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Millions of Games

Posted by Hemos on from the a-witches-brew-if-ever-one dept.

duncangough writes "With the recent rise in popularity of casual games and the seemingly established presence of community bookmarking sites such as del.icio.us, Millionsofgames.com is one of the first websites to provide an amalgamation of these two themes. MOG is a social bookmarking service for flash, shockwave and java games although any type of game can be added, such a MMORPGs or downloadable games like Zuma and Bejewelled."

79 comments

  1. Grammer Time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Can't touch this!

  2. Casual games? by rdwald · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Since when has that been an actual phrase?

    (fp?)

    1. Re:Casual games? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
      phrase |fre?z| noun a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause. • an idiomatic or short pithy expression : his favorite phrase is "it's a pleasure." • Music a group of notes forming a distinct unit within a longer passage. • Ballet a group of steps within a longer sequence or dance.
       
      verb [ trans. ] put into a particular form of words : it's important to phrase the question correctly. • divide (music) into phrases in a particular way, esp. in performance : [as n. ] ( phrasing) original phrasing brought out unexpected aspects of the music.
       
      PHRASES turn of phrase a manner of expression : an awkward turn of phrase. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.(in the sense [style or manner of expression] ): via late Latin from Greek phrasis, from phrazein 'declare, tell.'
      It became a phrase the moment it was uttered .
    2. Re:Casual games? by duncangough · · Score: 1

      Since July 19, 2005.

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    3. Re:Casual games? by hcob$ · · Score: 5, Funny

      I guess it's kind of like casual sex. It's best on the desk of your office, during the day, when anyone can walk in on you.

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  3. And if you're just looking for games.. by duncangough · · Score: 5, Informative

    Then keep an eye on my homepage:

    Millionsofgame - suttree

    I'll be posting plenty of games there and tagging them accordingly. Jewel Thief, for starters, is a great little game.

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    1. Re:And if you're just looking for games.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      as is Kill Harry Potter (if we're doing shameless self-promotion)

    2. Re:And if you're just looking for games.. by Council · · Score: 2, Funny

      Since millionsofgames appears to be slashdotted, I guess there's nothing to do but convert this thread into a NEW millionsofgames!

      None of these fancy-schmancy social information tools are anything that we can't recreate with our own slashdot moderation system! In fact, with enough work, I believe we can build a full gaming engine out of comment threads.

      I vote that we put the next red pixel at (14,220). If you disagree, moderate accordingly.

      (Soldat is a lot of fun, though it is a download)

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    3. Re:And if you're just looking for games.. by Zwaxy · · Score: 1

      DROD is the best puzzle game I've played:

          http://www.drod.net/

      Again, it's a download, but there are both Windows and Linux versions.

  4. Pffft by belg4mit · · Score: 4, Informative

    I've been playing http://www.zillions-of-games.com/ for years now :-P

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    1. Re:Pffft by duncangough · · Score: 1

      You win! That's like Top Trumps with domain names.

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    2. Re:Pffft by fm6 · · Score: 1

      Is a zillion more than a million?

  5. half of which by jlebrech · · Score: 4, Insightful

    are tetris clones

    1. Re:half of which by FidelCatsro · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Which is a good ratio considering 90% of games in existence are Tetris clones

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  6. MAME by Crixus · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I can't imagine how anyone could possibly think they need any more games than MAME can provide. :-)

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    1. Re:MAME by ciroknight · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Mame is mostly full of arcade games and games for old gaming systems like nintendo and such.

      Meanwhile, there is a while world of games outside of these; games like World of Warcraft and Counter Strike and all of those other trendy teen games.

      So while Mame may be a great gaming system, it is far from all-inclusive, and there will always be a taste for a game that Mame can't provide.

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    2. Re:MAME by Frogbert · · Score: 1

      To be fair 90% of mame games are a slight permutation on space invaders.

    3. Re:MAME by Meagermanx · · Score: 3, Funny

      I was looking through the MOG website, but I couldn't find the Counterstrike or WOW flash games.
      Link?

    4. Re:MAME by superpulpsicle · · Score: 1

      There is no place where I can download MAME games anymore. I have a collection from the past, and that collection has not grow for years. Of course, if someone knows of a destination, let me know.

