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Welcome to Validius - a fun and furious shooter written for the Syntax Bomb "Reboot" competition. I'm very proud that this game was the winner of that event. Important information for Mac users. When you have downloaded the zip file then you need to make sure you drag the app into the applications folder before running it else sometimes you get a "game not found" error message when launching it. …

Boulderdash - a remake of the classic C64 game written in Gamemaker Studio 2Windows: There are two Windows versions available. INT is played through the Gamemaker 2 interpreter whereas YYC is fully compiled and may run better for some people. Either will probably just work fine, so take you pick.Mac:Important information for Mac users. When you have downloaded the zip file then you need to make s…

Creepy Crawlies is my entry into the Syntax Bomb Mix-It-Up game coding competition. Important information for Mac users. When you have downloaded the zip file then you need to make sure you drag the app into the applications folder before running it else you may get a "game not found" error message when launching it. If you are running OSX:Catalina then this game may report an issue stating that …

Damnation Alley is a tribute to the all time classic C64 game, Spy Hunter and is available for both Mac and PC's. Also featured is the InvadeAload space invaders game that used to be playable while the main game loaded from tape. Esc can be pressed at any time in that game to jump straight to the main game. Important information for Mac users. When you have downloaded the zip file then you need t…

Mac users please see the note at the bottom of this description to prevent the game not working for you !! Gridrunner is a modern hybrid of Jeff Minters two classic Vic 20 games, Gridrunner and Matrix. I've attempted to keep a similar kind of compact play area that the Vic 20 forced you to have, and thus keep the same playability of both games.  The crazy Vic 20 sound effects have been used where …

This game is freeware and and it was written for the Syntax Bomb coding competition 6: https://www.syntaxbomb.com  Important information for Mac users. When you have downloaded the zip file then you need to make sure you drag the app into the applications folder before running it else you may get a "game not found" error message when launching it. If you are running OSX:Catalina then this game ma…

Important notice for Mac players who are using O/S Catalina or greater: You will need to pass the app from being quarantined before you can play the game.  Unpack the Tommy Gunn zip file.Use finder to move "Tommy Gunn.app" to your Applications folder.Do NOT start the game yet, or it will be quarantined!Open terminal and copy/paste the line below then press enter:sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quaranti…

Faces of Qube - a game by Tony Brice. Important information for Mac users. When you have downloaded the zip file then you need to make sure you drag the app into the applications folder before running it else you may get a "game not found" error message when launching it. If you are running OSX:Catalina or above then this game may report an issue stating that it is damaged and should be moved to …

Welcome to Owl Academy, Dexter.  Dexter is a one-button game that Won the Syntax bomb competition – “There can only be One!” A one-button game is created with the restriction that you can only use one form of input for playing through the entire experience, which, in Dexter’s case, can be the space bar or any mouse button. You can still buttons not associated with gameplay, so pressing escape to…

Welcome to "Static: Flowerhorn Attack":   This is a vertically scrolling C64 shoot'em up that has you piloting a space ship and making your way through levels, dealing with guardians, and generally trying to stay alive!   This game is still in development and currently contains only 2 levels (first is quite easy, the second is very hard) and no sound, however, it is completely playable and the pla…