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Astro X
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Astro X</a><br><br>
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ohjiohji</a>
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<h1>Controls</h1>
<p><img loading="lazy" style="margin-bottom:16px" border=0 src="/media/97510/astrox_controls.png" alt="" /> <img loading="lazy" style="margin-bottom:16px" border=0 src="/media/97510/19_astro_x2.gif" alt="" /></p>
<h1>Gameplay</h1>
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<li>Collect Holy Water to fill your Flasks and Level Up! Each Level will grant a different powerful Blessing. Activating a Blessing will consume all flasks.</li>
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<img loading="lazy" style="margin-bottom:16px" border=0 src="/media/97510/1-X Arc_lvl1.png" alt="" />
<img loading="lazy" style="margin-bottom:16px" border=0 src="/media/97510/2-Aegis of Grace_lvl2.png" alt="" />
<img loading="lazy" style="margin-bottom:16px" border=0 src="/media/97510/3-Devil Buster_lvl3.png" alt="" />
<h1>Development</h1>
<p>My first video game! Coded entirely on PICO-8 in May 2024, while restlessly tuning into the Lazy Devs Shmup PICO-8 Tutorial.</p>
<p>This was also my first PICO-8 project, and it won't be my last.</p>
<p>I originally envisioned Astro X to let you choose "Heaven" or "Hell" with each version giving the player a different experience - each version would deliver different enemies, wave layouts, Blessing abilities, and a different final boss. </p>
<p>The pros? Two games in one! </p>
<p>The cons? I have to make two games. </p>
<p>Since this was my first project, I decided to simplify things and keep the code as close to the Lazy Devs tutorial as I could. My goal was to make a game, not design one. Still, you will see that the Blessing system and much of the visual design survived the cut. </p>
<h1>Credits</h1>
<p>All coding, SFX, and graphics done by me, Billy Cross.</p>
<p>Check it out on itch.io as well! <a href="https://ohjiohji.itch.io/astrox">https://ohjiohji.itch.io/astrox</a></p>
<h3>Special thanks to</h3>
<p>Krystman and his Lazy Devs Academy for the tutorials and resources! <a href="https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?uid=16423">https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?uid=16423</a></p>
<p>Robby Duguay for the wonderfully composed Final Boss music, "Out of Control" <a href="https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?uid=11038">https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?uid=11038</a></p>
<p>AchieGameDev for additional tutorials. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@achie_game_dev">https://www.youtube.com/@achie_game_dev</a></p>
<p>Nerdy Teachers for EVEN MORE resources and tutorials (and just a cute website) <a href="https://nerdyteachers.com/PICO-8/">https://nerdyteachers.com/PICO-8/</a></p>
<p>And, of course, zep and his PICO-8 philosophy for making this entirely possible. </p>
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https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=142926Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:50:19 UTC