Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder2.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: candycanearter07 Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Subject: Re: FREE GAMES: "Castlevania" and "Snakebird" Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 19:20:03 -0000 (UTC) Organization: the-candyden-of-code Lines: 50 Message-ID: References: Injection-Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 20:20:04 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="705fc097b871c86330051e319cb80fc7"; logging-data="3122504"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/F2iPEb3M0p3iUdPf0XFR6Le4F9+zicGftptqU4QAmLA==" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:4eoara95DCqrf80djdalISBM2IQ= X-Face: b{dPmN&%4|lEo,wUO\"KLEOu5N_br(N2Yuc5/qcR5i>9-!^e\.Tw9?/m0}/~:UOM:Zf]% b+ V4R8q|QiU/R8\|G\WpC`-s?=)\fbtNc&=/a3a)r7xbRI]Vl)r<%PTriJ3pGpl_/B6!8pe\btzx `~R! r3.0#lHRE+^Gro0[cjsban'vZ#j7,?I/tHk{s=TFJ:H?~=]`O*~3ZX`qik`b:.gVIc-[$t/e ZrQsWJ >|l^I_[pbsIqwoz.WGA] wrote at 17:29 this Thursday (GMT): > On 11/14/2024 5:12 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote: >> >> I've nothing to say in this introduction. I've run out of clever (and >> not-so-clever) things to say about Epic giving away free games on >> Thursdays. Maybe I'll think of something new next week. Anyway, let's >> just jump right to the offerings. >> >> >> >> * Castlevania Anniversary Collection >> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/castlevania-anniversary-collection-a61f94 >> This is a seriously awesome collection, and I say that >> even as somebody who doesn't really /like/ the Castlevania >> games all that much. But I'll be the first to admit that >> these games have had an outsized impact on the industry, >> and rightfully so. It does include all the 8- and 16-bit >> games in the franchise leading up to it (with the >> exception of "Rondo of Blood", but that was a TurboGrafix >> CD game, so it's not like most people even knew it existed >> anyway). It's a good primer of the series before "Symphony >> of Night", which is where the franchise truly blossomed >> (but is sadly not included in this collection). > > That actually is quite the giveaway this week then. > I'm not even a fan of the games, but they are impressive in a lot of ways. > >> >> >> * Snakebird Complete >> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/snakebird-complete-e6f0ae >> A puzzle game utilizing the basic mechanics of the classic >> "Snake" game, where every move makes you grow a little bit >> longer and trying to cross your length results in a game >> over, except rather than chasing after dots you need to >> navigate increasingly complex levels. Honestly, it's >> pretty much a mobile game (or, back in the day, a flash >> game) on PC, and while the core concept is sound, there's >> just not a lot of meat on the bone. But it probably >> appeals to some. Includes "Snakebird" and "Snakebird >> Primer". You may already have it, as Epic offered it >> as a freebie back just under a year ago, in December 2023. >> > > For the numb... wait, I already got this. Start keeping track of duplicates, then :D -- user is generated from /dev/urandom