    5. Re:MAME by Blakey+Rat · · Score: 1

      Maybe some people want to stick with legal games and avoid piracy, eh?

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    6. Re:MAME by Ezel · · Score: 1

      Torrents are your friends.
      Do a search for "mame" and/or "roms"

      Mvh: Ezel ... Malmoe, Sweden

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  7. Havent they always been there? by MrArmyAnt · · Score: 3, Informative

    Must be a slow news day, those have been around for a while.

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    1. Re:Havent they always been there? by Mr.+Underbridge · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Yes, but now it has a pretentious name like "Social bookmarking" to make it new and catchy.

  8. Am I the only one... by DogDude · · Score: 5, Funny

    Am I the only one on the planet that does what he can to keep Java, Flash, and Shockwave OFF of his computer? The last thing I want is a big website telling me where I can actually *find* this crap-ola.

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    1. Re:Am I the only one... by ciroknight · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Your logic is counter-intuitive. You don't want this crapola on your computer, and yet, you mind there is a list telling you where to find this crapola. You could just as easily use the list to BLOCK the crap from your machine instead of actually installing it, so why are you so upset?

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    2. Re:Am I the only one... by CProgrammer98 · · Score: 1

      There are some extremely good java games out there. Ideal for whileing away a dull lunchbreak at the office

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    3. Re:Am I the only one... by smooth+wombat · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Nope, you're not alone. I was going to post one of those 'I don't use Flash you insensitive clod!' threads but yours will do just fine.

      People keep telling me that I'm missing a lot of good things by not using Flash but I don't find that my web experience is diminshed in any fashion. I can find the information I need without having to wait for a Flash ad to load or interfere with my searches.

      Just so others out there don't bring the subject up, I don't care that FF has a FlashBlock extension. Not having Flash installed trumps the blocker.

      For those that want to use Flash and Shockwave, more power to you. Hope you have fun. For me, I don't care to have that stuff on my system.

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    4. Re:Am I the only one... by aussie_a · · Score: 1

      The last thing I want is a big website telling me where I can actually *find* this crap-ola.

      Then perhaps this website isn't targetted towards you? (HINT: You're not the center of the internet).

      As for disliking Flash, I make my comics in flash (exported to png) so it would be rather silly of me to keep it off my computer.

    5. Re:Am I the only one... by Kyru · · Score: 1

      Man, that means you are missing out on The Homestar Runner, how sad.

    6. Re:Am I the only one... by cornface · · Score: 1

      Not having Flash installed trumps the blocker.

      I just refuse to power on my computer.

      Take that, advertisers!

    7. Re:Am I the only one... by halr9000 · · Score: 1

      You may not use it, and I most certainly don't want it where it doesn't belong (like an advertisement in the middle of an article). However there are plenty of cool timewasters around. I'm glad to have something of a single portal for all of it.

    8. Re:Am I the only one... by iamdaflash · · Score: 1

      but... but... flash and java are evil! WAAAA!

    9. Re:Am I the only one... by msormune · · Score: 1

      No, I guess you don't need it then... so why do you bother posting about it here? If it is the last thing you need, I guess you are set then?

    10. Re:Am I the only one... by NineNine · · Score: 1

      Actually, I was seriously wondering if Flash and Shockwave and Java stuff is all that widely accepted these days. I don't use new computers, so all of that crap, when I come across it in web advertising, slows my computer to an absolute crawl (and PDF's tend to lock my whole machine for a good 10-20 seconds). I just see these things as bloated bloat, and I was just curious if I'm the only one, or if I'm just insane.

    11. Re:Am I the only one... by bsilby · · Score: 1

      "The only legitimate use of a computer is to play games" --Eugene Jarvis 1980

  9. Millions of Games equals Millions of dollars... by AnonymousYellowBelly · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...in lost productivity!!!

    For ./ readers someone has to come up with:
    1. The trolling game!! The son-of-a-gun with worst Karma wins a RIP: -1, Troll tombstone!
    2. The 'find-the-duplicated-story' memory game!!
    3. The First-post shootout!!

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    1. Re:Millions of Games equals Millions of dollars... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      funny, I was just thinking that I must try some of those games when I get back at work. Don't have time now.

    2. Re:Millions of Games equals Millions of dollars... by drsquare · · Score: 1

      2. The 'find-the-duplicated-story' memory game!!

      Where's the challenge?

