Mach 1
By One Switch
PC Windows
- Kitchen's
Inc (freeware)
Mach 1 is an audio
game heavily influenced by the Namco classic Pole
Position 3D Formula 1 race game.
As with most Kitchen's Inc games, this is fun and has a good
sense of humour. It must be said that you will need to
familiarise yourself with the controls and audio cues before you
will be able to play this well. It's worth the effort
though.
Your Mach 1 race car will start and
automatically accelerate. When you hit about 75 miles per
hour you will want to shift into high gear by pressing the up
arrow key. As you move left or right on the track you will
hear the echo of your car off of the wall. The closer you
get to either wall the louder the echo sound will be.
If you are right in the center of the track you will hear no echo
sound at all. When you hear a whooshing by sound out of the
right speaker it means that a right turn follows. The same
but opposite applies when you hear a whooshing sound out of the
left speaker. You will
hear a stereo sound out of both speakers to mark the end of each
turn. If you hear a bumping sound out of one speaker it means
that you have gone off of the track and onto the gravel on
that side of the track. Turn away from the sound to get
back into the center of the track. If you get too far off
the road you will hit the wall at which point you will
crash. After a crash you will want to shift-down and turn
back towards the center of the track.
Zogan's Log
By One Switch
PC Windows - Gamevial.com (free to play on-line game)
Zogan's Log is a rare thing. A fully 3D one-switch game with excellent graphics. Most importantly, it's a mighty-fine play.
They say: "Yet more vomit enducing fun from gamevial. Explore the surface of the newly discovered planet A1, and Help captain Zogan establish an irridium mine, or just take out alien nasties in this 3D science fiction action adventure game."
The Pyramid
By BillGameBase
PC - Fug Ugly Games
'The Pyramid' is an award winning (Retro Remakes 2006) game, packed with accessibility and customisation features. Your objective is to take on the the barrage of enemies, gaining crystals which help you unlock doors and then navigate your way through 'The Pyramid.'
Using 'One Switch' mode you use a single switch, holding it down to gain alttitude for your ship and tapping it to face the opposite direction. There is an auto-fire feature which can be switched on when using any of the various input methods.
The Path
By BillGameBase
PC and Mac (opens in a separate window) - Tale Of Tales
"The Path is designed with accessibility in mind. There are no ticking clocks or monsters to defeat. No hard puzzles will ever halt your progress. Most activities in the game are entirely optional and voluntary. The player has all the freedom in the world to explore and experience. The Path is a Slow Game."
Based on the fairy tale of Little Red Ridinghood, 'The Path' allows you to test your curiosity, nerves and imagination within an involving and absorbing (and scary) gameplay experience.
Switch Curling
By One Switch
PC Windows and
Mac - Scott
McKay (freeware)
Switch Curling is an Olympic and Paralympic
sport that involves lumps of granite, ice, a broom and a large
target. And despite all that, it's actually a hugely enjoyable,
tactical game.
This is undoubtedly most fun in two player mode, where it can be
immensely satisfying to knock your opponents best
shots out of play and out of contention. With a large range
of adjustment for speed control, this is a mighty-fine one-switch
sports game. More please, Scott!
Dracula Cha Cha
By BillGameBase
PC-Lobo
With the gameplay concept 'proudly stolen' from the fab wiiware/iphone game 'Tomena Sanner,' Dracula Cha Cha is presented as a taster level to a possible full game (providing the developer isn't 'sued' in the meantime).
More levels would be very welcome, as DCC uses the One Switch control method in a simple yet versatile way to offer a quickly accessible and playable game.
Poster Sale in Aid of SpecialEffect
By BillGameBase
"COIN OP" Poster designed by ARMY OF TROLLS
Gary J Lucken of Army of Trolls is kindly donating 100% of the profit from his "Coin Op" poster to SpecialEffect, as part of 'The Poster Cause Project.'
His magnificant poster can be viewed and purchased at: http://bit.ly/8ZiuR1
Take a look at his website to see more of his dazzling work: http://bit.ly/8ZiuR1
El Beso
By BillGameBase
PC - Tembac
It is an art game where music and gameplay work together
in a beautiful way.
El Beso means The Kiss in spanish."
Both soothing and challenging in equal measure, El Beso uses music as a gameplay mechanic in an elegant and entertaining way.
The aim is to move your cluster of lights, navigating between the red squares, whilst remaining close enough for the 'arms' of your entity to reach out and feel their way along the sides and consequently change the squares from red to blue, then grey.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta's Wacky Adventure Inside of a Human Body
By BillGameBase
PC - The Chen Brothers
Made as part of the Gamma IV One Button Game competition,
'Dr. Sanjay Gupta's Wacky Adventure Inside of a Human Body' uses the one button rule in an imaginative way.
Using the space bar you must move Dr. Sanjay Gupta through the human body, by rotating the scenes. Each space bar press is a 90 degree rotation.
High High Rocket
By One Switch
PC Windows - James Montagna (freeware)
This game makes me smile! A happy Euro-beat
sound track, super-cute graphics, daft-banter and
one-switch controls. Lovely!
High High Rocket sees you as moon-alien "Germ" (if you use the
SPACE BAR) or "Mite" (if you use the SHIFT key). Your mission:
Drop down through a simple maze to Earth, pick up some
Earth treasure for your Queen, then rocket back home as quickly
as you can within a five minute limit. Easy!
