To And Fro
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Having no creative bones in my body and only being good at infinitives, I asked myself, "What is the most minimalistic game you could make?" At first, I thought of a 3D open-world, cover-based shooter, but, as those are so common in jams, I thought I'd go for the least obvious route: a shmup.
Everyone knows the only cool dimensions are the 1st and 4th dimensions. But, while a 4th dimensional game would be a good idea, I've yet to see a 1D game.
So, there. A 1D shmup.
A and D to move left and right. Right and Left arrow keys to shoot. You are the green square. Your enemies are red. You shoot purple. You collect the yellow for POINTS.
Once your accustomed to the game, the enemies speed up.
edit: Also, the green tiles in the middle heal you. Forgot about that. That's pretty important.
Everyone knows the only cool dimensions are the 1st and 4th dimensions. But, while a 4th dimensional game would be a good idea, I've yet to see a 1D game.
So, there. A 1D shmup.
A and D to move left and right. Right and Left arrow keys to shoot. You are the green square. Your enemies are red. You shoot purple. You collect the yellow for POINTS.
Once your accustomed to the game, the enemies speed up.
edit: Also, the green tiles in the middle heal you. Forgot about that. That's pretty important.