Cactus men

Cactus Men The two cactus men are the player characters in Off the Rails. They are two anthropomorphic cacti that ride a Hand Car, trying to outrun a train.

Appearance
The Cactus Men appear as a cylindrical cactus with two legs and arms, a visible eye and mouth. They wear sombreros, and operate a red Hand Car. The hand car appears as a red piece of metal pointing up, with a long lever in the middle that had handles on its ends. Below the Hand Cart is a red platforms, which on the ends below that are two wheels, separated by a red horizontal metal part.

Off the Rails
The Cactus Men have a unique control setup for Off the Rails, the player has to push the left arrow key (← on the keyboard) and right arrow key (→ on the keyboard) to move the lever for the car in the respective direction. The player has to push these two one after another to move. The player can also jump to avoid hazards.

In many levels, speed is important, as the player has to have the right speed to avoid some gaps and enemies. The Cactus Men's Hand Car can only collide with a hazard or enemy once before it explodes, killing the Cactus Men and causing charred remains to fall down from the sky.

Rubble Trouble Tokyo
The Cactus Men and their hand car appear on a screen on job 30 of Rubble Trouble Tokyo. They apply to the same rules and controls as above. Getting them to the end of the level unlock the 31st level of Rubble Trouble Tokyo. If the Cactus Men are killed, the screen blacks out and reappears at the start of the level. The game is played on square panels.

Other appearances

 * Party - A Cactus Man appears near the Nitrome Logo
 * Nitrome 2.0 - The two Cactus Men appear on a Hand Cart in a traffic jam.
 * Facebook Nitrome Ad - A Cactus Man appears in one panel

Quotes
"Let's go amigo" or "Arriba" - when starting a level

"Let's get tacos!" or "Well done amigo" - after beating the level.

"What am I? A piñata?", "Ay caramba!" or "Ay ay ay" - after losing level.

"Three sixty!", "Extreme!" or "Awesome!" - when made a 360º flip.

Trivia

 * They appear to speak some Spanish, with lines such as "Ay caramba!" and "Let's go amigo!"
 * They seem to have five o' clock shadows.