Hi,
Hi to all the members on this interesting and together site. I joined because in erstwhile googles on game installations, the echoes here are informative.

Favourite recent games:
Ben there Dan that. [great throwback to 80s, 90s]
Exit Fate, and the review. Exit fate had fantastic character sketches and dialog, but the rest was somewhat cheapass.

Ideas for cheapas games for the future:
Why go to cheapass FAQ, walkthrough and hints sites, when any potential difficulties should be factored within the game design?
A good cheapass game has to have a beginning, middle, end, and you'll want a replay. Else, how can replay value be asessed in a persistent universe?
All good cheapass PC games should be bundled with a seperate (third party) system requirements check run prior to installation. Installshield and Wise e.g. didn't quite get this far, and got too pricy anyway.

Some valuable cheapass thoughts.
A book is the creation of one to entertain many, a film is the creation of many to entertain many, a game is the creation of many to entertain one.
If gaming is man's imperative, and poverty is man's ultimate challenge, and to succeed in both is rare form, then the nom de strip CAG is a watermark in his evolutional progression.
Landfill is the graveyard of our collections, brainfill is the graveyard of our recollections.
Brainfill Games for CAG: Threadbare plots, pettifogging dungeon crawls, empty dialogue, Ho-hum audio, long-winded cutscenes, predictable outcomes. A chronicle of accords in a paracosm of gremlins and sprites writ cheap.
God made the CAG in his own BMP as the other formats were earmarked for patenting.
A RAG {Rich Ass Gamer} typically hacks through heavily textured 3D sylva en route to some Ultima Thule. Platform: High-End Gaming PC, Xbox 360** Playstation 3*** cost= ~200+W
A CAG lightly trips through the airy plains of Arcady. Platform: Wii, Office PC, cost= ~20-50W
Alternative name for CAG: FGD: Frugal Glute Dilettante.
Bed might be the FGD's opera, opera might be the FGD's dream, but bed is the FGD's dream.

And now having let all that out, I'll break open the bubbly with you all. Just allow me to reach over for the champa- er- sparkly wine. Bottoms up!

Laurie