RUN DINO RUN

zimfan

I found this nifty little game where you play as a Dino out running extinction. The game uses 8-Bit looking graphics and has both single-player and Multi-player (online) modes.

It can be found here: http://pixeljam.com/dinorun/

Burtletoy

Heh. That is pretty fun. The graphics when extinction is close are very pretty.

randombattle

Dino run?

More like Tribes skiing.. the 2d game!

PatboyX

It is pretty fun.

randombattle

PatboyX wrote: »

It is pretty fun.

Just like Tribes skiing!

dumbmanex

I played this a ton a few weeks ago. I found myself creeped out by the ambient noises, after the music died down at the end of a stage. Also the big WHOA moment when the music goes away and that rumblesome pyroclastic cloud of doom is on your ass. AND throwing curses at those effin triceritops for being so goddamn slow on hill sides. Good times.

Zombiemambo

I find this depressing.

Tig

This is amazing.

Akatsuki

That's actually pretty fun.

SirToasty

That was pretty fun. The last two levels had awesome atmosphere. 7 second doomsurf scared me to death. Dang triceratops slowing me down.

The Lord of Hats

I got an 11 second doomsurf. It was basically: Oh crap. Oh crap Oh crapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrap-hey, I survived!

I only found one super-egg though. Magno-egg!

projectmayhem

I wanted to play the game to see how bad it sucked just so I could mock the OP.

Mock me, this game is fun. Simple is awesome.

ElKaboom

14 second doomsurf.

wasted pixels

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durandal4532

This is very cool.

Frem

I beat this a few times a few weeks ago. My only complaint is that your multiplayer dino is the same as your single player dino. Gotta grind and level up to be competitive.

Of course, there are major bonuses for finding the big eggs, eating thus and so many critters a round, rock surfing (that one took me a while to figure out. Try it, it's rather hard.), and a bunch of other neat random things, kinda like Xbox achievements.

Pixeljam also said a hat code in one of their podcasts. It's TOTINOS, if anyone wants their raptor to look like some kind-o destructoid robotman.

RockinX

I thought this was going to be about the Flintstones Regardless, it's an interesting game.

Recoil42

Good "OH SHI- RUUNNNNNN" feeling when doomsday is right upon you. :^:

randombattle

It needs to have your dino stop and do a victory dance at the end only to be incinerated seconds later.

Zombiemambo

Hard is...hard. I can only get to level 5 or so before I get caught.

Zetetic Elench

Old by internets standards, but really really awesome so it balances out fine. By the guys who did Gamma Bros, which I love with all my heart. Worth checking out.

Man, I really enjoy this game. I never could get that egg inside the volcano in a later level, damnit.

For those confused by the DNA system, you get one point for every 8 critters of a type you eat. And more for riding boulders and saving dino super-eggs and doomsurfing and other cool stuff.

SirToasty

So close to beating hard. 74 eggs. Just one more for a time shift. Couldn't make it up the hill.

Additionally, what did you all name your dino? Mine is Yertle.

Accualt

I don't feel like I have enough time to stop and get these super eggs. I must save myself from extinction and just run run run. Great game. It is like...a new and fun version of Sonic.

Zetetic Elench

My longest DoomSurf: 16 seconds.

Accualt

I have yet to DoomSurf, how is it done? The thing gets near and I die.

Zetetic Elench

This is from memory now, so I might have it wrong or something, but...

With a bit of luck and a lot of jumping. If you're in the air, and the wave gets close, it gives you a little extra boost forward, so if you keep jumping you should be able to remain on the crest for a long time.

Problem is, as soon as you land and a rock or whatever stops you for long enough, you're behind the crest and you're sort of screwed, not least because you can't really see your obstacles. So you have to be a bit tactical in choosing when to jump.

thorpe

Zetetic Elench wrote: »

This is from memory now, so I might have it wrong or something, but...

With a bit of luck and a lot of jumping. If you're in the air, and the wave gets close, it gives you a little extra boost forward, so if you keep jumping you should be able to remain on the crest for a long time.

Problem is, as soon as you land and a rock or whatever stops you for long enough, you're behind the crest and you're sort of screwed, not least because you can't really see your obstacles. So you have to be a bit tactical in choosing when to jump.

