Cooties is an Adobe Flash action video game developed by Jacob Grahn that was released on 2006-02-09.
Gameplay
The protagonist about to whack a girl with a trash can during recess.
Players control the most handsome boy at school on Valentine's Day and must take out girls using various items such as trash cans, bowling balls, and Cupid himself to avoid getting cooties.
Weapons
| Weapon | Name | Damage | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Cooties - Abnormally Large Pencil.png | Abnormally Large Pencil | 1 | "Bus Stop", "Bus Ride", "Before School", "Recess" |
| File:Cooties - Hand.png | Hand | 1 | All |
| File:Cooties - Stick.png | Stick | 1 | "Bus Stop" |
| File:Cooties - Plastic Bat.png | Plastic Bat | 1.5 | "Before School", "Recess" |
| File:Cooties - Some Dead Guy's Femur.png | Some Dead Guy's Femur | 1.5 | "Bus Ride" |
| File:Cooties - Pointy Rock.png | Pointy Rock | 2 | "Bus Stop", "Bus Ride", "Recess" |
| File:Cooties - Trash Can.png | Trash Can | 2 | "Bus Stop", "Before School", "Recess" |
| File:Cooties - Bowling Ball.png | Bowling Ball | 3 | "Recess" |
|
Cupid | 3 | "Cupid's Revenge" |
Trivia
- Jiggmin came up with the game's concept by doing the opposite of typical Valentine's Day games, being about fear and staying apart instead of love and coming together.[1]
- Due to a bug within Flash, it's impossible to play the official game with Flash Player versions above 19, as the game only reads their first number (currently "2" instead of "20") when it runs a check, rendering it unplayable. The game can be modified to remove the check altogether, though.
- The game's font, Gwibble, would eventually become the staple font of the Platform Racing series.
- The level completion sound effect would also be reused for the series as well.
- The bus and hallway backgrounds contain writings of various innuendos and other jokes.
- A glitch allowed players to easily complete the third level by pausing the game before it was patched.[2]
- Level four is Jiggmin's personal favorite stage.[3]
- This is the only one of Jiggmin's original games to never receive a high score page on his website.