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Cart #jifunipase-0 | 2025-04-10 | Code ▽ | Embed ▽ | No License
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Labelling this as wip as I'm right at the token limit and might never make it the game I wanted it to be, but I recognise it's due to overextending and following a lot of my own wants and ideas while basing my work on the Lazy Devs phenomenal PICO-8 shmup tutorial (yes, this is another one of these, though I'd argue a little more involved).

There is technically no end to this game - it's a never ending procedurally generated gauntlet of enemies. I may or may not revisit it in the future to make playing for longer periods more compelling, or at least polish up some sprites to be more in keeping with the theme, the pickups specifically, but honestly I'm happy to release it in this state to acknowledge the work I've done (and in hopes that I can free myself from hyperfixation)

Instructions:


X button fires the machine gun. It's spread increases if you keep firing, stopping resets it. Collect appropriate pickups to increase fire rate, damage, and reduce spread (get it to level five for a little surprise!) The machinegun level is displayed as a yellow number on the right side of the hud.

Tap the O button to fire the beam - it pierces enemies, but generates heat. Tap it again to shut it off. You can also hold the button to charge the beam - while discharging energy no heat is generated. The beam level is displayed as a red number on the left side of the hud. Beam charge is displayed as a red circle filling up from the top of the hud. Heat is displayed as half-circles filling out on the sides of the hud.

If you are hit, you will lose a level of a weapon at random and lose some of your shield charge as it deploys. While its deployed you are safe from damage for a while, but all hits (including the first one) generate heat. The shield charge is displayed as a circle filling out from the top surrounding the rest of the hud.

If you overheat, your speed will drop and your beam will become unavailable. As long as you don't accumulate more heat, you will recover in some time.

If you own any Thermal Bombs (orange number at the top of the hud), one will detonate when you overheat, clearing the screen of enemies and bullets.

Once you lose all your shield charge, the next hit will destroy you.


Go for the high score!

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When you finish the game, please show me how to play.

@DarylJohnson you can check out the instructions hidden in the spoiler. Let me know if anything is unclear.



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