Full Release Version!

Controls: Move the bird with d-pad, jump the bike with x

How to play:

Collect as many letters as possible with the bird.
Avoid running into rocks in the road as the bike.
Hitting an obstacle with the bike will cause it to become unsteady and slow down.
If the bike slows down too far it will fall over and end the run.
Land the bird on the bike to return it to normal.
The bike cannot jump while the bird is sitting on it.
Hitting an obstacle while unsteady will cause the run to end.
If the bird is pushed off-screen too far to the left, the run will end.

Goal: get the highest score for letters/distance travelled.

Special Thanks:

A huge thank you to @notehead who composed the soundtrack for this game (including all of the effects)!

Changelog

v0.1.1

fixed a bug with the jumping mechanic where the bike was not jumping to its full height each time.

v0.1.2

re-balanced the rock speed increase over time
adjusted the bird move speed

v0.1.3

removed debug text (oops)

v0.1.4

changed jump button behaviour to no longer continue jumping when held down

v0.2

Added an intro 'cutscene' animation

v0.3

added new obstacle variations for the bike
added some better UI
improved the opening sequence
named the game (still open to changing this)

v0.4

added a new mechanic - Hitting an obstacle with the bike will cause it to become unsteady and unable to jump. Touch it with the bird to return it to normal. Hitting an obstacle while unsteady will cause the game to end.
added a new larger lantern variation that spawns with increasing frequency the further you travel

v0.4.1

updated animation for bike wobble
added new animation for when the bird has landed on the bike
reduced the top speed of the letters moving

v0.4.2

added some particle effects! (oooh ahhh)

v0.5

changed the game rules
the bike can now jump again while unsteady but loses speed in this state
if the bike's speed gets too low it will fall over and end the run
the bird can still land on the bike to stabilise it and will restore the speed of the bike once it takes off again
hitting an obstacle while in the unstable state will still end the run

v0.6

added a scoreboard that displays your distance travelled, number of letters collected, and the percentage of letters collected. Also shows if your score is higher than a previous score this session. (saving these between sessions is something I still need to add)

v0.6.1