
The lad pictured above is Olatayo Sobomehin, an 11 years old who built
Spike Rush, an infinite, side-scrolling game.
Named after
needle spikerush (a plant), the game is set in a magical forest where spikes are everywhere.
Players have
super powers to help them learn to survive in the forest. At random times, the gravity reverses and players must live upside down.
The players must ensure the spikes don’t defeat them. To do this,
they must swipe up to jump over the spikes, swipe left and right to move
back and forth, and double tap to activate special powers.
Mark Zuckerberg, who only just got back from visiting Lagos, Nairobi
and Abuja, caught up with Tayo recently and was impressed with his game.