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Flash Games We Love: Run and Jump With 'Canabalt'

by Thomas Houston on September 10, 2009 at 08:21 AM



As connoisseurs of the flash game, we come across a lot of underwhelming, but free, time-wasters. Much like the balance of flavors in fine wine, the well-crafted online game perfectly harmonizes replay value, competitive drive, and sweat-inducing thrill. 'Canabalt,' a seemingly simple, side-scrolling, run-and-jump game, is all the more impressive due to its single input button: Jump!

Designed with retro 8-bit graphics, reminiscent of an old NES system, the sole object of 'Canabalt' is to run as far as possible. You jog and jump from rooftop to rooftop, gaining speed as you leap over boxes (which slow you down) and earth-shattering rockets. Death comes by missing the next ledge or colliding with rockets, so strategy consists largely of keeping calm and timing your jumps. Once you fall, a brand new level is dynamically created, meaning you'll never play the same level twice.

After just a few plays, Canabalt hooked the Switched team, and we were glued to the computer screen well past office hours, trying to top each other's high score. The record? 3765. See if you can top it. [From: Canabalt, via Snarkmarket]

Tags: canabalt, flash, timewasters, top

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