127 Little Bugs: Patch It Around
About 127 Little Bugs: Patch It Around
127 Little Bugs: Patch It Around turns the classic developer meme — "99 little bugs in the code, take one down, patch it around... 127 little bugs in the code" — into a fast-paced arcade game. The goal is to squash bugs before they crawl into PRODUCTION, survive race conditions, legacy code, heisenbugs, and the dreaded Friday Deploy boss, all without accidentally squashing the features. Between sprints, upgrades keep the pressure interesting. How many sprints can you ship?
How to Play 127 Little Bugs: Patch It Around: Squash Bugs, Survive Sprints
Bugs crawl toward PRODUCTION at the bottom of the screen. Each one that slips through takes down a server, and losing all 5 servers means the deploy fails. Clear the bug counter to finish a sprint, then choose 1 of 3 upgrades before the next wave begins. Every 5th sprint brings the Friday Deploy boss.
Bug Types
- Standard bugs: Squashing one can "patch it around," spawning two small, fast bugs in its place.
- Gray legacy bugs: Require 3 hits to squash.
- Purple heisenbugs: Can only be hit while they are visible.
- Shiny blue features: Must be left alone — squashing one costs a server.
Sprint Upgrades
- Coffee
- Rubber Duck
- Unit Tests
- Pair Programming
Controls
- Tap or click: Squash a bug
- Enter or Space: Pick the first upgrade option
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