Super Cable Boy

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  • Summary: You are super. You have a cable. And you are a boy.

    Super Cable Boy is a retro inspired platformer, where you are playing a sentient handheld gaming system with a power cord. Collect game cartridges to become more powerful and take on your quest to defeat "the Glitch", an entity that    You are super. You have a cable. And you are a boy.

    Super Cable Boy is a retro inspired platformer, where you are playing a sentient handheld gaming system with a power cord. Collect game cartridges to become more powerful and take on your quest to defeat "the Glitch", an entity that 1▧01☠011‱☣[ERROR]⌀▧ ..

    This game has it all:

    ⦁ Fast paced platforming with quick respawns.

    ⦁ A steady difficulty curve and lots of levels.

    ⦁ Mind-bending retroesque glichart.

    ⦁ A weird story with cute characters and dialogs.

    ⦁ Collectable onigiris (rice balls)!

    ⦁ Two player local co-op mode.

    ⦁ Accessibility options.
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  1. Switch Player
    Aug 3, 2021
    90
    Super Cable Boy is a wonderful collection of contradictions: experimental yet familiar, accessible but challenging, linear with masses of choice. The game marries old and new elements of 2D platforming to near-perfection. A triumph stylistically, conceptually, and in execution.

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  1. Tspeed
    Jun 28, 2021
    8
    I initially gave this a 7 when I was fresh from playing Celeste, super meat boy, the end is nigh and slime San, mainly because it felt lessI initially gave this a 7 when I was fresh from playing Celeste, super meat boy, the end is nigh and slime San, mainly because it felt less complex in comparison. But I’ve revisited it lately and maybe I was being unfair comparing it to those games, so I’m now giving it an 8 because it’s fun, challenging (if you want to collect all the sushi), and looks awesome.… Expand
  2. Meeleepit
    Jul 1, 2021
    6
    Well done to the developer as he did a swell job of creating Super Cable Boy with good visuals and gameplay.

    The game is to easy though,    Well done to the developer as he did a swell job of creating Super Cable Boy with good visuals and gameplay.

    The game is to easy though, collecting of Onigiri is the only thing making the levels challenging .    … Expand