Everybody who remembers the 70's loves the cartoons of Ben Eath (pronounced like 'Earth' but without the 'r').
Ben Eath the Surf Ace: part time surfer part time private investigator full time Cool Dude!
Now Ben is back and you can play Ben himself in this thrilling surf game!
Avoid the weapons thrown at you, by jumping (UP key, for the bombs) or ducking (DOWN key, for the knives).
Skip intro with 'S'.
EDIT 10-5: if you have the time, check out the 'the making of' link for more Ben stuff.
BACKGROUND: I had a more original idea, but at the end of the first day I found that the game was far to difficult and actually no fun at all! So the second day I made this game.
I admit it's not that special but I think you can enjoy yourself for a while. It is possible to win and quite easy to lose. I didn't get to make a retry button so you have to refresh the screen to replay.
I had fun creating this especially the music (the 'Ben choir'!! :D). It was the first time I created a complete multitrack song! I admit the music could have used a few more retakes (my sense of rhythm is not so good) but at the moment I'm pleased with it.
EDIT 28-8: I've changed the game a little bit where the wait between having won the game and seeing the end animation is lessened a bit. It doesn't affect any gameplay, just a few seconds waiting time for the end.
Really interesting to see how many people have a similar idea. I guess this is like the third surfig game I've seen. And yours is just as great. Really like the art.
@Lars: haha, sorry about that. I knew it was impossible to react to something thrown from just a few pixels away, but I didn't have time to implement a good solution, so my fix was, not having anything thrown within a certain distance from the boat. But now Ben is going with 3 pixels per second and nothing happens until you reach the boat. I'll make a fix for that I think.
Okay, I'll give you extra points just for style. Short, fun little game with a really silly vibe and more humor than you can shake a Cool Dude at. No replay value, but still pretty fun for something made in a day. :)
Great game with hilarious ending. I like the story, the graphics, the audio and everything else about your game. It's simple but the story and the presentation makes it fun to play. You even managed to build up tension right before Ben reaches the boat. I noticed a bug in the game, if you press the down key right after ben is on the surfboard, you immediately lose. And your instructions say to use the down key for the bombs and the up key for the knives, but I think it's the other way around. Overall a great game, sadly a bit short.
is there a way to skip the intro?