Atomsri Sukpo asked:


sites have become great additions to the variety of online markets available. In as easy as a few clicks, one can download a variety of games ranging from Role-Playing Games to Kiddie Games, to PSP Games, and Networking Computer Games. And these games are available for everyone, either for free or through paid memberships in the best games sites online. Some of these games may be played online or offline. This offering is rather good news for every gamer. Not only is it convenient, but it is actually very easy to choose from a good variety of games from a various sites. Here are some good sites that may offer unlimited games download according to the game you so wish to play.

Online Games

At download-online-games.com, shockwave.com, there are a variety of free games that you can choose from, and may be downloaded according to your computer’s compatibility. Their games may be appealing to the young gamers who wish to play card games, word games, arcade games, adventure or RPG games, simulation games, puzzle games, strategy games or multiplayer games. Their games are free to try but may be downloaded with a fee.

Takegame.com is a great online games resource that offers shareware and free games such as great logic games, deluxe games, mobile games and action games. All of the games are tested in Windows – 98 and Win-2000 but may work for all Windows Operating Systems. This is a fairly new site, which is very simple in structure but it offers a lot of little games that you may find most enjoying.

War Games

War Games are much more popular to teens and adults, and somehow, by growing count, to young ones. These games may be available at terragame.com. Although these games may be violently advanced for the kids to play, it is still widely distributed. In this websites, war games are aplenty, ranging from Action Games, Adventure Games, Arcade Games, Online Games and Shooting Games. Other games of other natures are offered in this site, but minimally. Their true specialization is war games programmed for a more aggressive market, in an unlimited games download offer.

Online Gambling Games

Another game rising in popularity are gambling games such as online poker, Blackjack, Slots, Poker ,Roulette, Keno and others. These kinds of games are now available and may involved real betting if the players are up to it. These games can be found at galaxiworld.com, gonegambling.com, worldnetjackpot.com, casinoroom.com, and many others. In these joints, games resemble actual Vegas games, complete with betting and all. Some people who are addicted to these games also admit that they can be addicting.

Unlimited games download can be found in all of these sites according to the kind of game that you play. While some of these sites may offer trial games for free, most of them do require fees for full versions. Since many of the gamers will actually pay for one full version, these sites are very much alive and apparently market-friendly.

Odett France asked:


Continued from Part 1

Walkthrough/solve:

These are usually text files (.rts, txt or .doc) that give a detailed description of how to play a game from the beginning to the end. If you read through these too early in the game, you will lose some of the fun of playing with the game.

Puzzle solutions:

These are keys to puzzles that are necessary for you if you want to get ahead in the game. They can be keys to doors, quiz questions, safe combinations, the use of certain objects that the player has to find out relying on the information gathered during the game. These are not considered cheats, either. But if you read them in advance, you will lose some fun of the game.

Strategy guides/game guides:

We can make a distinction between official and non-official game guides. Official guides are printed, illustrated books that are published by game developing companies and you can buy them online or in bookshops. Non-official game guides or FAQ’s are detailed descriptions made by game fans about particular games, which are usually free and available electronically in txt. or doc. format on the Internet. You can also find game guides in magazines dealing with video games. These detailed descriptions do not only contain the goals of the game, the game control commands, characters, the objects, the rule system, but you can also find extensive information about the strategies concerning end plays and the different situations in a particular game. They used to be made for more complex games such as simulators or strategic games but nowadays they come with almost every video game.

Trainers:

These software are not developed by game developers, they are designed for the manipulation of certain memory values. They usually consist of an ‘exe. file’ that can be downloaded from the Internet in zipped or compressed format. Trainers allow you to alter certain values and features that are originally not built in the game. For instance, money trainers will give unlimited money, or with the touch of a bottom you can switch on the invulnerability mode. Enthusiastic players and coding people make them for PC games.

In order to use these trainers you have to start the game and with the combination of the ALT+TAB keys you have to switch back to your operating system. Some games do not permit the switch with the combination of the ALT+TAB keys if there is not a parallel program running in the background so it is worth the trouble to open an operating screen before the start of the game. Another simple way of switching back is to use the WIN button on your keyboard.

Before you run the trainer it is important to check it for viruses to make sure that your trainer is free from viruses. In this way you can avoid many unpleasant surprises. Run the program and select the desired option in the trainer. In some cases, if you press certain keys or the combination of certain keys during the game it will result in the desired modifications. You can get information about these modifications and their consequences when you start the trainer as this kind of info is written on the screen right after you start running the program.

Return to your PC game while you are running the trainer, in other words, it is important to run the trainer in the background while your are playing with your game.

Why does the trainer not work with your game?

The most common problem is that the trainer is not compatible with the particular game you play as a result it does not function because it was made for a game with a version number, which is different from the game you use. Most trainers are released with info (.nfo) and readme txt files. In these files you will find all the necessary information about their proper use and the version numbers of the games they are compatible with. In some cases you have to start the trainer before running the game. It is recommended to try out both methods.

