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Development on Penguin Tide is happening steadily, and that means that I've got some more screens to show off!

Being a surfing penguin isn't all fun and games. Sure, it may be awesome to do some flips off of birds and collect fruit in the air, but it's not without its pitfalls. Enter the shark.

Yes, those are sharks jumping out of the water, and yes, they are wearing glasses. Why are they wearing glasses? Unfortunately, nobody knows. A penguin tried asking them once, but the answer was to simply get eaten. One can only presume that they need them to see, but then that implies that there are shark optometrists out there, and things just start to get silly.

Not to worry, however. These sharks probably won't eat you, but they will cause you to slow down quite a bit, thus hindering your progress. Your best bet? Do some sick radical bounce-flip off of their heads instead. They won't like it, but they'll understand.

You may also notice a new theme in these shark-infested waters: lots of gray rocks. This is because you have reached a new area in the game. Penguin Tide will feature 3 distinct areas, one of them being shark-infested rocky-ridged waters. What are the other two? Well, you'll just have to find out. And in the case of the first area of the game, you can find out pretty quickly by looking at the previous blog post. In any case, stay tuned for future updates!