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1001 Spikes

Jun 3, 2014

Expanded Versions of Aban Hawkins & the 1000 Spikes

3.17 average rating based on 48 ratings

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The son of a famous adventurer, Aban Hawkins must avoid an endless gauntlet of devious traps and dastardly hazards while exploring the Ukampa Ruins in South America. Sharp spikes, poison darts, falling blocks and flamethrowers are among the deadly obstacles that Aban will have to overcome in order to reach the Door of Poko-Mum and learn the truth about his missing father. A throwback to the most challenging 8-bit platformers, 1001 Spikes requires intense concentration, constant memorization and flawless timing. You start the game with 1,001 lives, and you may end up losing every last one of them before you … More
The son of a famous adventurer, Aban Hawkins must avoid an endless gauntlet of devious traps and dastardly hazards while exploring the Ukampa Ruins in South America. Sharp spikes, poison darts, falling blocks and flamethrowers are among the deadly obstacles that Aban will have to overcome in order to reach the Door of Poko-Mum and learn the truth about his missing father. A throwback to the most challenging 8-bit platformers, 1001 Spikes requires intense concentration, constant memorization and flawless timing. You start the game with 1,001 lives, and you may end up losing every last one of them before you make it to the Golden Shrine! Less
Developers
8bits Fanatics
Publishers
Nicalis, Inc.
Series
Aban Hawkins
Platforms
Linux, Mac, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox One
Genres
Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Platform
Themes
Action
Steam
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Release Dates
Jun 03, 2014 (Worldwide)
Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Jun 03, 2014 (North_America)
Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U
Oct 01, 2015 (Europe)
Nintendo 3DS, Wii U
Nov 25, 2015 (Japan)
Nintendo 3DS, Wii U
Nov 27, 2015 (Japan)
PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
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User Stats
575
In Collection
26
Wish Listed
9
Playing
377
Backlogged
How Long Is 1001 Spikes?
Main story: 18.2 hours
Main + extras: 24.5 hours
Total completions: 3
anarchistica
anarchistica gave Apr 27, 2025
anarchistica gave Apr 27, 2025
Spikes Meat Brother
  • Playtime: 10 minutes
  • Played: 2025
  • Expectation: Not for me.

Review

This is a game in the "lol ur ded" genre. While i'm not a fan of this genre, at least it's gotten a lot better. Back in 1989 Dangerous Dave would only give you 3 lives for the entire game and it had platforms with invisible holes. So many other platformers like Sonic, Mario and The Lion King also only gave you a few lives in an attempt to increase game length by making you replay them. 1001 Spikes is generous in comparison, and seems like solid game for people who are into dying a lot.

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EjKejEj
EjKejEj updated their status Sep 5, 2021
EjKejEj updated their status Sep 5, 2021

Fun 8-bit platformer that has difficulty of old NES games (no, really after world 3 the game becomes difficult for the sake of difficult). You get that feel of reward/pride after beating it though. Has really great music.

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Torgo
Torgo updated their status May 23, 2017
Torgo updated their status May 23, 2017

1001 Spikes? More like 1 single difficulty spike. This game is pretty fun, quite enjoying it. Really well designed. Each level has taken me somewhere between 10 and 40 attempts until I finally beat it. But then suddenly Stage 4-4, they crank it up to nigh-impossible mode. It took me 275 attempts to beat that level. Then it was back down to normal difficulty. :/ Well, it was still a fun level. enter image description here

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