Sorry I haven't posted much here lately.....

.....life got a little "challenging" recently, but things are improving rapidly now and the normal fun service will be resumed soon!

The web's best free online games and wallpapers

Check out this latest post in the England, Thailand and Other Things blog because it promises to give you the best free online games and wallpapers on the web:

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Disney and Pixar online games

Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, Ice Age and other CG movie online games

Naruto and Ben 10 online games

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa online games

Disney's Bolt online games

Pokemon online games

SpongeBob SquarePants online games

Mario, Sonic, Nintendo and Sega online games

Monsters vs. Aliens online games

Star Trek online games

Power Rangers online games

Pixar's UP online games

Transformers 2 online games

Tom & Jerry, Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, Wacky Races, Hong Kong Phooey and Looney Tunes online games
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Flash online games that run directly within this blog

Don't know if you've ever seen them, but there are three Mario and Sonic online games that actually run directly within this blog, so you can enjoy them here without having to go to another site and mess about with clicking through loads of links, trying to avoid pop-ups, and so on.

You can either go to the home page of this blog, if you aren't already there, and jump to the bottom of the page (hint: press the "End" key to do that in one quick and easy step) - you'll find the three games in posts from January and February 2008.

Or you can go directly to the relevant blog posts here:

A nice little Mario "time-waster" game

Mario & Sonic Online Game Recommendations - Part 6
(This post is about the classic 1980's Nintendo "Game & Watch" LCD handheld games, and includes links to a number of Flash recreations of those lovely little games, as well as the "in-blog" one)

A Flash online Super Sonic jigsaw puzzle...

You can find these games plus 150 more free Mario and Sonic online games in MarioSonicGames.com, a site with no annoying pop-ups, no click-thru links, no tricks, no gimmicks - just loads of lovely free online games for you to enjoy!

PS. There's also an "in-blog" game over in the England, Thailand and Other Things blog if you're interested in that too..... A great little Scooby-Doo web-browser game

Mario Pac-Man, Sonic Pac-Man, Pac-Man Pac-Man!

Pac-Man (much more commonly, though incorrectly according to Wikipedia, written as Pacman) was one of the first colour video games and made its debut in video arcades way back in 1980. It was the first ever video game to become truly popular in global mainstream culture, to the extent that the Pac-Man character became an instantly recognizable icon during the 1980s. It is a true gaming classic, and is still very popular today - indeed, its simple, fun and addictive gameplay puts many a modern 3D "mega-game" to shame.

There are some great Flash online versions of the Pac-Man game in the MarioSonicGames.com site for you to try if you would like to experience the legend for yourself - two versions with a Super Mario Bros. theme and one with a Sonic the Hedgehog theme. There is also a very good reproduction of the classic original too!

  Classic Original Pacman

  Super Mario Bros. Pacman

  Baby Luigi Pacman

  Sonic Knuckles Pacman

Fun trivia: Did you know that Pac-Man was actually originally called "Puck Man" and that the name was changed in case any mischievous people vandalized the video game cabinets replacing the "P" with an "F"? I kid you not - you can read it here for yourself: Pac-Man Wikipedia article

New Super Mario Bros. and new Pokemon online games

Nintendo's announcement earlier this month of the coming-at-the-end-of-this-year "New Super Mario Bros. Wii" game was very interesting - see here for more details. I have mixed feelings about it, given that it appears to be along the lines of a port-and-upgrade of the DS New Super Mario Bros. game. It doesn't sound like there will actually be all that much difference between the two versions, and perhaps not enough to justify the Wii version's purchase price for those who already have the DS game. But perhaps I'm wrong, Nintendo aren't generally known for "pulling fast ones" after all.

Anyway, while I'm on the subject, check out this lovely "New Super Mario Bros." Flash online game, complete with a level editor which you can use to design, build and save your own levels - it's brilliant!

Also, I recently added some "New Pokemon" (!) Flash online games into MarioSonicGames.com. Here's the updated Pokemon game collection:

  Pokemon: Breakdown Blast

  Pokemon: Towering Legends

  Pokemon Match

  Pokemon: Trading Card Match-Up

  Pokemon: Chikorita's Adventure

  Pokemon Trainer Dress Up

  Pokemon Shooting Gallery

  Pokemon Shoot 2

  Pokemon: The Revolution

Enoy!! :-)

Master password cheat for the Ultimate Flash Sonic online game

The best Sonic the Hedgehog online game ever - Ulitmate Flash Sonic - is very much like the classic original 16-bit Sonic games from the 1990's in terms of graphics, sound and most importantly gameplay. It is utterly brilliant, and includes multiple levels, multiple playable characters, a password save system and unlockable bonuses and cheats. If you haven't ever played it, try it out for free now at any of these locations:

Sonic the Hedgehog: Ultimate Flash Sonic (US Chicago server)

Sonic the Hedgehog: Ultimate Flash Sonic (US Houston server)

Sonic the Hedgehog: Ultimate Flash Sonic (UK server)


There is an elusive master password for the game that unlocks all levels, all characters and all cheats, and I am pleased to be able to give it to you here:

595313131313131

Try it out for yourself using the links above, you'll be ever so glad you did! :-)

Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog comic reaches 200 issues

This month sees the publication of the 200th issue of Archie's excellent "Sonic the Hedgehog" comic. To put that into a more meaningful perspective, that means it's been running continuously now for 16 years and 3 months, which is a very long time indeed for a single character-derived comic. Well done to everyone at Archie Comics!

Here is a wonderfully detailed article all about this happy milestone which I thoroughly recommend you to read: Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog Celebrates 200 Issues

Megaman and Pokemon animated GIFs / sprites

My post the other day showcasing some Mario and Sonic animated GIFs / sprites proved to be very popular, so here are a few more of my favourite video game animated GIFs to go along with them, this time featuring Megaman X and Pokemon characters:





You are welcome to use any or all of these animated GIFs in your own website if you wish, but please copy them and upload them to your personal webspace - don't "hotlink" to the ones here. And please also include a link back to this blog by way of a credit to me. Thanks. :-)

You can find them all, plus loads more, on the following pages in my group of fun and games sites:

Megaman Images, Music and Games

Pokemon Images and Games

Mario and Sonic animated GIFs / sprites

I love animated GIFs, they're great fun to watch if they're properly made. Here are some of my favourite Super Mario Bros. and Sonic the Hedgehog game sprites and other images made into animated GIFs:















You are welcome to use any or all of these Mario and Sonic animated GIFs in your own website if you wish, but please copy them and upload them to your personal webspace - don't "hotlink" to the ones here. And please also include a link back to this blog by way of a credit to me. Thanks. :-)

You can find them all, plus loads more, on the following pages in my group of Mario, Sonic and general fun and games sites:

Super Mario Bros. Images, Music and Games

Sonic the Hedgehog Images, Music and Games

More Mario and Sonic Images and Games

And just in case you're interested, here are a few pages containing animated GIFs of some other famous fun characters:

Megaman Images, Music and Games

The Simpsons Images, Music and Games

Complete List of Wacky Races Cars and Drivers

More Games-Related Images and Music