Sportsfriends

Sportsfriends
Developer(s)Die Gute Fabrik
Publisher(s)Die Gute Fabrik
Platform(s)PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
Microsoft Windows
Mac OS X
Linux
Release
  • PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4
    • NA: 6 May 2014
    • PAL: 7 May 2014
  • Windows, OS X, Linux
  • 19 December 2014
Genre(s)Party
Mode(s)Local multiplayer

Sportsfriends is a party video game created by the Danish independent developer collective Die Gute Fabrik.[1] It consists of four games: Johann Sebastian Joust, Super Pole Riders, BaraBariBall, and Hokra.[2] It was released for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Mac, and Linux. The game was funded through Kickstarter and received over US$150,000 from backers.[2]

Johann Sebastian Joust does not have graphics or use a monitor.[2] Instead, players try to hold a PlayStation Move controller still while others attempt to bump their controller.[2] Die Gute Fabrik entered the minigame into the 2012 Independent Games Festival competition.[3] Pole Riders is a polevaulting game created by Bennett Foddy. A prototype version is available as a web game.[note 1][4]

  1. ^ Brown, Nathan (9 November 2012). "Johann Sebastian Joust and friends head to PS3 via Kickstarter". Edge. Future plc. Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Yin-Poole, Wesley (10 December 2012). "Sportsfriends featuring Johann Sebastian Joust Kickstarter funded with 9 hours to go". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  3. ^ "IGF 2012 Main Competition Entrant: Johann Sebastian Joust". Independent Games Festival. UBM plc. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  4. ^ Meer, Alec (9 November 2012). "Whee! Sports! Joust & Chums Go Crowd-Funded". Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Retrieved 27 November 2022.


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