STICKY POST
By Giovanni Medina.
Wednesday, 1. August 2007, 15:38:32
I+, Intro, Devs
First of all, I would like to thank those who have joined such a unique group on Opera, It shows that there are people out there who are actually interested in Indie media. For those who joined that don't know what Indie media is, I'll give you a brief description, independent media is any type of media that is created by those who don't depend on large corporation to license, manage, and distribute their content. Such content could be either games, music, movies, and literature.
If you are interested in being a moderator or a blogger of any of the media categories, please message me.
Update November, 2007:
I+ is still in need of bloggers to provide news and/or info about their favorite indie content.
Click here to join the I+ irc room to chat about indie media, ideas to make I+ a better place, or just about anything that's on your mind. Join the forums to talk about you fav indie media to others who are passionate about indie mediaIf there is anyone with some css skill and would like to help I+ out to become a better looking and functioning place, please contact me.The Game Images gallery has been renamed to "Game Screens", and now the newest images will be shown first.
You may have noticed that some of the posts now have a intro, the reason for it is to decrease the load time for opera members who don't have a fast connection and for those who use Opera Mini or any other moble internet browser.
(disclaimer: most of the games I post only either work on the windows platform or MacOS, but there are ways to play these game on other operating systems, it's just a matter of looking for them.)
Sites to avoid:
www.softplatz.com
Why? Because you basically have to sell you security away to get anything "free" from this site.
By Giovanni Medina.
Thursday, 30. August 2007, 19:02:59
sites
After searching through
Free Games Downloads... for some interesting stuff to check out, I've came across a site which allows you to play some board games against other players online(this may not be indie, but it sure is free). Now the board games on the site may not be familiar to somegamers such as
Carcassonne and
Settlers of Catan (aka
"Die Siedler von Catan" in German), but they may end up being your fav board games. But before you play these games, you must register, but don't worry, registering is for free plus it's for the ranking system that they have. Anyways, this is a wonderful place for all ages and for both casual and hardcore gamer looking for something to play that isn't nerve wreaking
.
Click this link to play today:
http://games.asobrain.com/(bold links lead to wikipedia.com)
By Giovanni Medina.
Tuesday, 28. August 2007, 21:16:40
Window, sites, Freeware, Games
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Made by the guys at BrainGames, F-1 Spirit is a remake of the original F-1 Spirit that was originally for the MSX. But in this version your able to play many other vehicles and tracks that weren't in the original version and you can play against others via online or with 3 other players with separate controllers. But unfortunately the online mode does not work. Well I can't connect to their servers or either they may be down temporarily, my anti-virus program won't allow the game to connect online, or their servers don't exist anymore. So until then, I can't really describe how the online mode is like.
You can download the game here:
F-1 Spirit.
By Giovanni Medina.
Sunday, 26. August 2007, 19:55:52
sites, Flash, Review, Games
Ok, in my
previous post I have given you a brief description of the game. Now, i'm going to give you my review of this game, I will try to be as fair as I can be. After reading my review, please give some feedback on what you thought about my review and how I can improve upon it. Cause this is my first review. So, please don't be too blunt about it.
Read more...
By piper-noiter.
Friday, 24. August 2007, 05:47:30
music, amiestreet
The indy pop-rock band,
Johnny Lives! can now be found on Amie Street! The album's title song, Get Steady, has appeared in video games by EA, Nokia commercials, and movies like
National Lampoon's Van Wilder - The Rise of Taj. This is a real, self-made band.
As of this posting, you could still get the
entire album on mp3 for $4. Remember, 70% of all song sales on Amie Street go directly to the artist.
(Music Video Posted after the bump)
Read more...
By Giovanni Medina.
Thursday, 23. August 2007, 21:13:07
I+ Now has an official Irc room for it's users and anyone else who is curious about independent media. You must have an irc client in order to join the channel. The opera browser already has one and you can download a free one for Firefox on their site, but if you don't have either browser, you can find a free one on the net. So if you have one, either copy and paste the url or just click the link to join right now and talk about your fav independent media. So what are you waiting for? Just click or copy the link and join irc://irc.opera.com/i+
By Giovanni Medina.
Tuesday, 21. August 2007, 17:35:16
sites, Flash, Games
From
Gamebrew.com, Artillery Live is a flash tactical tank game where you have to carefully aim at the opposing team without getting hit. This game is lots 'o fun since you can also verse other players via the online mode in the game, where you can either choose to be randomly paired up with a anonymous player or you can type the name of a friend who is currently playing the game (though they have to be on the same screen as you). This is a flash game that is worth taking a look at.
Here is a link to the game:
Play Artillery Live v2.0
By Giovanni Medina.
Thursday, 16. August 2007, 14:03:26
Select, sample music, Games, Freeware
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Another great find from Indy Gamer, The Desolate Room is an odd rpg. You take control of a little robot that looks like a coffee brewer with legs that is stuck on an island and your the only one on the island, well the only one alive. On the island, are four broken down robots that you eventually take their computer chips and upload them to a console on the island. Once uploaded, you take control of virtual versions of the broken down robots and use them to battle the viruses that are in the virtual world that looks like something from the Atari, but once you touch an enemy, it goes into pre-rendered 3d mode. From there, the game plays like your average rpg, but the overall experience is different (which isn't a bad thing), also the action sequences and animation are absolutely top notch.
By Shivani.
Wednesday, 15. August 2007, 23:41:35
indie music, sites
Today at I+, we have the great pleasure to present to you our dynamic group member
Tanzu. Recently we came to know that he was part of a group of musicians and listeners who have developed and launched an Indie Music website:
RocketPoll.
In fact the concept of their website is quite simple and yet ingenious. Any musician can upload his/her original mp3 compositions and have them rated by the general public. But the best part is yet to come: the legal owner gets paid
for every downloaded composition of his (through PayPal service). Impressive, isn’t it? Indeed, the two-fold mission of RocketPoll is:
“To give musicians a place where their music will be heard, and to give listeners a way to find great new music.”
Here, we thought that it would be good to inform all our talented members out there
that Indie Media, and particularly Indie Music, is full of opportunities, among which RocketPoll is the most promising one till now. And let us not forget that Tanzu, being a musician himself, has even got his own
website where his music album is displayed.
Well the whole I+ team gives RocketPoll a fabulous 7/10! Keep up the good work
and as for now, let's rock the charts!
Made by the guys at BrainGames, F-1 Spirit is a remake of the original F-1 Spirit that was originally for the MSX. But in this version your able to play many other vehicles and tracks that weren't in the original version and you can play against others via online or with 3 other players with separate controllers. But unfortunately the online mode does not work. Well I can't connect to their servers or either they may be down temporarily, my anti-virus program won't allow the game to connect online, or their servers don't exist anymore. So until then, I can't really describe how the online mode is like.
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