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Cactus McCoy and the Curse of the Thorns is the first game in the Cactus McCoy platformer series. The game was announced on December 29, 2010 and officially released on March 10, 2011.
Description[]
A treasure hunter for hire, with a curse on his soul, and a bounty on his head.
The ancient Curse of Thorns has taken hold of its latest victim, a man now known across the Wild West as Cactus McCoy. It all started when McCoy was hired by Hex Hatfield to find the Thorned Emerald. Unaware of the jewel's curse, McCoy was transformed into a walking, talking, brawling cactus. Now it is a race against time to bring the Thorned Emerald back to its proper home before Cactus McCoy is turned to a lifeless stone cactus.
This platforming brawler game will have you wielding tons of weapons as you traverse a strange Wild West world of hidden treasures and seemingly endless enemigos. Can you become the toughest Cactus in town, and break the ancient Curse of Thorns?
Game Features[]
- 12 Expansive Worlds to Explore
- 60 Hidden Treasures to find
- 59 Unique Weapons to Master
- 60 Area Challenges
- 80 Badges to Earn
- Upgrade your stats with the money you earned
- Over 10 hours of action-packed game play!
Blog Announcement[]
Here is a sneak peak of our newest game called Cactus McCoy and the Curse of Thorns. It will be playable this March!
Previews[]
Cutscenes[]
Intro[]
Ending[]
Areas[]
- Cactus Canyon
- Prospector Mines
- Rustler Railroad
- Shady Springs
- Powderkeg Pass
- Midnight Express
- Rattler Ravine
- Brimstone Mine
- Deadridge Railway
- Sunset Gulch
- Emerald Temple
- Emerald Shrine
Weapons[]
- Main article: Cactus McCoy and the Curse of Thorns/Weapons
Music[]
Unlike most Flipline games, which only use original music, Cactus McCoy and the Curse of Thorns used music created by other artists. Several of the artists who created music used in this game were later credited for creating the music used in the sequel.
- Title Screen Music: "Showdown" by Jeremy Sherman
- Cutscene Music: "Pass the Spaghetti" by Patrick Smith
- Other composers include Dan Foster and Wayne Westman.
Awards[]
Cactus McCoy and the Curse of Thorns was nominated for "Best of 2011" awards by Jay-is-games. It later took first place in the Action-Platform category. [1]
Badges[]
Trivia[]
- The names Hatfield and McCoy refer to the Hatfield and McCoy family feud that took place in the United States in the mid-1800s.
- The first post on the Flipline Blog was the trailer for this game.
- Matt and Tony were inspired to create this game after creating The Expendables 8-Bit.[2]
- The game's Southwest theme was inspired by seeing a Spanish-speaking website use the term "Enemigo" in its description of Papa Louie: When Pizzas Attack!.[2]
- It took over three months to develop this game.[3]
- The underscore of "Showdown" was also used in the Remnants of Skystone soundtrack.