Saved game files:

These files have all the different game positions of other players saved for a particular game. They are created when the player has successfully completed a level or has defeated a main enemy or when the hero of the game has been upgraded with super qualities. If you would like to use these files all you have to do is to copy them into the saved game directory of the game and to load them when you start the game. It is highly recommended to make a backup copy of your game positions just in case the new ones would not work.

Editors:

The editors are small programs that enable the player to modify some files of the video game. These can be saved game files or ‘ini’ files that contain game specific information or files concerning the different characters of the game. Similarly to trainers these are also created by game enthusiasts or programmers. The most common type is the character editor that can alter the characters’ features, such as hitpoint, dexterity, or stamina in the different RPG games. They can also alter the objects’ characteristics in the different games. They are very much likely to operate with only those games that have exactly the same version number. The editors should be run in the installation directory that corresponds with the location of those files that we would like to modify, in other cases these files have to be loaded into the editor.

Uhs:

This abbreviation stands for Universal Hint System. These files have so-called ‘uhs’ extensions and in order to take a look at them you need a UHS viewer software. It provides you either with hints on how to accomplish certain tasks or with direct keys to certain tasks in a given game. You can freely download from their website.

Hex cheats:

They belong to the most difficult types of cheats and you are required to possess at least intermediate or advanced computer skills to implement them. This type of cheat usually contains a “hex address” and a certain value that should be replaced.

E.g. endless energy: with the help of the Hex Editor you are to replace:

08 3E F0 03 00 74 03 with 08 3E F0 03 00 90 90.

In order to implement this modification you need a Hex Editor. The most well-known ones are the following: WinHex, Hex Workshop, Hex Edit, Advanced Hex Editor, Cygnus Hex Editor. In all cases it is highly recommended to make a backup copy of the file you intend to modify.

Gameshark/Action replay/ Other patch codes:

To apply these cheats you need to buy certain hardware accessories. These are hardware, special devices that you can connect to your game systems and enable you to modify certain features in your games that are originally not permitted. They provide you with advantages such as eternal life, infinite ammunition, objects or money. They function similarly to trainers and they are based on the manipulation of memory values. These cheats are available in shops that sell video games. The most common ones are Game Genie, Pro Action Replay, GameShark, and Codebreaker. The cheats that are used with the games are purchased together with these devices or available in codebooks or via the Internet on certain web pages.

It seems clear now that there is a great deal of different cheats whose applications vary from games to games, ranging from typing in a keyword to complex programming. Only one question remains: Where can you find cheats or help for your favourite game on the Internet?

I can highly recommend the Abby-cheat.com for a start.

T J Madigan asked:


Atari developed one of the most popular and the most best selling gaming systems in the world. In 1977 Atari successfully launched a gaming system that almost everyone in the world wanted. The Atari Video Computer System or VCS created a new way to entertain the young and old alike in the late 70s to the early 90s.

If you played Atari before, you know how crude and simple the graphics were in this gaming system compared to the 3D state-of-the-art graphics with the latest technology in gaming consoles introduced today.

The popularity of Atari lasted for many years. However, with the introduction of a more realistic gaming system today, Atari became a relic. In the 80s, Atari game systems and its game cartridges flew off the shelves of stores worldwide. You can even compare Ataris popularity with the Christmas season craze that you may experience with other popular gaming consoles available in the market today.

However, because of overproduction of gaming cartridges, the market for video games crashed. Even with Ataris success, it was affected by the declining demand in the video game market. By the fall of 1986, Atari gaming systems wasnt available in most retail stores in the US.

However, even after all these years, Atari games are still fun to play. Even old games like Pac-man, Asteroids, Missile Command, and other popular titles Atari produced were still widely available in the video game market. Although it wasnt really available in cartridges like before, it is, however, still being played in the internet.

Today, Atari is now a game developer for PC games and other popular gaming consoles out in the market. They now develop games that can compete with the standards that people are searching for in a game. Popular Atari game titles, such as Neverwinter Nights, Test Drive Unlimited, Age of Pirates and others are now available for PC, Xbox, PlayStation 2 and others.

These games also have the stunning advanced 3D graphics that most people look for in a game today. With great sound effects and realistic graphic quality, Atari games can really make you want to play their games over and over again.

Atari games are also available in different genres. They have Role Playing Games or RPG, strategy games, action games, first person shooter games, driving games, simulation games, online games, fighting games and they also develop games for kids.

With the different kinds of games available that Atari produces, you can be sure that you will never run out of great game titles from Atari. If you get tired of an Atari game, you simply have to go out and buy another popular title developed by Atari.

However, fun as all the new games Atari is developing now, the old games, such as Missile Command, Pac-Man, Asteroids, Tempers, Battlefield and other popular game titles back in the 70s and 80s are still fun to play with. People who grew up in the Atari era have searched for the old gaming titles in the internet and play it online.

These games can still be played in your PC by just having an active internet connection and logging on to www.atari.com. Or, you can purchase the old Atari Video Computer System or VCS in the internet. Today, the game system still exists and people still buys them. Even the cartridges are for sale.

If you want to play old video games the old school way, then purchasing an Atari Video Computer System is the best way to do it. Relive the 80s and play hundreds of different games developed by Atari.

