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Super Square Bros.
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About the game
Super Square Bros. is a platformer made for the 32blit, the open-source handheld console from Pimoroni, by a developer who goes by ThePythonator (Scorpion Games). It is a homebrew game: it was written by an independent author for the device and released under the MIT licence, and here it runs in your browser with no changes. The name is a joke on the old plumber platformers, but everything in it is the author's own: you are a small square with a face, and so is almost everybody else.
You start by picking one of two squares, each with a save of its own, then land on a world map that you walk across like a tiny level of its own. Each numbered block on the map is a level. Jump on top of it to go in. Inside, you run and jump across grassy hills and floating islands, collect coins, stomp on the enemies, and make it to the exit. Levels come in groups, and some of them end in a boss that has to be hit a few times, with minions of its own.
You have three hearts and a few lives. Lose all the hearts and you try again; run out of lives and the level is over. A checkpoint option in the settings makes the levels kinder if you want it.
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. The game keeps your progress, unlocked levels and best scores in the browser, for the square you picked, and nothing leaves your computer. Clear the site data and they are gone.
On a phone or tablet a direction pad and buttons appear under the screen. On a computer, use the keyboard.
Controls
| Key | 32blit button | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Left, right (or A, D) | D-pad | Walk |
| Up, down (or W, S) | D-pad | Move in menus |
| Z | A | Jump, select |
| V | Y | Pause, go back |
Tips
On the map, jump on the block. Walking up to a level block does nothing: it opens when you land on it from above.
Stomp, do not touch. Landing on an enemy from above hurts it. Running into it from the side costs a heart, and you flash for a moment afterwards.
Turn checkpoints on in Settings if a level keeps beating you.
FAQ
Does it save my progress? Yes, in the browser, one save for each of the two squares. Levels you have not reached yet show as locked on the map.
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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