Nebula Fighter

8-bit, action, bullet-hell, multiplayer, pico8, pixel-art, retro, science-fiction, shoot-em-up, space, speedrun

First time players are recommended to read instructions before playing. A quick fire shoot-em-up, with gameplay lasting one minute. Defeat the boss to win the game in the fastest time possible. Pickups include dual/triple/quad shots, multi-shot, radial/beam/homing specials, faster movement and fire speed.

Menu Controls:

X for 1 player game (or X on controller 1)
A for 2 player game (or X on controller 2)

Game Controls:

Arrow keys to move (player 1)
X or V to warp (player 1)
Z or C to fire special (player 1)
ESDF keys to move target (player 2)
Ctrl+M to turn off sounds

Mobile Controls:

Very similar except in the virtual handset the O button represents the Z key

Controllers:

You can use any game controllers recognized by SDL with PICO-8

Change Log:

-- v1.0.9

-- fixed warp avoids enemies

-- fixed menu layout

-- fixed 2nd player target

-- fixed drops based on ship

-- fixed spawn location of ships

-- added powup effect to homing shot

-- added autoattract to nearby powups

-- added display ship limits

-- added ship limits to stats

-- v1.0.8

-- fixed homing shots

-- fixed collision detection

-- fixed menu layout

-- added beam vfx

-- added special weapon powerup (beam damage and extra radials)

-- added orb destroyed when hit by shot

-- added y axis limit for enemy shots

-- v1.0.7

-- added drop pickup rotation

-- added new menu system layout

-- added easy/medium/hard modes

-- v1.0.6

-- added simple mode

Nebula Fighter

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