News (Bike or Die!)

[News] 7 Year Itch

Sz — Sat, 25 May 2013 12:24:19 +0000

Who would have thought? There is a new Hall of Fame levelpack
7 Year Itch
Thanks must go to BikerBrian and Alpha who compiled the pack, and of course the level creators: thedudeguy _alex_ Bg Champ Ergo

[News] 7 Years On Bike!

Sz — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:11:56 +0000

BoD is 7 years old and I'm still alive! (even though I am now focused on some other projects... but who knows, I might come back to BoD then )

Anyway, here is the season 2010-2011 chart, showing the some interesting changes, most notably the new Champion!
Congratulations, BikerBrian!

Past charts: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

[News] 6 Years On Bike!

Sz — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:59:47 +0000

Bike or Die is 6 years old - which means today is the top-50-chart-day

See the 2009-2010 chart

Congratulations to all the awesome bikers who managed to get into top 50 this year!

Past charts: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

[News] Spring Revival

Sz — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 01:08:40 +0000

And yet it moves! Play the new Hall of Fame levelpack, gain ranking points, win gold medals and crush your competitors.
It's the Spring Revival time!

Direct download link: Spring Revival

The levels of Spring Revival were chosen from the levelpacks created by
thedudeguy, Champ, Bg, and _alex_
Thank you!

[News] 5 Years on Bike!

Sz — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:58:12 +0000

It is hard to believe it has been 5 years already!

Here is the last year's ranking chart, showing all good players who managed to reach top 50. Congratulations!

Past charts: year 1 year 2 year 3 year 4

[News] Introducing "Introduction" + updates

Sz — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:43:46 +0000

The new Introduction levelpack becomes the starting pack in new BoD releases - easy and nice levels demonstrating basic gameplay features should help new players learn basic biking skills.

By the way, the following enhancements have been added:

"Need help? Click here!" hints how to complete a level and offers to replay the tutor ride (instead of starting the replay immediately)

Ghost bike uses the tutorial recording if a given levels was not yet completed

(Palm only) "rescue" can now handle multiple players' recordings

(Palm only) new "Go To Hall of Fame" menu option opens the Hall of Fame listing for the currently played level (or its Levelpack Explorer page if the level is not in HoF). I forgot to include this in the iPhone update, will be added in the next one.

Palm:
download Bike or Die 2.1b

iPhone:
Bike or Die in AppStore (the above changes are added in version 2.1.3, will appear in the store soon)
Bike or Die - Lite Edition (recently released free version)

[News] New in Hall of Fame: Winter Pack and One Wheel Fun!

Sz — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:30:26 +0000

The 14th Hall of Fame levelpack is Winter Pack, containing 14 amazing levels created by the best Bike or Die players!

If you downloaded the Winter Pack before, please delete it and download the current version, otherwise your scores won't be accepted into the Hall of Fame!
Players using the old Bike or Die v1.6, should upgrade to the most recent version 1.6b, earlier versions contained a bug that affected the radial gravity levels, which was not an issue until now - as the Winter Pack is the first Hall of Fame pack using radial gravity (see Planet Time Trial).

Do you prefer freestyle over time trial racing? The new competition has just started:
One Wheel Fun - "Save rubber, ride on one wheel!"
Is it possible to complete a level using just one wheel? Probably not, but can you go farther than anyone else?

More about Freestyle

[News] Bike or Die! 2.1

Sz — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:40:31 +0000

I thought the iPhone version will appear first (it has been sent to AppStore few days ago) but the delay is longer than expected. I managed to compile the new Palm version in the meantime

And here it is:
Download Bike or Die! 2.1a for Palm

- introducing "Save & Resume", as shown in the previously published video
This means the game will be easier and less frustrating for new players - you don't need to play the level from the very beginning each time you die. However, you still have to complete the level in one go in order to submit your score to the Hall of Fame.
The new "automatic Save & Resume" feature is ON by default, which means you will experience it just by playing the game as usual. This might be not what you want if you are the experienced player struggling to get the best Hall of Fame score - read the Hints below to learn how to tame Save & Resume.

Hints:

Note the "R" icon in the bottom right corner. It reminds you the current game has been resumed (so you won't be surprised you can not submit it later)

Restart the game twice in a row to get back to the beginning (making the game HoF-able again)

You can disable the automatic saving completely (see Control Options)

Even when auto saving is disabled, you can still save manually, anytime you want (press and hold Pause, or define a button in Control Options/Function)

Notes:

The "R" icon is also displayed in level selector if a given level was only completed by resuming.

As a "side effect", the game is now also saved on quit (and resumed on the next start). Such feature was requested long time ago - after all, this is the standard Palm application behavior.

Palm only: Manual camera movement is now more usable - it stays in place after releasing the pen so you can look around more comfortably while playing. Wait a few seconds to shift back to normal. (iPhone version worked that way since 2.0)

Bug fixed in 2.1a (Palm)

levels completed by resuming did not unlock further levels

[News] Bike or Die! is going to be easier!

Sz — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:48:21 +0000

Most people who play the game for the first time complain on the very high difficulty level so i decided i have to do something.

The change is small but very influential: ability to save and resume the game. So now you don't have to play the level from the very beginning each time you die (this was the most frustrating for newbies!).
There are 2 ways to use this: the autosave algorithm saves the game after collecting a red flag or at any place considered "safe", so in many cases you don't have to do anything to benefit from the new feature. Those who want more control can also save the game anytime they want be pressing and holding the "pause" button.
But there is one catch: you still have to complete the level in one go, in order to submit your best score to the online competition. Changing this rule would be unfair to the people who already played long hours to get their Hall of Fame medals!

