Kalikan is a vertically scrolling bullet hell 'shmup inspired by Dodonpachi- pushing the limits of ~virtual~ hardware . Control one of 3 1 ship(s) featuring two varied attack modes . Maintain your chain to compete for the highest scores
*NOTE: Kalikan is a work in progress . Things are subject to change- and your feedback is incredibly welcome . If you enjoy Kalikan and have something you watch added , edited , changed , or removed , let me know !
Controls
- Use the arrow keys to move
- Use the X key to shoot
- Use the Z key to bomb
Scoring
Kalikan features GPS ( get point system ) scoring , for maximum points you will need to combo enemy kills together into long chains which increase your score multiplier exponentially !
Additionally , medals can be chained together to multiply their value !
Timeline
Will be taking a break from this project for a bit , but will likely come back eventually .
Thanks for your support <3 - Louie
Score:
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I can't really tell how good the game, since it's exactly the type of shmup I don't personally like. However, I think if getting high scores through combos is a major emphasis, then a menu option to go back to ship select would be a good idea once you have more ships. That way players can quickly check which one is best for each section of the game.
@Yopenatal @Sup3rAw3som3Gam3r Thank you guys :")
@kimiyoribaka That's a good idea ! Thanks for playing <3
this game feels great! i'm not the greatest at shmup games but this one was really fun! i ended up getting the 1st rank score and spamming the leaderboard, somehow (is anyone gonna beat my score? haha). the game is just really smooth and the bullet laser mechanic is very nice. great game!
edit: for the locked ships, are they not added yet and will be on the next update?
@VaniaIsAnIdiot Sadly the leaderboard is local only- so you're only beating your own scores ! haha
@OWD5238 Thank you ! <3
I've been keeping an eye out for this since you posted the teaser on Reddit a few weeks ago and it's absolutely exceptional! Quite possibly my favourite Pico-8 shmup for far, shame I'm utter crap at it.
Well done for such a high quality execution. I've paid money for games with less polish ;)
Louie this is brilliant and the music too, amazing. My 6 yr old is addicted to it on the Steam Deck, great seeing him after a few goes get up that screen and more aggressive! Keep up the amazing work!
Oh wow, can't believe you've added a second ship already. And it totally changes the gameplay. Really cool.
It's all fairly modular ! So it's really easy to add new ships , the art was done already- but I did this in about 5 hours odd hours !
Thank you ! I wanted to add something really weird haha
This is one of the most impressive Pico releases I've ever seen. So well done, so playable, so intense. Fantastic work.
It is a beautiful game! Maybe, I have one question: how to unlock the third ship?
@RevStu Thank you ! I tried really hard to make it feel good to play and watch !
@B.R. currently there's only two :') I'm taking a break on developing this for a bit
Absolutely awesome game! Just wow!
Just an aside, you can stop people using the menu by poking 0x5f30 when they press btn 6. Just in case you don’t want them resetting the cart.
this game is incredibly fun. i know i'm going to be trying to beat it for while
Pretty hard bullet hell at times but amazingly coded and animated. Looks and plays beautifully. Also love the Arcade reference by the checking screen and insert coin stuff. :)
@B.R. @LOL_1234 @Hessery @Melonsquid @Tarik
Thank you so much guys ! It's so nice to see you all enjoying it <3
dozens of attemps... keeping the combo up... no type C yet, unfortunately....
@blinelemoneyes10 I haven't made it yet ! xD Nothing you do will unlock it quite yet sorry :')
I'm just being a tease <3
best pico-8 shmup ive played except now my fingers hurt
also got a ton of konami vibes and i like it
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Kalikan? Hell yeah I Kalikan! This is great, and I got killed by tanks, and this is great practice for playing bigger bullet hells. I love this game.
@LouieChapm
I tried to play the game through cart image but It couldn't load, is It just me?
To be more specific, I've downloaded the cart image from the homepage, maybe that's the problem(?)
This feels like the best shmup I’ve seen in Pico-8. Amazing work! It was very cool to see Russ from Retro Game Corps feature it in his RGB30 review too.
A a shmup fan this game is great, haven't reached far tho but im very much enjoying this.
The graphics are also great.
@MeIsPablo I haven't made it yet xD
@Shadow_Blaster6 xD !
@DigitalMarisa Thank you :'))
@Tornader Unsure how that works specifically , but I'm doing a lot of #load calls- which might break cart image functionality :"(
@WoopyBoiii I'm so glad I could be the gateway shmup xDD
@Killler1019 @thatdudeguy @NotherButter @theloldog12 Thank you <3
Maybe you two should leave your high scores in this comment section ! I'll be curious what you two are capable of xD
Can't play offline. Get "download failed". Just bought pico-8 for a handheld device tonight, kinda thinking of asking for a refund now because of this. Yes, I have the cart and it loads fine but I can't start the game. Bummer. :(
Maybe there is a fix?
Tried connecting to wifi while starting the game. Disconnected wifi now it works offline. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Bonus. ;)
@Nighted I've not heard that issue before- did you end up being able to fix it ?
If not , flick me a DM on twitter @0xffb3 and I'll do anything that I can to help you out :')
I'd be devistated if I bought it for a handheld that it didn't work on :'(
There are KNOWN issues when using FAKE-08 , that I don't know how to solve sadly
I "fixed" it by connecting the device to wifi and starting the game. It grabbed whatever bits it had to get and now it works offline. However it would not work previous to connectivity. Luckily I have a device with wifi otherwise I'd be boned.
Never bothered with FAKE-08...too many bad reviews.
I bought this game, pico8 license, to play it with my RGB30 console, but when I go to load the game it says "could not load ....."
How to fix this?
and 1st place all over again. Hopefully "AGB" doesn't beat me again...
This is such a good game! I really like the music. Good Job! 👏 👏 👏
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