Help me waste my time.

September 22, 2005 4:53 PM

Help me waste my time. I'm trying to find this flash/shockwave game that I used to play religiously a couple of years ago. Individual multi-colored balls or spheres fall from the top of the screen and you use your mouse or arrow keys to move the balls left or right.

The idea is to get 3 or more balls in a row -- horizontally or vertically -- to make them disappear. As you reach certain levels, the balls would either fall faster or the game would introduce a new color of balls. You would lose the game when any column of balls would get too high and would touch the top from where the balls would fall. I thought perhaps it was a Clevermedia or MSN game, but I can't seem to find it anymore. Sound familiar? Anyone know where I can find this game? Much appreciated!

posted by SoulOnIce to grab bag (10 comments total)

Sounds sort of like pile up on Yahoo games
posted by necessitas at 4:59 PM on September 22, 2005

bubbleshooter? wouldn't view that in IE, dunno if it has spyware or not
posted by mrg at 4:59 PM on September 22, 2005

It sounds like Bubbleshooter, or a Bejewelled clone. Is it one of the games at PopCap? Or it could be one of the games here. And since you're looking for time wasters, and I assume you've already seen Orsinal, check out the games linked at Little Fluffy Industries. They find the most kickass little web games - so addicting. Click on the Top 20 link at the top to access what they think is the cream of the crop.
posted by iconomy at 5:00 PM on September 22, 2005

It wasn't Bounce Out, was it? I love Bounce Out. The squeaky noises are the best.
posted by MsMolly at 7:36 PM on September 22, 2005

I don't know if it's the exact game you want, but that sounds a lot like Dynomite
posted by O9scar at 7:44 PM on September 22, 2005

Was it Collapse on Shockwave? If so, you can only download it now.
posted by ashbury at 8:54 PM on September 22, 2005

Sounds like Frozen Bubble or Snood. Sorry, don't have the links handy.
posted by lfaren at 6:02 AM on September 23, 2005

It sounds like Collapse.

Still available online, ashbury.

Yay, Friday fun!
posted by essexjan at 7:22 AM on September 23, 2005

Grant me the serenity to accept the links I cannot click
Courage to click the links I can
And the wisdom to know the difference.
posted by peacay at 7:52 AM on September 23, 2005

I found it! It's called Drop and it's on Shockwave's site.

BTW, I've wasted plenty of time on Collapse too. I highly recommend.

Thanks everyone for your help and let the time wasting begin!
posted by SoulOnIce at 9:05 AM on September 23, 2005