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Galaxian, by Stacy Cowley
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
A short goofy game reworking the classic game Galaxian, August 17, 2017*
Related reviews: less than 15 minutes

This game from the IF arcade pack is a reworking of the classic arcade game Galaxian.

It portrays what it would really be like for the main character in Galaxian. Considering that there are also two space invader clones in the IF arcade pack, this game actually was pretty well put together.

It's super short.

* This review was last edited on September 15, 2017
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MC, by Stephen Granade
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
A short game about a random NPC in an unlabeled arcade game, August 17, 2017*
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This game has you wandering around in a certain unlabeled arcade game (when it was first released in the IF arcade pack, it was even titled Unlabeled).

It's just a joke game; once you realize what's going on, it's over really quickly. But it's fun while it lasts.

* This review was last edited on September 15, 2017
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Identity, by Dave Bernazzani
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
A mid length sci fi game with complicated wiring puzzle, August 17, 2017*
Related reviews: about 1 hour

This game has you wake up with amnesia in a space wreck.

Eventually, your world opens up a bit more, and you get to explore an alien world.

It's a fairly interesting game setup, but the story doesn't have much 'bite'. Concepts are introduced but then never explored.

It has a pretty complicated electrical wiring puzzle that requires experimentation at the end.

* This review was last edited on September 15, 2017
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Night Driver, by David Dyte
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
An amusing text reworking of the classic arcade game, August 17, 2017*
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The original arcade game night driver had you barreling down a road, swerving left and right down an endless field of white pegs.

This game has a text version, where you can speed, brake, and turn each turn. The conceit, though, is that you're a dad, late at night, and your wife and kids are having an endless conversation with you as you drive. The game eventually ends in a strange way.

* This review was last edited on September 15, 2017
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Dig Dug, by Anonymous
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
A tasteless reworking of the classic arcade game, August 17, 2017*
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I was surprised by this game, because I played it in the downloaded Arcade pack, and didn't have a chance to see the tags or genre.

It's essentially just a tasteless reworking of the original game Dig Dug, written by someone with the mind of a 12 year old male who has heard about women but never actually spoken with one.

* This review was last edited on September 15, 2017
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Donkey Kong, by Andrew Plotkin
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
A super short text story telling the background of Donkey Kong, August 17, 2017*
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This game casts you as the main enemy in the original Donkey Kong game.

It paints you as a primeval sort of building, unfairly pitted against the mustachioed plumber

It has some fun non-standard responses, but overall, it's over quickly. I mostly like its unity of style.

* This review was last edited on September 15, 2017
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Centipede, by J. Robinson Wheeler
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
An intense alien war game, August 16, 2017*
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I thought this IFArcade game was by Cadre, but i guess I was wrong. This is an intense alien war drama, copying numerous movies/books in that style (Aliens, Catch 22, Starship Troopers, etc.) It has violence and profanity.

It's based on the arcade game Centipede. You land in a swamp with several marines, and you are in a field of poisonous mushrooms with ticks, scorpions, and centipedes attacking you.

It's incredibly difficult to win.

* This review was last edited on September 15, 2017
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Rox, by L. Ross Raszewski
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
A turn-based version of the arcade game Asteroids, August 16, 2017*
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This game is a variant of the arcade game Asteroids. It has a backstory, and then has you flying through a two-dimensional grid, letting you change your direction and fire at will.

I liked it, but it was too fussy. I think I encountered a bug, too; going off the edge of the grid said I was getting sent back, but the truth was that it didn't send me back.

An entertaining concept.

* This review was last edited on September 15, 2017
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A Paper Moon, by Andrew Krywaniuk
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
An origami-based 'fetch items for wizard' game, August 16, 2017*
Related reviews: about 1 hour

This game is part of the incomprehensibly large subset of 'a wizard asks you to collect items' games.

It's also part of the 'parser likes to insult your character' genre.

It also begins with 'my lame apartment', including waking up with a hangover in just your underwear, which is also a surprisingly large genre.

However, it also lets you make about 15 different objects with origami, which is pretty cool.

* This review was last edited on September 15, 2017
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I Must Play, by Geoff Fortytwo
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Reworkings of several old arcade games into IF, tied by a plot, August 16, 2017*
Related reviews: about 1 hour

This game, similar to Sylenius Mysterium, has you entering an arcade at night and playing a variety of arcade games in IF form.

Some of the games work out really well (I like the way that Pong was presented). Others are just bizarre (what game corresponds to the politics scene?).

Overall, fun with a walkthrough.

* This review was last edited on September 15, 2017
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