  10. Productivity for the rest of the day... by eldavojohn · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...has just plumetted.

    My employer curses you, slashdot.

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  11. What?!! by mangus_angus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Since when was there more on the Internet then porn and ISO's?!! When did this happen?!!

  12. Good idea by ChrisF79 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This is really a pretty good idea for a site and I'd be especially interested to see what ads pop up down the road when they're getting a lot of visitors. I know my nieces and nephews will sit down at a computer and play some bizarre games that I've never seen or heard of before. I'd imagine once they get wind of this site, they'll be on there quite a bit. So who's the target market? Will they market to a younger teen crowd or will they market to adults (with purchasing power)? Either way, it semes like a pretty good way to get a site up with a lot of traffic.

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    1. Re:Good idea by Alistar · · Score: 2, Insightful

      No, you're slightly confused, adults don't have the buying power, kids have the buying power, we just have the money.

  13. Well, here's one reason by Weaselmancer · · Score: 3, Funny

    They're all arcade games. Yeah they're a blast, but I can't play them at work. The banging on the keyboard is a dead giveaway - only faster way to summon the boss is with a flare gun.

    That's why the little dinky Java strategy and card games are good.

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    1. Re:Well, here's one reason by duncangough · · Score: 1

      Fair point, but there are plenty of other games on the site too:

      Card games

      Puzzle games

      Word games

      Why not join up and start adding games that you like, then tagging then as 'can play in my office really quietly'?

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      Suttree, a weblog about casual games development
    2. Re:Well, here's one reason by advocate_one · · Score: 2, Insightful

      even better is the fact that most auditing software doesn't look for Java games... they ignore .jar files, which means you only have to get the game downloaded once... you don't have to keep going online to play them... and you can even email yourself games you've found while browsing at home.

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    3. Re:Well, here's one reason by Weaselmancer · · Score: 1

      Another good trick is to get a dinky 256mb usb drive and stick emulators on it. Like WinUAE. Plenty of good old non-arcade games for the Amiga out there, and the emulator lets you pick your screen size (good for being sneaky). Head to www.back2roots.org for abandonware and other legal to use games.

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  14. Can't seem to login by core · · Score: 1

    I've registered but I can't seem to login. Don't know if the slashdotting effect is already operating at full force or if I can't type (probably the latter :).

    Casual games are getting huge. My first ral foray into them is Atlantis - http://www.funpause.com/. This title is doing really good, but the bar is getting really high and it's getting really difficult for new entrants.

    Best regards,
    Emmanuel

  15. already?!?! by dancallaghan · · Score: 1

    Site looks to be slashdotted already (and only 27 comments?). You might want to use Coral (at least for an initial look -- there's presumably a lot of dynamic content on the site though ...)

    1. Re:already?!?! by dancallaghan · · Score: 1

      Oh well forget about using Coral, it doesn't work very well when some brainiac at millionsofgames.com has put hostnames in all the navigation links, so that every click takes you off Coral. Everyone knows you should make your intra-site links as relative as possible (what happens if you want to change your hostname, huh?!?). They deserver to get slashdotted for that.

  16. Caution Popcap games spyware/security risk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative


    the summary links to popcap games autoinstall which are deemed a security threat by various anti-virus programs

    if you value your PC (or your job) i would be careful about clicking links to sites which try to automatically install software which is deemed a security/privacy threat , very irresponsible of slashdot to even link to such sites

  17. Since we're on the subject... by 192939495969798999 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    ... of plugging random websites, here's my automated art portfolio website.

    I am sad that /. would just post a plug for a website like this. Why not plug games.com or something? Just because it uses social bookmarking doesn't mean they should get a free "ad"... .... I wonder, was it really free, or did MOG pay for it?

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    1. Re:Since we're on the subject... by interiot · · Score: 1
      Umm, I personally think it's a cool site (I was going to say that it should be obvious that many people would be interested in it, but Digg only has 6 votes for it currently :( ). Some website promotions are actually of the "hey, this is actually cool, I'll tell my friends about it" kind.

      Social bookmarking is a pretty cool concept that should be applied to many more things, obviously. Even though it takes more coding effort (especially to block cheaters), people are still hard at work coding such sites. If that's any indication that social bookmarking sites are cool.

