Journey of 1000 Stars

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Busy your thumbs, clear your mind,

And journey to the West.

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Journey of 1000 Stars is essential arcade zen. Bounce on clouds, collect stars, and don't fall down. Collect your companions as you approach 50 stars, then your journey truly begins.

In the tradition of Flappy Bird there is no difficulty curve to crash into. After 50 stars the game doesn't get any harder, it just stays hard. Scale this cliff then pick your way carefully along its edge toward 1000. Stay calm. Stay attentive. Stay alive.

Daily statistics report your efforts, your triumphs, and your skill, to help you on your way. Right now I'm at 99*, but I hope to reach 100 before release. I'll see you out there on the path, on the long long journey of 1000.

1000 Stars is a semi-sequel to Cumulo Nimbers, the 2012 party favourite developed for the Toronto International Film Festival ComicsVsGames event and then exhibited around the world.

* The current human record is 99 stars, however testing by artificial intelligence has verified that 1000 stars can be collected reliably by a player of sufficient skill.

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Journey of 1000 Stars

Brought to you by:

Farbs (Card Hunter, Captain Forever, ROM CHECK FAIL)

Finji (Canabalt, Overland, Hundreds)

Music:

Big Giant Circles (Threes!, Puzzlejuice, Mass Effect 2)

Disasterpeace (Fez, Mini Metro, Hyper Light Drifter)

Flashygoodness (Beans Quest, Bean Dreams)

Art:

John Martz (A Cat Named Tim and Other Stories)

Heather Penn (Overland)

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Quotes:

"I want to know more."

- Matt Hall, Hipster Whale (Crossy Road)

"Super Cloudy Bouncer II 2016 Hyper++ Tournament Edition: This Time It's Personal"

- Carter Dotson, Touch Arcade

"...or the bleep-happy rainbow explosion of Cumulo Nimblers, these are games which feel like they’re designed for an audience of one, but which through their sheer force of personality connect with many more people than that."

- Paul Calaghan, RealTime Arts

"CUMULO NiMBLERS is the sorta game i would like to PLAYTHEPOOOUTTA! So cool, so adoptable, so ... Zen?"

- eric Hews, person who uses Pinterest

"Cumulo-Nimblers is seriously addictive and its theme music will burrow into your brain!"

- Toronto International Film Festival Nexus

"I defy you to play Cumulo Nimblers & not feel the waves of joy emanating from the screen. INSTANT HAPPY."

- @chris_tbev