History VideoGame / OffspringFling

* {{Speedrun}}: A large draw of the game. You can get through the main game just fine without it, but players are strongly encouraged to beat every level as quickly as possible. And as of the Mother's Day update, there are online leaderboards to encourage players to compete for the title of Fastest Mother.

''Offspring Fling!'' is a PuzzlePlatformer for PC, Mac and Linux created by indie developer Creator/KylePulver, released on 30th March, 2012. You play as a mother forest creature whose children have gone missing, and you must go through over 100 levels to get them all back. The main game mechanic is to pick up and throw your offspring to solve puzzles, eventually getting all of them (and yourself) into the door at the end of each level. The Mother's Day 2012 update added a LevelEditor, integrated online leaderboards and a [[http://share.offspringfling.com/ "Sharing is Caring"]] website to hold both of these.

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!!''Offspring Fling!'' contains examples of:

* ExcitedShowTitle

%% * {{Retraux}}: Pretty much every aspect of the game except its CD-quality soundtrack and some advanced graphical effects.

* DisappearedDad: The father of Momma's many babies is never seen.

* EverythingsWorseWithBees: A staple enemy starting at about level 51.

* Anticlimax Boss: Compared to the levels up to that point, Dinobaus' fight is positively tame.

''Offspring Fling!'' is a PuzzlePlatformer for PC, Mac and Linux created by indie developer Creator/KylePulver, released on 30th March, 2012.
You play as a mother forest creature whose children have gone missing, and you must go through over 100 levels to get them all back. The main game mechanic is to pick up and throw your offspring to solve puzzles, eventually getting all of them (and yourself) into the door at the end of each level.
The Mother's Day 2012 update added a LevelEditor, integrated online leaderboards and a [[http://share.offspringfling.com/ "Sharing is Caring"]] website to hold both of these.
''Offspring Fling!'' is available for $7.99 through [[http://offspringfling.com the game's homepage]], {{Steam}} or {{DESURA}}.

* AWinnerIsYou: [[spoiler:The final secret.]]
* AbsurdlyCuteCritter: The babies and the player character.
* ActionMom
* AmbiguousGender: The main player character is definitely a female, [[spoiler:but what gender are the two other forest creatures?]]
* AndYourRewardIsClothes: The ninja character you gain for defeating Dinobaus. [[note]]However, this character also has the ability to jump after a successful parry.[[/note]] [[spoiler:You also gain the black creature used in dev replays for beating the Ultimate levels.]]

** FanNickname: Some fans have taken to calling this species the 'VideoGame/{{Kirby}}[[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} chu]]'.
* DisappearedDad: The father of Momma's many babies is never seen. [[note]]It's possible that the duller-yellow ninja creature is the father.[[/note]]
* DragonsAreDinosaurs: Dinobaus.

* [[ExcitedShowTitle Excited Video Game Title!]]
* ExcusePlot: Probably an intentional design decision, given the old-school aesthetic.
* GreenHillZone: The setting of the game is a cross between this and JungleJapes.
* GuideDangIt: The Parry ability, which is given no hint of except for in the name of one Steam achievement. [[note]]By extension, the fact that the ninja character gives you the ability to jump after parrying. Both these skills are required for the last set of levels.[[/note]]

** To a lesser extent, some [[SpeedRun speedrunning]] strategies such as jumping and immediately picking up your offspring in midair, which allows you to carry your baby to the full height of your normal jump, and is required to beat many, many developer times. [[note]]To Creator/KylePulver's credit, this is used in the developer's route of a very early level, teaching the skill very early on.[[/note]]

** Many dev times qualify for this as well.
* {{Retraux}}: Pretty much every aspect of the game except its CD-quality soundtrack and some advanced graphical effects.
* SpeedRun: A large draw of the game. You can get through the main game just fine without it, but players are strongly encouraged to beat every level as quickly as possible. And as of the Mother's Day update, there are online leaderboards to encourage players to compete for the title of Fastest Mother.
* StylisticSuck: The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TIVD7qwEiE‎ official trailer]] is an AffectionateParody of [[SoBadItsGood/{{Advertising}} cheesy]] [[Magazine/{{NintendoPower}} Nintendo Power]] [[SoBadItsGood/{{Advertising}} commercials.]] There's even a bonus version made to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzoroM4n1QM look like a faulty VHS recording.]]
--> '''Announcer''': ''Challenge your friends for the crown of '''[[LargeHam ULTIMATE MOTHERHOOD!]]'''''
* TennisBoss: Dinobaus, kind of.

* WeaponizedOffspring: The main mechanic of the game is more along the lines of Applied Offspring, but you can throw your children at enemies to stun them. [[spoiler:This is also how you land the final blow on Dinobaus.]]

* AmbiguousGender: The main player character is ([[MisterSeahorse al]][[GenderBlenderName most]]) definitely a female, [[spoiler:but what gender are the two other forest creatures?]]

** Developer replays don't show up unless your best time is within a certain time of them, causing a few of these as you try to figure out just what strategy you're missing.

* GuideDangIt: The Parry ability, which is given no hint of except for in the name of one Steam achievement, and is required for the last few levels. [[spoiler:By extension, the fact that the ninja character gives you the ability to jump after parrying, which is also required for the last few levels.]]

