thanks for informing about this game. 
*putted it on my "to check out" list*

I've got a USB thingy that can use either a PS2 or N64 controller as joypad input.  I use it with a cheap 3rd-party PS2 controller that's currently giving up the ghost.

maybe trying the rumblepad 2 if you want to buy a new one...
works just great.

new yet unnamed project from the developer of twinsen announced!
(developer canceled twinsen but will keep the best elements from it and create a new game)
http://tigsource.com/articles/2009/01/04/twinsen-canceled-new-game-born

i recommend to give the very polished final demo of twinsen a try. 
http://takam.wordpress.com/

[Deep Magic 2]

Deep Magic 2
http://www.yoyogames.com/games/show/31172

deep magic 2 is an action platformer similar to the great the cleaner from darthlupi. movement with wasd and 360° aiming with mouse. you can download the WIP version which includes 4 selectable levels and a boss fight. obviously its the sequel to the pretty good and already finished deep magic

Tried to play this, but the window was too big and I couldn't get it to go fullscreen.

ESC -> Options -> Display -> Check on Fullscreen 

that depends on the game. (for example crimsonland and NAAC are working pretty good with wasd + mouse)

[Chainsaw (working title)]

Chainsaw (working title)
http://www.can-games.com/

can-games , that are currently developing project torpedo (platformer with a horse as the main character) announced that they also creating a new exploration platformer. the game has nothing to do with chainsaws (by creating new games they choose random names as the working titles)

"The new game is an exploration platformer type game where you are a guy on an island who has animal companions to help him. You cannot attack enemies directly, but you can attack by using your animal companions. This will hopefully make the game a bit different from other platformers like it."

I also have that controller, it's awesome. I think it has a better feel than any of the console controllers.

yeah, fine controller! 
comes pretty close to the ps2 controller.

i have a logitech rumblepad 2 which does a pretty good job.
costs about 25$ - 30$.

Platform Shmup (You are forced to keep running in one direction, basically)

Eh?

One of the common elements in a scrolling shmup is the forced-scrolling part. Basically, it would be like any platformer but you are forced to move in a certain direction. You could move forward and back and jump and such, but you could not come to a complete stop. This is actually accomplished in a lot of platformers during a chase / vehicle section. Basically, it's a rail shooter.

Gunstar Heroes gets pretty close. There are vehicle sections and other bits where you're pushed through, but other bits where you can stop. It is probably more fun than pushing you around constantly, though.

Also, I'm just now realizing no one has made Warning Forever in a platformer. It would basically be Black's level over and over again, which would be pretty cool. 

Actually, has anyone heard of a game that takes pretty direct influence from Gunstar Heroes? I've heard of The Red Star for the PS2 but haven't tried it yet (but probably should).

viewtiful joe(ps2, gc) has also some similarities...




and silhouette mirage (psx, saturn)

[Magic Pockets Remake]

update

Magic Pockets Remake
platformer. first level demo available.
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/jotd/magic_pockets/index.html

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oops. i forgot to cut the quotes...
was not my intention to get such a big quote conversation.
allright...it is already fixed by a mod.
next time i will be more cautious 

about the freezes:
maybe its just my system which runs the game not properly...

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nice, thats very kind. 

Well that was quicker than I expected, it's done just grab it at http://silvernova.co.uk/index.php?page=viewgame&id=77 </shameless plug>

Hope it actually helped..!

(also, offtopic, where should I post to ask about people interested in composing for EEWW2? The musician we had lined up dropped off the face of the web  )

thanks for the fast response. 
now it is playable. 
but it got some hiccups...every few seconds it freezes for a milisec.

i think for the music related stuff the right place is the art & design section
http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?board=5.0

interesting. 
mosh do you know what in evereternal winterworld causes a extreme low framerate.
(some others having the same problem as well)
its like constant slowmotion. its unplayable that way...

Runs fine for me personally. Maybe contact someone from Silvernova with your specs and let them know.

allright...sent him a mail.

Hey, I'm the guy that made EEWW!

Tim forwarded me your email, which is why I'm here (on my account that I abandoned...). I was under the impression that no-one was ever going to play that game again (lol), so I haven't got around to fixing the framerate issues - they only occur on some computers, and none that I have access to - but I know why it happens, and I have a test level running that doesn't drop a single frame, so right now you've inspired me to go through the whole game and fix it

Should be done in a couple hours, then I can get back to the sequel :D.

I'll post back here when I have a fixed version uploaded!

nice, thats very kind. 

[Cybernoid 4: Samsara]

Cybernoid 4: Samsara
http://www.azurebot.com/cybernoid4/

cybernoid 4: Samsara is a sequel / remake / tribute to the old classic shooter cybernoid
according to the news from 9 november 2008 on azurebot the game cybernoid 4 is currently in development.
theres not much to see currently ...only comming soon and a good looking picture of the ship.
cybernoid 3: phoenix from the same developers can be downloaded already.
moreover a remake of the sequel cybernoid 2: revenge is also been made and can be found on the retrospec site.
theres also a remake of the first cybernoid according to planetfreeplay. but the homepage of the remake is down and i couldnt find a site on the net which hosts this game.

interesting. 
mosh do you know what in evereternal winterworld causes a extreme low framerate.
(some others having the same problem as well)
its like constant slowmotion. its unplayable that way...

Runs fine for me personally. Maybe contact someone from Silvernova with your specs and let them know.

allright...sent him a mail.

here is his homepage which shows his work and offers direct download links without the need for any account.

http://www.blendogames.com/index.htm

[Ranger (working title)]

Ranger (working title)
http://www.blitzbasic.com/logs/userlog.php?user=334&log=1626

ranger is a top down shooter with similaritis to airborne ranger and commando. its the newest project of  robbert from foppygames. he has already made such cool shooters like flyout and gridfire which can be downloaded from his homepage.
http://www.foppygames.nl/

interesting. 
mosh do you know what in evereternal winterworld causes a extreme low framerate.
(some others having the same problem as well)
its like constant slowmotion. its unplayable that way...

gravity bone.