Controller & Keyboard Reference
| PlayStation Action | DualShock Button | Keyboard Key |
|---|---|---|
| Directional Movement / Steering | D-Pad / Left Analog Stick | W A S D / Arrows |
| Jump / Surface Water / Select | ✖ Cross | K or X |
| Crouch / Belly Crawl / Submerge | ● Circle | L or C |
| Venom Spur Strike / Silent Takedown | ■ Square | J or Z |
| Electro-Reception Radar / Sonar Pulse | ▲ Triangle | I or V |
| Equip / Unequip Cardboard Box | L1 Shoulder | Q |
| Pause Menu / Mission Status | START | Enter |
| Soliton Radar / CODEC Radio | SELECT | Shift / Tab |
Live Controller HUD
Mission Briefing & Operative Dossier
You are Platty the Platypus, an amphibious operative equipped with natural bio-electrical sensory organs and venomous calcaneus spurs. Deep beneath Victoria's Yarra Valley, the malevolent Dr. Toad-Dozer has enclosed the Healesville wetlands inside an automated perimeter, deploying guard patrols, drone networks, and industrial searchlight mechs. Your mission: infiltrate through the sanctuary drainage network, cross the roaring Yarra rapids, traverse Melbourne's midnight thoroughfares, and reach the ocean estuary to rescue your newborn sibling!
⚡ Electro-Reception Radar
Hold ▲ to charge your bill's electrolocation ampullae. Release to emit a sonar pulse that stuns nearby sentries, blinds drones, and reveals hidden yabbies through walls.
📦 Cardboard Box Disguise
Press L1 while stationary on solid ground to slip inside "The Bill Box". Guards cannot identify you as long as you remain motionless within their vision cones.
💥 Venom Spur Strike (CQC)
Sneak behind patrol guards and press ■ to administer a 15-second silent knockout with your hind ankle spurs (+500 points!).
🌊 Amphibious Diving
Platty can swim and dive into water channels. Press ● to dive submerged beneath searchlights. Keep an eye on your O2 gauge before surfacing!
Predator & Boss Roster
Act 1-3: Searchlight Mech • Heavy security walker with triple power matrix conduits. Destroy the 3 generators before targeting the rear coolant core.
Act 2-3: Park Ranger Jet Ski • High-speed watercraft boss. Lure into river whirlpools to stall its engine, then strike.
Act 3-3: Sniper Kookaburra • Rooftop marksman. Track the laser sight and strike when reloading.
Act 4-3: Dr. Toad-Dozer's Mega Excavator • The final mechanical fortress. Overheat its engine pods to bring down the central cockpit!
Campaign Codename & Grading System
Upon completing the campaign or individual acts, your performance is graded against clear times and stealth alerts:
| Codename | Rank | Requirement | Evaluation Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOX | S-RANK | 0 Alerts • Time < 10 min | Ultimate Ghost Operative • Zero Detection |
| PLATYPUS | A-RANK | ≤ 2 Alerts • Time < 15 min | True Amphibious Spec-Ops Master |
| ECHIDNA | A-RANK | ≤ 4 Alerts • Time < 20 min | Spiny Defensive Expert |
| WOMBAT | B-RANK | ≤ 6 Alerts • Time < 25 min | Sturdy Subterranean Infiltrator |
| KOALA | B-RANK | ≤ 8 Alerts • Time < 30 min | Methodical Tree Climber |
| SLOTH | C-RANK | > 8 Alerts or Time ≥ 30 min | Take Your Time, Platty! |
Original PlayStation Packaging & Physical Media
Complete authentic PlayStation jewel case designs and disc face specifications drafted for retail manufacturing:
Hi-Res 16-Bit Title Screen Canvas
Master Disc Images & Hardware Deployment
Run Plattypus natively on genuine PlayStation 1 hardware or your preferred desktop emulator:
Standalone PSX-EXE
MIPS R3000 bare-metal executable. Ideal for fast network boot via Unirom, Caetla, or emulator rapid testing.
Cooked PS1 ISO (.ISO)
Standard 2048-byte Mode 1 ISO filesystem. Compact disc image compatible with universal optical disc loaders.
Master Bootable CD (.CUE / .BIN)
Mastered Red Book CD image including CDDA Audio soundtrack and 15fps MDEC/XA cinematic sequences.
📦 Official GitHub Releases: Pre-packaged archives with verified SHA-256 checksums, packaging artwork, and full release notes are published at the GitHub Releases Page.
Hardware Installation Instructions
- Optical Drive Emulators (xStation, MODE, PSIO): Place
plattypus.cueandplattypus.bininside your SD card game folder. Compatible with NTSC-U, NTSC-J, and PAL consoles with automatic 60Hz/50Hz clock scaling. - Physical CD-R: Burn
plattypus.cueusing ImgBurn at 2x or 4x speed onto high quality CD-R media. Boot via modchip or Tonyhax international soft-exploit. - DuckStation / RetroArch: Open DuckStation • File • Start Disc • Select
plattypus.cue. Enable PGXP Geometry Precision for ultra-smooth perspective polygon rendering.