This is fun! Simple, but made me fool around for a while. It’s a Flash “be a DJ” application/game on GamesGames.com, called DJ Mixer . You have to fiddle with all the various controls on the screen first to get the feeling of what everything does, and the kind of beats and samples you can get. Then the fun starts. After a while, I actually managed to perform for a straight couple of minutes. My girlfriend actually asked me if I was listening to a DJ session on the radio.

I would have loved to see a capture control (although you can do this through separate software), maybe a pre-composition function (program melodies into samples; upload XML file with values and samples from own computer) and maybe some visual effects to complete the experience. Also, more samples of course. Hope the author takes this to the next level in the future. Then, all you have to do is book an online party session for a friend across town, and stream live!

Check it out - DJ Mixer !

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Scott Schiller designed a DHTML version of Arkanoid. It looks impressive, with sound effects and all. Initially made to work on browsers on Win2K/XP, but later expanded to work on Safari and … iPhone. Here is the support list from the site itself:

This is the updated browser support list so far in 2007:

• Apple iPhone (hardware v1.0)
• Safari 1.3.2
• Opera 9

I took it for a spin on my laptop (XP/Firefox 2.x) and it worked great. I wish I could test it on iPhone, but can’t at the moment. If any of you guys have an iPhone, try Scott’s Arkanoid and tell us if it worked alright. On the iPhone, the otherwise default mouse control, is replaced by touch (click) control using another DIV placed on top of everything else to provide the control layer.

That’s not all though. On the site you can actually design your own level, or choose from the many existing levels. Check out DHTML Arkanoid on Schillmania.com !

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Just played Rail of War on MiniClip.com . At first I thought the interface was too complicated with all the options you have to choose before you actually start the game (locomotive, passenger car, single and 2-slot wagons and so on), but once you get these right, and by the way you are on a budget when designing your killer train, the game starts after map generation and game play is actually quite dynamic. The sound is good enough and corresponds well with what’s going on during play. Check it out!

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