the alpha and omega : topic:games

Escapa! - Dexterity training webgame

Mahalanobis — 2006-09-27T14:28:00Z

Bunch of Nerds: "Apparently fighter pilots not only get to fly extremely fast jets and blow things up, they also get to play amusing web-games that test their dexterity, hand/eye coordination and many other human attributes. Escapa! [mirror] is a simple web-based interactive game, which is similar to the ones used by fighter pilots in-training around the world. The goal of the game is to hold a block, while avoiding collisions with other blocks which are moving around you, which seems simple enough. According to the creator of the game, average fighter pilots are supposed to last up to 2 minutes [(...)] in this exercise."

My high score is 26.094 seconds. Now my eyes hurt.

Test your internet skills...

Mahalanobis — 2005-07-12T03:21:03Z

...and your brain power!

via Frausinn

Crimson Room

Mahalanobis — 2004-02-28T16:15:06Z

Another wake-up-in-a-locked-room-with-amnesia game. Don't screw it up - screw it off (insider joke ;-D).

via zeitgenossen

Samorost

Mahalanobis — 2004-02-12T01:44:08Z

Relax while playing this little game (6 levels, approx. 30 min)! The photo-real backgrounds are gorgeous and the cartoon agents are really cute.

BTW, the English word for samorost is mandrake (German: Alraune).

Via zeitgenossen

Wake-up-in-a-locked-room-with-amnesia game

Mahalanobis — 2004-02-09T11:28:46Z

...The theory was; once a person was raised and lived in a certain environment, he or she could no longer see this alternate reality because of the doctrine of their own memories and experiences. You are one of few humans able to experience this parallel universe first hand... Sounds interesting, ey? This game reminds me of Maniac Manson (Commodore 64, Lucasfilm Games). Unfortunately I've to do some work right know... (I've reached level 7 so far)... but I'll definitely be back!!

Source: thirdredeye

Nachtrag (17:30): Finished! Excellent game! Try it out if you think you are smart enough...