    2. Re:Since we're on the subject... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      It's actually the poster's company, and the poster's old company is the game he so highly recommends...and the poster has actually reviewed over 1000+ items on his own site to make it sound like he has 200+ active users...when in fact there are probably just his account and a bunch of other coworkers. Highly unethical to not have at least a disclaimer methinks.

  18. Poker Superstars Flash Game by thundar2000 · · Score: 1

    For my lunch breaks, this is a fun flash game:

    http://www.funkitron.com/games/Poker1/Play.Poker.h tm

    Fun trying to beat Johnny Chan and Doyle Brunson.

    And the download version of it seems to be even better.

  19. How much? by Sindri · · Score: 2, Insightful

    How much do I have to pay for advertising my site on slashdot like this?

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    1. Re:How much? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I think you have to review over 1000+ items on your own site and make it sound like you have 200+ active users...when in fact you have 1 really active user (you!) that rated over half of the current content.

      i can't believe they let a guy plug his own site that doesn't even have many real users and that doesn't even categorize the games correctly. the same guy also promoted his own company's game as the best evarrr.

  20. no Firefox? by milimetric · · Score: 1

    Is it just me or when you go to register with Firefox the site seems broken... it just takes you back to the registration page. I did it in IE and it worked. If this is so... WTF is it doing on slashdot?

  21. Europa, an XBattle clone by Yenshee · · Score: 1

    For those of you who remember the classic UNIX rts xbattle, I suggest trying Europa http://europa.mochasoft.ca/. Very simple, but very addictive. Unfortunately, not too many people play it these days.

  22. Trend micro update for ADW_POP.A by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Reported detections: "Shit loads"

  23. Is your penguin happy? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I prefer Linux Game Tome

  24. gtkboard was in the process of making a clone by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    The linux game project gtkboard claimed to be working on a clone of zillions of games. But it looks like they got bored before reaching the goal. http://gtkboard.sourceforge.net/doc/devel/index.ht ml#features

  25. Obligatory plug by emurphy42 · · Score: 1

    Orisinal has a few dozen neat little Flash games.

  26. Popcap games by Ser\/o · · Score: 1

    Ah Zuma, my favorite of the popcap games. I was surprised by how addictive these simple little games can be. I was happier the day I beat Zuma that anygame I've finished in many years. /wife is still jealous I beat Zuma before she did.

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  27. A selection of casual games by tenzig_112 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Carnyville : You wake at 3am to find a carnival has moved in next door. Find a way to get them to move on before your property value plummets! This point-and-click adventure blew up my bandwidth last month so please be gentle.

    Swinger: a weird arcade style game where you swing from dot to dot- like Clockwerkz w/ physics.

    Figure Five Frenzy: My favorite math geek game. Play others online to prove yourself nerdy.

    Sudoku Shuffle: A sudoku puzzler where you race the clock and other players in real time.

    more...

  28. SPISPOPD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Does it have Spispopd? I've been waiting for that game forever!

  29. Oh my... by Auraiken · · Score: 0

    There are ISOs now!?! I am way behind the times.

  30. Re:MOD PARENT DOWN by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    Shut up. Symantec added it to their database intentionally, read:

    "Description:

    This is Trend Micro's detection for components of the legal adware called PopCap Loader from PopCap Games company. It is a Web plug-in that provides Web update features. "

  31. Funky Farm by TheSifters · · Score: 1

    Take a look at Funky Farm, a casual strategy game I developed.

  32. Hassle-free online games by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    If you are looking for classic online games like chess, othello, canasta etc. but without the hassle of pop-ups, flash ads etc., Kurnik Online Games (http://www.kurnik.org/) is the web site to go.

    You'll find there many useful features like full games archive (for replaying), resizable game boards (hardly any site with casual games allows that), instant messaging etc. etc.

    All games and features are free there of course
    (it's community supported).

  33. But what platform? by snookums · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Is is just me, or is this site sorely lacking a "filter by platform" control. There's no way of telling if a game is for mobile phone, Java, Flash, Windows-only or whatever before you click on it.

    That detracts a lot from its usefulness for me.

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  34. TIGSource by BortQ · · Score: 1

    Or just add tigsource.com to your RSS and get notified of cool new games.

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