Weird science
he first time we come across Atsushi Wada’s sit-up simulator is in a video of a GDC gathering. In it, creator Adriaan de Jongh grips a tablet, pressing the screen to make the cartoon protagonist haul his torso up and plant his face into the side of a dog. When he draws his finger away from the screen, the boy returns to the floor. Peering over de Jongh are any number of indie scene luminaries, all of whom are hooting uproariously. It’s an image that has stuck in our minds for years. finally release this summer – but what really caught our eye was its publisher. Playables, co-founded by and , has been on our radar for a little while: whenever we trip over unusual, and hilarious, games, we find it at the other end of the wire.
