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Freeware Game Pick: Stormbaancoureur (nop)

Yes that screenshot is horrid. But it is seriously the best I could do, as Stormbaancoureur is so touchy and so insanely constructed, that even the amount of time it takes for my hand to go from the accelerator to the Print Screen button is enough to throw the car completely off its rails. There is only a single level in this game (plus a tutorial and a free roam area), but it should take the average player at least an hour to successfully navigate.

Name: Stormbaancoureur
Developer: nop
Category: Action
Type: Freeware
Size: 5MB
Direct download link: Click here

Posted by oranda on April 22, 2008 2:19 PM | Permalink

Comments

Actually, I quite love the screenshot. No, really. Brings back the days when a mere picture wasn't enough to convey everything about a game...

Posted by: gnome | April 22, 2008 4:27 PM

The track reminds me of some game from the 90's, I can't remember wich game it was.

I agree with gnome, the picture isn't enough and I wish I could try it on my Mac :)

Posted by: Marco Lopes | April 22, 2008 7:32 PM

Oh come on, the game isn't that touchy that you couldn't center the shot. I beat it in less than an hour, too. It's pretty fun and it has a pretty fun physics engine.

Posted by: Caleb | April 22, 2008 10:28 PM

God, that's tough with the spinning floors. The wheel of platforms, too.

My advice: Use the arrow keys. Much more naturalistic, at least for me.

I love the visual style. It hearkens back to the days of the SuperFX chip.

Posted by: Ricky | April 22, 2008 11:20 PM

Marco: You may be thinking of Stunt Car Racer.

Posted by: haowan | April 23, 2008 12:19 AM

Caleb:

Feel free to take a snappier one, I'll be glad to put it up :)

Posted by: oranda | April 23, 2008 1:31 AM

I played the game and had a fun time doing so. The hardest part is the very first obstacle.

I ended up beating the one level and then the game crashed. I would assume it was because I was playing the game through the .rar. Oh well.

Posted by: Kenzya | April 23, 2008 2:50 AM

Haowan, I've been thinking about it and I'm starting to think it's marble blaster.

Posted by: Marco Lopes | April 23, 2008 12:54 PM

Kenzya: It crashed for me too and I unpacked it :(
Sweet game, it's fun once you get a feel for the controls

Posted by: Mazapán | April 25, 2008 3:02 PM

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