Jesse Venbrux | Work » karoshi http://venbrux.com/work exploring game design Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:40:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Super Karoshi http://venbrux.com/work/253 http://venbrux.com/work/253#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:08:47 +0000 Jesse http://venbrux.com/work/?p=253 2009

The fifth installment in the Karoshi series, and it’s a great one. As is the case in the Karoshi series, you need to kill yourself in every stage. This time, you get the opportunity to turn into Super Karoshi. Unfortunately you can’t die, but you can help other characters kill themselves. If you want to die yourself, just grab some kryptonite.

Super Karoshi is a Flash game developed for Armor Games. 60 levels.

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Credits: Jake Almond (music, sound design)

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In Karoshi, the goal is to kill yourself. In every level. Again and again. This is not as easy as it sounds, and you will need to think in counter intuitive ways to make it happen.

This is the first browser version of Karoshi, made in Flash.

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Kotaku featuring Karoshi: Suicide Salaryman

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Credits: Peter Groeneweg (programming), Ferry Spaans (graphics)

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In the Karoshi games, the goal in each level is to kill yourself. This time, you’ll need to cooperate and switch between multiple characters. Make sure that in the end each of them dies!

Though not as good as the previous 2 Karoshi games, it’s a fresh twist on the idea and gives you another 25 levels to bend your head over.

Download Filesize: 7.6 MB

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Credits: Jake Almond (music)

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The first Karoshi game did quite well so I decided to make a sequel. Karoshi 2.0 adds another 50 levels and an epic boss fight. Again, the goal is to kill yourself in every stage, but this time it requires more outside-the-box thinking than ever. Highly recommended.

Download Filesize: 8.7 MB

Internet Game of the Month (EDGE magazine)
“some of the most LOL-worthy and mind-bending puzzles I have ever seen” – TIGsource (article)
“one of the most intelligent games i have played in a long time” – Auntie Pixelante (article)

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The goal in Karoshi is to kill yourself in every stage. A puzzle platformer that will make you bend your mind. 25 levels in total.

Originally made as a joke game, Karoshi quickly gained popularity and remains to be my most popular series. “Karoshi” (過労死) is Japanese for “death from overwork”.

Download Filesize: 4.0 MB

Gavin Carter (Fallout 3 Lead Producer) on Karoshi
GameSpy: Suicide in Videogames article
Indie or Die, the Escapist article

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