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[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Super Hexagon

It's about as simple as a 'modern' game can be (I read there was even a port of it to Commodore 64.) but it's a finely tuned machine. When you lose - and you will, a lot - it feels like mostly your own fault and not the game's.

The difficulty levels very accurately start at Hard for the easiest one. There are 6 total levels, the next 5 difficulties are Harder, Hardest, Hardester, Hardestest, and Hardestestest.

With much time and luck I can beat the first level (unlocking the 4th). On a lost save I had unlocked the 5th level by completing the 2nd, and have only ever seen the 6th in videos from other people. I would have to beat the 3rd to see it myself, and that's not happening.

The criteria to beat a level is "last for 60 seconds".

[–] stormdelay@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

It's really good, I played it again recently after not touching it for maybe 10 years, and finally beat the last difficulty in an attempt to prove to myself I'm still not old

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I thought at first you guys were thinking of this, and I was puzzled. Then I looked it up.

Crivens, it's like a combination of Tempest and Flappy Bird, but since it's a Terry Cavanagh game it's also been whacked over the head soundly with VVVVVV.

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Super. Hexagon.

It's hard to explain the relief I felt upon beating the last level. I can fairly easily survive for 300s in the first one, but I've never gotten close to beating the last one again.

The most important tip I can give: if you have a 60Hz monitor, turn off VSync. Makes a huge difference.

There's also a "spiritual successor" called Open Hexagon that's extendable by the community if you want more, though I haven't played it myself.

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I'll have to try that vsync thing when I get a new PC (laptop). I'm playing stuff on my phone or Android tablet lately