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Super Blit Kart
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About the game
Super Blit Kart is a kart racing game made for the 32blit, the open-source handheld console from Pimoroni, by Charlie Birks (Daft_Freak), who also works on the console's software. It is a homebrew game, written by an independent developer for the device and released under the MIT licence, and here it runs in your browser with no changes. The drivers, karts and tracks are the author's own.
The track is drawn the way the 16-bit racers did it: the floor is a flat picture that the game tilts and rotates to look like it stretches to the horizon, and the karts and objects stand on it as flat sprites that always face you. It is a very particular look, a little blocky up close and fast and smooth in motion.
From the main menu you choose Race or Time Trial, then your kart, then the track. In a Race you start in a pack of eight karts and have to finish three laps ahead of as many of the computer drivers as you can. Your place is shown in big numbers in the corner, with the lap count under it. There are item boxes on the track, and the item you get sits in the frame at the top right until you use it. Time Trial is you alone against the clock, and the game remembers your best times.
There are two karts, both robots, and two tracks: a floating Rainbow track with no guard rails, where falling off is easy, and a Desert one. The Multiplayer entry in the menu is not finished yet and only answers "Maybe later".
Playing it here
Click Play and the game opens in the page. The screen is the console's own 320×240 one, scaled up in whole steps so the pixels stay sharp. Best times are saved in the browser, and nothing leaves your computer. Clear the site data and they are gone.
On a phone or tablet a direction pad and the A, B, X and Y buttons appear under the screen. On a computer, use the keyboard.
Controls
| Key | 32blit button | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Z | A | Accelerate (in menus: select) |
| X | B | Brake and reverse (in menus: back) |
| Left, right (or A, D) | D-pad | Steer |
| Up, down (or W, S) | D-pad | Move in menus |
| C | X | Use your item |
Tips
Keep your foot down and steer early. The karts turn on the spot at a fixed rate, so lift off the accelerator (or brake) before a tight corner instead of fighting it.
Use the item as soon as it fits. A boost helps most on a straight, and the dropped item is best left right behind you where the kart behind will meet it.
On the Rainbow track, mind the edges. There is nothing to stop you leaving the road; watch the small map in the bottom right corner.
FAQ
Does it save my best times? Yes, in this browser, per track.
Can I play against a friend? Not yet: the multiplayer mode in the menu was never finished by the author.
What is a 32blit? A small open-source handheld with a 320×240 screen, a D-pad and four buttons that anyone can write games for. The games run on the device or, as here, on a computer.
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