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lilithkismet rated Chimpology

A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

This game is ostensibly about monkeys making the internet work in exchange for bananas, but it is maybe also about being a corporate wage slave tied to a tedious desk job, under constant pressure for speedy but perfect performance in exchange for the meager pay. In this game, you work to earn bananas. The "work" you do to earn the bananas sounds simple. Punch 1 and 0 as directed. It's not nearly so easy when the 1s and 0s start to blend together in your brain. The only thing to do with the bananas is go to the banana store and spend your bananas on the ability to receive fancier-looking bananas. And somehow this all makes sense and we keep pecking away at the keyboard, experiencing the thrill of bananirvana, watching the banana bonus go up and those delicious bananas come raining down.

The retro sounding music is nostalgic and fun in an early 90s PC game way. Similarly, the pixel graphics are very simple but perfectly fit the feel of the era. In my opinion the only thing to improve would be a greater diversity of images that could appear on the computer screen.

Replayability comes in the form of a high score record, last game total, and fun bananas to unlock. For extra insanity, co-op and multiplayer modes are available. Earn bananas together! Compete with your friends for bananas! Again, the concept is simple (press 1 or 0) but I can guarantee it's harder in practice. That's part of what makes the game so stupidly addicting. You just know you can get a better score next time, you're so sure about it.