Hi, everyone!
This is my very first PICO-8 game: a simple, classic-style shooting game inspired by the arcade shooters of the 1980s.
Goal:
Reach the legendary 10,000,000-point score cap—a tribute to the classic arcade era when hitting the max score was every player’s dream! (Remember those days? XEVIOUS took me 6 hours!)
Controls:
- Z: Shot
- X: Switch shot type (2 forward shots / 1 shot each to front and rear)
Features:
- Simple, nostalgic gameplay reminiscent of the 80s arcade shooters.
- Score system that lets you reach 10 million in minutes (if you master combos, à la DoDonPachi), not hours!
- Combo multiplier system for fast high scores.
- Handmade sprites and sounds.
This is my first time making a game in PICO-8. I’ve made games in Flash and JavaScript before, but I’m a complete beginner with Lua—so I actually let AI (Claude Code Sonnet4) do the coding for me! Sprites and sound are my own work.
If you enjoy a bit of arcade nostalgia or just want to try maxing out a score counter, I’d love to hear your feedback or high scores!
Thanks for playing!
Very fun and simple gameplay, I love the direction you where going for here and it works really well :)
Thank you for your comment!
I'm glad you resonate with the direction of the game.
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