Dino Run Explained

Dino Run
Developer:PixelJAM Games
Released:April 30, 2008
Genre:Side-scroller
Modes:Single-player, Multi-player (formerly)

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]

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]

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, with a projected release date in November 2019.[17] [18] As of March 2024, the sequel remains unreleased.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Walker . John . Dino Run, Or How Space Rocks > Giant Lizards . Rock, Paper, Shotgun . September 8, 2022 . May 22, 2008 . September 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908160129/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/dino-run-or-how-space-rocks-giant-lizards . live .
  2. Web site: Smith . Graham . Have You Played... Dino Run? . Rock, Paper, Shotgun . September 8, 2022 . August 3, 2017 . September 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908160128/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/have-you-played-dino-run . live .
  3. Web site: Faylor . Chris . Indie Adventures: PixelJAM and Dino Run . Shacknews . September 8, 2022 . November 12, 2007 . September 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908160129/https://www.shacknews.com/article/49886/indie-adventures-pixeljam-and-dino . live .
  4. Web site: Lufkin . Bryan . Dino Run SE Review . Gamezebo . September 8, 2022 . August 25, 2011 . September 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908160129/https://www.gamezebo.com/reviews/dino-run-se-review/ . live .
  5. Web site: Smith . Adam . Freehistoric: Dino Run SE . Rock, Paper, Shotgun . September 8, 2022 . October 7, 2011 . September 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908160131/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/freehistoric-dino-run-se . live .
  6. Web site: Priestman . Chris . Dino Run DX's New Freerun Mode Lets You Chill With Dinos . Siliconera . September 8, 2022 . January 28, 2016 . September 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908160128/https://www.siliconera.com/dino-run-dxs-new-freerun-mode-lets-chill-dinos/ . live .
  7. Web site: Cunningham . James . Dino Run DX Pay-What-You-Want in Support of Dino Run 2 on Kickstarter . Hardcore Gamer . September 8, 2022 . February 14, 2018 . September 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908160128/https://hardcoregamer.com/news/deals/dino-run-dx-pay-what-you-want-in-support-of-dino-run-2-on-kickstarter/290390/ . live .
  8. Web site: Medina . Jennifer . Geek-Offs: Lasers, Dinos and Muffin Quests To Click Your Mind Off Not Being at E3 . Dallas Observer . September 8, 2022 . June 8, 2011 . September 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908160129/https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/geek-offs-lasers-dinos-and-muffin-quests-to-click-your-mind-off-not-being-at-e3-7094754 . live .
  9. Web site: Sanchez . David . Dr. David's Indie Roundup: Contrast, Girl and the Robot, Resogun, and more . GameZone . September 8, 2022 . November 23, 2013 . September 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908160127/https://www.gamezone.com/originals/dr-david-s-indie-roundup-contrast-girl-and-the-robot-resogun-and-more/ . live .
  10. Web site: Sanchez . David . Dr. David's Indie Roundup: Dino Run 2, Elliot Quest, Final Exam, and Jazzpunk . GameZone . September 8, 2022 . November 7, 2013 . September 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908160138/https://www.gamezone.com/originals/dr-david-s-indie-roundup-dino-run-2-elliot-quest-final-exam-and-jazzpunk/ . live .
  11. Web site: Smith . Adam . Indiesaurus: Dino Run 2's Indie Guests . Rock, Paper, Shotgun . September 8, 2022 . November 22, 2013 . September 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908160130/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/indiesaurus-dino-run-2s-indie-guests . live .
  12. Web site: Smith . Adam . The Veloci-Rapture: Dino Run 2 . Rock, Paper, Shotgun . September 8, 2022 . November 7, 2013 . September 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908160129/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-veloci-rapture-dino-run-2 . live .
  13. Web site: Cowan . Danny . Extinction escape sim Dino Run 2 announced for PC, mobile . Engadget . September 8, 2022 . November 6, 2013 . September 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908160127/https://www.engadget.com/2013-11-06-extinction-escape-sim-dino-run-2-announced-for-pc-mobile.html . live .
  14. Web site: Tach . Dave . Pixeljam takes to Kickstarter to fund Dino Run 2 . Polygon . September 8, 2022 . November 6, 2013 . September 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908160127/https://www.polygon.com/2013/11/6/5072966/dino-run-2-kickstarter . live .
  15. Web site: Conditt . Jess . Dino Run 2 Kickstarter couldn't outrun extinction . Engadget . September 8, 2022 . December 6, 2013 . September 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908160128/https://www.engadget.com/2013-12-06-dino-run-2-kickstarter-couldnt-outrun-extinction.html . live .
  16. Web site: Farokhmanesh . Megan . Dino Run 2 misses Kickstarter goal . Polygon . September 8, 2022 . December 7, 2013 . September 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908160127/https://www.polygon.com/2013/12/7/5185910/dino-run-2-misses-kickstarter-goal . live .
  17. Web site: Cunningham . James . Dino Run 2 Stampedes Onto Kickstarter . Hardcore Gamer . September 8, 2022 . January 24, 2018 . September 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908160127/https://hardcoregamer.com/videos/dino-run-2-stampedes-onto-kickstarter/287769/ . live .
  18. Web site: Wood . Austin . Dino Run 2 is a procedurally generated 2D runner with plenty of dinosaurs . PC Gamer . September 8, 2022 . February 20, 2018 . September 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908160128/https://www.pcgamer.com/dino-run-2-is-a-procedurally-generated-2d-runner-with-plenty-of-dinosaurs/ . live .