Bomb Canada
Developer: Simon Jansen
A fun little freebie. I always enjoy games with a sense of humor, and this one is definitely appealing. The premise is to bomb the buildings as Stan, a pilot with a supply of bombs. Bomb enough of them to land so that you can rescue Wendy, who has been captured by the "evil Canadians with their beady little eyes and flapping heads." J Apologies to my Canadian friends, especially those at BioWare.

Mulg
Developer: Till Harbaum and Pat Kane
Guide a marble through a maze, avoiding obstacles like ice, stones and more. I find Mulg difficult to control, but perhaps that's part of the challenge. If you liked Marble Madness in the arcades, you might well like Mulg.

Fire Escape
Developer: Headrush
Used to be shareware, now freeware. I kept thinking of Ike from South Park while playing this one. "Don't kick the baby." In this case, you're trying to save the babies who for some reason are either falling or being tossed out of a burning building. There's a shareware version of this that is much better called Fire! It's listed below. Nicer graphics and more features on that one, and since the shareware copy never expires (though I do recommend paying for it - it's only $5), I wouldn't even mess with the freebie, which has some mildly sexist overtones. Some of their other products are better.

Tank Commander
Developer: Gary Lorensen
This one I downloaded especially in honor of Cat91, since I know she's a fan of sims. It's not a flight sim, but this was as close as I could find. Fairly simple: use the stylus to indicate the direction you want your tank to go in: collect more ammo as you blow up trucks, shoot down airplanes, helicopters, and other enemy craft.

RayGin
Developer: Steve Minns
Used to be shareware, now freeware. The only 3D action game available for the Palm Pilot. It has received praise from some, but I was incredibly frustrated by the lack of precision with the button controls. They were far too sensitive, and I could find no way to tweak them. Invariably, I overshot my mark, to the point that I could barely make it through the first door. Utterly frustrating. Try it if you simply must have the closest thing to a Quake-like experience for the Palm, but it's still quite a far cry from that. As I understand it, the game is still in development at this time.

Squeeze the Ants
Developer: Alfons Grabher
Very simple, rather boring. I found myself killing the hornets just to end the game. It's too easy. One amusing note - it does allow you to enter your high score, and lists the ant kills as "frags." But hey, it's free.

Shareware

Booty
Developer: Megasoft, $10.00
I wasn't really taken with this one. It has nice graphics, but it's rather hard to control, and frankly it's not exciting. You're supposed to go around a pirate ship collecting keys and avoiding hazards in an attempt to gather treasure and escape, but the write-up is more exciting than the actuality.

Emerald Hunt
Developer: Evolutionary Systems, $7.00
You control a bulldozer, trying to retrieve emeralds and diamonds while avoiding getting squashed by stones or blown up by bombs. Shareware version has a time delay on loading. Retrieve goodies, avoid obstacles. The graphics are simple, but decent. I didn't find it terribly engaging, but it might be your cup of tea - download and try it. A color version is available.

Fire!
Developer: Astraware, $5.00
I rather like this one. Save children from a burning building. Several difficulty levels, a high score board, nice graphics. True, the "pay for your shareware" nag messages get a bit annoying, but you can get rid of them by sending the folks $5. It's worth it. Nice little game that's also available in color.

Herdin Catz
Developer: Notions Software $10.00
Cute, but definitely not easy. You (theoretically) push the cats into the corral with your stylus. Easy in theory, difficult in practice. They're not like sheep. They don't go easily. I suspect you could scratch up your Palm screen a bit with this one. If you get too frustrated, you might try to punch a hole in your Palm with the stylus.