Taro Omiya

Taro Omiya

Software Engineer, Game Designer

Category: Strange Free Games

  • Strange Free Games: Mega Mash: 7-in-1 Game Cart

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    Do you guys remember ROM CHECK FAIL? Had fun with it? Then you’re definitely going to enjoy this quirky flash game: Mega Mash: 7-in-1 Game Cart (shortened to Mega Mash)! Mega Mash can be played on your browser at Nitrome’s website Like ROM CHECK FAIL, Mega Mash starts with the poor player attempting to play the game, but the cart ends up all…

  • Strange Free Games: Cave Story

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    Ah, yes. Here’s the game that inspired me to create this entire blog series. It’s a game that inspired countless independent game developers. It’s an epic, a mystery, and a tragedy. And it was made by one man, in Japan. Here’s Cave Story, a cute Megaman-inspired platform-shooter, with an excellent but bleak story. Cave Story has been…

  • Strange Free Games: Unmanned

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    Taking the words right out of Metal Gear Solid 4, “War has changed.” Here’s another game from La Molleindustria that brings this topic to light. It’sUnmanned, and as its title implies, is a short flash game about unmanned aerial vehicles used for war. Unmanned can be played right on your browser, or downloaded on Windows or Mac…

  • Strange Free Games: Super Press Space to Win Adventure RPG 2009

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    About to watch the video? Stop. Play the game. Now. It’s short, don’t worry. I guarantee you’ll like it. Super Press Space to Win Adventure RPG 2009 is the best Flash-based RPG ever created. Play it on NewGrounds I’ll let the game explain itself. It’s surprisingly well-thought-out. [social_share/]

  • Strange Free Games: Iji

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    Here’s a game that’s not too hard to describe. Imagine Gears of War as a 2D platform shooter, but with the “your enemies are human, too” theme much more heavily emphasized. Imagine, instead of burly men trash talking, you lead a lost super-soldier girl who’s only option is taking orders. And imagine a game, made by one…

  • Strange Free Games: Every Day the Same Dream

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    The theme for this year’s Global Game Jam was an image of an Ouroboros — a snake eating it’s own tail. It’s supposed to be representative of how things in life are commonly cyclic, and as such, many games revolved around this theme. Of course, one short flash game has already beaten them to it:…