Retro arcade A breakout for the 8-bit heart
Breakwater
Break a fourteen-by-eight wall in Atari 800XL or Commodore 64 blue with synthesized chip sound. The game keeps a mood with you: DAWN, FLOW, RUSH or DRIFT. A CALM dial has no game over.
Five lanes to the sand
Crosswalk
Hop a beach-goer from the sidewalk across five lanes of traffic, the median, the bike path and the sand to one of four lifeguard towers before the clock runs out. Atari 800XL or Commodore 64 blue, synthesized chip sound, and a mood the game keeps with you: DAWN, FLOW, RUSH or DRIFT. A CALM dial has no lives.
1 playerBrowser playLocal game pack
PRESS PLAY. SEE WHAT HAPPENS.THE FIRST GOOD MINUTE
Try a round ↗Here’s how it goes.
- 01
Pick 800XL or C64 and let it boot, or tap to skip the READY prompt.
- 02
Hop up through the street, rest on the median, cross the bike path and the sand, and step into a tower.
- 03
Fill all four towers for the stage bonus; the next stage is faster, shorter on the clock, and reversed.
Your controls
- Swipe anywhere on the field to hop, or tap above, below, left or right of the beach-goer.
- Keys: arrows or W A S D hop, Space starts, P pauses, F full screen, M sound, C scanlines, 1 and 2 switch machines, 3 turns the mood dial.
A WAY INTO THE GAME
Come and join in.
Make a crossing
Open the game, choose a machine and a dial, and hop.
Read the rules as JSON
Lanes, scoring, clock, moods, machines and controls in one document.
The whole game runs in browser files with synthesized sound. Linked pages need an internet connection.
LOCAL GAME PACKTake Crosswalk
Take Crosswalk
with you.
Browser files for a local web server; this is not a native app or a guarantee that every connected feature works offline.
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Your own little copy.
- Download and unzip the game pack.
- Follow the included guide to start the local game.
- Play locally. The guide explains which features need a connection.
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