Sawblade Software offers Power Game Factory demo
Ok, this is one of those applications I've been dying to try out. Last month, C.K. mentioned Power Game Factory. Like he said, it's a game development environment that creates stand alone, side scrolling games for Macintosh via a graphic user interface. Create as many levels as you want, custom characters, music, backgrounds...on and on. I can see myself holed up for weeks at a time, living on nothing but Jolt and Cheetos, just making game after game.
Earlier today, Sawblade finally released a demo version! I've downloaded and installed it, and I'll play with it over the weekend. My kids won't miss me if I'm locked in a room for the next few days, right?