No Time To Explain
Encyclopedia
No Time To Explain is a platform game
developed by tinyBuildGames and designed by Tom Brien and Alex Nichiporchik, and is the successor to Brien's flash game
, No Time to Explain, originally released on January 6, 2011. No Time To Explain has been released on Linux
, Windows
and on Mac
. Versions for Xbox Live Arcade
, PlayStation 3
, Sony
's PlayStation Vita, and iOS are planned for future release. No Time To Explain is a platformer game
about time travel, big jetpack guns, giant enemy crabs and ribs in people's eyes.
, the time paradox effect, and alternate time-lines.
created by Tom Brien and released on Newgrounds
on January 6, 2011. It has currently garnered over 405,000 views at Newgrounds
. After the success of No Time to Explain, Brien teamed up with Alex Nichiporchik to start work on a full version of the game.
Development on No Time To Explain began in February 2011. The game was initially announced for PC and Mac, and is set to be released in Q2 of 2011. The team also plans to bring the game to Xbox Live Arcade
, PS3, Sony
's PlayStation Vita, Linux
, iOS. The game will differ from the original Flash game
in that instead of being drawn, the levels are built out of blocks much like Super Mario Bros.
and Super Meat Boy
. On April 11, 2011 tinyBuildGames announced that they opened a Kickstarter
account to collect funds to help support the project. In less than 24 hours, the $7,000 goal was met. The Kickstarter
page has helped raised over $26,000 for the project with a notable contribution of $2,000 from Minecraft
creator Markus Persson
.
.
No Time To Explain tracklist
Platform game
A platform game is a video game characterized by requiring the player to jump to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles . It must be possible to control these jumps and to fall from platforms or miss jumps...
developed by tinyBuildGames and designed by Tom Brien and Alex Nichiporchik, and is the successor to Brien's flash game
Browser game
A browser game is a computer game that is played over the Internet using a web browser. Browser games can be created and run using standard web technologies or browser plug-ins. Browser games include all video game genres and can be single-player or multiplayer...
, No Time to Explain, originally released on January 6, 2011. No Time To Explain has been released on Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
, Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
and on Mac
Mac OS
Mac OS is a series of graphical user interface-based operating systems developed by Apple Inc. for their Macintosh line of computer systems. The Macintosh user experience is credited with popularizing the graphical user interface...
. Versions for Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade is a type of video game download distribution available primarily in a section of the Xbox Live Marketplace, Microsoft's digital distribution network for the Xbox 360, that focuses on smaller downloadable games from both major publishers and independent game developers...
, PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
, Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
's PlayStation Vita, and iOS are planned for future release. No Time To Explain is a platformer game
Platform game
A platform game is a video game characterized by requiring the player to jump to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles . It must be possible to control these jumps and to fall from platforms or miss jumps...
about time travel, big jetpack guns, giant enemy crabs and ribs in people's eyes.
Plot
The game follows an unnamed male protagonist as he chases his future self, who has been captured, through time for an unknown reason. The plot will contain elements of time travelTime travel
Time travel is the concept of moving between different points in time in a manner analogous to moving between different points in space. Time travel could hypothetically involve moving backward in time to a moment earlier than the starting point, or forward to the future of that point without the...
, the time paradox effect, and alternate time-lines.
Development
No Time to Explain was a Flash gameBrowser game
A browser game is a computer game that is played over the Internet using a web browser. Browser games can be created and run using standard web technologies or browser plug-ins. Browser games include all video game genres and can be single-player or multiplayer...
created by Tom Brien and released on Newgrounds
Newgrounds
Newgrounds is an American entertainment and social media website. Founded on July 6, 1995 by Tom Fulp, the site primarily hosts Adobe Flash animations and games, but also features a music-oriented page, along with an art portal...
on January 6, 2011. It has currently garnered over 405,000 views at Newgrounds
Newgrounds
Newgrounds is an American entertainment and social media website. Founded on July 6, 1995 by Tom Fulp, the site primarily hosts Adobe Flash animations and games, but also features a music-oriented page, along with an art portal...
. After the success of No Time to Explain, Brien teamed up with Alex Nichiporchik to start work on a full version of the game.
Development on No Time To Explain began in February 2011. The game was initially announced for PC and Mac, and is set to be released in Q2 of 2011. The team also plans to bring the game to Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade is a type of video game download distribution available primarily in a section of the Xbox Live Marketplace, Microsoft's digital distribution network for the Xbox 360, that focuses on smaller downloadable games from both major publishers and independent game developers...
, PS3, Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
's PlayStation Vita, Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
, iOS. The game will differ from the original Flash game
Browser game
A browser game is a computer game that is played over the Internet using a web browser. Browser games can be created and run using standard web technologies or browser plug-ins. Browser games include all video game genres and can be single-player or multiplayer...
in that instead of being drawn, the levels are built out of blocks much like Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.
is a 1985 platform video game developed by Nintendo, published for the Nintendo Entertainment System as a sequel to the 1983 game Mario Bros. In Super Mario Bros., the player controls Mario as he travels through the Mushroom Kingdom in order to rescue Princess Toadstool from the antagonist...
and Super Meat Boy
Super Meat Boy
Super Meat Boy is an independent video game designed by Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes and developed by Team Meat. It is the successor to McMillen and Jonathan McEntee's October 2008 flash game Meat Boy. Super Meat Boy was released on the Xbox 360 through Xbox Live Arcade in October 2010, on...
. On April 11, 2011 tinyBuildGames announced that they opened a Kickstarter
Kickstarter
Kickstarter is an online threshold pledge system for funding creative projects. Kickstarter has funded a diverse array of endeavors, ranging from indie film and music to journalism, solar energy technology and food-related projects.-Model:...
account to collect funds to help support the project. In less than 24 hours, the $7,000 goal was met. The Kickstarter
Kickstarter
Kickstarter is an online threshold pledge system for funding creative projects. Kickstarter has funded a diverse array of endeavors, ranging from indie film and music to journalism, solar energy technology and food-related projects.-Model:...
page has helped raised over $26,000 for the project with a notable contribution of $2,000 from Minecraft
Minecraft
Minecraft is a sandbox-building independent video game written in Java originally by Swedish creator Markus "Notch" Persson and now by his company, Mojang, formed from the proceeds of the game. It was released as an alpha on May 17, 2009, with a beta version on December 20, 2010...
creator Markus Persson
Markus Persson
Markus Alexej Persson is a Swedish indie game developer and founder of Mojang AB. He is best known for creating the sandbox building game Minecraft.- Biography :...
.
Soundtrack
The No Time To Explain original soundtrack was created by MrFuby. It will be released on iTunesITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
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No Time To Explain tracklist
External links
- Official website
- No Time To Explain's Kickstarter page
- Original game via NewgroundsNewgroundsNewgrounds is an American entertainment and social media website. Founded on July 6, 1995 by Tom Fulp, the site primarily hosts Adobe Flash animations and games, but also features a music-oriented page, along with an art portal...