

YYYYYY is an ASCII demake of Terry Cavanagh’s VVVVVV – although it is inspired by the game, rather than a direct translation of it. The game plays exactly like the original, with players moving around a series of rooms and flipping gravity to dodge spikes and floating words.

It’s every bit as fun too, although it’d be nice to get a bit of music to go with the action. It also comes with some of its own ideas on top, such as destroying floor by standing on it, which leads to some pretty interesting puzzles. Right now there are six worlds to work your way through, and there are bound to be more on the way. There’s also the Super Cellulatron which sees you zipping through passages and trying to keep in the middle of the screen, while the game is purposely trying to force you into the spikes at the top.

A lovely re-envisioning of a classic indie game. Download from the Distractionware forums.

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