Comments on: Canabalt

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:10:34 +0000

BBQCEREAL instead of complaining I dare you to do better.
Obviously you believe you know better so instead of complaining and moaning, why don’t you make something.

By: FingerGaming » In-Depth: Saltsman, One Year On From Canabalt - Gaming on the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:01:59 +0000

[...] in just five days as part of the monthly themed Experimental Gameplay Project, Canabalt gained an evangelical following on release, its fanbase growing yet further following its [...]

By: Nathan Korth

Nathan Korth — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:33:32 +0000

Excellent game! I’m not sure why people are complaining about windows, I’m having no trouble with them. Maybe it’s just because I haven’t gone beyond 2000m. :) (I haven’t played the game many times yet)

By: Vsion

Vsion — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:42:43 +0000

Great game! Great style, music, gameplay!!

By: Badasshat

Badasshat — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:31:08 +0000

Great job! Love the simplicity and feel of the game… I hope you don’t mind if I do something similar for the Android platform.

By: AtokNiiro

AtokNiiro — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:33:06 +0000

Excellent game, easily my favourite flash game.

If people are having trouble getting very far, they should consider this:

- The height of your jump depends on the pressure on the button. A long press will produce a full jump, while a quick tap will result in a jump just high enough to get over a crate. Don’t jump higher than necessary.

- An easily recognizable “bang”-sound is played one building before a bomb is dropped. It might drown in the music sometimes though.

- It is better to jump early and land at the start of a building than to jump at the edge of a building and landing in the middle of the next one. You might find it impossible to dodge obstacles or bombs if you land in the middle of a building.

- Hit an obstacle once in a while. Not only does it make you slow down, but it also makes the average distance between buildings smaller.

Mastering these “techniques” are not that hard. The hardest part in the game is hitting the windows spot-on. You’ll need some luck for that sometimes.

Fun thing: I tried playing the game using my nose instead of my hand to press to space button, and I reached 1098m :D