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    Another version of the simple action game modeled after the lightcycle sequence of the movie Tron. We're using SourceForge only for file releases and news these days. Development has moved on to GitLab: https://gitlab.com/armagetronad/armagetronad
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    Downloads: 154 This Week
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    Blobby Volley 2
    Official continuation of the famous Blobby Volley 1.x arcade game.
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    Downloads: 155 This Week
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    Commander Genius

    Commander Genius

    Commander Keen Interpreter

    This is a fork of CloneKeen. It fully interprets the classic dos games Commander Keen 1-6 including some fanmade mods and adds some nice twists like smoother gameplay, some special graphical effects and also music, which was missing in the first trilogy. Use our High Quality Pack and enjoy the Commander Keen series in a new way.
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    Downloads: 117 This Week
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    Bombermaaan
    A classic Bomberman game with multiplayer support, cloned on original SNES games. Also similar to Dynablaster. Developed in C++. Runs on Win32 and Linux. Update 2019-09-22: sorry, there's no progress currently.
    Downloads: 115 This Week
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    StepMania
    StepMania is a music/rhythm game. The player presses different buttons in time to the music and to note patterns that scroll across the screen. Features 3D graphics, visualizations, support for gamepads/dance pads, a step recording mode, and more! WE HAVE MOVED TO GITHUB.
    Downloads: 117 This Week
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    A Jump and Run game like Super Mario World with an advanced Editor and highly detailed Graphics based on SDL with a OpenGL accelerated Graphics Renderer developed in C++. Runs under Linux, Windows and Mac and can be easily ported to other platforms.
    Downloads: 67 This Week
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    Chromium B.S.U.

    Chromium B.S.U.

    fast paced, arcade-style, top-scrolling space shooter

    You are captain of the cargo ship Chromium B.S.U., responsible for delivering supplies to our troops on the front line. Chromium B.S.U. is a fast paced, arcade-style, top-scrolling shooter. It uses OpenGL for graphics, and OpenAL for sound effects.
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    Downloads: 63 This Week
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    Open Syobon Action
    A cross platform, open source version of the unforgiving Japanese parody of Super Mario Bros. Now for Windows (fixed) and AmigaOS 4*! Requires: SDL, SDL_image, SDL_gfx, SDL_mixer, SDL_ttf *Thanks to Michael Trebilcock for the port
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    Downloads: 85 This Week
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    Mega Mario
    Mega Mario is a Super Mario Bros. 1 clone. It features everything the original features - with better graphics, higher resolution, smoother movement and new levels. The story of Mario and Luigi continues, in old-school style. Also visit the official HP.
    Downloads: 40 This Week
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    OpenLierox is an extremely addictive realtime worms shoot-em-up backed by an active gamers community. Dozens of levels and mods are available to provide endless gaming pleasure.
    Downloads: 33 This Week
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    A UNIX/Windows/Linux remake of the DOS-game "stunts", providing modern features like openGL graphics, 3D sound and internet multiplaying. Design your own tracks, choose your opponents and try the most spectacular stunts you've ever seen.
    Downloads: 33 This Week
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    I Have No Tomatoes is an extreme leisure time activity idea of which culminates in the following question: How many tomatoes can you smash in ten short minutes? If you have the time to spare, this game has the vegetables just waiting to be eliminated!
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    Downloads: 58 This Week
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    A jump-and-run game starring Tux the Penguin. (Now lives at http://supertux.lethargik.org/ )
    Downloads: 41 This Week
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    PainTown

    PainTown

    Paintown is a 2d fighting game engine.

