99 Bricks may be the best browser game I’ve played since Desktop Tower Defense. At first glance, you’d think it’s Tetris, but that illusion quickly disappears. As you build the tower taller, structural stability becomes important, as the game uses physics. When you hit about 300 units tall, and your tower starts swaying like a […]

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I’ve never played World of Warcraft, or any MMO for that matter, but a recent Penny Arcade Comic made me start thinking about how the “quests” in so many RPGs simply require you to travel to a faraway location, and either find an item, kill an enemy, or simply visit point A, then point B, […]

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For years, I’ve been following the work being done by the talented folks over at Black Mesa: Source. What they’ve been working on is a full remake of the original Half-Life game, using the source engine. Most importantly, they’re re-creating all game assets. Voice tracks, music, character models, textures, multiplayer maps, artificial intelligence, everything. Plus, […]

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Ostensibly intended for those of us who are so fed up with the daily grind that suicide is the most appetizing alternative, the goal of Karosi Suicide Salaryman is to kill yourself. Odd in the way that only the Japanese can achieve, Karoshi Suicide Salaryman is an entertaining little puzzle game. Play Karosi Suicide Salaryman

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For the final installment of Lungfishopolis’s Holiday Bargain Shoppers’ Guide, we move on to the current generation of gaming consoles: XBox 360 and Playstation 3. Here at Lungfishopolis, we’ve passed a city ordinance prohibiting our citizens from calling these consoles “Next-Gen”, since at this point, the next generation would be the Playstation 4 and XBox […]

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I’ve got to say, overall I’m a bit disappointed in Fallout 3. What I’d wanted was a game much closer to Fallout 1 and 2. That is to say, a role playing game with turn-based strategy elements. What I got instead was something much closer to Oblivion, which is of course not a bit surprising […]

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When I first had the idea for a Free Game Friday segment, the first two games that came to mind were Wasteland and Maniac Mansion Deluxe. I first played Maniac Mansion years ago on my Commodore 64. It was a wonderfully nonlinear adventure game with multiple solutions to its problems, excellent humor, and a lot […]

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Ah, the Last Generation. We here in Lungfishopolis remember so well when it used to be the current generation, back before we had high-definition displays and online co-op gaming. There are still a number of gems to be found here. Read on, and you may see a few that make great inexpensive gifts. Playstation 2 […]

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Skullpogo is an odd little game. You’re a skeleton on a pogo stick. Whee! Still, it’s strangely addictive. You get to stomp on pigs and bats and stuff. You can download Skullpogo here.

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With my time in Stilwater officially at an end, I started up Gears of War 2 and have been progressing through the campaign all co-op style with my partner in crime from Saints Row 2. GoW2 is a great looking game with plenty of action, tons of goofy dialog and many, many, many pitched, frantic […]

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