MetaFilter posts tagged with Games and puzzle

bop the alligator

speicus — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:11:11 -0800

DroidQuest, Gate and Logicly are modern logic puzzle games based on the classic educational games Rocky's Boots (1982) and Robot Odyssey (1984). Originally conceived as a sequel to Warren Robinett's Adventure (1979) for the Atari 2600, Rocky's Boots became a revolutionary educational game that combined Adventure's interactive graphical environment with gameplay that taught the player how to build more and more intricate digital logic circuits. And as you might expect from the creator of one of the first Easter Eggs, it also contained a few secrets (like a hidden room with an alligator that would eat your cursor). Robot Odyssey was the fiendishly difficult sequel to Rocky's Boots, in which the player tries to escape from the labyrinthine Robotropolis by programming and reprogramming three robots named Sparky, Checkers and Scanner. (Perhaps in response to Robot Odyssey's difficulty, its successor Gertrude's Secrets (1986) was much simpler and did away with logic gates entirely.) While these games have nearly faded into obscurity, thankfully there are a few nostalgia-driven games in the same style that run on modern machines. DroidQuest is an incredibly faithful remake of Robot Odyssey made in Java, while Gate presents robot rewiring puzzles with a simpler, slicker interface. Finally, if you just want to hook up some logic gates in a sandbox environment, Logicly is a bare-bones but pretty Flash implementation.

Luke Paakh makes some lovely flash games

Kattullus — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:11:29 -0800

Particlasm is home to the browser games of Luke Paakh. He first caught my attention with fine space shoot'em-up Ether War but I also enjoyed his other games, shooter Ether Cannon, tree defending games Phoenix and Shen Long, puzzle game blue and petri dish action game Amoeba. His new game is my favorite. It's called William and Sly and it's a beautiful platformer is about an adorable fox who likes mushrooms and his quest to recharge some runestones with fairyflies.

Broken Picture Telephone

ob — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:20:29 -0800

In the spirit of Friday being game day, I give you Broken Picture Telephone; a pictoral version of the classic game of telephone (also known as Chinese Whispers.) Previously on MeFi.

Evacuation

Rinku — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:01:38 -0800

Friday Flash Fun: Evacuation is a puzzle game about explosive decompression. Save the crew! Eject the aliens into space by opening the spaceship's doors! The catch: doors of the same color all open together. By the people that brought us Too Many Ninjas! Via the always excellent TGISource

Spot the 9 differences

Kattullus — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:09:41 -0800

Difference Games offers you 9 spot-the-difference games. The 3 categories are Graphic Novels and Comics, Play With Mum and Difference Xtreme! My favorite is The Dragon and the Wizard, which makes failure interesting.
Difference Games offers you 9 "spot the difference" games. The three categories are Graphic Novels & Comics; Play with Mum and Difference Xtreme! My favourite is The Dragon and the Wizard, which makes success interesting.

puzzle shooter

jammy — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:48:15 -0800

Fat Cat : a bit of friday flash fun

When is a door not a door?

nthdegx — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:48:25 -0800

Open Doors - a puzzle game.

Rocks 'n' Diamonds

Wolfdog — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:05:25 -0800

Rocks 'n' Diamonds for some Friday puzzle-game fun. Described as "in the tradition of" Boulderdash and Sokoban, it's actually a superset of both, and you can waste tons of time playing all the old familiar levels or tons of others. (It's a quick download, for linux/os x/the other thing.)

neutral games

East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:31:22 -0800

Japanese Myst-like escape games from neutral (Flash)
Vision - Hints
RGB - Hints
Sphere - Hints

Logic puzzles

Upton O'Good — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:52:34 -0800

A virtually unlimited supply of randomly-generated logic puzzles, in a variety of sizes and difficulties: Nonograms. Slither Link. Nurikabe. Bridges. Light Up.

1 Across: Matthowie's community blog

painquale — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 13:07:31 -0800

Since Wordplay has come out, crossword puzzles have been on the rise. If you want to join in on the fun, read this primer by Will Shortz to get started, then download Across Lite, head to Cruciverb, and do free puzzles in the right-hand sidebar. Will Johnston's page contains a huge repository of Across Lite puzzles. If you get stuck, can't figure out why an entry is correct, or just want to chat about a grid's brilliant construction, try reading the crossword blogs. The best two are Diary of a Crossword Fiend and Rex Parker Does the New York Times Crossword Puzzle. (Caution! Spoilers abound!) And, if you want to try your hand at constructing some crosswords of your own (submission guidelines for various papers here), Crossword Compiler is an outstanding piece of software. [Via this AskMetafilter question]

Where puzzles and pagans play

Blazecock Pileon — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:58:41 -0800

Weffriddles

AcceleRacers: Track Mod

Gator — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 14:15:02 -0800

AcceleRacers: Track Mod is a fun little Pipe-Dream-esque Flash game in which your object is to manipulate sections of track in order to get each of your six racecars to the finish line inside the time limit. Gets a lot harder as you go up in levels and more obstacles are added. Yes, it is a HotWheels game.

