Multiplayer on one Keyboard 7: Triumph War 2099

Posted by Jordan on Jun 20th, 2008, 6:00pm

Triumph War 2099 is up there with Gladiator as one of the best cooperative multiplayer on one keyboard games ever made. You and up to three other players take control of 1-4 commandos with legions of troops at your disposal, and one goal in mind: retrieve the Plasma Cannon Energy Crystal from the clutches of an infestation of alien bugs! Easier said than done.

Basically what we have here is a top-down shoot-'em-up/strategy hybrid with a fantastic cooperative element. Pick up a machine gun, flame thrower, plasma cannon and a few grenades, call in some air support, let your troops know what you want from them, and head into the swarm guns blazing with your friends at your sides.

Sounds epic? It is. Do yourself a favor, and download this free gem now from Home of the Underdogs (sadly-or fortunately-one of the few sites still hosting the game).

Edit:
This game is only good when played multiplayer. I should have mentioned that before.

Also, if you'd like to check out another game in this vein, take a look at Planet Wars: http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?21000000036522. Poor graphics, and full of bugs, the game can, nonetheless, be more fun than Triumph at times. Again, only multiplayer.

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Multiplayer on One Keyboard 6: Liero

Posted by Jordan on May 14th, 2008, 11:52pm

[Part of my Multiplayer on One Keyboard series over at TIGSource.com]

I know, I know, we're all mature independent gamers here, and we know The Indie Canon like the back of our collective hand; and yes, Open Liero was mentioned here a scare half year ago. Well I'm sorry, but here's the thing: is there any one here who is really going to stand up and say that Liero doesn't deserved to be mentioned at least every few months on any self-respecting indie site? If there is one person out there who reads this post, and has not yet played Liero, and plays Liero as a consequence, then this post was not in vain.

So many clones, but there's only one original; and here's dos box, for sound.

If I had a million dollars for every time I had fun playing this game, well, I would be richer than Bill Gates--and that's a lot of millions.


The rest of the series: ... read more »

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Welcome to Fusion Apple 5.0!

Posted by Jordan on May 10th, 2008, 10:51pm

If you've never been here before, a special welcome to you. My name is Jordan Magnuson, and I've been running fusionapple.com for over five years. The site has had quite a few face lifts, and varied a bit in its content, but since its inception Fusion Apple has been dedicated to one thing: independent computer games.

What makes this site different from all the other game portals on the internet, is that it features only the best independent games available. I have been on the indie game scene for over a decade (I founded the popular site TIGSource.com in 2005), and all the games on this site have been played and hand picked by myself. This is not some junky collection of machine processed game submissions.

To those of you who have been coming back to Fusion Apple faithfully over the years I would just like to say a big thank you. You will notice that in this latest incarnation of the site I have expanded its horizons beyond previous versions. I will still feature my own games (will hopefully get those up within a few days), but have shifted the emphasis of the site from being developer-centric to being indie-centric in a broader way. I am passionate about independent games, and I want to share as much as I can with the visitors of fusionapple.com.

So please, explore the site, enjoy the games, and provide feedback to help me improve your experience. Oh, and check back often for new games and features. If you'd like to be the first to know about new games and other developments, consider subscribing to my newsletter (at right), or syndication feeds.

--Jordan

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