Comments on: As long as that monkey with the barrels doesn't show up we might be ok...

As long as that monkey with the barrels doesn't show up we might be ok...

Zack_Replica — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 13:19:50 -0800

"Knytt" is a little pixel platform game that has a suprising amount of ambience in it's simple presentation. You play the Knytt, who was abducted by an alien, and is trying to repair the UFO to get home. Also by the same person, Nifflas, is "Within a Deep Forest" which features "...challenging gameplay, beautiful music, an evil doctor, infinite cuteness, and a deep forest." [more inside]

By: Zack_Replica

Zack_Replica — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 13:20:36 -0800

In case Nifflas' site starts to get hit hard, here's the coral cache for it. He mentions that he had to take down his music as his site was getting increased traffic, so be nice and try the cache first. Cache for "Knytt." Cache for "Within a Deep Forest." Similar to this is "Spud's Quest", an adventure-driven platfomer in which you control a little blue guy to solve a quest for the King. Great big pixels (it seems to default to a 640x480 display) and a happy midi score give it an old-school feel. Stuck with Knytt or WaDF? Here's the support forums. And here's the cache for those, just in case. There's more info on Nifflas and his games here, and a huge jpg map of the world of Knytt (spoiler warning, of course).

By: These Premises Are Alarmed

These Premises Are Alarmed — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 13:24:06 -0800

(for Windows.)

By: Zack_Replica

Zack_Replica — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 13:49:15 -0800

Ah, forgot to add that - thanks TPAA.

By: Baby_Balrog

Baby_Balrog — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 14:06:56 -0800

"Within a deep forest" is one of the best games I've played in a long time. Excellent post.

By: nola

nola — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 14:15:05 -0800

downloading now, thanks for the post zack

By: smackfu

smackfu — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:54:46 -0800

Why you should write small games in Flash.

By: routergirl

routergirl — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:37:11 -0800

Excellent - have already spent over an hour in Knytt.

By: redteam

redteam — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:08:31 -0800

Cool game! For another really, really, really good free 2D platformer, please, everyone, now, go and get Cave Story.

By: BlackLeotardFront

BlackLeotardFront — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 21:28:40 -0800

Looks bomb. I like that he name-checks Ico, Shadow of the Colossus and Cave story on the site... means he's got good taste.

By: Zack_Replica

Zack_Replica — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:42:07 -0800

I should've thought of Cave Story - I've finished about 2/3 of it, and it's worth the download. I've never played Ico, but Shadow of the Colossus is amazing.

By: Durhey

Durhey — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:59:42 -0800

This is a truly amazing game. I like games that aren't boring and yet don't also try to stress the player out.

By: yoz

yoz — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 23:48:14 -0800

That was lovely - finished it in about an hour, really enjoyed the atmospherics and the fast-but-clement feel. Am downloading "Within A Deep Forest" too. Thank you!

By: tombola

tombola — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 03:12:54 -0800

Thanks Zack

By: SmileyChewtrain

SmileyChewtrain — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 09:20:43 -0800

I'm really enjoying Knytt right now and can't wait to check out the rest - thanks for these links!

By: BlackLeotardFront

BlackLeotardFront — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 23:56:58 -0800

Just beat Knytt. That was really fun, the kind of fun exploratory game I like. Any other other recommendations? Even for like SNES etc. I'm familiar with all the ones in this post.

By: Zack_Replica

Zack_Replica — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 02:06:28 -0800

I got through about 1/4 of Eternal Daughter, and it seemed pretty good, then my harddrive died, so I lost it and my saves. Time to try again. The Underdogs have quite a few platformers, and lots of other games.

By: Zack_Replica

Zack_Replica — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 02:11:15 -0800

Looking over their entries, Gods got a good review (9.13 out of 10)... going to give that a whirl as well.