March 2025
Offspring Fling!
March 15, 2025 Filed in: Video Games
I was pleasantly surprised by Offspring Fling. Its website describes the game as follows:
I finished 100 levels a lot faster than I thought I would. One nice thing about Offspring Fling is that each level can be completed very quickly. In some cases, it was as little as 10 seconds or so but almost always under a minute. Early levels were mainly you versus the environment but later levels introduced enemies as well. The difficulty ramped up gradually and made for a nice gameplay experience. I typically completed ten to twenty levels per session so it took under a week to finish. Although I didn't concern myself with it too much, progress on each level is timed. For gamers who appreciate such things, Offspring Fling is a great game for speedruns.
Offspring Fling is a game about a poor forest creature that has misplaced all of her children. She'll have to fight her way through over 100 levels of action puzzle platforming to get them all back home. There's danger around every corner, but she won't rest until her family is safe again.
I finished 100 levels a lot faster than I thought I would. One nice thing about Offspring Fling is that each level can be completed very quickly. In some cases, it was as little as 10 seconds or so but almost always under a minute. Early levels were mainly you versus the environment but later levels introduced enemies as well. The difficulty ramped up gradually and made for a nice gameplay experience. I typically completed ten to twenty levels per session so it took under a week to finish. Although I didn't concern myself with it too much, progress on each level is timed. For gamers who appreciate such things, Offspring Fling is a great game for speedruns.
Canabalt
March 06, 2025 Filed in: Video Games
This was a short one. I played Canabalt for a bit but it wasn't the type of game you play for hours upon hours. It is an indie classic in the endless runner genre. The action moves from left to right on the screen as the background constantly scrolls by. Gameplay is fast-paced but simple with only a single jump button to control. I found it enjoyable in small doses. There is something addicting about difficult games with brief playtimes. They keep you coming back to try and top your best score or in this case distance. After one night, however, I've scratched that itch and am ready to move on.
Peggle Nights
March 03, 2025 Filed in: Video Games
Sixteen years ago, I played Peggle. It was a great puzzle video game from PopCap. I finished all 55 adventure levels and two-thirds (50 out of 75) of the challenge levels. Afterwards, I intended to play its follow up, Peggle Nights. Somehow, it slipped through the cracks and I never did. That is, until I recently saw it on sale for 99 cents on Steam. I bought it and have been playing it for the last few weeks. It is a great game to dive in and out of without needing to dedicate a lot of time. I completed its 60 adventure levels and 40 out of its 60 challenge levels. As with its predecessor, some of the challenges are extremely difficult. Most challenges involve a single level but some require you to complete three or more levels in a certain way to get credit. I play random characters to keep things interesting but it would probably be better to select the character best suited to a particular level. I will play a few more games of Peggle Nights here and there. However, I am ready to take on the challenge of a different game.
The trophy for completing all adventure levels
The trophy for completing all adventure levels