I'm not entirely sure why, but I've been replaying Canabalt, a free, browser-based platformer, at least once every two days since it came out.
Perhaps I long to luxuriate in the luscious pixel art. Perhaps I'm desperate to beat my own high scores. Perhaps I'm just in love with the game's pacing (an average playthrough will only last about ten seconds, leaving you ready to try over and over).
The premise is pretty simple: run as far as you can across rooftops and through skyscrapers, using only the X key to jump. Hold it for a high jump, tap it for a short jump. Pretty much what you'd expect, really, save for the fact that you probably won't expect to play over and over and over, even after you've already seen all of the randomized obstacles the game will throw at you.
You can play it here for free, or wait for it to come out on the iPhone later this month.
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6:20 PM on 09.08.2009
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Come on, Rev; tell us your High Score.
I like the way that you have to decide when to run into boxes to slow you down and when to jump over them to maintain a jumping distance. The only thing that kills the enjoyment is probably when you have to jump through the windows. It's really unfair since you have to jump at an exact spot and you don't have a warning sound like the bombs.
It is addictive though, I'll give you that.
I've got to tell more people about this.
Also, Nuts and Bolts is a totally amazing game. Just putting that out there.
The only thing I hate, is trying to jump through the windows and I end up jumping a little too high.
Just played it again, 3122m!
It's crazy how fun tapping X is. I LOVE all the stuff going on in the background.
Hit boxes to slow down, so that you can react to upcoming obstacles. But slow down too much, and you won't be able to jump the longer gaps.
Fun stuff.
Is it really necessary to jump over the smaller obstacles like the chairs and crates? The guy just keeps running after hitting them.
I'm danny, i'm the guy who did the music for Canabalt.
I just gotta say, i've been a destructoid reader for a while now, and I am blown away that you guys posted the game!!! thank you so much! I am very happy that this game is getting such good reception, we are very proud of it. It's gonna be awesome on iPhone.
so, yea, awkward i know.... but thanks again for the love!!
-danny
dannyBstyle:
Your music is good.
Oh, and 2,544. I need more practice.
And Danny B, those beats are wicked and all so-appropriate for this game.
But it's still an enjoyable game.
I could only get to about 7000, but that really felt like a real achievement.