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Chunky Spelunky update eliminates unintended ordeals

Ludwig Kietzmann — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:00:00 EST

A new title update for Spelunky on Xbox Live Arcade aims to eradicate the ignominious, agonizing fates caused by errant programming. This brings the brutal cave exploration game more in line with designer Derek Yu's vision, which is basically a die-o-rama of ignominious, agonizing fates caused by deliberate game design.

Spelunky should be more stable once the update is applied and cease its crashing ways when you exit a level with a too-high timer, or when you get crushed during the tutorial. It's also been granted the iron constitution to properly handle the sight of you being "eaten by a worm and killed by a ghost at the same time."

You'll also be delighted to hear that choosing "Ending Adventure" in the middle of an exit will no longer cause bags to pour out of you, it says here.

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Indie XBLA game Spelunky begets indie 'Spelunky Minis' toy line

JC Fletcher — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:59:00 EST

At some point in the future, you'll be able to lay out your own randomly generated Spelunky adventures on your desk -- or just stare at some adorable round noses. Developer Derek Yu worked with his father to produce a line of "Spelunky Minis" toys, based on the characters in the upcoming XBLA remake of the PC platformer.

The toys will be blind-boxed, and offered for sale "pretty soon." There's no word whether a full set will be offered for sale instead of having to randomly collect them, but ... there had better be. And if you're concerned about the effect this has had on the currently unknown release date of the game, Yu said " don't worry, we're still working hard on the game - all day, every day! But this was a nice side project."

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Spelunky XBLA trailer digs a hole directly to our hearts

Ben Gilbert — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:10:00 EST

Finally! Derek Yu's critically acclaimed sidescrolling action game, Spelunky, has been given a gameplay trailer. Beyond the thrilling gameplay is a somewhat expected, beefy cameo at the end -- head past the break and enjoy it with us!

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Spelunky surfaces in new screenshots

JC Fletcher — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 01:45:00 EST

The XBLA version of Derek Yu's subterranean, sidescrolling roguelike Spelunky is looking pretty nice in these new screenshots. Not only is the resolution (and thus, the detail) higher than the PC original, but there are new lighting effects, explosions, and adorable red noses to look at. "I really want Spelunky to be as fun to look at as it it to play," Yu said, "and to that end, we've added lots of little details to the backgrounds to try and make each part of the game feel even more distinct.

Spelunky was originally announced with a 2010 release date. "The game is coming along splendidly," Yu told Joystiq when we checked in, "but it's possible we may slip into 2011. We really want to make sure the game is awesome."

Gallery: Spelunky (XBLA)

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Spelunky explores XBLA in 2010

Alexander Sliwinski — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:45:00 EST

PC indie title Spelunky is ready to explore the dark, cavernous recesses of your console when it makes its way to Xbox Live Arcade in 2010. Developer Derek Yu says he'll be "stuffing [the XBLA version] with new graphics, audio and other features for XBLA users." He's not sure if he'll update the original PC version of Spelunky, as he believes it "doesn't need replacing," but he'll continue supporting it as a free title.

If you're curious about Spelunky, you can always download the original for PC from the game's website. If playing video games isn't "your thing" and you're still curious, check out the many, many YouTube videos on the game. Also, why ... are you reading this website?

Spelunky explores XBLA in 2010 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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