These days and weeks after the holidays are traditionally some of the tightest fiscally, but Gamasutra reminds us that it's still possible to have fun without cracking open the ol' pocketbook with its recently released list of the best free games of 2009. We understand that we're probably losing you for the day with that link, and we want you to know we'll find a way to struggle forward alone.
Though we can't speak for the quality of most of the games on there, the site is already ahead of the curve by including Evidence of Everything Exploding, Jason Nelson's best game for sincerely unstable people since his last one.
Reader Comments (82)
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 9:04PM (Unverified) said
Yeah, all those 90's shareware games are bad. And all the games that have been released as freeware, like the Marathon trilogy, yeah, those TOTALLY suck...
Most free games are subpar. But not all.
Most free games are subpar. But not all.
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 9:04PM CA said
Boy, car salesmen must love you.
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 9:06PM BrianH said
left 4k dead is awesome, you can go fuck yourself
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 9:07PM (Unverified) said
We're well aware of your opinion on Dragon Age. You don't need to spew it across the boards. Now, say your piece and be done.
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 9:08PM Granger said
Someone needs to play Cave Story, like yesterday.
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 9:12PM (Unverified) said
My head just exploded. Colonel Sanders IS Filthy Assistant?
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 9:13PM Zacxx201 said
ha
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 9:14PM (Unverified) said
I mean, what a twist!
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 9:26PM Typicalgamer said
no bloons tower defense 4????
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 9:29PM MystileArmor said
You can't spell Filthy Assistant without "ass"
(learned this joke from Tmac earlier today, I think, sort of)
(learned this joke from Tmac earlier today, I think, sort of)
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 9:37PM sonicspike41 said
I think the guards in Metal Gear Solid put it best...
!
What was that noise?
!
What was that noise?
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 9:38PM Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell said
Not only is he FIlthy Assistant & Wassup Dawg but also Colonel Sanders. Arguing with himself online no less for attention. Fucking Pathetic.
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 9:38PM Funkmaster General said
While playing Blood Omen, I heard a deep, guttural sound echoing across the land.
It was the sound of drama unfolding on Joystiq.
I have come here to bare witness.
It was the sound of drama unfolding on Joystiq.
I have come here to bare witness.
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 9:42PM (Unverified) said
Yeah, and people say I have problems...
Oh, he's Larry Davis too. And I suspect DJ what's his name is the same guy.
It's like Sprinkles on steroids!
Oh, he's Larry Davis too. And I suspect DJ what's his name is the same guy.
It's like Sprinkles on steroids!
Posted: Jan 5th 2010 5:28PM (Unverified) said
wow Joystiq needs to stop deleting comments, i came to this thread hoping for a epic soap opera only to find the declaration by the multi faceted troll to be deleted! What'd he say?
Reply
Posted: Jan 6th 2010 12:45AM dobbybabee said
Basically, as Colonel Sanders, he said something to the line of,
"Colonel, I thought we were tight" or something like that.
Which is kind of odd, to say the least. XD
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"Colonel, I thought we were tight" or something like that.
Which is kind of odd, to say the least. XD
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 9:45PM (Unverified) said
No. Not even Sprinkles is that f'd up...is he?
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 9:47PM Wiizer said
OMG, this is... this is why we should have IP bans.
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 9:47PM (Unverified) said
Lol @ reply fail and using wrong E-mail
Also, this feels like an M Night Shamalan (however you spell it) movie
Also, this feels like an M Night Shamalan (however you spell it) movie
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 9:50PM ch3burashka said
I got Beneath A Steel Sky off of GOG; it's going great, though I've used a guide twice now. I'm a firm believer in experiencing the game over not using guides.
The dialog is fairly funny, and the 'art style' looks retro-y.
The dialog is fairly funny, and the 'art style' looks retro-y.
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 10:08PM ch3burashka said
Quotes are used not because I'm mocking the art, but because I'm referring to it's pixelated nature.
Calm down.
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Calm down.
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 9:52PM sonicspike41 said
@Wiizer
We do. They are just a pathetic way of stopping people. IP bans usually only ban the lazy unmotivated trolls who don't feel like getting off the couch and spending 30-60 seconds resetting their IP.
The most effect ban would be to ban an entire IP range, but if he is using a popular ISP like comcast/time warner/at&t then they'd also risk banning an entire city of people, or worse!
We do. They are just a pathetic way of stopping people. IP bans usually only ban the lazy unmotivated trolls who don't feel like getting off the couch and spending 30-60 seconds resetting their IP.
The most effect ban would be to ban an entire IP range, but if he is using a popular ISP like comcast/time warner/at&t then they'd also risk banning an entire city of people, or worse!
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 9:53PM (Unverified) said
... Or better yet it feels like a soap opera. Days of our lives: interwebz edition. Seriously, this guy is an epic troll...
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 9:54PM Wiizer said
So, we're powerless to do anything?........... POWERLESS?????!!
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 9:56PM (Unverified) said
Well...I do know a guy. And he's cheap.
Name's Grant.
Chris Grant.
Name's Grant.
Chris Grant.
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 9:56PM AoE said
@Bradwart,
Trust me, you do have problems. You're just not alone in that party is all. ;)
Trust me, you do have problems. You're just not alone in that party is all. ;)
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 9:58PM Funkmaster General said
This is just like a soap opera.
Quick, someone say that they're Filthy's abandoned child.
Quick, someone say that they're Filthy's abandoned child.
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 9:59PM (Unverified) said
Oh, I probably do. But I never created multiple profiles to talk to myself...
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 10:04PM (Unverified) said
What if... I am Filthy. Dun Dun Dn
I can't trust anyone on Joystiq anymore, not even myself.
