Some Time-Wasters
I haven't been able to post much lately. Here are a few time-wasters
that should keep you busy for a while ...
1. iPod Flea
< http://www.layersmagazine.com/features/feature_cs2/flea.htm >
[Huge] QuickTime movie, a parody of Apple iPods.
2. Moby Blaster
< http://jonah.bigidea.com/html/arcade/moby_blaster/moby_blaster.dcr >
A Breakout clone [Shockwave].
3. Notepad Invaders
< http://robmanuel.blogspot.com/2005/02/notepad-invaders.html >
A version of Space Invaders.
I managed 15530 points before the sounds got too annoying.
4. Mergeroids
< http://www.globalarcade.org/mergeroid/game.html >
Asteroids with a political bent.
5. Snow Storm
< http://www.onlineflashgamez.com/?action=playgame&gameid=159 >
Make like Homer J. Simpson and clear snow from the parking lot.
6. Planarity
< http://www.planarity.net/index.php?size=small >
A thinking game: arrange the vertices such that no edges overlap.
I completed level 7, scoring 2071 points, then got bored.
7. Test your geography:
* European Geography Level 3
< http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/country_europe_G2_drag-drop.html >
My score: 40/45 89%, average error=29 miles, time=362 seconds
* Asian Geography Level 3
< http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/country_Asia_G2_drag-drop.html >
My score: 27/32 84%
8. Infocom Adventures
< http://www.xs4all.nl/~pot/infocom/ >
Play Infocom Adventures online [require Java]. These were big when
I got my first computer, but I was never into them.
9. The Hitchhiker Adventure Game - 20th Anniversary Edition
< http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game_nolan.shtml >
Requires Flash.
10. Calculator Words
< http://www.langmaker.com/calculatorwords.htm >
Learn a "language" consisting of English written with the digits of a
calculator.
