Larrikin

Feral pests have overrun the outback, and only one roo is rowdy enough to stop them!

You are LARRIKIN, a red kangaroo with a mighty tail and a pouch full of trouble. Thump the ground to knock rabbits, cane toads, foxes, and mynas silly, stuff them in your pouch, then boot them straight back at their mates.

The pouch holds three, and the last one in is the first one out. Every critter flies its own way, so pack with care:

• Rabbits roll along the ground and bounce off the walls.
• Cane toads bounce in high arcs, up to the ledges above.
• Foxes charge at twice a rabbit's speed, all the way to the first wall.
• Mynas dart dead straight across, to the first wall or rock.

One launch flattens every critter in its path, and each kill in a row scores more: 200, 400, 800, 1,600, then 3,200. Hit a critter of its own kind for double.

Leave a stunned critter too long and it gets up angry. Dawdle and HURRY UP! sends them all angry, then the willy-willy comes looking for you: a dust devil that drifts through walls, and nothing can stop it. Stages 8 and 16 bring a feral camel, too big for any pouch. STREWTH!

Features

• 16 single-screen stages in four zones, from blazing day to starry night
• Four critters that each fly differently when launched, plus the camel and the willy-willy
• Combo chains, double points for kin, and bush tucker to grab
• An Aussie pub-rock soundtrack and sound effects
• Help pages with the whole critter roster: press F1 on the title
• A high score table to put your initials in
• Full frame rate on PAL and NTSC machines, written for a real Commodore 64

Controls

Joystick in port 2, or the keyboard.

• Move: left and right, or A and D
• Hop: up, or W. Hold it for a higher hop.
• Thump: down, or S. In the air it's a dive.
• Launch: fire, or Space
• Pause: P or Run/Stop
• Music on/off: F7
• Help: F1 on the title

Credits

Published by STRATE GAMES. © 2026 Brandon Staggs.

Made in under 64 hours for an AI-developed Commodore 64 game compo, whose rules called for a kangaroo and a pouch.