Wanna See Me Speedrun

About the game

Wanna See Me Speedrun is a fast puzzle game written by alex tran for Sprig, the open-source game console made by Hack Club that you program in JavaScript. You are a little computer racing through a server room to reach a floppy disk, and every level gives you only three seconds before the clock runs out.

The rule sounds brutal, but the levels are tiny. Each one is a small maze of server racks, so the answer is rarely more than a few moves, and the game is about finding it quickly and not hesitating. Some levels have a green clock tile that refills the timer, and you can use it more than once, which is handy for waiting out an enemy. Enemies drift to the left every second and end the run when they touch you. Pushable boxes can block a corridor or clear one, and some levels hide a small bonus chip, worth one bonus point if you pick it up on the way.

There are twenty levels, and the game is meant to be replayed. At the end it shows your bonuses, your total time and how many times you restarted, and gives you a rank from D to S based on your time. Collecting three or more bonuses moves you up one rank, and a fast run with all three bonuses earns a PERFECT. The total clock starts as soon as the game loads, and a restart sends you back to the first level without resetting it, so a retry has a price.

Playing it here

Click Play and the game starts in the page right away, on the Sprig's own screen scaled up so the pixels stay sharp. The three-second timer of the first level starts as soon as the game loads, so be ready on the keys; if it runs out, a game over screen offers a restart with K. There are short sounds for steps, bonuses and time refills. The game keeps no save, so closing the page starts you at the first level again.

On a phone or tablet, two groups of buttons appear under the screen, like the eight buttons of the console. On a computer, use the keyboard; the arrow keys work like W, A, S, D.

Controls

Tips

Read the room before you move. Three seconds is enough for a dozen steps, but not for a wrong turn.

Use the clock tiles. A refill is worth a detour, and you can step on it again to wait for an enemy to pass.

Bonus chips matter. Three of them lift your final rank by one.

Mash, but with a plan. Quick, repeated key presses are the fastest way to move, so decide the route first and then tap it out.

FAQ

Is this an official Sprig game? It comes from the public Sprig game gallery, where anyone can send in a game. This one was sent in by its author, alex tran, and it runs here unchanged. The author lists two other games as inspirations for the speed and the ranking, and nothing from them is used.

What is a Sprig? A small console with a 160×128 screen and eight buttons, made by Hack Club to teach programming by making games. Its games are plain JavaScript programs, and the engine that runs them is open source.

Does it save my progress? No. The twenty levels are short, and a run is meant to be done in one go.