Action games
Breakout Games
Bap
A nice breakout clone with adjustable speeds.
Boulderdash
Remember Boulderdash from the old Commodore 64 days? Here it is as
an applet, but without the scroll!
Grab the diamonds, but avoid the falling rocks and swarming fireflies!
Ten levels of excitement with full instructions on how to create
additional levels! Source included!
BreakOut
Interesting variation on the old breakout game. Source included!
Breakout
Breakout is an extremely addictive variation on the old breakout game. Add some fun to your site!
bustout
This free applet reminds me of some of the original "pong" video games. Break out all of the bricks to proceed to the next level.
Kuzushi
A variant on Block Kuzushi, a.k.a. Breakout. Knock out all the blocks before the time runs out!
Car / Driving Games
3DDriver
Remember Pole Position? Well, 3DDriver isn't quite that, but it is a fun driving game with source included!
CarGame
CarGame is a free racing car applet developed by author bharath for fun. Source code is included, so you can learn while you play!
JavaRacer
This is a preview of Lukas Benda's JavaRacer applet! Use the keyboard's arrows to move the race car! Features texture mapping and a unique darkness effect.
NightDriver
Night Driver is a fast paced, web ready Racing Game that includes (optional) cool tunes for your cruising enjoyment. Becomes DayDriver at Level four!
Nibbles-Style
BlackViper
A nibbles style game with nice graphics and sound effects!
BMTron
A Tron game with hi-tech graphics for 2, 3 or 4 players; play against the computer or a friend. Avoid running into the wall, opponent's tail or yourself!
Frozen Bubble
The cute Java applet is an addictive Puzzle Bubble clone
of the Perl/SDL Frozen Bubble.
JGrid
JGrid is a simple Java based on the movie Tron. You must use
rockets, speed boosts and quick reflexes if you want to defeat
all 10 levels. Use the arrow keys to move, < and > to shoot
rockets and spacebar for speed boost. Java 1.4 is needed to
play.
Nibbles
A "space version" of the classic 'Nibbles' game. You're a space worm and must eat stars, avoiding the opponent, the walls, and yourself!
Nibbly
Help the worm eat all the apples -- just make sure the path is clear! Free. IE only.
Snake
Another version of a popular game. See how many blocks the worm can eat
but don't run into the walls or yourself! Source included!
SnakePit
The free SnakePit applet is a variation of a simple yet addictive game that has been ported to countless platforms.
TopNibbles
A robust two-player version of the classic Nibbles game
wermz
Slick little game in which you control the worms, or rather, the Wermz!
Worm
Yes, it's yet another variation of the Wermz applet! This applet is free and extremely fast loading.
ZSnake
Yet another snakegame. ZSnake is a snake-based game with 16 levels, 5 difficulty levels, 3 different kind of apples to eat.
Pong-Style
lsPong
If you're old enough to remember the first video games, then you're probably familiar with Pong. lsPong is a variant of that old favorite, and it's still fun to play!
ping2
A simple 2-player version of the classic Pong game with source included.
Ping Pong
The old favorite with a sleek look! A tribute to the old days. Free.
SimplePong
This applet is configurable in that you can change the colours, the background image and the difficulty of the game.
Street Hockey
This popular game was one of the first computer games ever. Test your skills and see if you can beat the computer! Source included!
Other Action Games
Alien Invasion
Save the world by filling the little three eyed monsters with
holes. Go on, you know you want to.
HickQuest
HickQuest is a Text Based Adventure programmed in Java using
BlueJ. Fight your relatives for money to buy that velvet
painting of Elvis you always wanted.
Shoot Balls
Shoot Balls is a shooter
which uses Netscape's Live Connect and Perl to implement a user
high-score . Shoot all the balls before time runs out!
The Little Wizard
Guide The Little Wizard
around a vast landscape turned evil, collect things to put into
your cauldron and learn spells to combat monsters. Your goal, to
restore light to the world.
BattleShip
Try to sink the computer's ships
before he sinks yours in this
Java version of the classic BattleShip game!
Birdbrain
This applet is based on a classic game written long ago, on a platform not far away. The object is to move your player in a manner that causes the enemy to self destruct by colliding into each other.
CanoeClobber
Crazy Carl loves to fish but he has no fishing pole or net. So, he just runs the river, clobbering his prey. See what you can clobber for supper!
Cliffie
Quite a programming feat, and a real showcase of using sprites, Cliffie is one of the slickest games on the JavaBoutique.
Double
A free fast-paced game based on Atari's Loopz. Source included.
DropGame
A quick moving game where you have to catch the rain with your pad while
avoiding nasty fireballs and falling bombs.
Gopher
Gophers are taking over your yard! Bash all the little buggers by clicking on them with your mouse!
JDLunarLander
Use the space bar for the landing thruster and the left/right arrow keys to spin the lander, and try to land on the blue landing pads!
jonah
Jonah is a game loosely based on the story of Jonah and the great fish!
MoagHunter
You are the noble Dark Elf warrior, forced to compete in the
annual Moag hunting tournament or face death! Addictive!
PacTag
Remember Pacman? Remember tag? Well, this is the best of both worlds! Pac-Tag is a FREE two-player game.
redbugs
The FREE redbugs applet will keep you in action for hours!
TankGame
TankGame is a reimplementation of the classical 'Artillery Duel'.
Blast it out against the computer or live players.
Torpedo Alley
This Java arcade game brings you excitement and danger under the sea!
Sink enemy shipping while dodging mines, torpedoes, and depth charges. Free.
Treasure Hunt
A variation on Minesweeper; find the treasure but watch out for the 10 hidden snakes!
TuxOnTheRun
A great scrolling action game! Use the arrow keys to move left and right and to jump. But be careful, the ice is slippery!
Water
Dodge the sharks in this scrolling video game.
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