[News] Multiple Head to Head!

Sz — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:12:08 +0000

Thanks to Xuzz , who enhanced my replay routine, it is now possible to view more than 2 players simultaneously!

Examples:
rachman! vs. 4 others
Kristopher vs. 6 others
Shane vs. 7 others

Additionally, the Head-to-Head links will no longer become invalid after making some games secret - now the page displays normally, just hiding the secret items.

Another improvement suggested by Xuzz is displaying links to other commented games in the "Related" section. This helps finding older comments for HoF games replaced by later submissions.

[News] New feature: Restore your recordings

Sz — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:53:06 +0000

It is now possible to redownload your best recordings by clicking a button in your player's profile (in "Games on-line").
This allows you to regain your best times, ghost bikes, and open all previously available levels, after losing your files or switching to a new device.

After installing the files in Palm you have to rebuild the results database manually. Start the game, type "rescue" (without quotes) + enter. Repeat for all levelpacks. (Omitting this step only restores the recorded games without marking the newly installed files as your best times)

iPhone/iPod users have to log into their player account in the mobile safari browser and use the "Download" button from there. Yes, this is also a way you can transfer your Palm recordings to iDevice

[News] Small screen version of the website

Sz — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:20:19 +0000

Releasing the iPhone version motivated me to implement the "mobile" version of the BoD website (finally!). It is not much smaller by data transfer, but its layout is better suited for small screens. This was done by replacing the left column navigation with combo boxes, using smaller images and omitting some information.
The website automatically recognizes Blazer and iPhone/iPod Safari as mobile browsers. You can also switch between these versions using the new icons (see the top right corner): =mobile =regular

[News] Bike or Die for iPhone!

Sz — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:02:13 +0000

Bike or Die is now available for iPhone and iPod Touch!
Bike or Die in AppStore

The game is basically identical to the Palm version. The main difference is that there are no buttons - everything is touchscreen-controlled.
See YouTube video

iPhone users play the same levels as Palm users and compete in the same Hall of Fame. However, it is not clear yet if the touchscreen control will prove good enough for the real world class champions. There is only one way to find out - play!

[News] Bike or Die 2.0d - Meet the biker girl!

Sz — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:30:53 +0000

What's new in version 2.0d:

supports 320x480 in Sony Clie

"Next Level" tells you to complete a level before going further instead of just ignoring you

background music is stopped when a "foreign" window appears on the screen (eg. incoming call on treo)

biker girl character
(see: menu -> options -> bike)

Download Bike or Die version 2.0d

[News] 4 Years On Bike!

Sz — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:53:15 +0000

Today is the 4th anniversary of Bike or Die!

I made the traditional ranking graph showing the top 50 players changes during the last 12 months.
Congratulations to all who managed to reach top 50 this year

Past charts: year 1 year 2 year 3

[News] Hall of Fame News

Sz — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:35:57 +0000

BikeForce has been added to the Hall of Fame. This means 13 new gold medals and numerous opportunities to outrun your competitors!

BikeForce looks best in Bike or Die 2 but it is also playable in the old Bike or Die v1.x.

Do you prefer freestyle over time trial racing? The new competition has just started: Final Frontier "To boldly go where no one has gone before..." - the goal is to reach seemingly inaccessible location in some level.
More about Freestyle

[News] A small update + Spanish translation

Sz — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:00:57 +0000

I fixed some bugs:

Holding the button assigned to "restart level" no longer restarts the level continuously (which breaks your stats)

Didn't ask before quitting even if the option was enabled (Control Options)

(Not really a bug) by using more flexible memory management the game also works on devices having much smaller dynamic memory heap (e.g. Zire 71)

Download Bike or Die 2.0c

Thanks to Ricardo there is now a Spanish version of Bike or Die 2!
Download Spanish translation

[News] Bike or Design v1.5

Sz — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:52:37 +0000

New features:

Textures

Picture Editor

Improvements:

"Copy & Paste" can now handle multiple objects and can copy objects between levels

"Copy & Paste" colors (activate by pressing and holding the stylus on the color field)

Download Bike or Design v1.5

Read more about Picture Editor and Textures

[News] Bike or Die 2 Released

Sz — Fri, 30 May 2008 12:29:05 +0000

Here comes the new Bike or Die!

Download: Bike or Die! 2

The most important difference is graphics - now it is possible to design levels using multiple textures and there is a nice 3D effect making everything look more real than ever.

Summary of version 2 changes:

Improved level design, more textures, 3D-like effect

Background music

High contrast mode

Customizable bike appearance

"Player Profiles" for storing multiple configurations, especially useful when playing with family or friends

Variable zoom

"Map mode" is no longer static, you can even play on the map screen (as long you can manage to steer a tiny bike)

Commonly used menu commands can be assigned to buttons

Note: V1-> V2 upgrade is not free

[News] Become a star in Bike or Die 2!

Sz — Mon, 19 May 2008 21:35:03 +0000

The new Bike or Die is almost ready...

...except for one thing: it lacks a nice intro movie. Freestyle champions needed! Submit your best ride to Bike or Die 2 Intro and win the eternal fame!

How to submit:
1. Download the BoD 2 Title level: Bike or Die 2 Title
2. The title level cannot be finished - there are no flags. It means you have to abort the game by selecting menu "Save The Last Game" (or you could crash and then save)
3. Make sure you select "Freestyle" when saving, so it is easy to locate your game later
4. Submit your game
5. Find your game in your Freestyle games list, click "View" and submit it into the competition using checkbox

Note: The new Bike or Die v1.6a does not need registration to play the BoD 2 Title level (look for level #26 in the builtin levelpack)