J_K9 @ Linux

Yeti Sports

February 26, 2006 on 9:50 am | In Hyperactive |

While this blog has nothing to do with Yetis at all, it does have a lot to do with penguins - and what better way to waste your office time than smacking a penguin with a club, a flamingo, or the tip of your crazy surfboard?

Yeti Sports is a games site, and its wonderfully entertaining games have been coded by Chris Hilbert. They used to be quite gruesome, but as they have gained in popularity they have increased in number and decreased in blood. I guess that’s inevitable when there are younger children online playing the games too!

As I speak, there are 12,696 users online - most of which will be playing one of the ten available games. You can play the games individually, combat someone else in a multiplayer one-on-one, or go straight into the smackingly-brilliant tournament and play them all!

To commemorate a few years of the series, I am writing a little article on it. They have proved very, er.. useful. Yup, useful.

Part 1: DC

This involves whacking a penguin with a club and then controlling the penguin’s position in mid-flight, to try to get as far as you can. In that lovely screenshot of it below, notice my amazing score. I’ll give you a Polo Mint if you can beat it

Part 2: Orca Slap

In this one, a friendly whale swims up to the edge of the slice of ice you’re standing on while the (dumb?) penguins use it as a slide to get some height. Target practice, anyone?

Part 3: Seal Bounce

Swing that penguin until both of you are dizzy, and then chuck him as high up as you can. Try not to let the seals nudge your penguin too early though, because then they will lose that all-too-valuable speed.

Part 4: Albatros Overload

I used to be amazing at this one (excuse the modesty), but now I am beginning to lose touch. Anyway, all you have to do here is get your pingu caught by a gull and then flap its wings to see how far you can get. But, watch that energy bar..

Part 5: Flamingo Drive

I am the King of this one. No, I used to be. Now I’m rubbish. Well, this is all about snatching a flamingo and using it as a golf club to give your furry little fluffball a good spanking. I advise you go for the snakes - they’ll give pings some lift. Don’t go too high though, or that vulture will catch him.. (Maybe penguins aren’t tasty enough to eat? Hmm)

Part 6: Big Wave

Ever wanted to surf? Ever wanted to surf with penguins? Ever wanted to smack those penguins with your surfboard and earn points for it?? This is for you..

To tell you the truth, I didn’t have the time to review the last 4. (You all know I’m lying, don’t you?) But, they’re all great, so I suggest you pop over there and give it a shot.. Maybe you can get into the highest scores? Please take a screenshot if you do and send it in!