Super Meat Boy PC launch joined by headcrabs, goo
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Super Meat Boy will land with a squelch on PC on November 30. Pre-orders will open on November 23 for $10, after which the game will launch for $15. Early buyers should have enough money left over to pick up a pound of prime ground chuck at the market for burgers.
If you buy Super Meat Boy through Valve's Steam service, you'll receive Half-Life's hideous (but sort of adorable) headcrab as a playable character. All non-Steam purchases on PC and Mac will receive a Goo from World of Goo. Either character will replace Gish as the first unlockable (via bandage collection) bonus character. As for which version to purchase, Team Meat is apparently very fond of Valve's digital distribution service, saying, "We LOVE Steam...like...a lot. MS is the hot chick you hook up with, Steam is the girl you spend your life with." We wonder where WiiWare must sit on that spectrum after those development challenges?
If you buy Super Meat Boy through Valve's Steam service, you'll receive Half-Life's hideous (but sort of adorable) headcrab as a playable character. All non-Steam purchases on PC and Mac will receive a Goo from World of Goo. Either character will replace Gish as the first unlockable (via bandage collection) bonus character. As for which version to purchase, Team Meat is apparently very fond of Valve's digital distribution service, saying, "We LOVE Steam...like...a lot. MS is the hot chick you hook up with, Steam is the girl you spend your life with." We wonder where WiiWare must sit on that spectrum after those development challenges?
Reader Comments (35)
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 2:35PM acefondu said
WiiWare is probably the hooker you pick up at the corner near the 7 Eleven just behind the school you used to go to as a kid but was abandoned when the state couldn't fund it anymore...
...what I don't use WiiWare that much...
...what I don't use WiiWare that much...
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 2:38PM Epoque said
Should have gone with Lamarr instead of a generic Hedcrab.
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 3:06PM Rather Dashing said
@Epoque No, because Lamarr couldn't attach to hosts, so we wouldn't have a "sticky" character like Gish or Goo.
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Posted: Nov 16th 2010 2:39PM Electrium said
I really don't want to buy the same game a second time, but a frickin' headcrab? They're making this awful hard.
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 4:46PM thelolotov said
@Electrium I was gonna skip it entirely, but this makes it hard.
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Posted: Nov 16th 2010 2:42PM Drakkenfyre said
What if you want both?
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 2:54PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
@Drakkenfyre
Lol, a cartoony chicken, but a chicken none the less :D
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Lol, a cartoony chicken, but a chicken none the less :D
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 2:42PM acceptablerisk said
So, wait. These two replace Gish? Is Gish in the Xbox version? Was Gish ever released on Xbox? What's going on here?
Also, what's the deal with this retailer exclusive nonsense? Does anybody actually like the idea?
Also, what's the deal with this retailer exclusive nonsense? Does anybody actually like the idea?
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 2:42PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
Thats a headcrab? Looks like a chicken O_o
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 2:46PM Drakkenfyre said
What the hell kind of chicken have you been eating?
Ok, so it does sort of look like a chicken. Except the front/
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Ok, so it does sort of look like a chicken. Except the front/
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 2:47PM Drakkenfyre said
What the hell kind of chicken have you been eating?
Ok, so it does sort of look like a chicken. Except the front.
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Ok, so it does sort of look like a chicken. Except the front.
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 2:54PM Drakkenfyre said
I have noticed the Joystiq sites have been going to crap today, timing out, and being very slow.
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Posted: Nov 16th 2010 2:42PM acceptablerisk said
So, wait. These two replace Gish? Is Gish in the Xbox version? Was Gish ever released on Xbox? What's going on here?
Also, what's the deal with this retailer exclusive nonsense? Does anybody actually like the idea?
Also, what's the deal with this retailer exclusive nonsense? Does anybody actually like the idea?
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 2:50PM Daruna said
Lamarr or bust!
Stupid Team Meat can't even get one simple thing right!!
I-it's not like I'm gonna buy this twice, p-plus gift it to friends!
/tsundere
Stupid Team Meat can't even get one simple thing right!!
I-it's not like I'm gonna buy this twice, p-plus gift it to friends!
/tsundere
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 3:06PM TheSporkWithin said
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I really really wanted Gish, as I've been a fan of that game since it came out. Will he be unlockable later on?
I really really wanted Gish, as I've been a fan of that game since it came out. Will he be unlockable later on?
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 3:22PM Oknd said
Dammit!
I want the Goo but I would still rather buy the game on Steam.
I want the Goo but I would still rather buy the game on Steam.
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 3:51PM Hivetyrant said
Wait, I love Gish!
Is this game good, and if I wanted it, how would I keep Gish?
Is this game good, and if I wanted it, how would I keep Gish?
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 4:27PM Smugleaf said
They actually made a NEW game for mac? Awesome!
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 5:00PM TheOtherJames said
@Shadow Hog
Really? Most people try to avoid that, but if that's what you really want, see acefondu's post up at the top...
Really? Most people try to avoid that, but if that's what you really want, see acefondu's post up at the top...
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 5:31PM Crayola Q Pants ESQ said
I was going to pick up the console version with it on sale, but this PC goodness is looking too good to avoid
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 6:29PM UseSplashAttack said
Data for whatever character you're missing will be on the internet within 10 minutes of the games release, if not before.
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 6:35PM MowDownJoe said
...No Goo in the Steam version? But I was waiting for the Steam version...
Ahh, well. Headcrab will be fun. Hope there are enemies I can make into headcrab zombies.
Ahh, well. Headcrab will be fun. Hope there are enemies I can make into headcrab zombies.
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 7:10PM applefleas said
So wait... We get either the headcrab OR the goo? And either of them is a replacement for Gish entirely, or just as the first unlock (meaning, I could still unlock Gish later on)?
Im a bit confused...
Im also very jealous having already bought this game on XBLA and am not able to get these exclusive characters. :( Not only that, but I really want to know how all of these extra characters control, like their special abilities and stuff.
Im a bit confused...
Im also very jealous having already bought this game on XBLA and am not able to get these exclusive characters. :( Not only that, but I really want to know how all of these extra characters control, like their special abilities and stuff.
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 9:06PM Fuzunga said
That headcrab looks like delicious chicken.
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 9:08PM Fuzunga said
That headcrab looks like delicious chicken.
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 10:39PM Captain Worcestershire said
@Shadow Hog Gooey headcrabs?
Posted: Nov 17th 2010 6:17PM wcarnation said
I want all 3 characters though :(
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