Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Dino Run is Officially Released!


Dino Run


Hooray!! Our latest game Dino Run is ready to go. Both single player and MULTIPLAYER modes. And it's FREE for all to enjoy! To get started running, go to pixeljam.com/dinorun and play to your hearts content!

In the next couple of days we'll be resolving any issues that arise from high volume play on the multiplayer side, but otherwise the game is good to go. please feel free to share it with your friends, brothers, sisters, parents, grandparents, strangers, colleagues, major and minor publications and web sites, everyone!

Dino Run Multiplayer Edition will only appear on pixeljam.com on xgenstudios.com, who's great MMocha multiplayer server allowed us to make this a multiplayer game. (They've also got some other great games on their site that are worth playing, such as Stick Arena!)

The single player version of the game is plentiful, offering quite an array of things to do and achieve, levels of difficulty, special themed "speed runs" to unlock, super eggs to find, abilities to be increased, passwords to be entered and trophies to be earned. In the game, all the bones you collect become your currency to buy things such as Speed runs, features, icons, desktops, mp3's and other secret good stuff. There's even a "night mode" you can unlock, which I think is particularly cool.

There is also an in-depth high score system that you can submit your top scores to and of course gain the notoriety and praise that you so rightfully deserve.

And to top it all off, as you can see in the image above, there's a set of unique hats, helmets & masks that can be worn by your heroic velociraptor, in both single and multiplayer modes! Many more than are seen here. These hats are so much fun! Definitely one of my favorite features of this game. I truly enjoyed creating them and enjoy running with them even more.

How can you have this exciting set of dino hats you ask? Well, anyone who DONATES money to Pixeljam will receive a special Patronage Gift Pack with 40+ hats (there are a few you can only unlock in the game), the ability to change your dino colors + some other goodies too. You choose the amount that you'd like to contribute & in turn,you get digital treats & we can possibly stay afloat and make another game! Yes, we want to make more games, such as Gamma Bros 2, which is one of the next we want to work on, but income is required. This is a way for you to help make that actually happen.

Thanks a lot to all of our fantastic beta testers who helped make this game so much better than we could have imagined. Thanks to the amazing people who have helped support us in various generous ways. Thanks to Mark DeNardo for providing more excellent music and sfx for our games, and thanks to Miles Tilmann for working way too much to make this game actually come to life. We're gonna take a little break and possibly in a month or so will begin working on our next game. :)

That's all for now. Enjoy Dino Run! We'll see you out there in the multiplayer races. May you escape extinction and live to run another day.

-Rich

48 comments:

Anonymous said...

How does one access their saved data? I was playing at work and now I want to continue where I left off at home... so what folder/file do I need to copy to have my 3 dino slots accessible from a different computer?

Joseph Luster said...

Definitely an instant Pixeljam classic.

Ray Merkler said...

I love it! Very addictive.

Question: Is the animation throughout the game frame-based or time-based? I'm thinking it's frame-based, since I noticed a bit of slowdown at one spot when I was being swamped by triceratopses -- just want to see if I'm right. I'm in the design phase of my own game right now, so the frame/time-based controversy is in the front of my mind.

John said...

Savegames are gone, but I noticed a change in version. Any chance of getting my old Dino back?

-jb

Anonymous said...

sorry, beta testing dinos for some reason were erased. it wouldnt have been fair to the high scores though as they were getting awarded more points for stuff...

Josepzin said...

Ver very good!!!! :)

Anonymous said...

Anyone know how to turn off sound?

Bryan Cash said...

Well that's weird...

I played a bunch yesterday but today my dinosaur is gone :(

Eric said...

I heard this game is awesome, but whenever I load it (from here or the Xgen mirror) I get an error that I cannot has dino run from this domain.

Any help?

Cochonou said...

I got this error once. I somehow got it to run by clicking madly at the error message. Of course, your mileage may vary.

Anonymous said...

I had the same problem as eric:

"You cannot has Dino Run from this domain"

But i wantz dino run!!!

Mehuyael said...

For some reason the game updating to version 1.057 turned my save which had everything except a golden egg in the Twin Peaks level into a broken, non-working game with 3 nameless black dinos that have 0 (not 1) in each stat and all sorts of weird stuff...

Is there a chance of being able to restore my save?

Gavin said...

why can i not access your multi player it just leaves me in the computron 4500xl.. please help ive loved your games even before i listened to you retroforcego....

Anonymous said...

Same problem. "You cannot has Dino Run from this domain". Both sites, too! I want it too work... :(

Anonymous said...

please email us bug reports to pixeljamgames@gmail.com... and we'll try to help out with the problems that way instead of posting here...

Mephisto said...

Awesome.

Thank you, PixelJam!

Anonymous said...

i can't cheats or mods activate can you help me

Anonymous said...

why can't the doom wall be the time limit on multiplayer? im tired of not finishing. it just makes me feel bad.
please can the doom wall be the time limit????????!!!!!!!!!!

G-Nerds said...

I have to say that I am very pleased with this game! As with all other Pixel Jam games, it is extreamly addictive and will make one want to play for hours on end untill your eyes blead!

