Cactus McCoy and the Curse of Thorns

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[]

02/24/2011: Cactus McCoy Trailer [2]
03/10/2011: Cactus McCoy [3]

Cutscenes[]

Intro[]

Ending[]

Areas[]

Characters[]

Protagonist[]

Antagonist[]

Supporting Characters[]

Enemies[]

Objects/Items[]

Obstacles[]

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 royalty-free licensed music created by other artists. While the artists originally went uncredited, they were later credited in the sequel, which reuses all four tracks in addition to a fifth track which was commissioned for the sequel.

Title Screen Music: "Showdown (Underscore Version)" by Jeremy Sherman^[1]
Cutscene Music: "Pass the Spaghetti" by Patrick Smith^[2]
Main Level Theme: "Spaghetti Western" by Dan Foster^[3]^[4]
Alternate Level Theme: Unknown track by Wayne Westman

Awards[]

Medalla — The Jay-is reward for the best of 2011

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.^[5]

Badges[]


Name	Achievement	Reward
Juggler Apprentice	Juggle a dying enemy in the air 10 times in a row	$300 300 Pts.
Resourceful	Use 10 different weapons to kill Enemigos	$150 150 Pts.
Harvester	Cut down 20 swaths of tall grass	$200 200 Pts.
Box Bomber	Destroy 10 metal crates with explosive weapons	$200 200 Pts.
Eleven Herbs and Spices	Kill 11 Enemigos with a chicken	$400 400 Pts.
Treasure Seeker	Find 10 Secret Treasures	$150 150 Pts.
Treasure Hunter	Find 30 Secret Treasures	$300 300 Pts.
Treasure Completionist	Find all of the Treasures	$600 600 Pts.
Blunderbuster	Kill 30 Enemigos with a Blunderbuss	$200 200 Pts.
Grave Digger	Kill 30 Enemigos with a Shovel	$200 200 Pts.
Wrinkle-Free	Kill 30 Enemigos with an Iron	$200 200 Pts.
Prospector	Kill 30 Enemigos with a Pickaxe	$200 200 Pts.
Rack 'em Up	Kill 30 Enemigos with a Pool Cue	$200 200 Pts.
Fear the Reaper	Kill 30 Enemigos with a Scythe	$200 200 Pts.
Homerun Derby	Kill 20 Enemigos with a Bat	$200 200 Pts.
Double Barrel	Kill 30 Enemigos with a Shotgun	$200 200 Pts.
Prehistoric	Kill 15 Enemigos with a Club	$200 200 Pts.
Bone Crusher	Kill 30 Enemigos with a Bone	$200 200 Pts.
Heeeere's McCoy	Kill 30 Enemigos with an Axe	$200 200 Pts.
New Sheriff in Town	Kill 20 Enemigos with Sheriff Badges	$200 200 Pts.
Dueling Banjos	Kill 30 Enemigos with Banjo	$200 200 Pts.
Wired	Kill 30 Enemigos with Barbed Wire	$200 200 Pts.
Rockets' Red Glare	Kill 30 Enemigos with a Bazooka	$300 300 Pts.
KO	Kill 30 Enemigos with Boxing Gloves	$200 200 Pts.
Beat 'em Up	Kill 30 Enemigos with Brass Knuckles	$200 200 Pts.
Whip Cracker	Kill 20 Enemigos with a Bullwhip	$200 200 Pts.
Prickly	Kill 15 Enemigos with a Cactus	$200 200 Pts.
Hundred Lashes	Kill 30 Enemigos with a Cat o' Nine Tails	$200 200 Pts.
Chain Gang	Kill 30 Enemigos with a Chain	$200 200 Pts.
Cherry Picker	Kill 40 Enemigos with Cherry Bombs	$300 300 Pts.
Archer	Kill 30 Enemigos with a Crossbow	$200 200 Pts.
Prize Prier	Kill 20 Enemigos with a Crowbar	$200 200 Pts.
Boarding Party	Kill 30 Enemigos with a Cutlass	$200 200 Pts.
Swifts Daggers	Kill 25 Enemigos with Daggers	$200 200 Pts.
Bullseye	Kill 20 Enemigos with Darts	$200 200 Pts.
Pocket Pistoleer	Kill 40 Enemigos with a Derringer	$300 300 Pts.
Enemigo BBQ	Kill 40 Enemigos with a Flamethrower	$300 300 Pts.
Rapid Fire	Kill 50 Enemigos with a Gatling Gun	$300 300 Pts.
Fire in the Hole	Kill 40 Enemigos with Grenades	$300 300 Pts.
Deadly Mariachi	Kill 30 Enemigos with a Guitar	$200 200 Pts.
Avast!	Kill 20 Enemigos with a Harpoon Gun	$200 200 Pts.
Desert Samurai	Kill 40 Enemigos with a Katana	$300 300 Pts.
Kerosene Cactus	Kill 30 Enemigos with Lanterns	$200 200 Pts.
