Shooting Star

It's a game coded with Pico-8. I really like this tiny game engine although I prefer open source projects.

At first it was just a way to learn to code Pico-8-games but my idea generator and motivator Bananicorn persuaded me. I will publish this game. And here I am. :)

Controls

Use LEFT and RIGHT button to move and C or the O button to shoot. That's it.

Gameplay

You need to shoot the enemies moving down from the top to earn points. If you get hit by an enemy you lose health but even if you don't get hit and they can get to the bottom of the screen you get any disadvantage in context to the color of the enemy.

It's not that difficult because I implemented a console like output on the top left. You'll experience the workflow and how to get huge scores. :)

Credits

BananicornMany ideas, help and feedback
JumpingDinoHelp and idea with the title image art
jul:artName of the gane

Contact

Write me in the comments about your highscore and how you like the game. And if you change the code please show me your result. I'd be happy to see your improvements!

And I really like to see some ratings. It's so important to get seen in the mass of games. Thank you.

Published 16 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux
Release date 16 days ago
AuthorPlif
GenreShooter
Made withPICO-8
Tagsascii, Difficult, Funny, PICO-8, Retro, Space
Average sessionA few minutes
InputsKeyboard, Mouse, Touchscreen
AccessibilityConfigurable controls, Interactive tutorial
LinksPico-8 Profile

Download

Download
shootingstar_1.0_linux.zip 750 kB
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shootingstar_1.0_raspi.zip 2.1 MB
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shootingstar_1.0_osx.zip 7.3 MB
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shootingstar_1.0_windows.zip 988 kB

Install instructions

After downloading the file for your system, unzip and run the executable. Enjoy it.

Development log

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