If I were a strawberry, I would...

In case anyone was looking for the weirdest game character, how about this one: a running (and jumping!) strawberry clock? A picture from the intro also suggests some rather strange sources of inspiration...

"Super Strawberry Clock" is a typical "platform" game: you have to jump from platform to platform, avoid obstacles and traps, and get your character to the exit. This time it's not a little guy with a mustache (as in "Super Mario Bros"), not even a blue hedgehog (as in "Sonic"), but this one and only strange character from dreamland. The graphics are very simple, even primitive, the music is fairly captivating and mysterious for a banal platform game.

Yet another interesting aspect is the fact that the title seems an obvious hint to the 60s psychedelic pop/rock band Strawberry Alarm Clock. They were mostly known for a few songs like "Incense and Peppermints", "Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow" and "Good Morning Starshine". So that's the era - and the lifestyle? - the game's author draws inspiration from...