Flappy is a puzzle game by in the same vein as the Eggerland series and Sokoban that is obscure outside Japan. It features Flappy, a somewhat mole-like character who must complete each level by pushing a blue stone from its starting place to the blue tile destination.
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A charming little puzzle game of Flappy pushing rocks.
I loved this game as a kid. The goal of this puzzle game is pretty simple: You need to push a blue rock all the way to the blue platform, and the level is cleared! BUT, the real challenge is how you deliver it to its destination across various obstacles while being chased by enemies.
To start, all the rocks are affected by gravity while Flappy (you) and the enemies are not. Rocks can be pushed left and right and can be destroyed if pushed against a surface, except for the blue rock which is indestructible. The moment you push a rock over the edge it'll fall straight down. This is part of solving the majority of the game's puzzles as it requires filling the gaps using ordinary rocks to make a bridge and safely push the blue rock over it. Be careful since gravity kills and getting caught under a falling rock can guarantee losing a life.
There are two kinds of enemies in Flappy: One is a tiny horned-like creature that only moves in left and right directions, and the other is a crab enemy that can freely move anywhere and aggressively pursuits Flappy. You can kill the enemies with the rocks if you let it fall on their heads! It's just that, due to their erratic movements, timing it will be difficult.
At least you can temporarily stun the enemies by using mushrooms that you can pick up in the level. Throwing the mushroom at them will make them fall asleep and you can then safely push them around (it's also the best time to position them where you can kill them with the rocks, but you better be quick as they'll wake up within a few seconds). Some levels give limited supply of mushrooms so you better need to use them wisely. Once you finish the level, any unused mushrooms you've collected will become extra points and will not be carried over to the next level.
And that's how you play Flappy! It'll surely tickle your noodle as you try to clear all 200 levels (at least in the FamiCom version!)
I loved this game as a kid. The goal of this puzzle game is pretty simple: You need to push a blue rock all the way to the blue platform, and the level is cleared! BUT, the real challenge is how you deliver it to its destination across various obstacles while being chased by enemies.
To start, all the rocks are affected by gravity while Flappy (you) and the enemies are not. Rocks can be pushed left and right and can be destroyed if pushed against a surface, except for the blue rock which is indestructible. The moment you push a rock over the edge it'll fall straight down. This is part of solving the majority of the game's puzzles as it requires filling the gaps using ordinary rocks to make a bridge and safely push the blue rock over it. Be careful since gravity kills and getting caught under a falling rock can guarantee losing a life.
There are two kinds of enemies in Flappy: One is a tiny horned-like creature that only moves in left and right directions, and the other is a crab enemy that can freely move anywhere and aggressively pursuits Flappy. You can kill the enemies with the rocks if you let it fall on their heads! It's just that, due to their erratic movements, timing it will be difficult.
At least you can temporarily stun the enemies by using mushrooms that you can pick up in the level. Throwing the mushroom at them will make them fall asleep and you can then safely push them around (it's also the best time to position them where you can kill them with the rocks, but you better be quick as they'll wake up within a few seconds). Some levels give limited supply of mushrooms so you better need to use them wisely. Once you finish the level, any unused mushrooms you've collected will become extra points and will not be carried over to the next level.
And that's how you play Flappy! It'll surely tickle your noodle as you try to clear all 200 levels (at least in the FamiCom version!)