Play The Incredible Crash Dummies Online

You play as a wobbly crash dummy flinging yourself through chaotic streets—get hit and your limbs fly off, but you can screw them back on if you find the tools. The janky jumps feel oddly perfect as you watch your guy hobble along missing an arm.

Developer: Gray Matter Inc.

Genre: Action

Released: 1993

File size: 740.14 KB

Game Overview

Remember when crash test dummies were weirdly popular in the '90s? This SNES game takes that bizarre nostalgia and turns it into a surprisingly fun (and slightly messed up) platformer. You're a floppy-limbed dummy bouncing through traffic-filled streets, dodging fireballs and getting limbs torn off by passing cars—which sounds grim, but it's actually hilarious when your guy keeps running with one arm dangling by a wire.

The limb system is basically your health bar—lose all four and you're done, but you'll find screwdrivers scattered around to bolt yourself back together. The controls are a bit stiff (fitting for a dummy, I guess), but once you get the hang of the awkward jumps, there's something weirdly satisfying about watching your character fall apart piece by piece. Just don't think too hard about why a road safety game rewards you for surviving brutal crashes.

It's janky, it's ridiculous, and it absolutely nails that early '90s "what were they thinking?" charm.