It’s the holidays, and you’ve probably got more people to buy gifts for than actual money to do it. Well, fret not, secret santa, we’ve found a ton of games that anyone on your list will love AND are under five bucks.
Cheapskate Holiday Gift Guide – 0:33
XBLA:
Marble Blast Ultra (400 points / $5 ) – LINK
Jetpac Refuelled (400 points /$5) -LINK
PSN:
Trash Panic ($4.99) - LINK
Noby Noby Boy ($4.99) – LINK
Bionic Commando: ReArmed ($4.99) – LINK
WiiWare:
Space Invaders Get Even ($5.00) – LINK
Defend Your Castle ($5.00) – LINK
PC:
Counter-Strike Source ($4.99) – LINK
Samorost 2 ($2.49) – http://store.steampowered.com/app/40720/
Time Gentlemen, Please! ($4.99) – LINK
The Shivah ($4.99) – LINK
Bullet Candy! ($3.99) – LINK
Bullet Candy Perfect/Irukandji ($1.00) – LINK
iPhone:
Eliss ($2.99) – LINK
Canabalt ($2.99) – LINK
Zenonia ($2.99) – LINK
Free Indie Countdown – 5:16
#3: The LaCoGeSSta Research – Flash, Puzzle, SirReal – LINK
#2: The Company of Myself – Flash, Puzzle Platformer, 2DArray – LINK
#1: Mountain Maniac – Flash, Arcade, Pixeljam – LINK
Feedback: Games That Remind You of the Holidays – 6:33
Next week: We want your opinions on the nominees for Free Indie of the Year. Who’d you like? Who didn’t you like? Who’d you vote for? Weigh in with a video or audio comment on www.Bytejacker.com or leave a message on our hotline: (530) 675-GAME
Free Indie Rapid Fire – 9:18
Continuity – Flash, Platformer, Ragtime Gaes – LINK
Infectonator - Flash, Strategy, Toge Productions – LINK
Obey the Game – Flash, Arcade, John Cooney – LINK
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i dunno what the purpose of that Scorpions rendition was, but in honor of all things classic rock, it’s my turn to shame myself. I didn’t start watching bytejacker until after haloween but these are (apart from one) a few pics of me out in Edinburgh on that night As ACDC’s Angus young. Complete with real guitar \m/ \m/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deed_elvis/4192936580/in/set-72157615045480242/
Also here’s a sweet 8-bit rendition of “Rock you like a hurricane” just for good measure… \M/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvSA_QnA7ZU
Dang, my current laptop gets 2.5 hours. Only. Dang, your freaking ads are working.
It’s not the net or the long battery life that I’m interested in, That thing has got GPS in it, That given me a few interesting ideas as well. Mind you, I’ve already blown 500 sterling on ordering one of these…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsWrFgoD4_o
Lemme know when you get ASCIIpOrtal running on that.
could well do so if you get a browser version up and running :P
However I have to go back to ordering one since Everyone I order from in the UK seems to be running out of stock. Nokia Cannot make these things fast enough for UK consumers. :(
man, what’s wrong with this episode!?
it is SO HOT!
is it just me or anthony was super high? or is it the great soundtrack for this episode? or is it just a chrismas covering us all!?
we used some really kick ass music from Dr. Zilog this week. I am a big fan. We used him two weeks previously I believe. Look him up.
The all new Gir review of the week, with opening and sound effects. Still no voice.
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Oops, forgot to save :/
Use one of these:
http://www.windycitynovelties.com/7165p/10-inch-plastic-echo-microphone.html?s_cid=FRO7165
Talk in a high squeeky voice, and you’d totally have it. I find them at Barnes and Nobel.
So Gir votes for Continuity. Me too.
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I agree with you totally joe on the world manipulation front, I was hooked on those slidey tile-puzzle games as a kid, and hence DR frankenstein On the Mk 1 Gameboy.
Which leads to This week’s video from me guys, took a lot of playing for me to comment at length here This time from the video of my point and shoot camera. which I think has proved the best quality and sound compromise so far!! Also I’d estimate Anthony will have to spend at least one minute more on camera this week since me and joe are the only ones willing to have put ourselves on video :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFSDacneLoc
PS I can now Watch the video and audio comments, Albeit through an updated version of Skyfire for my cell!!
Joe, I’m loving the Transformer love in the background on your wall. I’ve been watching the first season (which is 25 years old!) and I’ve been loving it.
You like Nobi Nobi Boy?!!?!?!?!?!?! *hits unsubscribe button*
Totally kidding.
(not really)
(no really, im just kidding)
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EYE-cycle…
EYE-see what you did there!! :P
Aah! It’s the Zerg overmind!
Dear Bytejacker,
I am worried about your safety! Promise me you’ll only get on the roof if it’s not too cold, cause else you might suffer from Frostbyte!
(okay, that was a lame joke)
Cheers,
Maxim
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Gotta say though, I’m loving continuity.
Hey, guys –
Awesome comments this week. Sorry Jon, Nick, and I haven’t been as active in comments as we usually are, we spent the weekend at the Blip Festival. We’ve got some great stuff on the blog from the weekend, and we’re going to have a couple special episodes from there this month with some CRAZY interviews.
For right now, though, I will say this: It was awesome. We are exhausted.
We need videos for the Free Indie of the Year awards show – please leave your comments on the nominees!
Icycle has to be my pick for the Free Indie of the Year. It has great artistic that tells the story of this world simply but beautifully. Also, the idea of a bald naked man riding a tricycle is absolutely absurd and hilarious. I love this game. Simple, beautiful hilarious fun. (I would have left a video comment but the REC button was unclickable.)
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Poop, my video comment didn’t upload properly.
Wow, surprisingly very few video responces. Merry Christmas everyone! I’d like to extend those wishes to the entire Bytejacker community.
I don’t know about you but I left to go be with family this week. More family time = Not a good week for video comments.
Yup… this is something that Even Yahtzee acknowledges…
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/1340-Holiday-2009
Ah, yeah. That’s what I thought. I figured people would be doing a lot of traveling and family stuff around this time.
I felt like Continuity was really the only game that could keep my attention. As far as Infectonator goes, the concept was interesting, but the actual product was ridiculously easy and boring. For Obey the Game, it was like a cheap Wario Ware with hardly any variety. But Continuity brought that feeling of satisfaction at having figured out a level, and I didn’t feel as if I was just wasting my time.
Not to mention that Continuity’s background music was extremely calming.