| Catchin' Waves | |
|---|---|
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| Information | |
| Players | 1 + Red Puffle |
| Controls | Mouse (move) Arrow Keys (tricks) |
| Minigame location | Cove |
| Date released | June 4, 2007[1] |
Using the Silver Surfboard, a player could earn up to 2000 coins in a single run, although achieving such an amount is difficult.
Catchin' Waves was a surfing mini-game played from the surfboard (formerly the hut shack) located at the Cove. In this game, the player moves the cursor up and down to steer a penguin surfing along the wave. There are four game modes: Surf Lesson, Freestyle, Competition and Survival. Surf Lesson is a short surf with tips on how to surf. Freestyle mode is a normal surfing mode. In Competition mode, the player has to do as many tricks as possible in order to satisfy three judges, each of them likes a certain trick or move. In Survival Mode, the player has to surf through rough seas and avoid icebergs and sharks.
Stamps[]
Easy[]
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| First Trick stamp | Master your first trick on the board. |
| Puffle Surfin' stamp | Take your Red Puffle to a surf lesson. |
| Easy Flip stamp | Perform 1 flip. |
| Easy Tube stamp | Hit the 100 point combo while shooting the tube. |
| Easy Grind stamp | Hit the 100 point combo while grinding the wave. |
| Graduate stamp | Finish a surf lesson. |
| Easy Spin stamp | Perform a 3 spin jump. |
Medium[]
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Trick Star stamp | Master 13 different tricks in a surf. |
Podium Puffle stamp  |
Finish in 1st, 2nd or 3rd place with your puffle. |
| Flip Star stamp | Jump and flip 3 times. |
| Easy Jump stamp | Jump the height of 8 penguins. |
| Super Tube stamp | Hit the 1000 point combo while shooting the tube. |
| Super Spin stamp | Perform a 7 spin jump. |
| Super Grind stamp | Hit the 700 point combo while grinding the wave. |
Hard[]
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Max Grind stamp |
Hit the 1200 point combo while grinding the wave. |
| First Place stamp |
Win first place in a competition. |
| Max Flips stamp |
Jump and flip 10 times. |
| High Jump stamp |
Jump the height of 20 penguins. |
| Max Tube stamp |
Hit the 5000 point combo while shooting the tube. |
| Max Spin stamp | Perform a 10 spin jump. |
Extreme[]
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Shark! stamp |
Spot the shark. |
| Survivor stamp |
Complete Survival Mode. |
Trivia[]
- It was the first game in Club Penguin in which players could play with their puffle, although it was limited to red puffles.
- Despite the Cove opening on May 24, 2007, Catchin' Waves was not playable for over two weeks later. This was done to coincide with the movie Surf's Up, which premiered the same week, as part of a small partnership Club Penguin had with Sony at the time.[2]
- Survival Mode was added on June 29, 2007.[3]
- Prior to the release of stamps, Competition and Survival modes could be played by non-members.
- Prior to an update in November 2013, it was not possible to play with a red puffle and use a surfboard aside from the default one due to puffles taking up the hand item slot.
- There are unused early versions of the judges in the game's .swf file. The sprites closely resemble the ones from Pizza Oven.
- Red Puffles could not be brought to the Survival mode, as they would be scared. This attitude is not suitable to Red Puffles, as they are described in the Puffle Handbook as adventurous.
Tips[]
A puffle surfing with its owner
A puffle doing tricks
- Players could bring a Red Puffle to the game, which could yield up to 3 points each time the player jumped.
- In Freestyle, Survival and Surf Lesson, in the end when the water is going down, players could try to lose balance and fall, until they have no more boards left. They would be placed back a little, letting them earn more points.
Boards[]
- Main article: Surfboard
Tricks[]
| Name | Method |
|---|---|
| Icebreaker | ← + ↑ or A + W |
| Coastal Kick | ← + → or A + D |
| The Blender | ↓ + → or S + D |
| Lazy Wave | ↓ + ↑ or S + W |
| Backstand | ↓ + ← or S + A |
| Surf Fever | → + ↑ or D + W |
| Shooting the tube | Hold ↓ until reaching the curved part of the wave |
| Frontflip | Move the mouse in clockwise circles while in the air |
| Backflip | Move the mouse in counter-clockwise circles while in the air |
| Grind | Leap into the air, then hold down the left button of the mouse when landing on the wave |
| Trick/Grind | Do a trick, leap into the air, then grind |
| Spin | Leap into the air, then do a trick |
- Pressing any arrow key in the air let the player do a basic aerial trick. Flipping at the same time increases points.
Gallery[]
The old logo
The start screen of Catchin' Waves
Performing the "Lazy Wave" move as seen in a Stamp Book photograph
The Shark from survival mode as seen in a Stamp Book photograph
Winning first place in Competition mode as seen in a Stamp Book photograph
Penguins about to go surfing
A penguin "shooting the tube"
As seen on a computer monitor in the Everyday Phoning Facility
Competition mode judges[]
"I like to see lots of grinds!"
"I like to see shooting the tube!"
"I like to see flips!"
"I like to see a variety of everything."
"I like to see lots of tricks!"
"I like to see spin moves!"
"I like to see perfect balance."
"I like to see a blending of tricks and grinds."
"I like to see the icebreaker"
"I like the backstand"
"I like the costal kick!"
"I like to see surf fever."
"I like to see the blender."
"I like to see the lazy wave!"
Unused judges[]
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | Pegando Onda |
| French | Prendre la Vague |
| Spanish | Olas con onda |
| German | Wellenreiten |
| Russian | На волне |