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Reinvent the Wheel

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pressxtoskip 2016-08-29 22:15

This is strangely hypnotic once you get going - I think it's the combination of the lift music and the rotating shapes. Had real trouble getting past the first wheel change, but after that I got the hang of it. Nice idea!

joemagiv 2016-08-29 22:33

Love the music, adds a great touch. Took a while to understand that jumping was required.
A very unique runner, although after playing through the straight forward early levels I didn't want to play through effectively the tutorial portion again. Would be great if there was a button that starts it at the harder random map.

qkerguelen 2016-08-30 01:08

Hey it was cool! My record is 1.87km, but I know I can do better!

dwhiffing 2016-08-30 01:25

Really nice! I would've liked to skip the tutorial after the first run through, and I didn't realize I could jump right away. Still had fun though :)

dragonzbw 2016-08-30 03:01

Didn't quite understand at first, but once I got it this was very enjoyable. It's oddly satisfying to see the different wheel shapes fit so perfectly into their corresponding terrain types. It would be nice to be able skip the tutorial. Also, the default iMovie music gets a little repetitive after playing for a few minutes.

svyatozar 2016-08-30 05:56

The beginning was easy because of sequential switching, but then when random switching is required the difficulty suddenly increases, and then after a fall, i wish I had a shortcut to get to the difficult part without going a mile on totally easy sequential terrain.

ultrarat 2016-08-30 06:43

haha... I've sent that pic to people before when being a smartass. Glad I can not upgrade replies to something interactive.

neonable 2016-08-30 06:48

Amazing concept! The game is really enjoyable and as svyatozar mentioned, it would be great to be able to play multiple times without having the first part being the same every time. I would definitely like to see a full version of this game being released soon with more wheels shapes and level variations. Hopefully we could get a mobile port as well!

muel 2016-08-30 08:59

Nice take on the theme.
Actually, can't say that is not an inovation haha.

linus123xbb 2016-08-30 14:51

It was a fun simplistic game, it took a while to understand what to do in the beginning and that I needed to jump tho.

kizler 2016-08-31 04:29

Took me quite a bit to realize what I was suppose to do (jump and switch).Unfortunately my memory was terrible and once the tutorial was done, I met my end almost instantly after... unless it was a flat road.

reheated 2016-09-02 14:43

Innovation: Very clever!
Fun: Cheerful presentation and addictive gameplay! (After quite a few attempts my record is 2.52km which is probably further than I've ever made it on a real bike without falling off.)
Theme: Yep!
Graphics: I enjoyed the graphics. I like the way the stick figure's legs move properly. And you managed to get all the maths right for lining up the wheels with the road, so I'm impressed.
Audio: Just right for the game.
Humor: The humour comes from the quirky nature of the game, I think. I had a smile on my face while I played it.
Mood: A happy fun mood - it made me happy to keep playing.
(Bonus category) Education: Cool way to sneak some maths into a game. I wonder if it's possible to randomly generate some of the roads and matching wheels at the start of the game, so the player can't just memorise how they match up?
Overall: Fun and well presented.

jelinib 2016-09-12 00:41

I learned a little about wheel shapes today, yay! Very cool!

I initially had some trouble with the jump at the end of the clover wheel portion, but after a few tries I discovered it's better to jump a little early rather than at the edge.

I love the way the music fits with something like this too. Very nicely done!

josearias 2016-09-12 18:57

I think that the shape of the terrain is not very intuitive. Maybe that is the point (to remember) but you have to be very fast to change in time. I did 1,7 km after some tries.

Nice job