving a lot of choices for users to change to get different results.

Changes

Although the GUI is essentially the same as in Phun, many significant changes have occurred in the scope of Algodoo's simulations. Two notable changes include a new optics modeling engine and a snap-to grid feature allowing for higher precision scene creation. The inclusion of optics has granted much more freedom in terms of using Algodoo's scripting language "Thyme", as one may now initiate events by hitting a geometry with a stream of laser light. Other notable changes include the inclusion of a velocities menu, allowing one to set a geometry's velocity to a set value, incompressible water, which allows for much more realistic fluid simulation, a plotting menu which allows one to compare and contrast different properties of a geometry, i.e. velocity at a certain time, position on the X and Y axis, velocity along the X and Y axis, etc, a new tab in the "options" menu that allows the user to visualize in real time many different forces that are affecting the objects in a scene,and many other new features, bug fixes, optimizations and improvements^[2].

As it is based upon Phun, Algodoo still works upon a constructionist learning paradigm.

System requirements Minimum:

1 GHz processor

256 MB RAM

96 MB Video Card

Windows 2000/XP/Vista or Linux or Mac OS X

40 MB free HDD space

Recommended

2 GHz processor

1 GB RAM

256MB MB Video Card with shader model 2.0 support

100 MB free HDD space

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Indie of the Week: Ragdoll Kung fu.

2009-11-20T13:40:00.000-08:00

"Imagine having a Kung Fu Fight with string puppets, except you don’t have to worry about getting the strings tangled up, and you don’t have to have a kung fu fight."

Rag Doll Kung Fu is the brainchild of Games industry veteran artist, Mark Healey. Working in his spare time, with a little help from his mates, Mark first created a low-budget Kung Fu movie in his local park. Little did he know where that day would lead him...
Fast forward three years of hard work and sleepless nights, and he had an almost-complete game on his hands! Everything changed when he was invited to show Rag Doll Kung Fu to an astounded audience at the Annual 'Game Developer Conference', or GDC 2005
Rag Doll Kung Fu features:

16 levels of story mode, including a complete old style kung fu film!
Lots of secrets to unlock, including a music-mixer to allow you to remix the game music
Single player mini games
Ninja Onslaught - battle the ninjas - what level can you beat?
Chu Chu Wing Pooh - use your aerial combat skills to knock the egg up the mountain to hatch a flying buddy, while fending off various adversaries!
Rag Doll Soccer - play soccer, Rag Doll style!
Rag Doll Athletics - try to beat the world record in Sprinting, Long Jump, High Jump, Distance Throwing, Distance Kicking.
Play with friends on a single computer!
If you have several USB compatible mice, you can plug them into your Windows XP computer and play multiplayer games with your friends, all on one 1 machine!
Athletics - compete with friends in 5 athletics events.
Movie Maker - you don't have to fight! Chill with your friends and make a story by plugging in several mice and recording the action.
Play online with up to 8 people
Death Match - classic beat'em up action where you create your own fighting style!
Rag Doll Soccer - play in teams or individually for the highest score!

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Zombie City

2009-11-20T10:54:00.000-08:00

This is the first Indie game i offer to you:

Zombie City (you are the zombie)

This game, Zombie City it's top-down view. In this game you aren't the survivor, you are the zombie. Convert your enemies into undead allies & lead a zombie assault upon the living. With only one mission - turn the city into a Zombie City.

Features:
- Huge city to explore
- Over 100 different characters
- Huge hordes of undead
- Acquire achievements to build/control your army of undead

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Enjoy ^^

The Indie Games Paradise project started

2009-11-20T10:49:00.000-08:00

The Indie Games Paradise is now online. In this blog i will add nearly daily new, old, cool and classics indie games.

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Indie Games Paradise

The MidWeek indie: Mt. [AGBIC]

Indie of the week: Under the garden [AGBIC]

A weekend of Indies

The boxart of the day: Left 4 dead

The boxart of the day.

My entry for the AGBIC competition

The boxart of the day.

Indie of the week: Killing Floor

Killing Floor:

History

DLC

References

External Links

The game by its cover Competition

Indie DB.

Gang Garrison

Indie of the week: Armadillo Run

Indie of the web: Powder

The indie games tools: Endorphin

Toribash

Toribash

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Contents

Gameplay

History

Critical reception

Moves

[edit]Other Platforms

Random Indie: SUMOTORI DREAMS

Zombie Zoo

Platinum Arts Sandbox

Lemming Ball Z

A promising indie: Minecraft

About the game

Origins

Development and philosophy

The future

A weekend of Indies

Zero Gear

Simwar 5

Phun and Algodoo.

Overview

Gameplay

User Created Content

Phunbox

Overview

Simulations

Changes

Indie of the Week: Ragdoll Kung fu.

Zombie City

The Indie Games Paradise project started