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#10 - ABUSE (1996) by CRACK DOT COM by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/09/2008, 7:02pm PDT




All right, I know the game was eventually published by Electronic Arts, but they didn't work on the magic of Abuse, so they couldn't/didn't fuck it up. Lemme quote some Wiki:

The game was originally released as shareware. The free release was done based on incomplete game and final version was published through major software publishing house and distributed through ordinary retail channels.


It has also been released for many other systems, because the developers open-sourced that shit. I am currently playing it for my GP2X, of all things. (It runs... barely.)

But enough about me defending its inclusion: I have always loved this game. It's a dark, greasy shooter filled with enemies you can actually dislike so much, you'll smile in anger. We were all just so used to side scrollers being these beat 'em up affairs, that creatively (for the time) using the mouse to direct death in this way was nice and novel.

It also got better as our machines got better, and future-proofed itself nicely. When I had a machine that would run it in 1024x768, I simply told the game to display things at that resolution, and it happily did so. I would imagine that I could load it up right now and tell it to get into 2048x1600 and it would be fine. Well, not me personally, I'm not within five square miles of a monitor that could do that. But someone in general could.

(I would also like to name my children "Nick Vrenna." Nick Vrenna Jones has a nice ring, I think.)

Things blow up nicely, and in doing so, you just might get the creeps. This is why I have declared Abuse to be... my 10th favorite indie game of all-time!


the dark and gritty...Ice Cream Jonsey!
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My ten favorite indie games, not counting text games NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/09/2008, 6:47pm PDT NEW
    #10 - ABUSE (1996) by CRACK DOT COM by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/09/2008, 7:02pm PDT NEW
        Just in case you missed it, check my list for "FrAbS" NT by Mischief Maker 10/09/2008, 7:23pm PDT NEW
            I read it, then forgot, then found it again just now. by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/10/2008, 3:57pm PDT NEW
        Available for the iPhone now by Ice Cream Jonsey 03/30/2009, 10:52pm PDT NEW
    Will you also include an "overrated" list including all my favorites? NT by pinback 10/09/2008, 7:14pm PDT NEW
    #9 - CHOPPER COMMANDO (1988) by MARK CURRIE by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/11/2008, 2:25am PDT NEW
    On hold until I can write a review of Space Giraffe NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/28/2008, 4:33pm PDT NEW
        I think I'm going to beat Space Giraffe again instead of starting Fallout 3. by Jerry Whorebach 10/28/2008, 9:27pm PDT NEW
            Re: I think I'm going to beat Space Giraffe again instead of starting Fallout 3. by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/24/2008, 1:17pm PST NEW
                That'd be tough, my PC's seen some pretty groundbreaking porn this year. by Jerry Whorebach 11/24/2008, 2:59pm PST NEW
                    I understand by Ice Cream Jonsey 03/30/2009, 10:59pm PDT NEW
                        So what you are saying is Space Giraffe Isn't Tempest? NT by Jerry Whorebach 03/30/2009, 11:09pm PDT NEW
    let's get this going again, ICJ NT by mark 05/13/2009, 6:20am PDT NEW
    #8 - CRAYON PHYSICS (2009) by PETRI PURHO by Ice Cream Jonsey 08/13/2009, 3:33am PDT NEW
        Agreed 100% Classic game. NT by M Squared 08/13/2009, 9:24am PDT NEW
            I, too, enjoy this game NT by The Breadman 08/13/2009, 11:24am PDT NEW
        omg thank you NT by up with pod people 08/13/2009, 11:54am PDT NEW
        joh played that game on his TABLET NT by Weyoun Voidbringer 08/13/2009, 12:29pm PDT NEW
        You might like Scribblenauts (but it's for the DS) by Fussbett 08/13/2009, 2:09pm PDT NEW
            Holy shit. Holy shit! NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 08/14/2009, 12:16am PDT NEW
    #7 - COMMANDER KEEN in GOODBYE GALAXY! (1991) by id SOFTWARE by Ice Cream Jonsey 08/20/2009, 11:11pm PDT NEW
        considering about 10,000 people played wolfenstien on release that's amazing by Weyoun Voidbringer 08/21/2009, 2:22am PDT NEW
            Re: considering about 10,000 people played wolfenstien on release that's amazing by Ice Cream Jonsey 08/21/2009, 3:35am PDT NEW
                you couldn't aim up or down in doom, you also couldn't jump by Weyoun Voidbringer 08/21/2009, 5:59am PDT NEW
                    *I* can think of a Doom game that allowed aiming and jumping NT by Devil Dinosaur 08/23/2009, 1:03am PDT NEW
                    So I guess you're a big Quake fan? NT by Erradicating 2.5D forever 08/23/2009, 2:25am PDT NEW
                        I guess you are a big anal sex fan by Weyoun Voidbringer 08/23/2009, 3:15am PDT NEW
 
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