Really? I think you can get it just by running right in front or in the beginning of the cloud, but I've only done it once or twice.

Zetetic Elench

thorpe wrote: »

Zetetic Elench wrote: »

This is from memory now, so I might have it wrong or something, but...

With a bit of luck and a lot of jumping. If you're in the air, and the wave gets close, it gives you a little extra boost forward, so if you keep jumping you should be able to remain on the crest for a long time.

Problem is, as soon as you land and a rock or whatever stops you for long enough, you're behind the crest and you're sort of screwed, not least because you can't really see your obstacles. So you have to be a bit tactical in choosing when to jump.

Really? I think you can get it just by running right in front or in the beginning of the cloud, but I've only done it once or twice.

If that's the case I'll feel pretty silly. :P

MrMonroe

This is depressing, but also awesome. Now we know how the dinosaurs died out. Because of a big doomcloud. Unfortunately, I now have something else to distract me from work.

Edit: multiplayer seems completely busted. I can't do anything in the lobby.

homargoodness

I know an 8-bit console couldn't have pulled off this game quite like it's done here, but i wonder if something similar came out in the 80s, would it be seen as a classic now?

zimfan

homargoodness wrote: »

I know an 8-bit console couldn't have pulled off this game quite like it's done here, but i wonder if something similar came out in the 80s, would it be seen as a classic now?

If an 8-but console had managed to pull off the single-player campaign (as short as it is) I think it would have become a classic (if not a cult one) just on the basis that you can do the DNA traits and all the animations and the great soundtrack.

NFyt

Well THATS not a pain in the ass at all, apparently one of the super eggs can only be reached by piggybacking on a triceratops, and managing to get a decent jump while on the things inclined back as it trundles up a steep slope. Assuming it hasn't decided to turn around for no good reason.

Oh, and you can't just nab it and let the approaching doom overtake you (as its probably covering half your screen at this point), it only counts if you carry the egg to the end of the level. JOY.

:edit: I'm down to the super egg mentioned above and the one you need to beat Insane to get. I wonder which I'll end up getting first...
:more edit:

Colors are a bit off, I wasn't expecting MSPaint to be THAT shitty at GIF compression.

NFyt

I've been somewhat busy.

My hat is the swanky gold crown you get for beating all the speedruns on Insane! difficulty.

SirToasty

I have the racecar helmet for beating speedruns on medium. I think I have 2 stats left to get, one in speed and strength and 3 or so eggs to get.

NFyt

...Wut? You get a bronze crown for doing the Medium speedruns.
:edit: also, get the Speed point first, dear god it makes a difference when you're doing Insane runs.

SirToasty

Well, I have a racecar helmet and I did speedruns on medium.

edit: Oh no! I clicked the button to switch hats and I can't get my racecar helmet back. Extra lame.

edit2: Also, how do I get the Planet D speedrun and is there a third time shift to get?

NFyt

SirToasty wrote: »

Well, I have a racecar helmet and I did speedruns on medium.

edit: Oh no! I clicked the button to switch hats and I can't get my racecar helmet back. Extra lame.

edit2: Also, how do I get the Planet D speedrun and is there a third time shift to get?

Ah, the buggy hat trick. I was getting a Master Chief hat like that, though it stopped the next day. Refresh the page, you'll have the hat.

Unlocking the Planet D speedrun is easy. Beat an Insane Challenge. Its easy because it unlocks even if you have cheats active.

As far as I know, there's only the two time shifts to get.
:edit: scratch that, there's a third at 150 eggs.

Speaking of eggs, the only trophy I don't have gold is eggs saved. Currently sitting at 4050 saved, hopefully the gold is at 5000

Zombiemambo

I got my first trophy

4x pterodactyl chain

and my first egg

alien egg

I also found out I improve my abilities through the stats screen

NFyt

It is done!

SirToasty

What does it mean when it says I saved a dino? How do you do that?

NFyt

SirToasty wrote: »

What does it mean when it says I saved a dino? How do you do that?

When you reach Survival. Basically, every time you reach the happy little place with other little raptors and you don't have to run from doom anymore, you've saved a dino.