Really nice art and controls quite well, but the "run around randomly looking for computers" isn't that compelling or interesting. Would also be nice if there were more sound effects (shooting and jumping).
Bugs are difficult to hit because they don't always line up with your gun, and there's no way to hit them unless they're directly in your line of fire. I wish there were either more aiming options or more suicidal enemy AI.
Also think going with lives was a big mistake. I get that it's retro, but lives were always a frustrating artificial lengthening mechanism. It discouraged me from continuing when I got a game over and lost all my progress.
Love the music and visuals, though. Hope my feedback was helpful!
X Zero, at least in my opinion, definitely captures the simple enjoyment of old games. Just running, gunning, and doing the thing. I like that. The music isn't half bad, either. It's a bit repetitive after a while, but still has a nice sound it that makes me wiggle my gun to the beat. (Though not in public.) I'd wondered at one point why the gun was silent, but then I realized...I fire it constantly. So it's a fun AND smartly designed game.
Good job, dev.
Praise aside, I did notice on occasion that the game would speed up, sending me flying forward or quickly jumping around, often to my detriment. Not sure if this is on my end or the game.
Aunque el juego es muy bueno, me hubiera gustado tener mas variedad de enemigos y de escenarios, y tambien mas variedad musical. Sin embargo el arte y la musica me gustaron mucho, y me divertí. Bien hecho
Fantastic game! Finished it many times (my tip: keep pressing the shoot button), and I love the music too, playing it at times on my synths. Glad you posted it on itch.io, now I can buy it ;)
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Loved pretty much everything about the game, but...
after you get maximum gun level, the gun level thingies the enemies drop mean nothing
there's only two types of enemy and one form of gun-- diversity would be nice
everything else was great, 11/5 would play again
controls were smooth
This comment going to be a mouthful so get ready............me like, that's it don't think I need to explain it.
amazing contra style game.. want more levels!
Is it possible to download a pico-8 "cart" version? Would like to play it on a player in Android...
Ah, found it on Lexaloffle..
One of the best gameplay I've seen on PICO-8 plataform.
Very good game, it's fun, i really enjoyed it, i loved it
Really nice art and controls quite well, but the "run around randomly looking for computers" isn't that compelling or interesting. Would also be nice if there were more sound effects (shooting and jumping).
Wow!!!
add 1 or 2 checkpoint
missing one point
Bugs are difficult to hit because they don't always line up with your gun, and there's no way to hit them unless they're directly in your line of fire. I wish there were either more aiming options or more suicidal enemy AI.
Also think going with lives was a big mistake. I get that it's retro, but lives were always a frustrating artificial lengthening mechanism. It discouraged me from continuing when I got a game over and lost all my progress.
Love the music and visuals, though. Hope my feedback was helpful!
X Zero, at least in my opinion, definitely captures the simple enjoyment of old games. Just running, gunning, and doing the thing. I like that. The music isn't half bad, either. It's a bit repetitive after a while, but still has a nice sound it that makes me wiggle my gun to the beat. (Though not in public.) I'd wondered at one point why the gun was silent, but then I realized...I fire it constantly. So it's a fun AND smartly designed game.
Good job, dev.
Praise aside, I did notice on occasion that the game would speed up, sending me flying forward or quickly jumping around, often to my detriment. Not sure if this is on my end or the game.
Aunque el juego es muy bueno, me hubiera gustado tener mas variedad de enemigos y de escenarios, y tambien mas variedad musical. Sin embargo el arte y la musica me gustaron mucho, y me divertí. Bien hecho
Love it! Would definitely enjoy it more if I had a game pad. Good work.
I really like the nes-style graphics and the music! This def feels like a game that would have been on the nes!
Cool game!
this is awesome, gives me some old school Turrican vibes! great job, love it :D
one of the better Pico 8 games
Fantastic game! Finished it many times (my tip: keep pressing the shoot button), and I love the music too, playing it at times on my synths. Glad you posted it on itch.io, now I can buy it ;)
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoy it. Constant shooting is definitely the way to go. It's also a good idea to never rush forward.