Sahara

Well it's finally Friday, which at Lazylaces means I normally post some musical type links as I like a bit of a bit of a singalong and dance to celebrate the coming weekend, but this week I don't have anything for you. I don't even have any quirky, arty-type, flash animations for you with witty, urbane, comments from yours' truely to make them even more poignant and wonderful. All I have is a collection of games. You're upset. I know you are. Well you could pretend just for me. Humour me. Go on...

....anyway...

First game of day is another film tie-in (part 6785 of a series). Sahara sees you performing that old film staple of "do I cut the red wire, or the blue?", in a bomb diffusing kind of way. I'll call it a point'n'click game, but really it's like just one puzzle from a point'n'click adventure, and all you hardcore addicts will be disappointed by the lack of wastepaper baskets, Apple Macs, and waking up in darkness in a confused state. You'll still like it enough to try to be the first person to comment though, I know you will. Go on. I dare you.

P.S. Keep the game links coming obviously, but I'd love you loads if you did have anything vaguely unusual and/or animated and/or musical you'd like to send me for next Friday. The e-mail hyperlink is in the bottom-right of every page as usual. Ta.

Entry 1238, Friday, June 10th 2005, Filed In Games
Rating(46%) • Comments(21)

Darkness Episode 2

Part 2 of The Darkness, which you may remember point'n'clicking your way around earlier this year. This time the location changes from a house to a hospital, but you still wake up confused in the dark, and feel the need to escape, so don't worry about it all being too new and different ;o)

Entry 1237, Thursday, June 9th 2005, Filed In Games
Rating(65%) • Comments(189)

Escape From 1428 Elm Street

Expect lots of blood in a point'n'click game based in the home of Freddy Krueger. Well, I say 'blood', if you expect lots of red scribbles that look like they were done in MS Paint you might be nearer the mark [thanks hewitt].

Entry 1235, Thursday, June 9th 2005, Filed In Games
Rating(40%) • Comments(139)

aMurder

A couple of murder mysteries in a point'n'click style for you to wile away some time with [thanks journey].

Entry 1234, Wednesday, June 8th 2005, Filed In Games
Rating(49%) • Comments(27)

Dona's Room

If you are one of the few point'n'click addicts that hasn't mailed me a link to Dona's Room, this post means that you don't have to - step away from the send button now. Thank you all ;o)

Entry 1231, Friday, June 3rd 2005, Filed In Games
Rating(52%) • Comments(353)

Dark Water

Continuing the new trend of issuing point'n'click games to promote film releases, Dark Water does it's best to freak you out, and make you want to watch the film of course, whilst getting your mouse finger clicking.

Note: I hit a total non-ending whilst I was playing which I hope just meant I 'lost', if that was the actual ending you're not going to be very happy with this one.

Entry 1230, Friday, June 3rd 2005, Filed In Games
Rating(47%) • Comments(23)

Hate That Frog

Hate is a strong word, which shouldn't be used lightly, but I can say with confidence that I hate that f**king crazy frog. Making an appearance at least twice in every television ad-break, topping the charts, and, God help me, I even know people with the ring tone, the frog must die as far as I'm concerned. So a game where you get to shoot him is a good thing which I thoroughly endorse (my top score is 88 BTW).

Entry 1229, Friday, June 3rd 2005, Filed In Games
Rating(50%) • Comments(70)

Dr. Metoro

The thing I like best about Dr. Metoro is starting in the darkened room at the beginning. I was convinced for a while that it just wasn't compatible with my browser or was broken or something. With a bit more random clicking around than even in your normal point'n'click adventure though I soon got started. Nice one.

Update: Oh....I've already completed it. A good challenge but a pretty naff ending. My only real tips are you have to stand in the right place to make the silicon mix, and the chess puzzle is very solvable with a little trial and error even with no real chess knowledge (well maybe just a little).

Entry 1226, Thursday, June 2nd 2005, Filed In Games
Rating(49%) • Comments(132)

Python Challenge

It's not not pr0n, but the Python Challenge isn't that dis-similar.

Entry 1225, Thursday, June 2nd 2005, Filed In Games
Rating(71%) • Comments(57)

Indiana Jones And The Sacred Fortune

Dare I ask it, but does this little point'n'click adventure remind you of the lengendary Samorost, albeit it in a much more barren fashion? Whether it does or not though, I'm not sure where the "Indiana Jones" part of the game comes in, I mean it's good, but it's not like you're lashed to a lorry with a whip, or chased by a huge boulder down a tunnel...*shame* [thanks Lynn].

Update: As always make sure your anti-virus software is up to date before visting a gamershood link, their site is notorious for giving out rather more than you bargained for, but it's nothing good AV software can't stop.

Entry 1223, Wednesday, June 1st 2005, Filed In Games
Rating(55%) • Comments(71)

Interactive Simpsons' Home

Not really a point'n'click game as such, more a tour around the Simpsons' home, but I just had to include it after finding prank call #1 on the phone (my favourite from the show) [thanks Buster H].

Entry 1220, Tuesday, May 31st 2005, Filed In Games
Rating(43%) • Comments(39)

The Asylum

In a choice of English, German and Italian languages, although definately written by Zee Germans, The Asylum, can be taken as either a very bizarre psychotherapy based point'n'click game (can you cure the patients?), or an elaborate way of selling plushie toys. Either way that crocodile is very cute [thanks Sunshine Cekala].