Red Hot Chili Peppers' music video for "Californication," released in 2000, depicts the band members within the CGI world of a 3D video game. Now, 22 years later, someone has created a real video game based on the music video.
The game was made by developer Miquel Camps Orteza, who uploaded it to the indie game platform itch.io. It allows players to select a member of the Chili Peppers and then collect asterisks logos in in one of seven California environments from the video. This includes swimming in the ocean, snowboarding down a mountain, flying past skyscrapers on a dragonfly and running through the Redwood forest.
The description of the game reads, "Do you remember the 'Californication' video from Red Hot Chili Peppers? I wanted to play that game so bad! It's 2022 and I haven't seen anyone make the game, so I challenged myself to create it. I have selected some epic moments from the video and turned into seven levels, each one with different game mechanics."
Watch a trailer for the game below. It's available to download for free from itch.io.
It's worth mentioning that anyone can publish their project on itch.io, so, as with any downloaded program there's no guarantee that the files will be safe for your computer — although itch.io has its own automatic virus scanner, and the website processes virus reports daily, so it's generally a safe platform. Miquel Camps Orteza is a frequent developer, having uploaded a number of games to itch.io.
Next, maybe someone can turn "Black Summer" into some sort of a swashbuckling pirate game?
The game was made by developer Miquel Camps Orteza, who uploaded it to the indie game platform itch.io. It allows players to select a member of the Chili Peppers and then collect asterisks logos in in one of seven California environments from the video. This includes swimming in the ocean, snowboarding down a mountain, flying past skyscrapers on a dragonfly and running through the Redwood forest.
The description of the game reads, "Do you remember the 'Californication' video from Red Hot Chili Peppers? I wanted to play that game so bad! It's 2022 and I haven't seen anyone make the game, so I challenged myself to create it. I have selected some epic moments from the video and turned into seven levels, each one with different game mechanics."
Watch a trailer for the game below. It's available to download for free from itch.io.
It's worth mentioning that anyone can publish their project on itch.io, so, as with any downloaded program there's no guarantee that the files will be safe for your computer — although itch.io has its own automatic virus scanner, and the website processes virus reports daily, so it's generally a safe platform. Miquel Camps Orteza is a frequent developer, having uploaded a number of games to itch.io.
Next, maybe someone can turn "Black Summer" into some sort of a swashbuckling pirate game?