Homebrew games (of the awesome and non-lame variety, so don't sneer)

[Jimmy Onestroke]

Right. So lots of people make crappy little fangames which everybody hates and nobody should bother playing. Games with titles like FINAL FATNASY 7 PRAT 2 and whatnot. But there are also people who make their own little creations, works of genius. These games are awesome and non-lame, hence my liking them. I'd like to get a hold of more. Here are a few examples of what I consider to constitute awesome:


Earwig is ANGRY!
http://www.agsforums.com/games.php?action=detail&id=21
Very short. Very disturbing. Very good. Think of it as Saladfingers: The Game. You're a crazy kid with a crazy demon friend in your head and you're like crazy and... yeah. Crazy. An adventure game (point n' click) made with AGS.

Richard Longhurst and the Box that Ate Time
http://www.agsforums.com/games.php?action=detail&id=5
Another AGS game. Funnily enough, also awesome. The graphics are intentionally heinous, day-glo affairs made in mspaint. Hilarious, and I can't figure out how to finish it.

Maniac Mansion Deluxe
http://www.agsforums.com/games.php?action=detail&id=401
AGS remake of the original classic Maniac Mansion. The same gameplay with pretty graphics, it's one of those win-win things you hear about all the time. Good soundtrack, too. The only fangame on my list, but it's well worth playing.

Larry Vales: Traffic Division
http://www.agsforums.com/games.php?action=detail&id=33
One of the first AGS games. Has a plethora of sideburns cracks and is yet another of those joke games which manage to have enough in them to give you a serious afternoon of gaming. Has a sequel.

5 Days a Stranger
http://www.agsforums.com/games.php?action=detail&id=269
Somewhat more serious than the other AGS games. You can die in it. Some dude with a butcher knife is slaughtering everyone around you, and yet your character still manages to be witty. Has a sequel.

Pleurghburg: Dark Ages
http://www.agsforums.com/games.php?action=detail&id=35
Another serious AGS game. Pretty crap graphics, but they work well enough and the gameplay is what matters. You're a detective in a noirish city setting. Sequel due for release, eventually.

A Blurred Line
http://www.gamingw.net/games/8?l=downloads
Unlike AGS, most rpgmaker games are horribly crap. This one is not. The rtp graphics will make you cringe, but the plot is very classy, and there are a lot of points in the game where you can choose alternate paths, resulting in different puzzles, characters and gameplay situations. Fair few minigames, too. Again, the plot is far too good a reason to play this. Futuristic in setting. Line's End is meant to come out any day now... meant to.

There have been multiple attempts to make an Emuparadise rpg. I'm thinking an AGS game might actually work.

[crusher]

Nice topic Jimmy. For anyone that want to play a cool Metroid-ish game, I suggest you check out the game Eternal Daughter made by Blackeye Software. Really awesome game. Hard as hell though.

Maniac Mansion Deluxe by the way.

[Ziegfried]

Hmm, does this Maniac Mansion Deluxe have a different soundtrack than the original? The NES one was pure sex, as I recall...

[crusher]

MM Deluxe uses music from DotT I believe. That's class.

[Borman]

Heres some crazy xbox homebrew games (some of them complete, some not):

Team Aftershock Games http://aftershock.xbox-scene.com/news.php :

Star Wars:


Tokyo Wars:


Track and Field:

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The Unprofessional http://www.theunprofessional.com/ :

Hostile Territory:

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[Jimmy Onestroke]

Eternal Daughter is cuntingly good, everyone must get it. I'm about 20% through so far.

[crusher]

Eternal Daughter is cuntingly good, everyone must get it. I'm about 20% through so far.

Told ya! But it's very hard. The third boss (I think) is a pain... :O

[Jimmy Onestroke]

Which one's that? Dude with the drill and bubbles?

[crusher]

Which one's that? Dude with the drill and bubbles?

Err, yeah I think. Mia's half brother. Already beaten him?

[Jimmy Onestroke]

Shh. Drill and bubbles is a non-spoiler way of saying it. I mean, really, who would have guessed that her half-monster brother would betray her? Apart from those who saw him whipping her in the intro, erm.

28% now, apparently. I've got the wall-jump, I've got the double-jump, but the bubbles are too overwhelming. His drill is smaller than mine though, so there.

[crusher]

Well yeah, I didn't consider that a spoiler really.

The size of the "drill" doesn't matter as long as he is the winner. Or something. Go Jimmy!

[Solitude]

just downloaded maniac mansion....searching for eternal daughter.
god knows i could do with some decent new games.

[crusher]

Another game I suggest that you check out is Tango Strike made by FAIND. Pretty cool counterstrike type strategy game. Other game modes are unlockable as well. Nice stuff!

[Jimmy Onestroke]

Somebody needs to get Richard Longhurst, if only to tell me how to get past the aeroplane stage. It is an incredibly awesome game that you all should play anyway, avcourse. Love the theme music.

5 Days A Stranger should get more attention too. I didn't hype it up enough. Nice animation and whatnot. And in the sequel it turns out all the survivors from the first game die anyway, a la the Alien series of movies. Oh yes, spoilers.

[crusher]

I'll check 'em out when I get home. Sounds pretty darn fun.