All you need to do is plug the Atari VCS to your TV, plug in your favorite Atari game cartridge and play like you did when you were a child. If you have children, try to let them join the fun by letting them play too.

Atari games are widely available for download in the internet. Old games can be downloaded and played in your computer. But, if you want to play with these old and simple games like in the 70s and 80s, purchase an Atari VCS gaming console in the internet.

Melkam Dirset asked:


Currently there about 190 ‘drawn’ lottery games, known by nearly as many names, played in 43 states of the United States. Despite their various names, 99% of these lottery games can be classified into the following four categories.

1. One-Number games, 2. Multi-Number games with one set, 3. Multi-Number games with two sets, and 4. Keno games.

A brief and concise description of each game type is given below. A complete list of United States lottery games with their types, top prize odds and draw days can be found at us-lotteries.com/info/List_Of_Games.asp

1. One-Number Lottery Games are games where the player selects just one number with multiple digits. Although the number of digits can theoretically be anything, all US lottery one-number games are invariably either 3-digit games or 4-digit games. 3-digit lottery games are played by simply selecting a 3-digit number from 000 to 999. These games are known by several names in different states; some common names are Cash 3, Pick 3, Play 3 and Daily 3. Similarly, 4-digit Lottery Games are played by simply selecting a 4-digit number from 0000 to 9999. These games are known by several names in different states; some common names are Cash 4, Pick 4, and Play 4.

In both games the player can choose to play the selected number as Straight (Exact Match) or as Box (Any Order Match). Playing a number as Straight means betting that the number will come in the exact order as played; player will win only if the winning number is exactly the same as his/her number. On the other hand, a Box play is when the player selects to bet on the three (or four) digits without regard to their order; player wins as long as the winning number contains all the three (or four) digits he/she has selected in any order. Obviously a Straight pays much more than a Box for the same amount wagered. The player may also choose to play his/her number as Straight/Box which means that half of the money wagered is for Straight, and the other half for Box. Besides the Straight and Box play types described above, several states offer additional play types known as Combo, Front Pair, Back Pair, and Split Pair. A more detailed description of 3-digit and 4-digit play types can be found at US-Lotteries.com or at the official state lottery web sites

2. Multi-Number Lottery Games with one set of numbers are played by selecting 4, 5, or 6 numbers from 1 to a certain maximum specified by the game. The order in which the numbers are selected does not matter; the only exception is the Mix & Match game played in Pennsylvania.

These Multi-Number Games are usually denoted by the abbreviation n/N, which is interpreted as “the player selects n numbers from 1 to N”. Depending on the value of n, these games may be 4-number games, 5-number games, or 6-number games. Most “Lotto” games in the United States are 6-number games. A common example is the Classic Lotto, a 6-number game denoted by 6/49, where the player selects 6 numbers from 1 to 49. There are also several 5-number games known by different names such as Fantasy 5, Cash 5, Pick 5 that fall into this category.

In most multi-number games, prizes are awarded for 3 or more correct numbers. If a player gets all the n numbers correct, he/she is said to have hit the Jackpot, resulting in a lucrative prize money. If there are more than one Jackpot winners, the Jackpot money is divided equally among the winners (called pari-mutuel).

In some states, in addition to the n numbers, another number is drawn from the same set as a bonus ball. This is usually used to increase the amount of lower prizes. As far as number selection on the part of the player is concerned, the bonus ball has no effect whatsoever. Therefore, these games belong to this very category.

3. Multi-Number Lottery Games with two sets of numbers are played by selecting the numbers from two sets. Four or five numbers are selected in any order from the first set, and one number is selected from the second set.

These games are denoted by the abbreviation n/N + m/M, which means that the player has to select n numbers from 1 to N (in any order), from the first set and m more numbers from 1 to M from the second set. Except the multi-state lottery game called 2 By 2, where the player has to select two numbers from both sets, all US lottery games that fall into this category are played by selecting only one number from the second set (i.e., m = 1).

Thus, the abbreviation n/N + 1/M can be used for these games. The number selected from the second set is usually called the Mega Ball or the Extra Ball. Two very popular multi-number games with two sets of numbers are the Powerball, denoted by 5/55 + 1/42, and the Mega Millions, denoted by 5/56 + 1/46.

Note the difference between an Mega (Extra) Ball and a Bonus Ball. A Mega Ball has to be selected by the player. A Bonus Ball is not. It is only drawn. Recall that games with a Bonus ball fall into the previous category.

4. Keno type games are basically multi-number games like category 2, where the player selects 20 numbers from 1 to 80 or 82. The difference from category 2 games is that the player does not have to predict correctly all the 20 selected numbers in order to win the top prize. Usually 10 correct numbers entitles him/her to the top prize. If it is a spot game, the player can even pre-indicate how many correct to expect.

As indicated at the beginning, the foregoing classification is valid only to ‘drawn’ games, and not to the other widely played games known as Scratch-offs or Scratchers. Still, there are two ‘drawn’ games that do not fall into the above categories. They are the Daily Derby, a horse racing game played in California, and the Kicker game, played in Ohio, which is actually a primitive game where ready-made numbers are sold to the players.