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Time Waster of the Day: Orisinal, a boat load of great Flash games
by Victor Agreda, Jr. Aug 16th 2005
I am a huge fan of WarioWare. Little, goofy, quickie games are great diversions for the old-timey gamer in me. And Orisinal is a great example of these. Not only does the site have a bunch of 'em, they are all quite novel in design. For example, "Pocketful of Stars" has you directing a little girl to jump up and catch stars— in her reflection. Many of these Flash-based games originated years ago, back when Flash was at version 4! Don't let their age fool you though, like a fine wine they have aged well. Or maybe my thumbs just can't take the intensity of Metroid like they used to... Either way, be prepared for a high "cuteness" factor (think Hello Kitty on acid).
With Halloween fast approaching, it's a great time to get in some practice defending your territory against zombies. In Graveyard Shift, you take aim at zombies and other creepy-crawlies, blasting them into splatters of cartoony green guts. It's a casual first-person shooter, and it's very easy to get the hang of - use the mouse to aim, click to fire. Graveyard Shift has at least 15 levels, and it might even have some secret stages I haven't unlocked yet.
They key to getting good at Graveyard Shift is learning to use ...
