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=== Release ===
''VVVVVV'' was released on January 11, 2010, for [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Mac OS X]]. A [[trial version]] of the game is playable on the website [[Kongregate]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kongregate.com/games/TerryCavanagh/vvvvvv-demo |title=Play VVVVVV Demo, a free online game on Kongregate |publisher=[[Kongregate]] |access-date=2010-12-01 |archive-date=2011-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110215183115/http://www.kongregate.com/games/TerryCavanagh/vvvvvv-demo |url-status=live }}</ref> A [[Linux]] version was in development, but a number of technical difficulties arose in the [[Software port|porting]] process, which led Cavanagh to cancel it for the time being.<ref>https://distractionware.com/blog/2010/01/</ref>
The game was rewritten in C++ by games developer Simon Roth in 2011, allowing Linux support to be successfully implemented. This formed version 2.0 of ''VVVVVV'', launched on July 24, 2011, as part of the third [[Humble Indie Bundle]]. Version 2.0 also features support for custom levels, and a level editor.<ref>{{cite news|title=VVVVVV v2|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/07/26/vvvvvv-v2-0-now-with-added-notch|first=Lewie|last=Procter|date=2011-08-01|website=[[Rock Paper Shotgun]]|access-date=2020-01-12|archive-date=2020-01-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112231530/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/07/26/vvvvvv-v2-0-now-with-added-notch/|url-status=live}}</ref> The C++ port also allowed for the implementation of new graphics modes and various speed improvements. Version 2.0, however, does not support saved games from the original Flash version of ''VVVVVV''; many players received this update via Steam without warning, and hence were unable to continue their existing saved games. A save-file exporter is in development.<ref>{{cite web|title=Update Killed My Save File|url=http://distractionware.com/forum/index.php?topic=361.0|website=distractionware forums|access-date=2011-07-31|archive-date=2021-11-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110102303/https://distractionware.com/forum/index.php?topic=361.0|url-status=live}}</ref>
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