Comments on: Hedghogs in space

Hedghogs in space

roofus — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:39:33 -0800

Flash ~~friday~~ late night thursday fun: Hedgehog Launch

Like a cross between Nanaca Crash and Red Bull Flight Lab, but with hedgehogs...in space.

By: retronic

retronic — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:47:34 -0800

...VOLUME CON--ahem, volume control?

By: demiurge

demiurge — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:01:44 -0800

I really enjoyed this game, despite getting an good early launch being heavily dependent on luck.

By: HuronBob

HuronBob — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:33:55 -0800

even better than the game is the conversation being held by racist 7th graders on the right sidebar...classy stuff there...

By: Grimp0teuthis

Grimp0teuthis — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:47:51 -0800

Just got a score of 10119.51m in Nanaca Crash. I think I've reached the peak of my flash gaming abilities.

By: aparrish

aparrish — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:04:22 -0800

Fun, but the ending is kind of a downer. :(

By: Korou

Korou — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:12:01 -0800

This is a pretty fun game. I found it the other night on onemorelevel.com. As the game progressed, I found it more fun to see how much I could make than to actually launch into space.

By: fuzzypantalones

fuzzypantalones — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:12:45 -0800

but i dont want to kill my hedgehog! and what happened to his snazzy protective eyewear when he gets to space. i spent good money on those goggles!

By: Dorri732

Dorri732 — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:16:18 -0800

Mission completed in 11 days. I love simple games like this.

By: fusinski

fusinski — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:46:22 -0800

The ending is a downer? I thought it was awesome.

By: deCadmus

deCadmus — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:34:00 -0800

Ending *is* awesome. So's in-flight music... What is that? Who is that?

By: Mid

Mid — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:40:48 -0800

Clearly it's Sleater-Kinney.

By: Durn Bronzefist

Durn Bronzefist — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:54:35 -0800

Very cute, and as a former hedgehog owner, I liked the ending.

By: Samizdata

Samizdata — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:08:57 -0800

15 days, unfortunately. Any strategy tips, kids?

By: Samizdata

Samizdata — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:09:29 -0800

Also, what is it like owning a hedgehog? Been thinking of getting one.

By: loquacious

loquacious — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:14:32 -0800

I was going to post this, but I was too busy playing. Strategy tips - upgrade just one side-firing rocket. Say, go left. Launch at about 45 degrees to the left, and then always go as fast as possible to the left. Statistically you'll hit more platforms and coins because you're covering much more horizontal distance per dropped distance. Use your boosts and parachutes wisely, aim for flights over 100,000 feet horizontally. Don't worry about altitude for now. Save your fuel, too, you don't need to use it much in the air. When you land, keep rocketing to the left. You might pick up more coins or hit a launch bar. And the longer your "flight" the more money you make anyway.

By: Dillonlikescookies

Dillonlikescookies — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:18:44 -0800

good tips. more, perhaps: use your rockets with the arrow keys >:|

By: Durn Bronzefist

Durn Bronzefist — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:37:00 -0800

what is it like owning a hedgehog? Been thinking of getting one. I believe there are less friendly, more ornery critters on the earth, but I've never had the pleasure of owning one. They hiss, spit, bite, and when they really want to be left alone, they wrap themselves backward around your finger, pushing the spines inward into a kind of spiny hedgehog maiden. In short, they get mediaeval on your ass. That being said, they're terribly cute. I'm thinking of getting another one.

By: Durn Bronzefist

Durn Bronzefist — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:57:24 -0800

Hehe. This is terribly addictive. I've managed it in 14 days but I have to say in my case it sure seems to depend a lot on luck.

By: Durn Bronzefist

Durn Bronzefist — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:35:08 -0800

Ok, 8 days is my best. Now I'm going to bed!

By: WalterMitty

WalterMitty — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:05:07 -0800

That beatific smile that's always on the hedgehog's face cracks me up.

By: ZachsMind

ZachsMind — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:02:46 -0800

I've run across several games like this on the web. The polar bear swinging penguins. Throwing a cat at a junk yard of pain. Monkey ball. I expected to play this a couple times and then go 'meh' but while it never seemed quite challenging, it was fun to tinker with, and the endgame was surprisingly amusing. "Well now you know." Took me twenty-five days, and was surprised when I got to the end to find there was one. Usually these kinda games just go on forever, or if there IS an endgame to something like Nananca Crash? I never see it. I get bored before I do. And yeah, I agree with WalterMitty on the beatific smile on the hedgehog, that it's completely satisfied doing its part for science in an almost zen way, icing on the cake for me.

By: schyler523

schyler523 — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:12:08 -0800

I did it in 5 days, but i've been playing this on kongregate for about a week...there is a mute all button for the chat that looks like a speech bubble with an x in it.

By: schyler523

schyler523 — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:23:03 -0800

Oh, and you should really check out Kongai Launch on Kongregate.

By: Reverend John

Reverend John — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:53:58 -0800

Got to space in 4 days.

By: Durn Bronzefist

Durn Bronzefist — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:55:13 -0800

Finally got 5 days. So now I can rest in peace.

By: wastelands

wastelands — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:40:07 -0800

Well, I'm slow -- it took me 20 days on my first try. Fun game, though.

By: goodnewsfortheinsane

goodnewsfortheinsane — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:37:23 -0800

Three days, you say?