** To a lesser extent, some [[SpeedRun speedrunning]] strategies such as jumping and immediately picking up your offspring in midair, which allows you to carry your baby to the full height of your normal jump, and is required to beat many, many developer times. [[note]]To {{KylePulver}}'s credit, this is used in the developer's route of a very early level, teaching the skill very early on.[[/note]]

* SpeedRun A large draw of the game. You can get through the main game just fine without it, but players are strongly encouraged to beat every level as quickly as possible. And as of the Mother's Day update, there are online leaderboards to encourage players to compete for the title of Fastest Mother.

* AndYourRewardIsClothes: The ninja character you gain for defeating Dinobaus. [[note]]However, this character also has the ability to jump after a successful parry.[[/note]][[spoiler:You also gain the black creature used in dev replays for beating the Ultimate levels.]]

** FanNickname: Some fans have taken to calling this species the 'VideoGame/{{Kirby}}[[VideoGame/{{Pokemon}} chu]]'.

** FanNickname: Some fans have taken to calling this species the 'VideoGame/{{Kirby}}[[VideoGame/{{Pokémon}} chu]]'.

** FanNickname: Some fans have taken to calling this species the '{{Kirby}}[[VideoGame/Pokémon chu]]'.

* HookedUpAfterwards: The main character and the black Ninja, possibly. [[note]]The latter receives only a smitten glance from the former in the last storyboard cutscene.[[/note]]

* StylisticSuck: The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TIVD7qwEiE‎ official trailer]] is an AffectionateParody of [[SoBadItsGood/{{Advertising}} cheesy]] Magazine/{{NintendoPower}} [[SoBadItsGood/{{Advertising}} commercials.]] There's even a bonus version made to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzoroM4n1QM look like a faulty VHS recording.]]

* AndYourRewardIsClothes: The ninja character you gain for defeating Dinobaus. [[spoiler:What you're not told is that this character has the ability to jump after a successful parry. Also the black creature you see in the dev times, which you unlock by beating the Ultimate levels, which moves extremely quickly and can jump indefinitely in midair.]]

* DisappearedDad: The father of Momma's many babies is never seen. [[spoiler:The duller-yellow ninja creature might be implied to be the father in a cutscene. Maybe.]]

* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep/UnnamedParent: The player character is only ever called 'Momma' in official materials.
* ExcitedShowTitle

* StylisticSuck: The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TIVD7qwEiE‎ official trailer]] is an AffectionateParody of [[SoBadItsGood/Advertising cheesy 90's]][[KitschyLocalCommercial video-game commercials.]]
-> Compete with your friends for the crown of '''''[[LargeHam ULTIMATE MOTHERHOOD!]]'''''

* AnticlimaxBoss: Compared to the levels up to that point, Dinobaus' fight is positively tame.
* AWinnerIsYou: [[spoiler:The final secret.]]

* FanNickname: Some fans have taken to calling this species the '{{Kirby}}[[VideoGame/Pokémon chu]]'.
* GuideDangIt:
** The Parry ability, which is given no hint of except for in the name of one Steam achievement, and is required for the last few levels. [[spoiler:By extension, the fact that the ninja character gives you the ability to jump after parrying, which is also required for the last few levels.]]

* NintendoHard:
** The last twenty levels require extreme skill and precision to beat, let alone earn their dev times.

* WeaponizedOffspring: The main mechanic of the game is more along the lines of Applied Offspring, but you can throw your children at enemies to stun them. [[spoiler:This is also how you land the final blow on Dinobaus.]]
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* AWinnerIsYou: [[spoiler:The final secret.]]

* Anticlimax Boss: Compared to the levels up to that point, Dinobaus' fight is positively tame.

** FanNickname: Some fans have taken to calling this species the '{{Kirby}}[[VideoGame/Pokémon chu]]'.

* GuideDangIt: The Parry ability, which is given no hint of except for in the name of one Steam achievement, and is required for the last few levels. [[spoiler:By extension, the fact that the ninja character gives you the ability to jump after parrying, which is also required for the last few levels.]]

* NintendoHard: The last twenty levels require extreme skill and precision to beat, let alone earn their dev times.

* WeaponizedOffspring: The main mechanic of the game is more along the lines of Applied Offspring, but you can throw your children at enemies to stun them. [[spoiler:This is also how you land the final blow on Dinobaus.]]

** To a lesser extent, some [[SpeedRun speedrunning]] strategies such as jumping and immediately picking up your offspring in midair, which allows you to carry your baby to the full height of your normal jump, and is required to beat many, many developer times. [[note:To {{KylePulver}}'s credit, this is used in the developer's route of a very early level, teaching the skill very early on.]]
* HookedUpAfterwards: The main character and the black Ninja, possibly. [[note:The latter receives only a smitten glance from the former in the last storyboard cutscene.]]

* [[spoiler:AndYourRewardIsCake]]: [[spoiler:The final secret.]]

* [[spoiler]]AndYourRewardIsCake[[/spoiler]]: [[spoiler:The final secret.]]

''Offspring Fling!'' is available for $7.99 through [[http://offspringfling.com the game's homepage]], [[Steam]] or [[DESURA]].