The Mystery of Castle Wildenburg

Gator — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 19:05:24 -0800

"King Anfortas currently owns this magic stone, schmooze him, take him surprise, how ever you will get it, but bring me this stone! As award I promise you my daughter and a place on the crown!" -- The Mystery of Castle Wildenburg, a slightly goofily-translated game that combines point-&-click with classic text adventure gameplay, and photos of the lovely German countryside. Read the "Prehistory," mouseover everything, save often (though you lose your accumulated points on loading a saved game), and be careful not to die of thirst.

Cityscape puzzle game (Flash)

Melinika — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 07:10:02 -0800

Cityscape. (Flash game) Build a city with 18 available components. The order in which those components are employed determines how they'll interact and how far the city will develop. There's one correct order that will score the full amount of points. (via)

Escape To Obion

Gator — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 18:06:32 -0800

More point-n-click Flash puzzles, this time in a series: Escape to Obion, episodes one, two, three, and four.

Inspector Wombat

Gator — Sat, 25 Feb 2006 15:18:06 -0800

Inspector Wombat, a point-and-click Flash puzzle game somewhat clumsily translated from the German. Inspector Wombat has a seemingly-bottomless sack in which to store all the random crap he picks up, like banana peels, his lady friend's stereo system (dude, she's standing right there. Ever try asking?), and tasty foodstuffs somebody left in the street. Your object is twofold: Find and apprehend the kooky blackmailer who's messing with the museum director, and fix the museum's paintings which have mysteriously gone all wonky (hint: it's because of evil, unhappy bacteria).

Tetrod

Gator — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 14:32:25 -0800

Tetrod is a jigsaw puzzle and a four-sided domino game mixed together. -- Java puzzle game; choose 3x4, 4x4, 5x4, or 5x5.

Flea Circus!

Gator — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 16:32:32 -0800

Flea Circus! It's just like Lemmings! Only tinier! And faster! And you can only make three moves: Block, ramp, and other ramp! (java)

Attic Escape

Gator — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 16:20:20 -0800

Attic Escape is another little "escape the locked room" Flash game along the lines of Crimson Room, Viridian Room, White Chamber, The Doors, and MOTAS. Also by the creator of Attic Escape are Nightmare Escape and, er, Cannibal Escape (which is worth clicking for the lovely, cello-heavy strings music if nothing else). Click everywhere in Attic Escape; important items are hidden behind, above, and under everything.

The Punny Adventures of Nick Bounty

Gator — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 19:12:29 -0800

A Case of the Crabs, and its sequel, The Goat in the Grey Fedora, are a couple of point-and-click black-and-white Flash games that parody the old Sam Spade-type noir films. You are Nick Bounty, private detective, and it's up to you to solve the mysteries of the counterfeit crabs and the miniature goat statue, respectively. Very, very jokey; guaranteed to induce eyerolling. Look at everything, talk to everyone, and pick up everything that's not nailed down. Hints are available, but they're crammed with jokes too.

The Flowering Nose in Slugland

Gator — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 20:46:12 -0800

The Flowering Nose in Slugland adventure game. As a goblin with a flower for a nose, your ultimate goal is to find the lost sprout. Defeat enemies by throwing flowers at them; power up with hearts; teleport from level to level with such esoteric trinkets as donuts and cherries. (Java.)

Kafkamesto

Gator — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 12:24:31 -0800

"You awaken from an uneasy dream.You are in a small, bare apartment. You are alone. You have no idea how you got there. You don’t even know who you are." Fans of Franz Kafka may appreciate Kafkamesto, a bleak and bizarre point-and-click Flash game.

Cubeoban

Gator — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 11:22:02 -0800

Cubeoban -- Arrange the colored blocks so that they cover the colored dots. (Flash.)

Yet Another Flash Puzzle Game

Gator — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 13:43:21 -0800

Yet another Flash puzzle game: Shift. Very beautiful, with low-key music.