Fish Fillets is a puzzle game having the objective of helping 2 fish to find their way out of each of the 70 level screens. This is done by having them push things out of the way and working together to help each other out.

The fish are secret agents (Mission Impossible-style) and have several cases to solve (you’ll learn about them in the second level via the self-destructing message. With 70 levels, the game should keep you entertained for some time!

Fish Fillets is available for Linux, Windows and Mac!

Ok, here’s a strange looking portable game that is a cross between Space Invaders and Match 3…hmmm how can these two completely different games work together, you might ask?

Enter Planet of the Jellies. Instead of shooting at our space invaders, we click on them so that they drop down, stacking identical aliens on top of each other. Once you stack 3 in a row – they disappear!

The music is fun, the graphics are cute and the game can be addictive! Here’s a screenshot:

Xmoto is a challenging 2D motocross game that’s lots of fun. It’s available for Windows, Mac and Linux platforms and it’s portable!

You can also download a level editor to try your hand at making your own levels (scroll down to the bottom of their home page to download it). There are also tons of user contributed levels that you can download here.

Are there any Guitar Hero fans out there? Here is a free Guitar Hero clone called Frets on Fire. Select the “Full version ZIP archive” link if you want the portable version. I’ve never played the original game, but I’ve tried this clone and it’s pretty good even though I’m absolutely pathetic at it. This game is really tough! I think I’ll stick to a real guitar.

Frets on Fire has an active fan community at http://fretsonfire.wikidot.com/, where you can get additional songs, how-to guides, troubleshooting and tips. You can create and import your own songs, too. There is a forum at http://www.fretsonfire.net. You can also learn a bit more about the game on Wikipedia.

There are 3 songs included in the download, and the game is compatible with Guitar Hero formats. And good news for everyone: there are versions for Windows, Linux and Mac!

And here’s Frets on Fire in action in a YouTube video of someone playing Canon Rock with it:

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Anyone remember Road Fighter? Here’s an addictive remake of the classic game for you.

Download Road Fighter

We can never have enough Galaxian games in our collection, so here’s another Galaxian-like game from Minionsoft called Phoenix.

This fast-paced game has similar features as Galaxian, but it provides a shield option, which comes in handy when those low-flying aliens fire a hailstorm of missiles on your ship. The shield can be activated with the right control key; although, this can be mapped to a more convenient key (thankfully!) in the options. When the temporary shield is activated, you can’t move but you can fire. Fun game to carry on your flash drive that will take up about 22 MB.

After playing your Ghostbusters remake and making your Ghostbusters paper car, you’re probably looking for some more Ghost busting action, right?

We’re all in luck!! Now, there’s a portable game out based on the Ghostbusters II movie

http://www.parkproductions.btinternet.co.uk/

Here are two PacMan remakes for you…

First, there is Deluxe PacMan. (Windows only, needs DirectX). Apparently, this game has 114 levels – now that should keep you busy for a bit!

And then there is a 3D PacMan called PacManiac.

The name of the game is: (Oh No) More Invaders from Space, and it is by far the most fast-paced Space Invaders clone I’ve ever played. The graphics are pretty neat, too! The game has some additional elements such as power-ups, various weapons and apparently, from the site’s description, you have to protect cows from being kidnapped by the aliens (I haven’t got that far yet, but that should be interesting!).

Check out their website for the screenshots and download.

Work has been pretty hectic these days, but I hope to find some time soon to test out some games-in-waiting and a new emulator. In the meantime, check out all these free games from BGames.

Note that they aren’t all portable; I only had the chance to try out Purebreaker III – a Breakout/Arkanoid clone – and it is available without an installer (click on the “Download the zipped version” link). The game starts off a bit slow, but hang in there: it won’t take long for it to get crazy!

The other games may not be portable, but the screenshots definitely look enticing. I’m going to give the Lethal Judgement series a try as soon as work permits!

Go to BGames: http://www.bgames.org/gamesen.php