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May Experimental Gameplay is Over
May is over, and also the montly Experimental Gameplay Project. The theme for May was “High Velocity” and we had 21 entries this month. Unfortunately I could not finish my entry in time, my game would be some kind of remake of the Atari game Bump’n'Jump, with new and improved Gfxs, reworked gameplay and some very nice addons over the Atari and Arcade versions.
Well, Even I did not finished in time, I still hope to finish this game, and plans to have versions for Windows / Mac / Linux and even for Iphone! Once I have more news I’ll post them here! Anyone here also a fan and would like to see a remake of this game? Please leave your comments!
And this month, I hope to not miss and finish my entry for the Experimental Gameplay, here are the 21 entries from May!
Collect dreams, while avoiding nightmare in this gorgeously tiled environment. A fun game that induces a trance-like state.
Lightspeed, by Zink Interactive
A beautifully polished flying game by the guys at Zink Interactive! Use the mouse to steer through rings and pick up speed and points.
A shooter where each level gradually ramps up in speed. Pretty neat, I just wish I could shoot faster!
A psychedelic, high score driving game – dodge skulls, and collect coins. Great aesthetics on this one.
Extremely fast, cognitively intense challenge. Take control of 2 ships (WASD, Arrow keys) and dodge oncoming obstacles.
A simple, but addictive game. Split atoms with your shot, while dodging the resulting split atoms. My high score was 14, but my reflexes are admittedly slow these days.
Runout (Mac only), by Mark Sachs
A parody of Outrun, or so I gathered from his post. Does anyone have a Mac?
Circle Skydiver, by Roan Contreras
Use the arrow keys to collect powerups, and health while strafing to avoid helicopters, eagles, and other obstacles.
Race around a giant distorted sphere. I’d love to see this one developed further, but it’s interesting to just watch it.
A racing game, and tribute to Road Fighter.
A Spy Hunter style game. Avoid taxis, but destroy other cars.
A take on the sonic the hedgehog, with shooting and slow-motion capabilities.
Following in the vein of Canabalt, except you’re running on a circular world. Press the left mouse button to jump.
A pretty toy, but no game just yet. Reminds me of “Attack of the Killer Swarm” minus the people you fling up in the air.
Speed up and crash into asteroids to destroy them. Fun, but it feels like the destruction could be a bit jucier.
Be Irresponsible!, by Joe Gribbin
A simple game with a fun art style, go as fast as possible while dodging upcoming walls.
Shoot and dodge enemies using the arrow keys. Z shoots, X heals.
Hold down the left mouse button mouse to direct your bird toward the cursor. A little twitchy, but an interesting experiment.
Recurring Nightmare, by Frugal Games
Press Z & X to pump those legs, and steer your guy to victory…or else crap yourself. Luckily I don’t have such nightmares.
High Velocity Typist, by MisfitByte
Type quickly to extend a platform for your character to walk on. I wish it had typing goals, since right now the best strategy is to spam “asd.”
Super Running Rescue, by Joaquim
A game about illegal immigration and running from the law in Arizona of all things. Use the arrow keys to run away and jump to avoid oncoming obstacles.
Source
http://experimentalgameplay.com/
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