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Hollow Seeker

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    Overview

    Hollow Seeker is a simple action game for the Arduboy: go forward in the right direction, and seek a hollow as refuge so as not to be crushed. The cave around you keeps opening and slamming shut, and when it closes you need to be standing in one of the gaps in the rock.

    It was the first of OBONO's mini games for the Arduboy, catalogued as OBN-Y01 and released in December 2016.

    Made by
    OBONO
    Released
    2016

    Controls guide

    Playing

    Button and keyAction
    Left/RightStep one column left or right
    AX/BZAfter a game over, play again straight away

    Title menu

    Button and keyAction
    Up/DownChoose Start Game, Sound, Record or Credit
    AX/BZSelect; on the Record and Credit pages, go back

    Cheatsheet

    How it works

    Cave cycle
    Opens and closes about every 8.5 seconds
    Warning
    The screen shakes and a rumble plays just before the cave shuts
    Crushed
    If the gap in your column is under 4 pixels when it closes
    Hollow
    A column with a tall gap, safe to stand in
    Moving
    Only possible if there is room to squeeze into the next column
    Score
    1 point for each new column you reach going right
    Record
    Best 10 scores, play count and total play time

    Tips

    1. Use the open part of the cycle to run right as far as you can, then make sure you are standing in a hollow before the screen starts shaking.
    2. You cannot step into a column when the gap is too narrow, so as the cave closes your options shrink. Commit to a hollow early instead of trying to reach the next one at the last moment.
    3. Left is allowed, so if the nearest hollow is behind you, walk back to it. Points come only from reaching new columns on the right, so retreating costs nothing but time.
    4. Hollows get rarer as your score climbs, but the cave also opens a little wider with each cycle, giving you more room to travel between them.
    5. Falling dust pours from the ceiling right after the cave starts to open again and tails off as it widens; it is only decoration and cannot hurt you.