Monday, March 12, 2007

Why Windows Vista Won't Suck: DirectX 10

If you play games (and maybe even if you don't), you care about the next big version of DirectX. DX10 is going to be Vista-only. It relies on the new driver model, so don't expect some sort of eventual back-port to Windows XP.

So what's new in DX10? A lot. Take a look at images below. There are screenshots of Age Of Conan game. And click the link under the every image to see how it looks under DirectX 10.

All images are clickable.

DirectX 10 version

DirectX 10 version

DirectX 10 version

Tabuto - Fast paced, Fun and Original


Touch as many of the falling blocks as you can, the longer your unbroken run goes, the more points you get for each one. The blocks go faster and get smaller the further you get. Kinda made my eyes swim a bit, but really compelling game play.


Classic Contra


Contra arcade game was an unbeatable leader of arcade games during a few years at the middle 90's.


Lets remember Dendy times!


Size - 1.49 MB

Planarity

Office time killer. Ever wonder why simple flash games are more playable then games with rich graphic.

So, meet Planarity - simple Flash game that will get a lots of your time.

Arrange the vertices such that no edges overlap.

Size - 51 KB

Play Planarity