    Paintown is a 2d side scrolling beatem-up engine. Paintown supports game styles similar to the Sega Genesis game, Streets of Rage 2, as well as traditional 1 vs 1 fighting games through an implementation of MUGEN. Many aspects of Paintown are customizable, from the menu system to the levels and players that can be controlled. Paintown is highly portable. So far Paintown can run on Windows, OSX, Linux, BSD, Wii, PS3, Android and other systems.
    Downloads: 22 This Week
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    Enigma is a puzzle and dexterity game. It's 2D in gameplay and graphics, and available for Linux, Windows and Mac, and several languages. It features more than 1000 levels and is maintained by a vivid community, creating ever more inventive levels.
    Downloads: 82 This Week
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    Open Mortal is a parody of the once popular coin-up fighting game, Mortal Kombat, for Windows and Linux. It is currently playable, has 18 playable characters. There is network game, team mode, etc. You can even add your own character.
    Downloads: 45 This Week
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    AstroMenace

    AstroMenace

    Hardcore 3D space shooter with spaceship upgrade possibilities.

    AstroMenace is an astonishing hardcore scroll-shooter where brave space warriors may find a great opportunity to hone their combat skills. Gather money during the battle to spend them on turning your spaceship into an ultimate weapon of mass destruction and give hell to swarms of adversaries. Enjoy the wonderfully crafted 3d graphics and high-quality special effects along with a detailed difficulty adjustment and a handy interface of AstroMenace.
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    Downloads: 22 This Week
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    Tux Football, a fun arcade-style 2D football game for Windows and Linux, very reminsicent of Sensible Soccer and Kick Off.
    Downloads: 18 This Week
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    Never before has collecting mushrooms been this mildly entertaining. At least not in outer space. It's more of a lifestyle than a game, really. Now with graphics and sound, too!
    Downloads: 49 This Week
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    Fast 2d tank arcade game with multiplayer and split-screen modes.
    Downloads: 11 This Week
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    A collection of developer tools for game-making on and for the Nintendo DS, including (but not limited to) content uploader, 2D game engine with sound, level and sprite editor.
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    Downloads: 46 This Week
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    Dave Gnukem

    Dave Gnukem

    A 2D scrolling platform shooter, inspired by Duke Nukem 1

    Dave Gnukem is a retro-style 2D scrolling platform shooter. It is inspired by & similar to Duke Nukem 1, a famous 1991 classic. It currently runs on Windows, Linux, macOS, OpenPandora, MorphOS & more. It's not a clone or remake; it's more like a parody. ~2022/2023: New packages for Debian, Ubuntu etc.! https://repology.org/project/davegnukem/versions 3 Apr 2018: Version 1 out! As of 8 Oct 2016, this project is active again. Source: https://github.com/davidjoffe/dave_gnukem Dev LiveStream: http://twitch.tv/david_joffe https://www.liveedu.tv/david_joffe/l98yv-dave-gnukem-side-scrolling-shooter/ Level Editor HowTo: https://youtu.be/xiznDqg2BHg What reviewers are saying: "Worth the price you paid for it" "Not the worst game I've ever seen" AWARDS: Won the arin_j "i think your a good programer award", 6 Jan 2018 live-stream; "FIVE STARS amazing programer at work" - https://www.liveedu.tv/david_joffe/R8JV2-miscellaneous/4zxMn-miscellaneous-49/ ❤️Please donate, thanks!
    Downloads: 43 This Week
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    Blobwars: Metal Blob Solid
    Metal Blob Solid is a 2D platform game, the first in the Blobwars series. You take on the role of a fearless Blob agent, Bob, who's mission is to infiltrate various enemy bases and rescue as many MIAs as possible, while battling many vicious aliens.
    Downloads: 12 This Week
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    A QT-Based program that takes input from joystick/gamepad devices and produces keyboard or mouse activity in XWindows. Great for games with no or mediocre joystick support as well as for emulation. Easy to set up. Supports any number of devices.
    Downloads: 19 This Week
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    Space Invaders OpenGL is a 2D/3D clone of Space Invaders developed with the OpenGL API. The host language is C/C++, and the OS platform Windows. For Windows Vista/Seven, the program must be "Run as administrator". I'll do a fix if I have time. Thanks.
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