Once upon a time, this was a blog.
Now I just use it for image-hosting.
The below post regarding the Blobcat game has been kept simply because the Blobcat people have a link to it, and it’s always annoying when someone decides to wreck old links.
That post is two years old or something. I dunno. ._.
If you haven’t played the Blobcat game, you can here. It is, without a doubt, one of the weirdest games I’ve ever played. It’s also addictive, and fun. So, I’ll write up a short guide here:
Level 1 (Tube shooting):
The object is simply to get to the end of the level, defeating Blobcats, and eating cookies. Tube grows smaller if hit by one of Martian Blobcat’s (who happens to be undefeatable as far as I know) little orange fuzzballs.
Cookies make Tube grow larger (If he gets too small, he vanishes and “You are lose”)
If you pick up a Steve cat, you either get “Super Tube” (meaning you grow HUGE), you get “Hungry Tube” (meaning you can eat non-Martian blobcats), or Scooter tags along below you and lends you a second “gun” for a while.
If you shoot a cookie, a message will come up saying ‘don’t shoot the cookies!’ and the cookie will disappear.
Level 2 (rescuing Scooter with Tube):
You are supposed to get six Scooters tagging along below you. All you have to do to “pick up” a Scooter is to move your Tube into it. Three Martian Blobcats will appear at the top of the screen and start throwing orange fuzzballs (and Martian Blobcat is still indestructible), which you must dodge or grow smaller. The you-lose-if-you-get-so-small-you-vanish rule still applies.
Occasionally, a cookie will float down. These make Tube grow larger.
When a Scooter appears, he will move across the screen until you pick him up. If a Scooter is hit by a fuzzball, he disappears.
Level 3 (shooting down Blobcats with Steve):
In this level, you control Steve in a weird tank of sorts that shoots tiny Scooters into the air. Blobcats will float down and drop fuzzballs, and you are supposed to shoot as many Blobcats as possible. Your cat does not shrink or grow in this level, so there is no way to tell when he’s about to die, although there are still cookies that seem to have the effect of giving you “lives”.
Occasionally, a Martian Blobcat will drop from the sky, going extremely fast. If a Martian Blobcat lands on you, you take damage. Martian Blobcat is still indestructible.
An unnamed cat with an umbrella will drift down sometimes. Catch him for powerups: Rapid Fire, or Dump Shack Shield (which is really just a force field. If it takes too many hits, it will disappear).
Level 4 (defeating a boss, whom I assume is named James the Cat, with Tube):
There is a huge, cartoony-looking cat boss who throws shuriken at you. These decrease Tube’s size (again, if you get too small, you will vanish and lose), but are easy to evade.
The trick here is just to keep on shooting the boss until he disappears. Then you win. However, there are NO COOKIES, so try not to get hit.