*Curls up in a ball and starts crying*
I can't trust anyone on Joystiq anymore, not even myself.
*Curls up in a ball and starts crying*
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 10:04PM (Unverified) said
*popcorn.jpg*
This is interesting, and conviently not the first time Sanders has fucked up like this.
This is interesting, and conviently not the first time Sanders has fucked up like this.
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 10:07PM Wiizer said
"*Curls up in a ball and starts crying*"
HEY! That's my fetal position!!!!!1!
HEY! That's my fetal position!!!!!1!
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 10:14PM (Unverified) said
I can't believe I never thought of making a second (or more) accounts just to argue with them and make myself look better. Guess I'm not crazy enough.
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 10:15PM TheDarkWayne said
This.....this is....epic.
Also, what if the secret identity of the Batman is actually filthy assistant's abandoned child who is also filthy assistant himself!!
DUN DUN DUN!
Also, what if the secret identity of the Batman is actually filthy assistant's abandoned child who is also filthy assistant himself!!
DUN DUN DUN!
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 10:17PM (Unverified) said
One thing is certain.
Filthy's inbox will NEVER be the same.
Filthy's inbox will NEVER be the same.
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 10:20PM Granger said
I can picture it now:
Fake Tmac "Mass Effect 2 Blows!"
Tmac "Nuh-uh!"
Fake Tmac "Uh-Huh!"
Tmac "Nuuuuuuuhhhhhhh-uuuhhhhhhh!"
Fake Tmac "Fine, you're right. Mass Effect 2 is a brilliant game, I can't believe how foolish I was in trying to suggest otherwise. And you know what? You're a bloody beautiful person, you are! I saw those pics on your facebook, talk about killer pecs, chiseled washboard abs, and muscular thighs. I'm straight and all, but I'd totally tap dat ass!"
Tmac "*giggles* ty *teehee*"
Fake Tmac "Mass Effect 2 Blows!"
Tmac "Nuh-uh!"
Fake Tmac "Uh-Huh!"
Tmac "Nuuuuuuuhhhhhhh-uuuhhhhhhh!"
Fake Tmac "Fine, you're right. Mass Effect 2 is a brilliant game, I can't believe how foolish I was in trying to suggest otherwise. And you know what? You're a bloody beautiful person, you are! I saw those pics on your facebook, talk about killer pecs, chiseled washboard abs, and muscular thighs. I'm straight and all, but I'd totally tap dat ass!"
Tmac "*giggles* ty *teehee*"
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 10:21PM (Unverified) said
I wonder how many other accounts he had. I bet he was Peter Moore and a few other people that suddenly disappeared.
Maybe you all are Filthy and I'm talking to only one person. Aah! I'm scaring myself, I should've taken the blue pill.
Maybe you all are Filthy and I'm talking to only one person. Aah! I'm scaring myself, I should've taken the blue pill.
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 10:24PM sonicspike41 said
So...
Darth Bradwart clone
Colonel Sanders
wassup dawg
wassup dawg 2 (or whatever his return name was)
Filthy Assistant
A Pimp Named Slickback
Larry Davis
and a possible DJ...
He could even be Dreaded Fear or ABC (Apple Banana something). They were some of the original people who started the "Darth Bradwart Attack Force".
Darth Bradwart clone
Colonel Sanders
wassup dawg
wassup dawg 2 (or whatever his return name was)
Filthy Assistant
A Pimp Named Slickback
Larry Davis
and a possible DJ...
He could even be Dreaded Fear or ABC (Apple Banana something). They were some of the original people who started the "Darth Bradwart Attack Force".
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 10:25PM (Unverified) said
@Bradwart: it's not like he doesn't have 10 Email addresses.
@Granger: Lol I can see it too. Reminds me of that Cartman comparison I made earlier.
@Granger: Lol I can see it too. Reminds me of that Cartman comparison I made earlier.
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 10:35PM xyloPhipps said
Sanders, you're busted.
Do us all a favor and tell us who else you were.
Do us all a favor and tell us who else you were.
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 10:38PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
What was the original post? I can't see it any more.
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 10:43PM dannygoldball said
Did i hear you say kamasutra? lol
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 10:45PM Wiizer said
So, the ancestry of trolls on Joystiq can be traced back to Filthy AND tmac???
So, if we can somehow 'contain' this virus, the trolls will cease to exist?
What if Filthy isn't even human? What if he's Bobby Kotick? This is.. just blowing my mind.
So, if we can somehow 'contain' this virus, the trolls will cease to exist?
What if Filthy isn't even human? What if he's Bobby Kotick? This is.. just blowing my mind.
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 10:51PM (Unverified) said
Actually Wiizer... I'm pretty sure the Bobby Kotick account was his. That being said we need to find his weakness.
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 10:54PM (Unverified) said
I wasn't the first, I've only been here since 07...but I am sure as hell the best.
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 10:55PM mrmobius said
So glad I couldn't sleep and was able to witness this while it was still fresh. Goodbye sleep, hello coffee tomorrow morning.
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 10:58PM mrmobius said
I'm Filthy!
*thousands of Joystiqers one by one: No I'm Filthy!
Chris Grant: No I'm Filthy!
Justin McElroy: No I'm Spartacus!
*thousands of Joystiqers one by one: No I'm Filthy!
Chris Grant: No I'm Filthy!
Justin McElroy: No I'm Spartacus!
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 11:32PM Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell said
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 11:07PM sonicspike41 said
tmac is probably the least banned troll here so far, or at least the one who has gotten away with trolling the most before being banned.
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