Dino Run

Dino Run is a Flash game created by PixelJAM and XGen Studios, released on April 30, 2008. The player steers a Velociraptor through increasingly dangerous side-scrolling landscapes to escape an impending "wall of doom". The game uses simple pixel art and 8-bit sound to replicate the style of 1980s arcade games.[1][2] Dino Run was conceived by PixelJAM co-founder Richard Grillotti while he was sketching dinosaurs.[3]

Dino Run
Developer(s)PixelJAM Games
ReleaseApril 30, 2008
Genre(s)Side-scroller
Mode(s)Single-player

Expanded and improved versions of the game were later released for Macintosh, PC, and Linux under the titles Dino Run SE (2011)[4][5] and Dino Run DX (2015).[6][7]

Reception

Sequels

Two additional games, Dino Run: Marathon of Doom (2011)[8] and Dino Run: Enter Planet D (2013),[9] were released as stand-alone titles.

In November 2013, PixelJam launched a Kickstarter fundraising campaign to finance development of Dino Run 2. The game would introduce new dinosaurs,[10][11] including Triceratops, Parasaurolophus, Pachycephalosaurus, and Archaeopteryx.[12] The fundraiser sought $175,000,[13][14] but ended a month later, raising only $83,476.[15][16] Another Kickstarter campaign succeeded in being funded in 2018.[17][18] The game remains unreleased.

References
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  2. Smith, Graham (August 3, 2017). "Have You Played... Dino Run?". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  3. Faylor, Chris (November 12, 2007). "Indie Adventures: PixelJAM and Dino Run". Shacknews. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  4. Lufkin, Bryan (August 25, 2011). "Dino Run SE Review". Gamezebo. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  5. Smith, Adam (October 7, 2011). "Freehistoric: Dino Run SE". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  6. Priestman, Chris (January 28, 2016). "Dino Run DX's New Freerun Mode Lets You Chill With Dinos". Siliconera. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  7. Cunningham, James (February 14, 2018). "Dino Run DX Pay-What-You-Want in Support of Dino Run 2 on Kickstarter". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  8. Medina, Jennifer (June 8, 2011). "Geek-Offs: Lasers, Dinos and Muffin Quests To Click Your Mind Off Not Being at E3". Dallas Observer. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  9. Sanchez, David (November 23, 2013). "Dr. David's Indie Roundup: Contrast, Girl and the Robot, Resogun, and more". GameZone. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  10. Sanchez, David (November 7, 2013). "Dr. David's Indie Roundup: Dino Run 2, Elliot Quest, Final Exam, and Jazzpunk". GameZone. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  11. Smith, Adam (November 22, 2013). "Indiesaurus: Dino Run 2's Indie Guests". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  12. Smith, Adam (November 7, 2013). "The Veloci-Rapture: Dino Run 2". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  13. Cowan, Danny (November 6, 2013). "Extinction escape sim Dino Run 2 announced for PC, mobile". Engadget. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  14. Tach, Dave (November 6, 2013). "Pixeljam takes to Kickstarter to fund Dino Run 2". Polygon. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  15. Conditt, Jess (December 6, 2013). "Dino Run 2 Kickstarter couldn't outrun extinction". Engadget. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  16. Farokhmanesh, Megan (December 7, 2013). "Dino Run 2 misses Kickstarter goal". Polygon. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  17. Cunningham, James (January 24, 2018). "Dino Run 2 Stampedes Onto Kickstarter". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  18. Wood, Austin (February 20, 2018). "Dino Run 2 is a procedurally generated 2D runner with plenty of dinosaurs". PC Gamer. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
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