TIGSource: Swarm Racer

Swarm Racer

Derek Yu — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:30:00 +0000

What is it about Lexaloffle games that I love so much? Everything about them is so endearing, from the cute graphics and music to the easy-to-understand (but hard to master) gameplay. The games are just so earnest and polished. Playing one is like putting on your favorite sweater and having some tea and a scone on a blustery fall afternoon. It’s like what I imagine New Zealand to be like. Or maybe getting nuzzled by a unicorn. Does that sound “ghey?” ‘Cause I really don’t care.

Swarm Racer is a new game from Lexaloffle and it’s a racing/gem-collecting game where, instead of controlling a single car or something you control a group of bees. It’s a simple idea that is executed just perfectly. My only qualm is that there aren’t enough levels, although trying to get on the online leaderboards extends the life of this game some.

Hey Joseph, users need to be able to build their own levels!

"Swarm Racer" by NO!

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 08:59:11 +0000

No errors, it just won’t start. I run it and all I can see is a black screen, I waited like 1 minute and nothing. Tried it several times, still no luck.

Only lame Gamemaker games take more than 1 minute loading, but they have loading screens, so I thought this wasn’t the case…

"Swarm Racer" by failrate

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 17:18:48 +0000

Hmmm, I know NAGI uses SDL, and I had no trouble with that on my old Win98 box. Is it giving you compile errors or runtime errors (I’m guessing Runtime, innit?)?

"Swarm Racer" by NO!

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 22:28:57 +0000

Win98SE, I blame it on the crap of computer I got, though…

"Swarm Racer" by failrate

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 18:41:36 +0000

SDL is awesome; which OS are you on?

"Swarm Racer" by NO!

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 15:31:47 +0000

Bleh, SDL sucks, game did NOT work for me, so as Game Tunnel reviewers would say, IT SUCKS cause I couldn’t play it. Period. And if you say otherwise you are against the whole indy game industry, you felon!!

"Swarm Racer" by BMcC

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:37:15 +0000

They don’t. Just sayin’.

"Swarm Racer" by Mazapán

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:36:58 +0000

I definitely get the nuzzled by a unicorn feeling. Great game, I enjoyed it a lot.

"Swarm Racer" by Moose

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 07:55:25 +0000

It would be better if the controls didn’t lag for about 2 seconds. :) Just saying.. :)

"Swarm Racer" by Moschops

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 05:49:53 +0000

Was fun for a bit. Not too bothered about topping the online high scores. Only problem I had with it was the camera would sometimes track the wrong swarm, but otherwise a great little game :)

"Swarm Racer" by Teeth

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 03:02:18 +0000

Haha, awesome post. I think describing Lexaloffle games as “earnest” is just about perfect. Three cheers for Lexaloffle!