This new server is fast!

Well, as you can tell, Project Cheddar has moved onto the new server.  You are free once again to post comments, vote, register new accounts etc.  The clone site hasn't been moved over to the new server though, and it will be awhile before it will be.  The clone sites are a complicated beast and are a... problem to port over.  When moved, I'll create a new clone site as a reward for your patience.

If you notice any funky issues with the website, PLEASE let me know.  It's probably do to the move and the configuration files being off somewhere.

That's right folks, you've read that title correctly!  Project Cheddar is moving to a new server yet again.  This time though, I've arrange a server that will be great (i.e. expensive), so there should be no more slow downs or interruptions during peak usage hours.  I hope the new server will resolve any speed issues that have plagued the current server over the last few months.

As of now, Project Cheddar has been backed-up and is ready for transport to the new server.  This process usually takes days, and during that time any changes made here will not be carried over.  So any votes, comments, or forum postings made now will be lost.  I'll let you know when we are on the new server.

Thank you for your patience, and I hope you enjoy the giant update (9 games) I made today before I backed-up the server.

Fancy Pants Adventure World 3 - When I first built and opened Project Cheddar over 4 years ago, the name Fancy Pants was all to common in the flash gaming world.  Fancy Pants Adventure World 1 & 2 were VERY popular, and helped put flash gaming on the map.  But then for some reason, the series stopped.  I don't know what happened, but I always figured the developer(s) had achieved what he(they) wanted to achieve, and moved on to other projects.  In any case, after all these years a new Fancy Pants is here.  Will it live up to its legacy?

Nah, probably not.

For those of you who don't know what Nitrome is; they are a flash game website and game producer.  Their games are good, but they rarely release them publicly for other websites, so I don't talk about them much because I can rarely host any of their games here.  Well, recently I noticed many of their games showing up in the game feeds, so I've been posting them.  I've posted 5 Nitrome games in under a week, which is insanely rare.  Actually, that's not rare, it's a first.  I've NEVER done it before.  I don't know what's going on, but I get the feeling that they may be cleaning house.  In any case, they produce good games and I'm glad I can host some of them on Project Cheddar.

Mega Mash - Here's a Nitrome game with an interesting concept.  The 7 game cartridge is broken and the programming is all jumbled, effectively merging 7 different types of games into 1.  One moment you'll be playing in a Super Mario type platformer, then you'll enter a side scrolling space shooter.  It's definitely worth a try.

Tripod Attack - This isn't a Nitrome game, but it hooked me for some reason.  Nothing spectacularly new about this game, you just go about frying humans with your laser cannon.  I think this game appeals to me because they got the atmosphere "right".  It's hard to explain, but sometimes a game just has that fun factor, even if I've played this type of game many times before.

It's been over a month since I last posted on the front page, but rest assured I've been here uploading games.  I wanted to give the projectgame.info post as much exposure as possible, so people know the clone sites have returned.  The current clone site hasn't been used all that much since I launched it, so hopefully mentioning it here again will get people using it.  And if you're not aware, clone sites help you play flash games on protected networks as the sites are new and most likely not blocked.

Anyways, back on the subject of games.  Most of the games that I've uploaded over the last month have been on average, above normal quality in my opinion, so it's hard to pick which ones to showcase.  Here's a couple of games that I played through to completion.

Gobtron - So stupid, but yet so addictive.  Fling your snot at the humans to consume their DNA to grow your... Gobtron.  This game got me hooked to the end.

Space is Key 2 - A reflex game that is infuriating and addictive at the same time.  You will die... many many times.

The Love Letter - Alright, this game is hardly a game, but it's different.  So different I played it through to the end, which isn't very hard.  Still, it stands out with its uniqueness.  I wish more flash games were creative like this, and not just the cookie cutter crap I keep seeing over and over again.

If you've been a long time visitor of Project Cheddar I'm sure you're well aware of the saga of the clone sites.  If not, clone sites were websites I made that mimicked Project Cheddar.  They helped people play flash games once I realized the domain projectcheddar.com was being blocked at many organizations over time.  Well, after months... no, years of fiddling around with them, I eventually killed the clones due to the negative impact they were having on Cheddar's Google rankings.

It's been 9 months since I discontinued the clone sites, and after reviewing the traffic here, the loss of the clones wasn't worth the gain in search traffic.  The clone sites offered a service that people needed.  So, I'm going to do a test with one clone site again.

projectgame.info

If you can't access Project Cheddar for whatever reason, try projectgame.info and let me know if it works for you.  This is a trial for the resurrection of the clones, so if I see no one using it I'll kill the clone site project again.  And remember, the clone sites are designed just to play the games, nothing more.  If you want to vote, comment, or anything else, please visit the main Project Cheddar site when you can.

One last note.  Has anybody been experiencing speed/loading issues here at certain times of the day?  If so, it's possible I might need to move servers again... sigh.

Shopping Cart Hero 3 - When the first Shopping Cart Hero came out, it was a smash hit.  The concept of building and upgrading a device to shoot your character further was a relatively new idea back then.  The developers came out with a sequel shortly after that, to build on the original's success.  Now, more than two years later a 3rd Shopping Cart Hero is out.  Will it be as successful as the first two games?  That's hard to say, the distance traveling concept is by no way new anymore, and MANY similar games have been made since the original's release.  Play it for yourself and judge, that's all I can say.

DuckLife 4 - Time for... ANOTHER DUCKLIFE!  I remember when the first DuckLife came out, it was quite popular.  Hence, DuckLifes have been coming out on a pretty regular basis since then.  If you're unfamiliar with DuckLife, it's a trainer.  A trainer is a game where you control how much food your character (in this case a duck) eats, what races your character runs, etc.  You don't control the duck itself, just its training schedule.

Civilizations Wars: Ice Legend - I remember the first Civilizations Wars was quite a popular game (and fun too).  Well here's a winter themed version of the game.  I'm not sure how different it is as I haven't had time to play it myself (too busy playing Hands of War Tower Defense ), but I'm sure the game will be fun... even if it is just a change of scenery.

I'm back.  I was gone for close to two weeks, which I'm sure some of you noticed due to the lack of game updates.  I updated when I could, but with no spectacular games.  Let's get the ball rolling again shall we?

This is the Only Level 3 - The This is the Only Level franchise has been going for a few years now.  A new game seems to come out every year or so, and just when we are due for another release, here it comes.  Expect more of the same from this release: One Level, Dead Elephants, Complete Frustration!  You'll love it!

Hands of War Tower Defense - Hands of War and Hands of War 2 were popular games here on Project Cheddar when I posted them.  So when I saw there was a Hands of War Tower Defense, I jumped at the opportunity to add it here as well.  From my limited playtime, it seems to be a pretty solid Tower Defense game, with all the expected trimmings.  There is one thing I noticed in the game that I have never seen in any other Tower Defense game before, and that's the ability to place towers (in this case warriors) in the actual wave lanes themselves.  It seems like such a simple concept, and it's probably been done in some Tower Defense game before, but I've never seen it, so that makes it new to me.

Chuck the Sheep - I've played games like Chuck the Sheep before, but never so good.  It's a launcher game, where you shoot Chuck from the ground in an attempt to propel him as far as possible.  Upgrade components, collect resources, earn XP.  It's another Armor Games masterpiece, and it was developed in-house.

Musaic Box - An interesting concept for a music game, which is great to see.  The music game genre is in desperate need of innovation and revitalization.  Your task is to try and match different tunes from a song in the correct order.  But it's not just simply matching the bits of a song which is the challenge, you're also matching the different instruments as well.