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The Nutz

Rescue your true love from the towering constructions of the terrifying Urban Gorilla. Jump barrels and flames, climb the platforms, and maybe you'll reach your girlfriend before time runs out. How high can you go?

The Nutz artwork
The Nutz

A little internet history

When games arrived in the browser.

1995
Java applets helped turn web pages into places you could play, with games running inside the browser.
The plug-in era ends
Browsers gradually stopped supporting Java plug-ins. Java 11 removed the browser deployment tools; the Java language itself continues.
Today
This original game runs through our browser emulator. You don’t need to install the old Java plug-in.

Our part in that early web

Our Java games began on Smilie.com in the 1990s, before Matica followed. A surviving Smilie archive from 1 June 1997 refers to Mirkin’s Darts; Matica appears in the archive from 11 November 1998.

These games are part of that first wave of web play. We’re keeping them accessible, along with their original pages and history.

Read more: Java’s early tutorial history · Oracle’s applet deployment notes

Space to start; arrow keys or joystick to move. Climb the platforms and avoid the barrels. Space jumps. Sound starts off. High scores are shared between Matica and SmilieGames; loading and game-driven saving await owner testing.

Play The Nutz

Original game notes

Using the cursor keys to move around, make your way up the platforms to rescue your girlfriend from the clutches of the Urban Gorilla before time runs out. Use the spacebar to jump over the barrels and flames he throws down, or grab the hammer power-up and you'll be able to flatten them for a short time. Be wary though - if you've got the hammer, your hands are full and you won't be able to use the ladders.

Keep alert, and keep on climbing - how high can you go?

Press S to turn the sound effects on or off Press M to turn the music on or off