OnlineGamesDirectory - Free arcade games http://www.onlinegamesdirectory.co.uk Welcome to the one of the best arcade site on the net, featuring over 1000+ FREE games that you can play, share, and bookmark for whenever you're bored! en-us Sat, 22 Nov 08 14:17:13 +0000 Sat, 22 Nov 08 14:17:13 +0000 http://www.onlinegamesdirectory.co.uk/rss.php AgaresWriter 2.1 Free Arcade Gameshttp://www.onlinegamesdirectory.co.uk/article-11-Free-Arcade-Games.html
Just imagine what you could do with these newer flash games versions of your favorite arcade games. You could make your own arcade online. All you would have to do is download the free arcade games onto your own site. Then you can relive your childhood right on your own web page.

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3. King Kong: This game allows you to experience the grand action of all the intricate theatrical moments, ]]> August 31st, 2008 08:02 PM The Most Popular VideoGames Charactershttp://www.onlinegamesdirectory.co.uk/article-8-The-Most-Popular-VideoGames-Characters.html In this article I will try to list the most popular videogames characters that ever existed :-)

1. Link - yes Link from The Legend of Zelda is on the number one spot, being the most popular character ever.

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3. Snake - from Metal Gear, must be the best killer character in history. He made Metal Gear series one of the best video g ]]> August 30th, 2008 10:56 PM 50 years of videogaming - 1990'shttp://www.onlinegamesdirectory.co.uk/article-7-50-years-of-videogaming---1990s.html If the 1980s were about the rise of the industry, the 1990s were about its maturing into a mainstream form of entertainment. The 1990s saw the beginning of a larger consolidation of publishers, higher budget games, increased size of production teams and collaborations with both the music and motion picture industries. Examples of this would be Mark Hammil's involvement with Wing Commander III or Quincy Jones' introduction of QSound.

In the early 1990s, shareware distribution was a popular method of publishing games for smaller ]]> August 30th, 2008 07:28 PM The Golden Age of Arcade Games - 1980'shttp://www.onlinegamesdirectory.co.uk/article-6-The-Golden-Age-of-Arcade-Games---1980s.html The Golden Age of Arcade Games reached its full steam in the 1980s, with many technically innovative and genre-defining games in the first few years of the decade. Defender (1980) established the scrolling shooter and was the first to have events taking place outside the player's view, displayed by a radar view showing a map of the whole playfield. Battlezone (1980) used wireframe vector graphics to create the first true three-dimensional game world. 3D Monster Maze (1981) was the first 3D game for a home computer, while Dungeons of Daggorath (1982) added various weapons and monsters, sop ]]> August 29th, 2008 11:44 PM Advertise on our sitehttp://www.onlinegamesdirectory.co.uk/article-5-Advertise-on-our-site.html Advertising on our site is very easy and straight forward. All you have to do is to register as a member (thats free ), and go to "Advertise" section, there you have the option to add funds (it will be done trough paypal), after you have added funds you can access a advertiser control panel where you have full control of your campaign. You can choose to advertise in one (or more) of the three spots available , or to advertise in games (your add will appear while the game is loaded).

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]]> August 28th, 2008 10:58 PM 50 Years of VideoGaming - 1970'shttp://www.onlinegamesdirectory.co.uk/article-3-50-Years-of-VideoGaming---1970s.html 1970's was the beginning of the "Golden Age" of videogaming, with video game development spliting to many areas, such as arcade machines, university computers, handhelds, and home computers.

The arcade game industry entered its "Golden Age" in 1978 with the release of "Space Invaders" by Taito, a success that inspired dozens of manufacturers to enter the market. In the same year, Atari released Asteroids. Color arcade games became mor ]]> August 26th, 2008 12:13 PM 50 Years of VideoGaming - 1960'shttp://www.onlinegamesdirectory.co.uk/article-2-50-Years-of-VideoGaming---1960s.html In this series of articles I will try to cover the best and worst moments from the videogames history, from "Tennis for Two" to "GTA IV" there are games that changed the way we use computers and games today.

The first article in the series will focus on the 1960's , the years when the videogames were born.

1958 - William Higinbotham created a game using an osciloscope and an analog computer. "Tennis for Two" showed a simplified tennis court, featuring a gravity controlled ball. The game was played with two box shaped controllers, both having an joystick for trajectory and a button for hitting the ball. Unfortunately "Tennis for Two" stoped being exhibited one year lat ]]> August 20th, 2008 11:13 PM