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Game Overview

Kururin Paradise is one of those games that sounds simple until you actually try it. You control this spinning stick-like robot (weirdly charming, honestly) and have to navigate through these obstacle-filled levels without bumping into anything. The spinning never stops, so you're constantly adjusting—left feels right, right feels left, and before long you're muttering at the screen like a mad person.

The levels start off easy enough, just gentle curves and wide gaps, but then they throw in moving platforms, narrow tunnels, and enemies that seem to exist purely to ruin your day. I kept crashing into walls at first, but once you get the rhythm down, it's weirdly satisfying to thread the needle through tight spaces. The music's cheerful in that classic GBA way, which almost makes up for how much you'll swear at the later stages.

If you like games that punish you just enough to make victory feel earned, this one's a gem.