Line Rider

Line Rider is a Flash game that I only discovered today for the first time. Shame on me for being so out of touch .

It was originally created by Boštjan Cadež, a Slovenian university student, in September 2006. Since its release it has gained cult status via players sharing videos of their tracks on YouTube and has been viewed over 16 million times!

The game itself is simple, but fiendishly addictive. You don’t control the sledger, you draw the track. Then let him go. That’s all. It might sound simple, but getting the little guy to do one jump without taking a spill is tricky.

Play it, then you’ll understand.

Variations on this theme for the Wii and Nintendo DS are in development.

I love finding these little stories. They remind me that the web is a unique place, where a good idea can reach the world.

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