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Field notes on familiar games, one twist at a time.

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Regular score-table updates, who's gone furthest in Haunted Maze, and new game ideas still on the bench.

Haunted Maze

Do you remember the first door you ever knocked on at Halloween? Haunted Maze is built out of that feeling.

The Alphabet Game

Initially written at school with a couple of mates on a BBC Micro computer. The Alphabet Game is a stupidly simple game that became very popular.

Space Racer

Wipeout vibes on a night circuit, except crates fall on the racing line. The most ambitious spare part on the heap so far.

Shape Shifter

Night-shift sorting, except the shapes keep swapping places. This time the change of order is the separator, and it is a doozy.

Nerve

A timing bar, except a decoy pointer and a screen-shake try to steal the hit. Sixty seconds. Miss the glance, not the score.

Ginger Ninja

A stealth runner, except the ninja's bright ginger mop lights up the rooftops and pulls every enemy's eyes.

Chaos Pong

Classic pong, except the ball can turn into a bomb, your paddle can shrink, and a fully charged hit sends a power shot screaming back. It is never just a ball.

Save the Invaders

Space Invaders, except you are the invaders. No shooting, just shields, a marching formation, and a cannon that will not stop.

Games With a Twist

Why Scrap Heap Games starts with something you already know, then bends one rule until it feels new again.