The Lost Joystick
Somebody stole the joystick. Getting it back means a pixel platformer full of traps and odd creatures.
- Category:
- Action
- Difficulty:
- Medium
- A session:
- about ten minutes
- Input:
- touch
About The Lost Joystick
The premise is a joke and the platforming under it is not. Your joystick has been taken, and the route to it runs through trap laid stages and creatures that are strange in the way old sprite art is strange. Treasure is hidden along the way for anyone who looks off the obvious path.
It leans on nostalgia deliberately, from the pixel art up. Each stretch is another trial between you and the thing you are chasing. It plays at 800 by 600 on a phone or a desktop.
How to play
- Move through each stage on foot.
- Time your way past the traps.
- Fight or avoid the creatures you meet.
- Find the hidden treasure and get the joystick back.
Controls
| Tap or click | Everything. One input does the whole game. |
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Tips
- Watch a trap cycle once before you step into it. Most of them are timed rather than random.
- Search away from the direct route. The hidden treasure is not on the line that gets you through fastest.