One Button Bob

February 13, 2010 2:23 AM

This game uses only one button (your mouse button). It's up to you to work out what it'll do.
posted by Effigy2000 (43 comments total)

Oh no! I played this game yesterday and got so frustrated with the final boss I wanted to rip my head off and stuff the mouse down my throat. Needless to say, I never finished the game. Serves me right for being crap at games that require reflexes and quick thinking I suppose, but still. Should I try to beat the game again? I suppose I will, it was quite enjoyable up until the final boss.
posted by soundofsuburbia at 2:30 AM on February 13, 2010 [1 favorite]

Incredibly fun, but then, EVIL! EVIL!
posted by Mizu at 2:34 AM on February 13, 2010

650
posted by Wanderlust88 at 2:39 AM on February 13, 2010

Finished in 342 clicks! Alcohol helps.
posted by naju at 2:40 AM on February 13, 2010

Finished in 10,738 clicks! Ben gay helps.
posted by BrotherCaine at 3:35 AM on February 13, 2010 [2 favorites]

375, the Boss was annoying as hell.
posted by knapah at 3:46 AM on February 13, 2010

Another one button game: Don't shoot the puppy from "RRRR That's 5 R's".
posted by autopilot at 4:47 AM on February 13, 2010 [2 favorites]

599, I don't want to talk about that boss.
posted by june made him a gemini at 4:57 AM on February 13, 2010

Cool. 447 clicks here.
posted by Cironian at 5:03 AM on February 13, 2010

591, around 200 of which were spent on the boss.
posted by Prospero at 5:12 AM on February 13, 2010

Great little game. Reminded me of warioware.
posted by thoughtless at 5:16 AM on February 13, 2010

Oh good, I'm not the only feeb who took forever to figure out the boss.
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 5:31 AM on February 13, 2010

290 clicks. Second time in though. I gave up the first time on the damned jumping on the moving platforms level, came back to mefi, and thought I'd give it another go.
posted by seanyboy at 5:47 AM on February 13, 2010

394 first go. One button is all you need, Assassin's Creed knows this.
posted by Submiqent at 6:00 AM on February 13, 2010

I'm usually incredibly awful at Flash games, but I managed 293 on the first try. I could have shaved about 20 or 30 off that except I really botched the hell out of the double platform jump.

I found the boss to be easier than the double platform jump. Just get in close!
posted by majick at 6:25 AM on February 13, 2010

After a few tries I've gotten down to 239. I'm not sure whether to be proud or ashamed.

Is there some connection between this and the one-button version of Civilization from last week?
posted by madcaptenor at 7:12 AM on February 13, 2010

370, fun game.
posted by Huck500 at 7:20 AM on February 13, 2010 [1 favorite]

Cool music.
posted by cribcage at 7:32 AM on February 13, 2010 [1 favorite]

403 on my first run. Mmmmmprobably not going back for a second.
posted by penduluum at 7:39 AM on February 13, 2010

343, fun, but a one time thang.
posted by LooseFilter at 8:02 AM on February 13, 2010

argh that boss
posted by Solon and Thanks at 8:13 AM on February 13, 2010

317 first time around.
posted by thejoshu at 9:08 AM on February 13, 2010

Wow, I've played this game before but never got to the boss. I'm actually really impressed with it, the switch between moving forwards and backwards requires good timing to avoid the rocks coming down from the ceiling, and you're playing a game of chicken with the boss itself. That's really cool.

This thing reminded me a lot of the VVVVVV level where you have to guide another person though obstacles with a simple go here command. Both are great for showing just how divorced from reality platform games are, so much so that you can simplify it down to a simple "go" command. Yet it is still compelling!
posted by The Devil Tesla at 9:13 AM on February 13, 2010

428.

This made me happy. It's like the best of warioware combined with the best of lo-fi flash platformers.
posted by 256 at 9:41 AM on February 13, 2010

1382, but then again I do use a blow tube rather than a conventional mouse.
posted by Flashman at 9:46 AM on February 13, 2010 [2 favorites]

289, first try.
posted by sexyrobot at 10:03 AM on February 13, 2010

Fun game.
posted by NoMich at 10:14 AM on February 13, 2010

731, I need to put that music on while I work
posted by lonelid at 10:29 AM on February 13, 2010

cool game
posted by eharvey at 11:09 AM on February 13, 2010

Reminds me of Bagman.
posted by rhizome at 11:28 AM on February 13, 2010

Apropos link from the very next item in my RSS feed: One-Button Objects
posted by clvrmnky at 11:34 AM on February 13, 2010

407 for me. Couldn't figure out the boss level until I started ignoring the monster and just focusing on the bombs.
posted by burnmp3s at 11:51 AM on February 13, 2010 [1 favorite]

560!
posted by electricsandwich138 at 12:21 PM on February 13, 2010

277 on my second run-through.
posted by shakespeherian at 1:39 PM on February 13, 2010

494 on first try
312 second time through

interesting concept, but needs more content/levels.
posted by rbellon at 5:18 PM on February 13, 2010

I enjoyed that, thanks. Kind of reminded me of Dragon's Lair in weird way.
posted by the other side at 7:01 PM on February 13, 2010

427.
posted by EarBucket at 8:25 PM on February 13, 2010

666 clicks.

That game is EVIL, I tell you.
posted by Revvy at 10:48 PM on February 13, 2010

312! yeah =)
posted by Ly at 6:28 AM on February 14, 2010

555 click! this is a really fun game. The final boss was a bitch at first, I was clicking so fast that I did not realize that each second click was making me go backwards. I like that it is a short game, so even if it pisses you off you can always go back and kick it's ass once you get the timing down. awesome fun I am glad I started my day with this.
posted by SheMulp AKA Plus 1 at 8:28 AM on February 14, 2010

570 - Really fun. Boss was much easier once I ignored him and focused on the pattern to the bomb drops.
posted by MrBobaFett at 10:08 AM on February 14, 2010

"I played this game yesterday and got so frustrated with the final boss I wanted to rip my head off and stuff the mouse down my throat."
posted by soundofsuburbia at 8:30 PM on February 13

What would this achieve? The mouse down the throat part, specifically. I mean, its kind of futile isn't it? You'd just end up with your mouse back and a severed head.

This diagram I just did up better explains what I mean.
posted by Effigy2000 at 10:51 PM on February 14, 2010 [2 favorites]

482.
posted by The Monkey at 3:49 AM on February 21, 2010