If you’re a fan of whimsy and side-scrollers, you’ll probably like Banana Dash World 4. If you’re a fan of bananas and submarines, you’ll love this online flash game. Play it for free by following the link in the next paragraph.

In the game, the player is the captain of a yellow submarine, leveling up by completing an occasionally maze-like course within a time constraint. Points are earned by collecting bananas, one of which is the special “golden banana”, which is surprisingly tricky to find. The golden banana is an additional bonus. If you like the way this sounds, you can hunt for the golden banana in Banana Dash World 4 here!

Banana Dash World 4 screenshot

The trick to Banana Dash World 4 is to complete the track in time. This is often tricky, as jumps need to be planned ahead and often executed to perfection. Jumps can earn you big points, though — stunts are extremely important, as spinning and flipping can really boost the final score.

I’ve never been much for the side-scrolling adventure game, but Closure was a real treat. In truth, Closure is far more of a pure puzzle game than any side-scroller I’ve seen in the past.

Want to try it out? Play Closure for free here.

In the game, players explore a landscape in search of a hidden door. Sounds simple? Except everything is in the dark. The character must carry around balls of light to illuminate the surroundings and allow navigation. It goes beyond that, though — in order for something (e.g., a wall, ceiling or floor) to be real, you have to be able to see it. Darkness is just that — Darkness. It’s a mind trip, but if you’re looking to play free games now, you can do much worse than the link above.

Explore a world of side-scrolling madness and light in Closure

The real kicker, however, has to be the graphics. Closure is purely black and white, light and dark. What’s white is solid, what’s dark is simply not there. Thus, the game creates a dreamscape of sorts and is an excellent free online flash game.

I enjoy cute things. Frizzle Fraz is a free online flash platformer game with a lot of pretty objects. In the game, you (the player) are something that looks vaguely like a Koosh ball. As this ball, you go around and pick up other cute, semi-inanimate things in the side-scrolling platform.

And try to avoid the little satanic puff balls.

If you enjoy free, simple flash games and want to play now, just click below and start!

Like side-scrolling adventure games? Miss Sonic the Hedgehog and other great old Nintendo hits? The Platformer is the right type of free game for you.

Think of Platformers as a simple type of adventure game. A character will move across a Flash interface, gathering objects along the way (and often avoiding enemies). There will generally be a door or some sort of portal at the end that will end the level.

In the next couple posts, we’ll be giving examples of our favorite platformer games!