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Binary Land

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Also known as
Laberinto Binario バイナリィランド バイナリィ・ランド

Guide two penguins through mirrored mazes to reunite them at the top.

Binary Land was originally released in 1984 for the MSX and later ported to the Famicom/NES in 1985. The legacy year 1983 is incorrect for this platform.

About Binary Land

Binary Land is a top-down vertical maze game where two penguins, one male and one female, must be brought together. The player directly controls one penguin, while the other mirrors every movement in the opposite direction. This creates a unique control scheme where actions must be considered for both characters simultaneously.

Levels are filled with walls, bricks, and enemies like spiders that can attack or lay webs. These enemies can be defeated for points. The central objective is to navigate both penguins to the top of the maze so they meet in the same square at the same moment, which requires coordinating their mirrored paths around obstacles.

Randomly appearing power-ups are scattered throughout the stages. Players must also manage a time limit, making the overall task challenging as it demands planning for two interconnected characters under pressure.

Binary Land Screenshots

9 images
Title screen
First level is quite simple
A blue level with more web and spiders
No bonus? Well...
The levels become more and more complex and dangerous
High scores
Bonus level
Aren't they cute? :-)
Game Over