Kim Roberts said...

Really awesome work on this, guys - extremely accessible with a very cute character who I immediatly loved and the setting - idea for the game is very groovy!

Sadly i'm at work at the mo, so can't play it as much as I want!

elmelgares said...

niiiice

Anonymous said...

Your game is really fantastic! I have only one question for now. Do you planning to make a version for download?

osse / Dino:Lucjusz said...

I loved it, utterly and to last bits love it. So addictive that can stop playing. Waiting for more from you!

Anonymous said...

I love this game. It's my favorite PJ game to date. And the icing on the cake is the package of goodies after donating. I love being an Alien raptor chasing down all sorts of little critters. I also like the way the layout of each level is not exactly the same every time. It keeps me from getting frustrated at a certain part in a Speedrun, knowing that I have to hone my abilities at overcoming different obstacles rather than memorizing how to deal with the same obstacles over and over again.

Josepzin said...

I love this game!! :)

Ivan D said...

Hi PixelJam!

I'm a big fan of your work, especially your recent Dinorun. I'm a pixel artist as well, going by the name of istvan at www.pixeljoint.com

I'm just writing to let you know that I'm featuring Dinorun in an article I'm writing for my student paper. If you'd would like a copy of the magazine, I'd gladly mail it to you. Simply contact me on istvanna@hotmail.com

Cheers again!

Anonymous said...

does anyone know the 40 hats password

Anonymous said...

Just beat story mode on impossible (w/o cheats).
Awesome game.
I demand A DINO RUN PART TWO right now ;)

Anonymous said...

plz someone has to know the hat cheat tell me!im just a kid i dont have a credit or debit card my parents do but they wont pay

Bandreus said...

This game's so cool! I allready want to play Dino Run 2 ^_^

Anonymous said...

Do a Hunt mode! No run only running for your prey!
That would be insane!

Anonymous said...

fuck u dino run people its so stupid all u guys want is our money games were made so kids could have fun and now u guys r justing turing it into a money madness well heres what i say fuck u pixel jam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Well I think dinorun is great!
i go on it loads and i have only two super eggs to go!! YAY!!

some random dino said...

Dino Run is outstanding!

Some feature suggestions, small and large:

1. in the multiplayer dino lobby let the default name for the created race be the players name. That way we won't have to type in a name each time and there will be less confusion regarding who has created what game.

2. it would be great if some simple chat was possible in the cave at the end, for those right-after-the-run comments and outcries. Maybe a talk bubble next to each dino? I don't want chat during the race (that would be distracting) only in the end cave.

3. some players quit the game when they realize that they won't win and/or won't reach the end cave. That means less victory points for those that finish. To dampen that behaviour, add a -10 pts penalty for leaving the game after the first 30 seconds (that would leave people some time to immediately exit if the game does not work or if they joined the wrong race). To work the penalty would need to be graphically visible, perhaps in flashing letters for a few seconds when the user returns to the dino lobby.

4. It would be great if there could be larger races, maybe with up to 8 players. Maybe at some special time each week and with an autotest of all participants internet connection speed beforehand.

5. It would be even greater with some sort of championship. Maybe a monthly championship race day? People could log on, sign up for the championship, get a time for their first race. For each race, if the signed up people are online, they will automatically be joined to the race. The winner goes on to the next round. In the end we have a single winner. He/she could get a special hat (a crown or maybe a yellow leader shirt as in pro bicycling!) for one month.

Zeb said...

Loved the game. But how do i play multiplayer with my dino from miniclip.com? Can the data be accessed by the dinorun running at pixeljam.com? I can't wait to measure my skills against other runners!

sweetest boy i have ever met said...

it was excellent it was the goal for you to reach the milestone amazing

DinoMaster said...

"How does one access their saved data? I was playing at work and now I want to continue where I left off at home... so what folder/file do I need to copy to have my 3 dino slots accessible from a different computer?"
There are many places. They depend of site. The first question: At what site do you played? Answer please send to inboxmail32@yandex.ru. And I will say where it is.

DinoMaster said...

Eric, play from CrazyMonkey Games. Now you can play here. And if you know, how html working you can download it (SWF).Use StandAlone Flash Player and if game willn't start press [Ctrl + Enter]. I'm using that method.
inboxmail32@yandex.ru

Anonymous said...

i played dino run it's so nice to play

Anonymous said...

I have something to share.My PARENTS don't allow donating any amount to Dino Run.Becouse they say that the people who wants donation,wants to steal our credit card!Is this true?

Anonymous said...

i love this game. the multiplayer is fun, and the challenges are cool. A+++ for dinorun!

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Dino Run was fun. My my loved it!!

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Pretty cool game for adults.....err I mean kids. ;)

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Dang that's a fun game!!!

retro games said...

This is one of my favorite flash games of all time, you guys rock!

Pradip said...

Outstanding game! Everyone in my family got hooked on to this game,and it was lot of fun as we could all play together!

The Retro Brothers said...

That is superb - plays, feels and sounds like a true arcade game. Love it!

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