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Meat Boy

Meat Boy is a platform game made in flash, being the precursor of the Super Meat Boy franchise. The game relies on very precise platforming, and it is known for being very challenging.

5 October 2008

Meat Boy is a platform developed by Edmund McMillen, released 5 October 2008 on Web browser.

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What Meat Boy is

Meat Boy is a platform game developed by Edmund McMillen and released in 2008. It was published by Newgrounds. It is available on Web browser only. It runs on Adobe Flash Player.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Meat Boy is a platform game made in flash, being the precursor of the Super Meat Boy franchise. The game relies on very precise platforming, and it is known for being very challenging.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Meat Boy launched on 5 October 2008, within three weeks of Dead Space (2008), Dead Space, The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut and World of Goo.

Released around the same time: Dead Space (2008), Dead Space, The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, World of Goo.

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When did Meat Boy come out?
Meat Boy was released on 5 October 2008 for Web browser.

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