Crankin's Time Travel Adventure

Crankin's Time Travel Adventure is a launch title for the Playdate handheld console.^[1]

Gameplay[]

The game utilizes the Playdate's crank design. The player controls Crankin, a robot who overslept for an important date with his girlfriend, Crankette. Crankin must now hurry to meet up with Crankette, but there are many obstacles in his path. The player must use the Playdate's crank to either advance or rewind time, so Crankin can avoid the obstacles and meet up with his girlfriend.^[2]

Characters[]

Below are the characters and their official descriptions from Uvula's website.
Name	Description	Image
Crankin (クランキン)	"He didn't want to be punished by Crankette, so he tried hard not to be late, but he soon realized that he wasn't satisfied without being punished. Now he is happy to enjoy both a nice nap and punishment."
Crankette (クランケット)	"She found delight in punishing her dearest Crankin, and realized that she could easily make him late by choosing a place to meet that he can't easily come to. Very honest Crankette."
Madame Butterfly (ちょうちょう夫人)	"Madame Butterfly is shy. She scatters poisonous powder when strangers approach."
Bird-chan (鳥ちゃん)	"Bird-chan wants to pierce something with their proud pointy beak. They will continue to fly everyday until they get stuck in something."
Piggy-san (豚さん)	"Piggy-san always wants to go home after a long day of work but is always bothered by Crankin’s presence on their route. They will never forgive anything that gets in their way."
Poopy-kun (うんちくん)	"Even though Poopy-kun is just there, the people who walk without looking carefully at their feet suddenly step on him and complain about their existence. It is a difficult life for anyone to live."
Mr. Boomerang (ミスターブーメラン)	"He is just practicing for the Boomerang World Championship. Carrying a shield just for when the returning boomerang is too fast to catch."

Crankin's Punishments[]

Listed below are all the possible ways Crankin is punished by Crankette for being late:

Punches him
Chews him out
Kicks him in the groin
Suplexes him
Looks away from him
Turns into a fairy and uses magic to drop the chapel bell on him (Only happens on the Last Date)
Donkey kicks him, gives him a haymaker, and uppercuts him (Ending sequence)

Trivia[]

The logo of the game is reminiscent of the logo of the Back to the Future franchise, which is likely due to how the former dabbles with time travel like the latter.
The clock acts more like a timer, at it moves as if the minutes are seconds (ex: "3:10 AM" means that ten seconds have passed, not minutes).
It's impossible for Crankin to meet up with Crankette on time, as each level starts at 3;00 AM, the time Crankette always wishes to meet up on.
However, the 50th level (a.k.a. "The Last Date"), is the only level where Crankin wakes up at a time earlier than 3:00 AM (2:30 AM, to be exact), thus it's the only level where it's possible to meet up with Crankette on time.
The Last Date is the easiest level besides the very first one, as there are no obstacles or gimmicks whatsoever. The player is instead encouraged to turn the Playdate's crank as fast as possible, in order for Crankin to meet up with his girlfriend on time,
It's hinted that Crankin oversleeps on purpose, as it's stated in his profile that he likes getting hurt by Crankette as punishment for being late.

Gallery[]

References[]

[1] Crankin's Time Travel Adventure on Playdate's website

[2] Crankin's Time Travel Adveture on Uvula's website

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