Medieval	Kill 30 Enemigos with Longsword	$200 200 Pts.
Hack and Slash	Kill 30 Enemigos with Machete	$200 200 Pts.
Strong Man	Kill 30 Enemigos with a Mallet	$200 200 Pts.
Ball and Chain	Kill 30 Enemigos with a Meteor	$200 200 Pts.
Bludgeoner	Kill 30 Enemigos with a Morningstar	$200 200 Pts.
Night Watchman	Kill 30 Enemigos with a Nightstick	$200 200 Pts.
Faulty Plumbing	Kill 30 Enemigos with a Pipe	$200 200 Pts.
52 Pickup	Kill 52 Enemigos with Playing Cards	$300 300 Pts.
Rattle and Rumble	Kill 40 Enemigos with a Rattlesnake	$300 300 Pts.
Six Shooter	Kill 40 Enemigos with a Revolver	$300 300 Pts.
Fireworks Show	Kill 40 Enemigos with a Roman Candle	$300 300 Pts.
Happy Trails	Kill 20 Enemigos with a Rope	$200 200 Pts.
Creepy Crawler	Kill 30 Enemigos with Scorpions	$300 300 Pts.
Harvest Season	Kill 30 Enemigos with a Sickle	$200 200 Pts.
Nature Calls	Kill 20 Enemigos with a Stick	$200 200 Pts.
Gangster Gunner	Kill 40 Enemigos with a Submachine Gun	$300 300 Pts.
I'm Not Crying	Kill 40 Enemigos with Tear Gas	$300 300 Pts.
Desert Thorn	Kill 30 Enemigos with a Thorn Whip	$200 200 Pts.
Demolition Man	Kill 30 Enemigos with TNT	$200 200 Pts.
Flying Hatchets	Kill 30 Enemigos with Tomahawks	$200 200 Pts.
Triple A	Kill 30 Enemigos with a Tow Chain	$200 200 Pts.
Carpentry	Kill 30 Enemigos with a 2x4	$200 200 Pts.
Slow Drowning	Kill 1 Enemigo with a Squirt Gun	$300 300 Pts.
Sock it to 'em	Kill 150 Enemigos with your bare hands	$400 400 Pts.
Upgraded Gunner	Max out your Shooting Upgrade	$400 400 Pts.
Upgraded Swinger	Max out your Swinging Upgrade	$400 400 Pts.
Upgraded Puncher	Max out your Punching Upgrade	$400 400 Pts.
Upgraded Thrower	Max out your Throwing Upgrade	$400 400 Pts.
Upgraded Whipper	Max out your Whipping Upgrade	$400 400 Pts.
Swap and Juggle	Juggle a dying enemy with 4 different weapons	$500 500 Pts.
Five in the Air	Juggle 5 dying enemies at once	$500 500 Pts.
Powderkegger	Kill 20 Enemigos with TNT Barrels	$200 200 Pts.
Ring King	Kill 30 Boxing Enemigos with Boxing Gloves	$350 350 Pts.
Pistols at Dawn	Shoot 50 pistol-wielding Enemigos with any pistols	$350 350 Pts.
Challenger	Complete 30 Area Challenges	$300 300 Pts.
Challenge Champion	Complete All of the Area Challenges	$600 600 Pts.
Full Armory	Use every weapon to kill an Enemigo (including fists and Squirt Gun)	$750 750 Pts.

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.
Badges were introduced in this game.
The guitar and roman candle would later be reused in Papa Louie 2: When Burgers Attack!, as Zoe's and Boomer's weapons respectively.
The first post on the Flipline Blog was the trailer for this game.
This game was sponsored by Not Doppler, along with its sequel.
The Thorned Emerald is featured in the Foodini minigame, Mitch's Mess.
Matt and Tony were inspired to create this game after creating The Expendables 8-Bit.^[6]
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!.^[6]
It took over three months to develop this game.^[7]
The underscore version of "Showdown" was also used in the Remnants of Skystone soundtrack.
Cactus McCoy is seen holding Hex Hatfield's gun on the title screen, the opening cutscene, and much of the game's promotional material. However, McCoy does not obtain the gun in actual gameplay until the player achieves 100% completion.
The game's official poster, available on CafePress, features two oddities. While it at first appears to feature all of the game's enemigos, the green bazooka enemigo is oddly missing. Additionally, the brown swinging enemigo is not present, though a brown recolor of the purple whipping enemigo, which does not appear in the final game, is present instead.