the game is pretty good, and I gotten 569,800 as my hi score on my first try, maybe a little practice I can aim higher. thanks for letting me try out the game.
This game's "aliens steal cows" premise may be obvious, but it's also pretty creative for the shoot 'em up genre where the story tends to revolve around intergalactic wars and what have you (I'm still not entirely sure what the cows do, though; Nevermind, they fill the hyper gauge a little).
When you called the tutorial series this game is from "Making an Advanced Shmup", you weren't kidding when you said "advanced" – not only is this a more complex shooter than a Galaga-style thing mechanically, technically and visually, but "advanced" is also the skill level I assume this game was made for. Maybe I just don't have the reflexes and multitasking skills to observe and avoid all the bullets at once and pay attention to the "Last Life" warning and life counter. And is there a way to get extra lives beyond one-time checkpoint cassettes? (Also, it seems like the bullets sometimes cause visual lag.)
Good game, and a good-looking one for the PICO-8, too, but clearly not a game for newcomers and/or casual players.
Hi! I really like your game! In the next 2 months, I'll launch an ephemeral arcade and retrogaming amusement center in Quebec, Canada. I really want to let people try and discover great indie games. I built my own arcade cabinets and if you're interested, it will be a pleasure to buy a commercial licence to install your game in one of my cabinet. It's not for resale, just to let people discover and play your game when they come to play at my ephemeral arcade and retrogaming amusement center. Just let me know if you want to talk about it. :)
this obviously has a similar feel to a game i remember playing couch-coop with in early 2000 that i just now remembered existed but of course still cant pin the name of yet ,could you maybe list names of games that inspired this one to maybe jog my head a bit?
Cool arcade game! I especially liked the design of the page. I used to play arcade games a lot as a kid. The controls are a bit unaccustomed, WASD + Enter would be more convenient for 1 player.
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Nice game, feels really good!
the game is pretty good, and I gotten 569,800 as my hi score on my first try, maybe a little practice I can aim higher. thanks for letting me try out the game.
This game's "aliens steal cows" premise may be obvious, but it's also pretty creative for the shoot 'em up genre where the story tends to revolve around intergalactic wars and what have you (I'm still not entirely sure what the cows do, though; Nevermind, they fill the hyper gauge a little).
When you called the tutorial series this game is from "Making an Advanced Shmup", you weren't kidding when you said "advanced" – not only is this a more complex shooter than a Galaga-style thing mechanically, technically and visually, but "advanced" is also the skill level I assume this game was made for. Maybe I just don't have the reflexes and multitasking skills to observe and avoid all the bullets at once and pay attention to the "Last Life" warning and life counter. And is there a way to get extra lives beyond one-time checkpoint cassettes? (Also, it seems like the bullets sometimes cause visual lag.)
Good game, and a good-looking one for the PICO-8, too, but clearly not a game for newcomers and/or casual players.
I love the pixel art but the game is so hard for me 😭😭
nice pixel art, reminds me a bit of Toy Robo Force
Hi! I really like your game! In the next 2 months, I'll launch an ephemeral arcade and retrogaming amusement center in Quebec, Canada. I really want to let people try and discover great indie games. I built my own arcade cabinets and if you're interested, it will be a pleasure to buy a commercial licence to install your game in one of my cabinet. It's not for resale, just to let people discover and play your game when they come to play at my ephemeral arcade and retrogaming amusement center. Just let me know if you want to talk about it. :)
this is FIRE bro ABSOLUTELY SICK its anARCADE REVOLATIONNNN
Holy Cow! 😯 Great Game 🦕
This game is a delight!
It's a delight for my eyes
Incredible graphics and game feel ! Good job !
Man, make a mobile version, i love shoot'em ups
Cool and hard :) 👍
this obviously has a similar feel to a game i remember playing couch-coop with in early 2000 that i just now remembered existed but of course still cant pin the name of yet ,could you maybe list names of games that inspired this one to maybe jog my head a bit?
Twin Bee?
Cool arcade game! I especially liked the design of the page. I used to play arcade games a lot as a kid. The controls are a bit unaccustomed, WASD + Enter would be more convenient for 1 player.
enjoyed it, great game
I like it!
the pixel art is so good
the only disadvantage is the keyboard info
it should give you what to press at least in game menu
Enjoyed this as someone who struggles with contrast in games pretty often. Fun little shmup, love the cows lol :)
Can I download the soundtrack anywhere? I even tried going to the composer's website, but this game isn't mentioned there at all.
There's an extensive tutorial series documenting exactly how he made the game, maybe we can get the soundtrack from the files?
Though I also wish it was available for download or streaming
Wow, this game is fantastic. Controls are tight; graphics as colorful and clean; music/sfx are fun.
Panie Krystianie bardzo fajna gra bardzo dobre wykorzystanie pico8
i love it! everything feels so nice :)