What the heck is Line Rider???
From Wikipedia:
Line Rider is a Flash game originally created in September 2006 by Boštjan Čadež (also known as fšk), a Slovenian university student. Originally appearing on deviantART on September 23, 2006, Line Rider quickly became an Internet phenomenon.
The basic concept is to draw one or more lines with the mouse on which a small man (referred to as “dude” by the creator) on a sled can ride after the player presses the “Play” button. The game includes simulated physics, which means the track must be sufficiently smooth to prevent the character from falling off the sled. The author has said that he prefers the description “toy” to “game”, as there is no goal to accomplish, nor does it have an end. In spite of its simplicity, many complicated tracks have been created, which include loops and other stunts. Some tracks are even set to music and include hand-drawn scenery such as mountain slopes and trees.
Some of these videos are fricken nuts! But before I go on and show you something crazy, I’ll give you this video to give you an idea of what this is all about. Please, excuse the terrible music…
Neat! So there’s the idea. Up next is a video that focuses much more on narrative. It tells the story of a little sledder called Line Rider Dude who was captured by the lonely One Eyed Giant, who now wants to eat our little hero. Can Line Rider Dude escape the giant with his magical sled skills? Watch and find out:
Even neater!
Line Rider has gotten so damn popular since it’s creation in September of 2006 that the rights have actually been purchased by InXile Entertainment to bring this toy to the Nintendo DS and Wii. Yes, a game with no end and no winner is being ported to a gaming system… AWESOME! Internet crazes are just so wacky.
Play with Line Rider today!!!
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