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Co-creator of Aether and Gish creates Meatboy, hilarity ensues photo

Edmund McMillen fascinates me. The last time we checked in with his work was when he released Aether --  a project that was dubbed “personal” and explored the concepts of childhood and escapism. This time around, McMillen created a game with a great deal of levity. It’s called Meatboy, and it rocks.

I wanted to go on and explain the game, but McMillen does it much better than I would:

Meet Meat Boy. He's the protagonist of his self-titled debut, irreverently named Meat Boy, a more traditional "hardcore" platformer in the same vein as Ghost and Goblins, Mega Man and N+. You play as the unlikely hero in search of his kidnapped love interest. Cliché I know, but this princess is made of band-aids and she's been kidnapped by a fetus in a jar wearing a suit and a monocle. Oh, and you're also a skinless ball of juicy meat.
Yes, the game stars a wad of meat. Despite my fandom of McMillen’s work, I was a bit skeptical about the pitch. Fortunately, the game is quite endearing and certainly time consuming. If you’re a fan of N+, then I highly suggest checking this out. You can download it directly here or go here for the flash version.







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Jonathan Holmes's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/08/2008 20:08
Jonathan Holmes
Wow, this game is awesome. Does to show that with well designed levels, sometimes all you need is left, right, and jump.

Plus, the GnG reference is flippin' fantastic.
Brad Nicholson's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/08/2008 20:18
Brad Nicholson
It's awesome, right? You should check out Aether as well.
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/08/2008 20:26
Darren Nakamura
It reminds me a lot of the slightly old indie game Jumper.
pedrovay2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/08/2008 20:41
pedrovay2003
Sterling's a fetus now?
Chicken008's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/08/2008 20:51
Chicken008
That was pretty awesome.
Daxelman's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/08/2008 20:55
Daxelman
Wow, I downloaded this on an impulse, and I found I had to pull myself away from it to post this.
mr spooky's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/08/2008 20:59
mr spooky
It looks like a jew.
SWE3tMadness's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/08/2008 21:27
SWE3tMadness
I'm pretty terrible, but it's still fun to see your little meatboy get shredded into tiny bloody bits when you hit a saw blade. xD
falinter's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/08/2008 21:30
falinter
Best game i've played all day.
Brian Szabelski's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/08/2008 22:04
Brian Szabelski
Holy crap, wow. It's so crazy it's awesome.
Johnny Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/08/2008 23:18
Johnny Justice
Great fun! I just played it until my fingers were sore.
Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 06:10
Justice
It reminds me of N+, I finished the game, but as one commenter on newgrounds said, the game is pretty much vegetarian propaganda. Though it's still a good game.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 09:43
Holyetheline
That looks a lot like Destructoid's own Jim Sterling.
Projectexodus's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 11:14
Projectexodus
@Holytheline

Thats what happens when Jim Sterling mates with Reggie Fils Aimee.
Batthink's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2008 16:40
Batthink
@ Projectexodus;

Hahahaha! Yeah, that's brilliant...

Oh, maybe not. I had a nasty thought. Excuse me...
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