My sister loves playing co-op shooters. Can you recommend any? Our systems are the PS2, and a PC running Windows XP that was middle-of-the-road 3-5 years ago (so no Army of Two, thank you). Freeware/shareware/indie are great, but so are huge blockbusters. It just needs to have as long, good, co-op section.
posted on May 17, 2008 - 22 answers
I'm searching for little games playable over a network. Little games as Tetrinet,, so if it's over 30 MB, it's way over the charts. So what do you suggest?
posted on Mar 10, 2008 - 5 answers
I'm looking for a free web-based Flash game that I used to play. You're a miner in a cave, throwing pickaxes at colored blocks that advance towards you. You get points for hitting groups of blocks that are the same color, which also removes them and makes the blocks above them drop down.
posted on Feb 27, 2008 - 3 answers
Name that Apple //e edutainment software (Troll gems? Driving? Townhouses? Looking stuff up?) [more inside]
posted on Dec 12, 2007 - 9 answers
Neeerrrrrrrrdfilter: I want to play Bioshock. Help me find the most economical way to upgrade my video hardware so that it will run the game satisfactorily. [more inside]
posted on Aug 22, 2007 - 20 answers
NameFilter: Help me name my 2-8 player sudoku game! [more inside]
posted on Jul 18, 2007 - 18 answers 
What are the best online resources for new World of Darkness players? [more inside]
posted on May 7, 2007 - 1 answers
I'm looking for a battle strategy game in the tradition of the Myth series (or the old-school game "Siege"). Interested in troop movement and in-battle tactics, NOT maintaining economy/resources, spawning units, buildings, etc. (Warcraft didn't interest me when I tried it many years ago). [more inside]
posted on Apr 18, 2007 - 15 answers
Name-that-appleii-game-filter: I played it on an Apple IIe. When I was a children. And had nightmares about it. [more inside]
posted on Apr 10, 2007 - 7 answers
I fondly remember an arcade game from my childhood at the local junk-food kiosk, but I can not remember the name. I have tried to search Google, but I have not found anything.
The game, as I remember it, was a side-scrolling shoot ‘em up. You flew planes (1 player or 2 players) and on the ground beneath you dinosaurs where actively trying to kill you with their prehistoric might.
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posted on Oct 19, 2006 - 3 answers
Please recommend excellent absorbing web-based games [more inside]
posted on Oct 4, 2006 - 18 answers
What are some good options for managing a video game collection? [more inside]
posted on Sep 14, 2006 - 9 answers
Help me think of phrases that come exclusively from game play. Some examples would be: "Ollie ollie oxen free" and "ready or not here I come" and "ring a round a rosy".
posted on Aug 9, 2006 - 60 answers
Videogamefilter: Where can I buy cartridge video games that have the secrets unlocked and saved? [more inside]
posted on Apr 16, 2006 - 5 answers
Schoolyard game identification: Everyone gathers around one spot, and one player bounces/throws a playground ball as high as they can (and shouts the name of the game?). While the ball is in the air, everyone else runs out from the center. When the person in the center catches the ball, they shout, "Stop!" and everyone has to hold their place. Then the person in the middle tries to hit someone with the ball. What game is this, and what are the rest of the rules?
posted on Feb 27, 2006 - 20 answers
There was a game I played in elementary school which we called "Pomp." At my school we had a sand field. Weird, I know. One guy would stand in front of everybody and yell "Pomp" and then everybody'd charge towards the other side of the sand and the 'pomp'-yelling guy would try to tackle somebody. Kind of a smearthequeer thing. [more inside]
posted on Feb 27, 2006 - 34 answers
What are your favorite PalmIII-compatible applications, games and toys? Tips and tricks? Tweaks? Hacks? [more inside]
posted on Jan 15, 2006 - 6 answers
Can anyone tell me where to find the origin of and definitive rules for the traditional American card game The King of Hearts Has Five Sons, mentioned in the article Deduction Games in the December 2000 issue of The Games Journal? [more inside]
posted on Mar 20, 2005 - 3 answers
Where can I find a dictionary of words spelled backwards, listed in alphabetical order, preferably accessible via WWW? This kind of book used to be a common tool for cryptographers back before everything was done by machine, but I'm not a spook; I just like Oulipo-style wordplay. I used to know what this was called, but no longer do, and have googled "reverse dictionary", "backwards dictionary", "yranoitcid", and many more terms with no success.
Suggestions for similar dictionaries, such as ones in which all the letters of the words are sorted alphabetically (mouse->emosu) are also welcome. Thanks.
posted on Mar 13, 2005 - 24 answers
Arcade filter: I collect and restore arcade games and pinball machines. I'm always looking for more games, and the main way I find them is by watching the classified ads. What are the best classified ad search engines for both online ads and newspaper ads? Can anyone suggest a better way to find games?
posted on Feb 14, 2005 - 5 answers
What kinds of holiday gift giving games do you play with your friends? [More Inside]
posted on Dec 3, 2004 - 12 answers
If Valve's Steam means that games developers can do away with publisher, distributor and retailer overheads... um... why isn't everyone doing it, or similar things?
posted on Nov 10, 2004 - 13 answers
Fun and simple games for two players and a standard deck of cards?
posted on Sep 22, 2004 - 19 answers
I'd like advice about how to begin learning how to play the game of go--I'm specifically thinking of recommended introductory texts for the absolute beginner, but anything else useful you have to say is welcome.
posted on Aug 2, 2004 - 15 answers
