The Big Adventure of Owata’s Life

By: ithamore

On: February 14th, 2007

You’ve played distracting and irritating games. Now why don’t you give a brutal game a try. Never before has ASCII art been so cruel.

Here’s a YouTube video that demonstrates many of the ends by which Owata can die and 2 ways to “beat” the game and then die.

Happy Valentine’s!

Source: Improve

Posted in Browser Games, Highly Recommended, Platformers

Dan Macdonald

Reminds me of my first time playing ninja gaiiden…
http://www.tscreative.net BMcC

Haha, great find, man! I dig the style.

I think you need Japanese text support for the game to look right, by the way.
Xander

I apparently see that this is being posted ’12 minutes from now’

and I really suck at this game, though I guess that’s the point! Great video
derrrrrh DUH

what are the controls?? i found F = fart, but um.. jumping, etc? why do i suck?
derrrrrh DUH

DUDE Z & X, i am all over this now
http://kwickfix.org Rz.

i think i just wet myself..
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it took me about 50 tries to get past the first screen. after that, cake.

mmm, cake.
lexaloffle

The humor in this is great. It shows how many expectations we have about the way platform game worlds should behave.
moi

First screen go right
moi

Well I think….
PoV

Sucktacular
Jimmy

moi — you can go right, left, up, or down from the first screen. I think the video shows you how.
… not that the screens that follow will be more satisfying, in particular …
contra

LOL! This was the funniest shit ever! Forget about hard games, this is pure evil! I doubt many people will finish this even with knowing the 1001 ways you can (and will) die.
mook

lmfao, some games are hard accidentally because the developer has played it too much while creating it or has overestimated the players skill. this is just sinister.
Cycle

Like one of the other posters, I actually found this to be pretty easy once I got past the first screen. The game became less clever and more predictable, but it was still a cute little game that pokes fun at platform conventions.
Cycle

If you REALLY want to remember how hard and unforgiving games used to be, the best way is to play those games.

Like this one right here.

http://www.darnkitty.com/manic/
http://www.merseyremakes.co.uk/gibber Oddbob

Manic Miner isn’t hard and unforgiving!

Now, Rick Dangerous…
Cycle

Rick Dangerous was totally easier!

Also, there isn’t a flash version of that so I had to settle for Miner either way.
http://www.planetfreeplay.com Moshboy

Umm yes there is:

http://rickdangerousflash.free.fr/

And I reckon Rick is harder too.
http://www.TScreative.net BMcC

Let’s settle this once and for all!
Sergio

This Owata game is obviously harder than both!

…In my opinion… :(
Cycle

After playing Rick Dangerous again, I concede that it is indeed harder.

But only because it’s stupid. Owata gave more clues than this game does!
Derek

This is going to be a highly recommended game. ^_^
Anonymous

wher can I play Owata
http://www.tscreative.net BMcC

Click the “brutal game” link in this post.
Anonymous

DEATH BY PEDOBEAR!
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Nice article and useful information shared thanks.
fish

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