(aka Quickgame)
A 2-D car racing game in Java. The gameplay is loosely inspired by Micro Machines.
Can be played online at tinyurl.com/cronof2. Rumours say that the URL was randomly chosen by tinyurl and eventually became the name of this game.
The original version was coded in one day, but over time lots of features were added.
Reach the top of the screen faster than your opponent.
Player 1: W-A-S-D Player 2: I-J-K-L
In each round, one of the following special modes is selected to modify the game mechanics.
- Standard
- Back to the future (swap forward/reverse keys)
- MAX Boing! (bouncy walls)
- Ice ice baby (reduced friction)
- Wohoo See Ya! (high acceleration)
- Doppelganger (swap players)
- Left yields to right! (swap left/right keys)
- Right, oh wait...! (only steer left)
- Pedal to the metal (releasing forward key loses the round)
- The elder scrolls (auto-scrolling screen)
- Let's play a little game... (random perturbations of steering angle)
- Brickbraker (bricks disappear when hit)
- Ballet of cars (continuous steering)