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As requested: a sneak peek of my game
Anthony Burch \| 10:18 PM on 03.10.2009	66 comments

Random facts about it:

- It's less than four minutes long, assuming you don't screw up
- It's very pretentious (surprise)
- The gameplay is incredibly simplistic
- The art is done by Jon Holmes and Ashley Davis
- It was "programmed" with Game Maker, which means if you have a Mac you can't play it
- It will be done by April 30th or I will kill Ashley and Jon, because that's the IndieCade submission deadline
- Around the time I submit it, it will have been almost exactly a year since I first had the idea to make it
- It was originally called "The Chase" until that Felix Meets Felicity game came out, then "Avoid" until I heard about an art exhibit game with the same name, and right now it's called "Runner."

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Brian Szabelski

Does it involve running?

Jonathan Holmes

I love this game!

And I still think it should be called "YOU FUCKED UP!"

007

Wow, another Halo rip-off. What a surprise...

Krow

I'm actually excited to play this, and I doubt pretentious is the right word for it. Why not call it interesting?

AgentMOO

Sweet! looking forward to playing it

Qraze

.......and i thought flower was short.� i hope it ends up being good all things considered.

Anthony Burch

Because it is, in all honesty, pretty pretentious. It's an artgame where the main character looks like me.

Krow

@Anthony

Narcissistic then. :P

garison

OOO can't wait to play it Anthony :D

theredpepperofdoom

...so you run into walls? Or do you dodge the walls? Or is this just a screenshot. Anyways, can't wait to play.

angusm

Sound? If it has it, 11/10!

seigfreid

By looking at the screenshot I can conform that this is a game.

Puppy Licks

Interesting...
Will the jump button work 100% of the time?

CountingConflict

I rate this game a 2/10 without even playing it. (Isn't that the new D-toid policy?)

It's just not pretentious enough for me. Where's this guy's messy haircut, blazer/blue jeans combo, indifference to pop culture, and collection of "super-rare" Tom Waits vinyls?

/sarcasm

Tubatic

... BattleToads?

Pangloss

CC, I'm sure the main character's record collection could beat up your record collection.

falinter

Yes I win!

YooToob video next!

ZekeThePlumber

Unless your sister is some sort of boss, I'm not playing it.

king3vbo

FUCK MACS

MissHinasaki

Will there be Rambo credits on the other side of the door?

Anthony Burch

Uh oh.

That's not a door, it's just an obstacle.

Imagine the most simplistic gameplay possible, and that's this game. Expect nothing spectacular, gameplay-wise.

Phallus Knife Fight

I hope and pray that it'll be the next Bonerquest.

The Bez

Note to self, make game called "Runner"

Puppy Licks

OH DEAR GOD IT'S THE BIKE LEVEL FROM BATTLETOADS!!!

randombullseye

Hey is that battletoads?!

Gantz

LOOK OUT
THE WALL
ITS RIGHT NEXT TO YOU

OH SHI--

gatorsax2010

I can't wait to cry myself to sleep after playing this game. I expect to be moved.

Benson

That screen shot totally looks photo shopped.

MechaMonkey

I'm starting work on LinearRunningGame as we speak.

TehBuLL

are you running towards a homestar by chance?

nebones

LOOKS GREAT

ArrestedDeveloper

If I ever made a game it would be an adventure game where you are a hobo. No one steal that idea, if I see a Hobo Quest post on these c-blogs and it's not me, I'm cracking some heads.

liam2015

I WANT IT

RonBurgandy2010

Call it RUN FASTER BITCH!!!

XanderSan

It was originally called 'Chase'?

So... is there a stalker in a jeep behind him? Podtoid doomed him to despair!!

Seriously though I can't wait to play it! That and most of the other Indiecade submissions. Currently things seem pretty quiet on the indie front..

BlackFreefall

Graphic is terrible. Needs more colors. Do you level up in this game?

All joking aside, I'm actually looking forward to this game. I would only buy the collector edition. Make sure you throw in some podcasts and commentary.

welkstar

Needs bloom lighting.

MatCD

Run Rev Anthony into a wall simulator? Sign me up! (lol jk, looking forward to playing it)

Daxelman

Needs Cowbell.

PappaDukes

I liked it better when it was called "Killzone 2".

PappaDukes

I liked it better when it was called "Killzone 2".

Jesus H Christ

So you use the right arrow to run, and the up and down arrows to dodge giant brown walls?

Well, I'm not much of an art-game guy, but mucho kudos to you for being diligent over the course of a whole year and sticking with it.

Hopefully you'll make it available for download sometime in the near future.

Dudemullet

Who will review this ? will it get some indie nation spotlight? and if it does, will you be the one reviewing/highlighting it? You pretentious prick.

Naim Master

It's just another BAD tennis for two clone ...

ghets

Is it Excite Bike without the Bike?

BulletTrain

This looks like the battle toads jetski-thing level.

If its as hard as that I will come kick you in the nuts.

Dimly

I'm going to play it with my fingers.

PappaDukes

So, being that the game is only 4 minutes in length, then that single screen shot could be, in all actuality, a rather HUGE spoiler...
Thanks SOOOOO MUCH for the warning!

P.S. will the PS3 version have to be installed or will it be able to run solely off the Blu-rayz?

Spartacus

i am looking forward to questioning my very existence after playing this

bahss

Dinorun mayhaps? If it's anything like Dinorun, I'll play the hell out of it.

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