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- 1 (Single Player)
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Wii Shop
17th May 2010, 800 points
14th May 2010, 800 points
14th Sep 2010
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Review BIT.TRIP RUNNER (WiiWare)
Running down a dream
The BIT.TRIP series is one of the shining stars of Nintendo's WiiWare service. The simplicity of the game mechanics would work well on the 30-year-old 8-bit consoles to which they pay homage, but it's the intelligence of design and music-rhythm aspect that makes them so addictive. BIT.TRIP RUNNER is the latest entry in the...
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BIT.TRIP RUNNER News
News Original Bit.Trip Games Confirmed For Switch Via Surprise eShop Listing
Expected to launch next month
From time to time "coming soon" listings on the Switch eShop reveal games we didn't even know were on the way to Nintendo's hybrid platform, and today is one of those days. Over on the European eShop, six QubicGames listings have popped up for the Bit.Trip series starring CommanderVideo. There's Bit.Trip Core, Bit.Trip...
Talking Point What Games Are You Playing This Weekend?
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Another week has come to an end, and that can only mean one thing - the weekend is upon us, in all its glory. Some of you might be off relaxing, some of you might have work, but there's still going to be a little time for some Switch, 3DS or Wii U-based gaming. So, to get you in the mood for a little virtual...
Feature From BIT.TRIP to Runner3 - The Nintendo Journey of Choice Provisions
"Nintendo platforms have always been CommanderVideo's home"
When Runner3 was announced as a Nintendo Switch exclusive this writer's eyebrows went up a fair amount - it's not particularly common for download games to be exclusive nowadays, much less so from studios with a track record of multiple cross-platform successes. Yet here we are - it's an...
News Californian Mobile Developer Robot Invader Expresses Interest In Wii U and 3DS Development
"Maybe someday" for Wind-up Knight
Californian game studio Robot Invader has recently expressed interest in bringing its medieval platform runner Wind-up Knight to the Wii U and 3DS. A question posed to the Android and iOS developer via its official Twitter account asked if it had any plans to bring Wind-up Knight to the 3DS or Wii U in the near...
Feature A Peek Behind the BIT.TRIP Curtain
Concept art and inspirational materials pulled straight from the Gaijin Games archives
Gaijin Games' BIT.TRIP series hits all the right notes for retro game enthusiasts over the course of its six games: Clever and varied design, formidable challenge, pregnant storytelling and an audio/visual style that quotes the days of the Atari 2600 without the...
Nintendo Download 2nd May 2011 (North America)
Rival Turf! Hair cuts! BINGO!
The Nintendo Download continues its merry path this week with releases on all formats, though only one genuinely new game in the form of DSiWare's pirate puzzler Ikibago. Read on and see what's in store this week. Virtual Console: Rival Turf! (Jaleco, Super NES, 800pts) — A relic from the days when scrolling beat 'em...
Features The History of BIT.TRIP, Part 3
In this installment, Gaijin explains their carefully laid plan for game four's runaway popularity, go through BIT.TRIP hell and reflect on the end of the series.
Be sure to read Part 1 and Part 2 of our look at the history of BIT.TRIP and Gaijin Games. EYEBALL REVOLUTION: The team somewhat jokingly chalks RUNNER’s popularity, apart from being very...
Features The History of BIT.TRIP, Part 2
In this installment, Gaijin struggles to find the fun in CORE and crafts what they feel to be a beautiful game in VOID.
Be sure to read part 1 of our history of BIT.TRIP. ON THE MAP: Luckily for Gaijin, BEAT was a success; had the game tanked then the series would’ve likely gone ahead as planned, but it ensured them that they were on the right...
Features The History of BIT.TRIP, Part 1
In the first part of our look at how the BIT.TRIP series was made, learn how its developer, Gaijin Games, crashed and burned on its first go, how the series formed and why level 3 of BEAT is so visually messed up.
“Who is the Commander?” The question posed by IGN as the headline for a Dec. 19, 2008 news post on their Wii channel was modest,...
News These Target Renders Reveal Gaijin's BIT.TRIP Visions
Get a peek at pre-development mock-ups of the first five games
Seeing how games develop over time is always of interest to us here at Nintendo Life, which is why we badgered BIT.TRIP developers Gaijin Games for an exclusive peek at some of their development documentation and how we wound up with these target renders for the first five games. These...
Previews
First Impressions Bit.Trip RUNNER
8-bit run amok!
RUNNER is the fourth and next entry in Gaijin Games' six-part Bit.Trip series and we've been fortunate enough to spend some time with the latest build, which has just been sent off to Nintendo for final approval. Though this preview is based on the "final" version of RUNNER, we want to emphasise that changes are still...
About The Game
Join CommanderVideo in BIT.TRIP RUNNER on his most epic journey yet as he runs, jumps, slides and kicks his way through more than 50 levels.
Race across the Moon, kick down crystal walls and slide under chomping moon-slugs in this fast paced action platformer. Bound your way through the Robotic Mines and challenge the MinerMech to a face-off before dashing through the Big City on a quest to find friends and defeat the final boss together.
RUNNER is the fourth entry in the award-winning and critically acclaimed BIT.TRIP series and includes a special guest appearance from chiptune supergroup Anamanaguchi.
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Looking forward to it. Looks a lot less seizure inducing than its predecessors.
whoop whoop can not wait
Cool, Commander Video is directly playable this time.
OMG! Sexy...
After having played Tomena Sanner and just going by these few screenshots, i can't help but see similarities... and i'm excited. The world needs more TS-like games, and if Gaijin can pull off an actual rhythm-based platformer in the same vein as TS, this is going to be my new favorite game ever.
online leaderboards plz :3
That is the scariest concept art I have ever seen! And I've seen the concept for Shadow the Hedgehog. shudder
Awesome concept art!
@theblackdragon: Don't you mean...
Online leaderboards PLEASE??
Any word on a release date?
@pix: according to this video, they're shooting for an April release date and a price of 800 points (about 2:15-ish is where the interviewer asks about release date/price). :3
800pts?
.I hoped for 600pts again [...] but it's ok, because it's bit.trip _
Online leaderboards would be really, really nice.
This actually looks pretty cool and the music is fantastic. I never quite got into the other games of the serie. I tried the demo but it wasn't my thing. But a platformer looks awesome. Well platformer, I assume you can't stand still.
Sounds like there won't be online leaderboards. Oh well, looking forward to it anyway. The 17th can't come soon enough!
This is probably gonna be my first Bit Trip game. Just looking at screenshots for the other three gave me a headache.
Only managed to grab 20 minutes on this so far but it's already a class act - fun, excellent music and excellent presentation. I look forward to the Bit Trip games as much as some full retail releases.
And yes this is a bit like a more rythmic version of Tomena Sanner (which I also loved).
Pitfall 3 !!!
ZOMFG!
this game is so full of win that it's sick!!!
Can you believe NGamer gave this 1 star?
no way, Dragoon D:
Just downloaded the Demo expecting to hate it not my kinda of game I thought but loved it.
I just played this game's demo for the first time in awhile. When I got to the "end of demo" sceen, I saw the room becoming distorted in my vision.That has never happened with any video game, so unfortunately I don't think it's safe to buy the full version. Other than that, it was the coolest demo ever. 9/10 overall.
the runner has an 8 Bit vibe.
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