HoPiKo Laser Dog The evil Nanobyte virus is out, gaming is over... It’s time to hook up your power gloves and save your HoPiKo brothers! … TouchArcade Rating: $0.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsThe evil Nanobyte virus is out, gaming is over... It’s time to hook up your power gloves and save your HoPiKo brothers! HoPiKo is an intense speed run platformer where you get to save gaming. Jump from platform to platform avoiding death, exploiting shortcuts and ripping through 100s of hand-crafted levels, each one dropped into a 5-stage mini run designed to break your mind! Compete to be the fastest in the world with time based scores, level pars and collectable retro consoles opening unique bonus runs. - Fast and brutal twitch-based gameplay - Awesome chiptune soundtrack written and composed on authentic hardware - Uses every ounce of your muscle memory - Unique touch screen controls, not a d-pad in sight - Integrated Game Centre scoreboards and loads of unique achievements HoPiKo is a universal game app, compatible with most iPhone and iPad models. For best performance we recommend iPhone 5 or later. Information Seller:Laser Dog Genre:Action, Arcade Release:Sep 24, 2015 Updated:Mar 25, 2020 Version:1.1 Size:90.8 MB TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (14) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal rIcHrAnDoM Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Nov 17, 2008 7,936 30 38 Steelworker/Welder Indiana, USA #2 rIcHrAnDoM, Sep 24, 2015 Woohoo! Another reliable company to ease my post-2K Blues metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,064 1,340 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #3 metalcasket, Sep 24, 2015 Let me just say one thing: You need this. Bound to go down in history as an ABSO-FRICKIN'-LUTELY ESSENTIAL iOS title, right beside Mos Speedrun, the original League of Evil and the Mikey series. It plays nothing like the aforementioned titles, but is still one of the best speedrunning games available. Also, with PUK, ALONE... and this? Laser Dog's proving to be one of the best developers on the App Store. rIcHrAnDoM Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Nov 17, 2008 7,936 30 38 Steelworker/Welder Indiana, USA #4 rIcHrAnDoM, Sep 24, 2015 Well, mc, if you say "buy" I say "how high?" *Scurries off to spend another $4* metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,064 1,340 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #5 metalcasket, Sep 24, 2015 Good man. You won't regret this. rIcHrAnDoM Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Nov 17, 2008 7,936 30 38 Steelworker/Welder Indiana, USA #6 rIcHrAnDoM, Sep 24, 2015 Oh yeah, digging this already! Those controls...smooth.. This is the kind of thing Laser Dog is incredible with, made for touchscreen controls and accurate, responsive gameplay. Can anyone confirm how many stages/levels there are in here? I've just completed two runs that contained five mini-levels each. sapphire_neo Well-Known Member Jan 20, 2011 3,936 0 0 #7 sapphire_neo, Sep 24, 2015 Last edited: Sep 24, 2015 I'll pick up anything by Laser Dog, and the trailer is glorious. Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel rIcHrAnDoM Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Nov 17, 2008 7,936 30 38 Steelworker/Welder Indiana, USA #8 rIcHrAnDoM, Sep 24, 2015 Answering my own question here, looked on GC to confirm there are five Stages with eleven Runs each. Every run is five mini levels so in essence there are...a shitload of levels. Well worth the $4 people rezn Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Mar 8, 2014 862 6 18 Male Coder/Keyer in medical ICD 10 Reno, NV #9 rezn, Sep 24, 2015 Laser Dog is a Dev Team that comes around just a few times a year in my opinion. Alone catapulted into one of my favorite mobile games of all time. Regardless of testing HoPiKo over the last month or so, this is a game I have cherished since watching the first sneak peek video on Vimeo. My MBP dons one of the HoPiKo wallpapers and my current 6+ does as well. And no they aren't paying me to say nice things. I haven't finished all the levels and pick-ups yet. But so far I would rate this a true 5 Star Classic. The moment it loads up the opening cutscene/menu an instant nostalgia engulfed my NES spirit. I don't want to give much else up. Watch the video, buy if this looks like your thing. I'm happy to see it landed at the top of TA's Hot New games even though it wasn't in the original Upcoming or Out Now lists. Congrats to Laser Dog and all their supporters here. treasurestudio Well-Known Member Apr 19, 2011 71 1 6 http://www.treasurestudio.co.uk #10 treasurestudio, Sep 24, 2015 Last edited: Sep 24, 2015 Laser Dog are fast becoming one of my favourite devs. Alone was fantastic, but this is just something else. These guys just know how to create something special. Love the whole retro vibe, the story, the visuals but more than anything the audio. I've read the chip tunes were all created on a GameBoy and they sound just amazing. Proper old school sound and high energy beats. It's also the little details that impress such as the way the music is slightly muffled on the title screen and then as you tap through the next few screens it becomes clearer and clearer, almost as if you are going inside the console. Awesome stuff! The game not only looks and sounds great, it plays really nicely, full of speed and energy. Like I said at the start, these guys know how to make something special. They've totally nailed it. raravan Well-Known Member May 18, 2014 829 38 28 #11 raravan, Sep 24, 2015 i was waiting for this one like crazy! instabuy! Geertyy Well-Known Member Apr 15, 2013 283 0 0 #12 Geertyy, Sep 24, 2015 Thought I was saving money this week, but this seems like a must buy 8BitFlash Well-Known Member May 19, 2015 182 0 0 #13 8BitFlash, Sep 24, 2015 I da bought this Pipipitchu Well-Known Member May 4, 2013 1,644 0 0 Civil Servant Rio de Janeiro, Brazil #14 Pipipitchu, Sep 24, 2015 I don't really like to replay previous levels because I died. But it's a great "post platformer". rIcHrAnDoM Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Nov 17, 2008 7,936 