Cart Surfer

**Cart Surfer** was a *Club Penguin* minigame that could be played in the Mine. The main objective of the game was the performance of various tricks and stunts to earn points (similar to Catchin' Waves) while riding a Mine Cart on a track. When players finished the game, they were brought to the Mine Shack.

This was one of the most popular games in *Club Penguin*, as it was a quick and consistent way to earn a decent amount of coins by using the most optimal moves (see table below). This may have been due to the fact that the game had to be made in a very short span of time, so developers did not have time to perfect the coin system for the gameTemplate:Fact. In *Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force*, an adaption of this game for the DS appears, which can be played with either the D-pad and buttons or touch screen. It has more obstacles than the online version, and features an extreme mode as well.

## Stamps

### Medium

 Puffle Power stamp | Recover from a wobble with a puffle.

### Hard

 Ultimate Duo stamp | Perform 20 tricks with your puffle.

## Tips

The most efficient way to get coins on Cart Surfer was to alternate the **Flip** and **Spin**, **Handstand** or **Run on Tracks**: a 100 scoring stunt and any of the 80 scoring ones. **Cart Grind** was the highest scoring stunt for the turns. It also helped to crash a few times near the end, which gave the player more time to do tricks.
When a player lost a life, they got the chance to perform about 2–3 moves before the next turn so they had to use their lives wisely and could get an extra 540–840 points. Note that if a trick was performed twice or more in a row, the points it would yield normally were halved, until a different trick was performed.

An efficient player could earn approximately 450 coins per game. If a player had all the stamps for the game, their coins would be doubled, giving them 900 coins.

## Tricks

*\* Jump was not counted for the Trick Master stamp.*

*\*\* Surf Turn and Cart Grind varied in point value based on how long the trick was performed. (All points void if the player crashed.)*

## Trivia

 File:Cart Surfer Menu.png
* It was supposed to be released on May 29, 2006, but it was delayed a week late due to bugs.
* One of the loading screens for the game depicted a penguin cart surfing with his black puffle.
* On July 17, 2007, new tricks were added. These were the Cart Slam, Handstand, and Run on Tracks tricks.
* The game was featured on the *CART SURFER (ID 1)* Card-Jitsu card, as well as the *Cart Surfer (ID 354)* Card-Jitsu Power Card.
* The prototype version of it was called **Cave Runner**.

## Glitches

* Sometimes a Black Puffle would briefly appear even if you did not have one with you, along with your penguin turning to yellow (however, it did not happen if your penguin was yellow). This glitch was never fixed.
* At one time, you were able to earn more than the maximum amount of stamps available on Cart Surfer, presumably due to a removed stamp. When you completed a game, it would display as "13/12" stamps. This glitch was never fixed.
* When grinding around corners, you could extend a grind for much longer than usual. If you kept grinding after the initial "tipping" animation began playing, the cart would right itself again, allowing you to continue grinding. This only worked on or just after corners, and required careful timing, but allowed you to get upwards of 90 points on a single grind. This was a very efficient method of earning coins.

## Gallery

### Stamp Book photographs

Stampbook Polaroid Cart Surfer 1.pngStampbook Polaroid Cart Surfer 2.pngStampbook Polaroid Cart Surfer 3.png
### Moves

Cart.pngA normal penguin on a cartFlipss.pngHandstandMove.pngRun on TracksSide flip.pngSurf JumpCorner.pngTurnLean back.pngA penguin leaning backBack flip.pngFlipTurning.gifCart Grind
### Other

Cart Surfer Menu 2006.pngThe first Cart Surfer menu from 2006–2007Oldcartsurfer.pngThe old Cart Surfer menu from 2007–2011CartSurferWallpaper.pngA wallpaper of Cart SurferCART SURFER card image.pngThe *CART SURFER* cardCart Surfer card image.pngThe *Cart Surfer* Power CardCart Surfing Penguin.pngA cart surfing Dark Purple penguin with his Black Puffle, as seen on a loading screenCartsufer oustide update.pngThe entrance to Cart SurferCave Runner.pngA screenshot of "Cave Runner", a prototype version of Cart SurferCart Surfer Archive.pngA screenshot of Cart Surfer in early development

## SWF

* Title
* Cart Surfer
* Locale
* Bootstrap
* Music
* MP3 Music
* Beta music

## References

Template:Reflist

1. ↑ Surfs Up!
2. ↑ Sorry for the Delay of Game
3. ↑ Party Extended!!
4. ↑ https://twitter.com/\_screenhog/status/740046235797577728
5. ↑ An email from *Club Penguin* confirming it was originally called Cave Runner