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Surfing Minigame

This page contains a JavaScript game that will teach you the basics of surfing. It is a top down version of a simplified surf map, where your goal is to use the A & D keys to practice sticking to ramps, building speed, and moving your character.

If you've stumbled across this game and don't know the first thing about surfing, I reccommend checking out this video to see what surfing is about. Then check out this one, up until he mentions crouching at ~1:40, to understand the basic controls. For this game, all you need to know is holding A or D to stick to a ramp and build your speed.

You build speed by RIDING INTO THE SIDE OF A RAMP while holding either the A or D keys. You then continue to HOLD THE KEY you stuck to the ramp with until you reach the end of the ramp, OR until you press the opposite key to unstick yourself and move in the other direction. Your goal is to hit as many ramps as possible in order to keep your speed, and navigate to the end of the level.

The game is 1000x750 pixels in size, so make sure you use a large enough window to play. If you are having performance issues, try closing the number of open tabs you have in your browser and then refresh the page. Check out the controls below the game to find out how to get play, or press W to jump right in!

Controls

Movement Keys

W
PRESS TO START THE GAME
Don't hold it down, it does nothing after the start!
A
Move your character LEFT
Hold to ride the RIGHT SIDE of a ramp
D
Move your character RIGHT
Hold to ride the LEFT SIDE of a ramp

Other Keys

R
Restarts the game
Randomly generates a new level
Does not save your score
High score not erased
F5
Quick shortcut (on most browsers/OS) to refresh your page
Do this if your game is running slowly for some reason
Your high score will be erased!

Score Rank List

0 < 99
Noob
100 < 249
Rookie
250 < 399
Intermediate
400 < 424
Surfer
425 < 449
Expert
450+
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