{"id":26730,"date":"2024-02-06T15:06:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T06:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=26730"},"modified":"2024-02-09T18:54:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T09:54:28","slug":"20240206-26730","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240206-26730\/","title":{"rendered":"Help a catnip-smuggling, car-driving cat escape the cops in this Need for Speed parody browser game\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ever wanted to be the shift stick-operating assistant to a tough-talking, vintage car-driving ginger moggie? Well now you can! Swedish indie developer Knackelibang Productions has released the short browser-based adventure game <strong>Nip for Speed <\/strong>for free on <a href=\"https:\/\/knackelibang.itch.io\/nip-for-speed\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/knackelibang.itch.io\/nip-for-speed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">itch.io<\/a>. In this bizarre game, you find yourself in the passenger seat with a cat at the wheel, who will meow deep-voiced instructions to you, while the puzzled pup in the back looks on.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240206-26730-002.jpeg\" alt=\"Nip for Speed driving cat Need for Speed parody indie game\" class=\"wp-image-26737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240206-26730-002.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240206-26730-002-380x214.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240206-26730-002-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240206-26730-002-600x337.jpeg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The cat will ask you to do all kinds of normal things, like changing gear, lighting its cigar and handing it a gun. The dialogue is humorous and absurd, made extra funny by the fact that the meows are clearly voiced by a guy pretending to be a cat, and a hard-boiled one at that. Smuggling catnip is a tough business apparently.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"959\" height=\"598\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240206-26730-001.png\" alt=\"Nip for Speed driving cat Need for Speed parody indie game\" class=\"wp-image-26738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240206-26730-001.png 959w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240206-26730-001-380x237.png 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240206-26730-001-768x479.png 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240206-26730-001-320x200.png 320w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240206-26730-001-600x374.png 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is unclear if the animals are actually there or if it&#8217;s just your character having a Hunter S. Thompson-style hallucinogenic trip (as the highway signs suggest).\u00a0 Either way, this quirky game clearly riffs off Need For Speed, in particular the bizarreness of Need for Speed: The Run. Don\u2019t expect a full-blown game from Nip for Speed though, it\u2019s a short, free and funny little experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The developer Knackelibang Productions is currently working on an online FPS called Just Read the Instructions, which is due out on PC sometime in 2024, with the demo available now on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1461370\/Just_Read_The_Instructions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/knackelibang.itch.io\/just-read-the-instructions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">itch.io<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey! I&#39;m Tobias, I am building a hectic coop-shooter where you battle a corrupt AI inside a simulation, all while fighting swarms of enemies with OP weapons!<br><br>Steam: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/awhPzlxEDG\">https:\/\/t.co\/awhPzlxEDG<\/a> <br>Beta: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dJUDRdfhCt\">https:\/\/t.co\/dJUDRdfhCt<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/game?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#game<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/videogames?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#videogames<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Indiegames?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Indiegames<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coop?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coop<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fps?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#fps<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/steam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#steam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a8BFHuLho5\">pic.twitter.com\/a8BFHuLho5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u26a0\ufe0fGo buy Just Read The Instructions! (@TheKnackelibang) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheKnackelibang\/status\/1686421926372167684?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nip for Speed is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/knackelibang.itch.io\/nip-for-speed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">itch.io<\/a> for free.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>Based on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20240205-281441\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20240205-281441\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>\u00a0by Yuta Tanaka\u00a0(original article\u2019s publication date: 2024-02-05 21:04 JST)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nip For Speed is a funny free indie game that will take you on a trip in more ways than one. 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