30 38 Steelworker/Welder Indiana, USA #15 rIcHrAnDoM, Sep 24, 2015 Now see, at first I wasn't sure about playing the levels over, but now I love the idea. This is a pure speed and precision platformer and since they take literally a couple seconds each, it's vital to get them just right. I highly recommend this game and have no doubt this will be GOTY contender. ROGER-NL Well-Known Member May 21, 2012 4,030 340 83 Male Gamer. THE NETHERLANDS #16 ROGER-NL, Sep 24, 2015 Awesome stuff this game, you really need this, with Gamecenter and all. The first level alone is worth replaying 100 times. Geertyy Well-Known Member Apr 15, 2013 283 0 0 #17 Geertyy, Sep 24, 2015 Game of the year contender for sure guys! Feels so amazing when you nail a level perfectly! Controls are spot on and it's just such a good idea for a game. It's not really a typical platformer, but a great speed running game for sure! You have to play it to feel how nice it is though. I'm hoping more players will pick this one up, so we'll get some nice gamecentre competition going on! ROGER-NL Well-Known Member May 21, 2012 4,030 340 83 Male Gamer. THE NETHERLANDS #18 ROGER-NL, Sep 24, 2015 Wow, just been number one on the first level, time 3.90, way cool this game. Qwertz555 Well-Known Member May 22, 2010 2,318 29 48 #19 Qwertz555, Sep 24, 2015 LOL, finally a week again to spend lots of money. This game is the cherry*** on top of the delicious cream this week. *** Only bought but not played yet. The comments here and following the game for the last few months let me say that. It's totally up my alley, so that's why. slamraman Well-Known Member Patreon Gold Aug 27, 2011 2,511 5 36 #20 slamraman, Sep 24, 2015 I do love it. the only thing I keep doing is trying to control the guy like in desert golfing or angry birds and pulling back. I think I'd actually prefer that but I may get used. How in the name of sweet Jesus did roger and akd get those times on the first level though. Wow - proper good gear. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? 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Let me just say one thing: You need this. Bound to go down in history as an ABSO-FRICKIN'-LUTELY ESSENTIAL iOS title, right beside Mos Speedrun, the original League of Evil and the Mikey series. It plays nothing like the aforementioned titles, but is still one of the best speedrunning games available. Also, with PUK, ALONE... and this? Laser Dog's proving to be one of the best developers on the App Store.
Oh yeah, digging this already! Those controls...smooth.. This is the kind of thing Laser Dog is incredible with, made for touchscreen controls and accurate, responsive gameplay. Can anyone confirm how many stages/levels there are in here? I've just completed two runs that contained five mini-levels each.
I'll pick up anything by Laser Dog, and the trailer is glorious. Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel
Answering my own question here, looked on GC to confirm there are five Stages with eleven Runs each. Every run is five mini levels so in essence there are...a shitload of levels. Well worth the $4 people
Laser Dog is a Dev Team that comes around just a few times a year in my opinion. Alone catapulted into one of my favorite mobile games of all time. Regardless of testing HoPiKo over the last month or so, this is a game I have cherished since watching the first sneak peek video on Vimeo. My MBP dons one of the HoPiKo wallpapers and my current 6+ does as well. And no they aren't paying me to say nice things. I haven't finished all the levels and pick-ups yet. But so far I would rate this a true 5 Star Classic. The moment it loads up the opening cutscene/menu an instant nostalgia engulfed my NES spirit. I don't want to give much else up. Watch the video, buy if this looks like your thing. I'm happy to see it landed at the top of TA's Hot New games even though it wasn't in the original Upcoming or Out Now lists. Congrats to Laser Dog and all their supporters here.
Laser Dog are fast becoming one of my favourite devs. Alone was fantastic, but this is just something else. These guys just know how to create something special. Love the whole retro vibe, the story, the visuals but more than anything the audio. I've read the chip tunes were all created on a GameBoy and they sound just amazing. Proper old school sound and high energy beats. It's also the little details that impress such as the way the music is slightly muffled on the title screen and then as you tap through the next few screens it becomes clearer and clearer, almost as if you are going inside the console. Awesome stuff! The game not only looks and sounds great, it plays really nicely, full of speed and energy. Like I said at the start, these guys know how to make something special. They've totally nailed it.
Now see, at first I wasn't sure about playing the levels over, but now I love the idea. This is a pure speed and precision platformer and since they take literally a couple seconds each, it's vital to get them just right. I highly recommend this game and have no doubt this will be GOTY contender.
Awesome stuff this game, you really need this, with Gamecenter and all. The first level alone is worth replaying 100 times.
Game of the year contender for sure guys! Feels so amazing when you nail a level perfectly! Controls are spot on and it's just such a good idea for a game. It's not really a typical platformer, but a great speed running game for sure! You have to play it to feel how nice it is though. I'm hoping more players will pick this one up, so we'll get some nice gamecentre competition going on!
LOL, finally a week again to spend lots of money. This game is the cherry*** on top of the delicious cream this week. *** Only bought but not played yet. The comments here and following the game for the last few months let me say that. It's totally up my alley, so that's why.
I do love it. the only thing I keep doing is trying to control the guy like in desert golfing or angry birds and pulling back. I think I'd actually prefer that but I may get used. How in the name of sweet Jesus did roger and akd get those times on the first level though. Wow - proper good gear.
