Freeware Game Pick: Boondog (Matthew Hart)
Boondog is a puzzle-oriented platformer where you progress from stage to stage by jumping and grabbing ledges, moving blocks, avoiding hazards and activating switches. The game includes a friendly tutorial, two separate level packs consisting of a dozen areas in total, plus a comprehensive text manual which explains everything you need to know when creating new level packs with your own music and themes. (source: Retro Remakes)
Name: Boondog
Developer: Matthew Hart
Category: Platformer
Type: Freeware
Size: 1MB
Platform: Windows, Linux
Comments
The art looks pretty familiar...
Posted by: Garo | July 24, 2008 5:33 PM
I don't know why, but the artwork in this reminds me of a lower quality Xargon.
Posted by: sorceo | July 24, 2008 6:34 PM
Flashback, Another World, Prince of Persia (the first one) etc.? :-D
I just wish the jump weren't repeated when you hold down shift or up - this is a game of precision after all...
Posted by: Lim-Dul | July 24, 2008 9:34 PM
how....average
Posted by: za | July 25, 2008 10:41 AM
I can assure you that all the graphics have been drawn, by myself, originally using MTPaint (it comes with Xandros Linux on the Asus Eee PC 900)!
Cheers,
Matt
Posted by: Matthew Hart | July 26, 2008 4:31 PM
I don't really like the tile-based controlling of the character. While it's a throwback to earlier platformers it doesn't feel very good. The way the character controls also seems needlessly complicated. With smooth controls it could be a very fun game, but right now I couldn't get past the tutorial without feeling very frustrated.
Posted by: Melly | July 26, 2008 7:51 PM
Hi, any chance the "Direct download link" can be changed to point to the official one at http://www.bazosoft.com ?
Thanks,
Matt
Posted by: Matthew Hart | July 30, 2008 12:53 AM