The source code of VVVVVV is now public! https://github.com/TerryCavanagh/vvvvvv
The visual style of VVVVVV is heavily inspired by games released for the Commodore 64 8-bit computer from the 1980s, especially Jet Set Willy which is referenced by the giant elephant...
I was surprised to find the elephant in the (hover to read) of the map.It looks like this:Quote Even more details: http://distractionware.com/forum/index.php?topic=29.0
I poked around a little bit and found a Wikipedia Article on VVVVVV. And inside, I found this little snippet:QuoteThe visual style of VVVVVV is heavily inspired by games released for the Commodore 64 8-bit computer from the 1980s, especially Jet Set Willy which is referenced by the giant elephant...Now, this is just a joke! The reason as to why Viridian's crew would have a giant elephant stored on their ship is beyond me.