Icy Tower 1.4 Released!

By: Derek Yu

On: June 4th, 2009

Version 1.4 of Johan Peitz’s popular jumping game Icy Tower was released today, and features a number of improvements, including new graphics and options for stat-tracking and customizing your experience. The last version of the game came out at least 3 years ago, but Icy Tower has maintained its large and loyal fanbase since its release in 2001. And it’s perfect timing for Classics Week… did you plan this, Johan?

TIGdb: Entry for Icy Tower

Free Lunch Design Bought by Advergaming Publisher

By: Derek Yu

On: January 31st, 2008

Free Lunch Design, the developer behind the freeware megahit Icy Tower, has been acquired by Muskedunder Interactive, a Swedish game development company and publisher that specializes in Flash “advergames.” (I really don’t like that term!) From Gamasutra:

So far, the only change is a spiffy new Flash-based website. All the FLD games are still up for download, with a promise from Alm that there will be more free games to come. I’m hoping the content of the games don’t change either!

In any case, all the best to Johan, and I hope we can see more great freeware from him in the future (it’s been a while since the last, hasn’t it?).

(Thanks, Alec!)

Merry Belated Christmas!

By: Derek Yu

On: December 30th, 2006

Alright, Christmas has been over for a few days now… I guess it’s about time to start posting again!

Here are a collection of Christmas-themed games that came out this month. Because it’s never too late for Christmas, amirite? No, seriously, these are all pretty good – you should try them out.

“”http://www.total-klik.net/merrygear.html">Merry Gear Solid: Secret Santa is a top down stealth action game in the vein of Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid series." And that’s really a pretty accurate description of the game, I’d say. Here’s a YouTube vid of the game in action. It’s by Podunkian, the guy who’s making that Cave Story “homage,” Underside.

Holiday Hills is a fun SkiFree clone by Johan Peitz. I don’t know if there’s a Yeti in this game. I hope there is (but there probably isn’t). There needs to be an option to flip the controls in this one.

Winter Bells is an Orisinal game that has you hopping on bells with a cute little bunny. It’s basically the video game equivalent of a shining snowflake being caught by the little hands of Baby Jesus… and when Baby Jesus opens his hands the snowflake is gone and there’s a miracle to take its place.

And don’t forget this one! All the levels should be unlocked by now.