General Zot Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 I have a Palm V, wondering what really good games you all have found for this device? I have soliaire, drug wars, and bubblets hich are all good 5 min time killers. Any other nice little (and preferrably free) games that anyone has discovered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTello Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 Snake, I got a T3 for Xmas. So far I have found very little in the way of quality 'free' games. Unfortunately we may have to pay for all our gaming goodies. Let's keep each other informed of our free game searches, ok! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsappel Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 I have a Platinum Visor packed with free games, but I'll have to find it and sync it up before I can identify them. I found most of my games through cnet.com (I think they may be download.com now) and you can filter your search for "freeware" to find all the no-cost apps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bryan Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 Pay attention to what Allen says - he is one cheap bastard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 Palmgear.com has a massive selection of Palm OS software. I haven't found too many great free games either, but I have plenty of cheap ones (~$15 or so). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camp Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 I have a $400 PalmOS-based gaming device (Tapwave Zodiac) and the only game I EVER play is Bejeweled: a game that can be played on any $99 PDA. I'm of the opinion there are very few good games for the PalmOS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 I've got a Palm M135 myself and I don't have much in games, but you can get demo stuff at PopCap to try out. I'm particularly fond of Insaniquarium, for reasons that are still not yet known to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 I'm particularly fond of Insaniquarium, for reasons that are still not yet known to me. AH! I feel exactly the same way! It's such a silly game with huge contrivances, but it's still more fun that it should be. I'm of the opinion there are very few good games for the PalmOS. If you like word games, it's, IMO, the best platform there is (aside from actual board games). I love word games, hence my favorite Palm games are; Wordlet (boggle), TextTwist (word jumble), Niggle (free version of Scrabble*), Hangman, and WhatWord. Other games I like: Billiards, Dartz, Mega Bowling, Pahraoh, Bubblet. Atomica, Majongg, and 3D Blockout (3d tetris) But few, if any, of those are free. *If you want Niggle, I can email it to you. Unfortunately, Niggle was taken off the market after it was bought by a game developer who decided to gussy it up, dumb it down and sell it at $30 a pop. Niggle doesn't look as nice as the commercial version, but it was free and the AI is very challenging. The official Scrabble game for Palm is really easy even on the hardest setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Zot Posted January 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 What are the best of the cheapie ones then? I really like Bubblet myself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 Well, I like Atomica a lot, mostly because it's a very deep-logic kind of game. It seems really simple at first, but once you play it for a while, you start to sense patterns that allow you to get further and further. It costs $15. Wordlet is another favorite (also $15), but it's a pure word game, so if you don't like word games, don't bother. Mahjongg is a fairly simple pattern matching against-the-clock game that I enjoy. It's also $15. One of the nice things about Palm games is that, in almost every case, you can try out a game before you buy. So I recommend you cruise through http://www.palmgear.com and see what strikes your fancy. You can play it and decide if it's worth your money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 I just discovered a new game that is quite a bit of fun, it's called Rocket Mania. I got an email from Astraware when it was released, but it looked kind of dumb and very similar to 'pipes' and the like. But I decided to try it out, and it has some nice twists on the theme. The game is $17.95, but they sent me a $5 off promo, which is tied to this URL: http://www.astraware.com/shop2-5/index.php...hp?promo=RMNEWS I'm not sure if it will work for everyone, but it's worth a try. Download the game, try it out and see if you like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted February 9, 2004 Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 I'm particularly fond of Insaniquarium, for reasons that are still not yet known to me. Buddy just beamed this thing over for me and I was instantly addicted. Anybody know if there's a hi-res version of this? I'd also love to hear of any more recommendations you guys could make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted February 9, 2004 Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 Anybody know if there's a hi-res version of this? Why yes there is: Get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 Thanks, Ed, my fish are lookin' sweet now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camp Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 Finally, a really, really great game has been released on the Palm OS (only for OS5 devices). Ported from the PocketPC is Snails. It's only $9.95 (they offer a demo too) and is easily the best Worms clone I've ever played. Highly recommended: http://www.snailsgame.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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