Barbie Seahorse Adventures is a delightful little platformer developed by a couple of PyWeek competition veterans. The objective of the game is to guide a seahorse to the end of each level while collecting items and bonuses.

Three shots are needed in order to encapsulate an enemy in a bubble. Grab a power-up to cut this requirement down to one. Press the X key to shoot and use the Z key to jump. Bubbles can be used to reach higher ground.

The deluxe version features ten new levels and doesn't require the installation of Pygame.

Name: Barbie Seahorse Adventures
Developer: The Olde Battleaxe
Category: Platform
Type: Freeware
Size: 5MB

Questy is an original platformer with retro graphics created by smila in less than five hours, though the engine was from a previous release. Two stages only.

Name: Questy
Developer: smila
Category: Platform
Type: Freeware
Size: 5MB

Trip on the Funny Boat is side scrolling arcade shooter game on a steamboat equipped with a cannon and the ability to jump. The player will need to take advantage of waves to defeat the enemies and dodge hazards.

In the story mode, you will go through five different phases of play, and then face the final boss in the sixth phase. The story mode starts easy, but you should find it quite challenging in the last few phases.

Endless mode will put you up against waves after waves of enemies, with twelve different phases. There are little health power ups that give you one heart back if you have lost them while battling enemies.

Name: Trip on the Funny Boat
Developer: Pekuja, Hectigo, JDruid
Category: Action
Type: Freeware
Size: 10MB

Stick is a side-scroller beat'em up featuring sticks as characters. The game offers plenty of action, lots of melee combat, and hordes of enemies willing to crack your head open.

Use the Z, X and C keys to execute basic or advanced moves. Collect weapons to deal extra damage, or gather medkit to restore a portion of your health. Press the space, left control or any of the numeral keys at the top of your keyboard to switch inventory items. One playable level only.

Name: Stick
Developer: Wired Weasel
Category: Action
Type: Freeware
Size: 10MB

Pixel's Guxt updated to version 0.9.0.0. [Guxt info, review]

darthlupi has a new game out which is still in it's early stages, entitled Battle Battle.

The next Ludum Dare competition will begin on the 28th of April.

A short history of The Streets of Rage remake can be found in this forum thread. The soundtrack is available here. [Streets of Rage Remake review]

Dogfight - Battle in the Skies updated with two new planes, among other bug fixes and additions. [Typhoon 2001 review]

Wolverine (Into the Eagle's Nest) is working on a new platformer. Screenshot pictured below.

A couple of new screenshots from Senile Team's Rush Rush Rally Racing (commercial release for Dreamcast) added. [Beats of Rage review]

Astro Port is a new development blog from DHC. Expect screenshots from their upcoming shooters to be posted soon. [DHC's past projects]

A development journal for The Underside can be found here. [Merry Gear Solid, The Underside preview]

Evolutions updated with a new background and some minor changes. Press Alt-F4 to quit the game at any time. [Evolutions review]

RPGCreations' games lineup for 2007 was recently posted in their forums. Besides Immortal Defense, another project to keep an eye on is Fedora Spade. Think Snatcher and Phoenix Wright. [Immortal Defense preview, Missing review]

The demo of Copic Fighter has been updated to 0.3.0. The new version features ten updated sprites, as well as changes to the gameplay mechanics and bug fixes.

Still no new content in terms of additional stages, so this update is primarily tweaks and fixes. Make sure to check the Readme for instructions.

Name: Copic Fighter 0.3.0
Developer: Michal Wisniowski
Category: Shooter
Type: Freeware
Size: 6.25MB

1. Grim Fandango
2. The Longest Journey
3. Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle
4. King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder
5. Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
6. Sam and Max Hit the Road
7. Shadowgate
8. Police Quest II: The Vengeance
9. Myst
10. Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards

Read the entire article.

Here's an alternative list by everyone, in alphabetical order.

Top 10 Adventure Games IGN Missed Out in Their Top 10 Adventure Games List

1. Beneath a Steel Sky
2. Blade Runner/Broken Sword
3. Dig, The
4. Full Throttle
5. Gabriel Knight series
6. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
7. King's Quest III, VI and VII
8. Last Express, The
9. Neverhood
10. Riven

NotKnytt retitled to Knytt Stories. [lots of screenshots/view in new window, gameplay video, level editor, development report]

One new screenshot from Knytt Stories pictured below, dated 17th of April. [screenshot two]

More screenshots from the upcoming Operation Block, an Operation Wolf remake. [Retro Remakes article, forum thread]

Parody Fighter Special Heroes Dynamite is a doujin fighting game with a very novel idea, featuring female cosplayers dressed up as characters from classic 2D fighters such as the Street Fighter series, World Heroes and Fatal Fury.

Click on the fourth blue button underneath the large image to download the trial version. Additional configuration is required to unpack the zip file.

Open the control panel located in your start menu, then select regional and language options. Choose the languages tab and check the box for East Asian languages installation. Select the advanced tab next and choose Japanese as the default language for non-Unicode programs.

You will then be prompted for the operating system installation CD. The computer has to be restarted once the entire process is completed. Control configuration is required in order to map the arrow keys for character movement.

(This game is not suitable for children.)

Name: Parody Fighter Special Heroes Dynamite
Developer: Retsuzan Games
Category: Action
Media: Gameplay Video
Type: Freeware
Size: 70MB

From Retro Remakes comes news of a new remake of LionHeart. Here's the demo.

One new screenshot from The Underside posted. Expect to see an extended gameplay video on GameTrailers soon. [Merry Gear Solid, The Underside preview]

The Shivah lands a review at The Onion A.V. Club. [thanks to Shih Tzu]

Cliffski is currently working on Kudos: Rock-Legend. [Source: Paul's development journal]

A screenshot from Chris Nimmo's latest project posted. [A Mini Falafel Adventure]

Charlie Foxtrot is very close to completion. [The Winter Rose review]

More Al Lowe interviews, one with G Wie Gorilla and the other with Custom PC. [Player One podcast]

The Podunkian reviews Binary Land.

Dust Scape is nearly done. Jph will work on a golf game with strategic elements next. [Jph's past projects]

Super Marionoid is another Game Maker production that is set to follow the footsteps of Duck Doom Deluxe. Sprites from Nintendo's classic platformer were used to replace the dull bricks and objects found in Taito's arcade title. The save game feature does come in handy, especially when considering that the difficulty is rather high and there's twenty-eight levels to beat.

Press the Q key to quit at any time.

Name: Super Marionoid
Developer: SH Studios
Category: Action
Type: Freeware
Size: 2MB

In Dr. Lutz and the Time Travel Machine, Dr. Abraham Lutz is desperately trying to prove his own theories about why dinosaurs vanished from Earth sixty-five million years ago. And the only way to do that is going to the Jurassic period by using a time machine.

Right click to cycle through the various interaction choices. A short game with some awkward combination puzzles and a rather abrupt ending, but charming enough to hold your attention until the end.

Name: Dr. Lutz and the Time Travel Machine
Developer: Pijin Pastrana
Category: Adventure
Type: Freeware
Size: 10MB