Novascape pits you deep inside the planet Novatron armed with your rather fuel hungry jetpack and trusty sidearm at your disposal. Can you escape the planet alive? Or will you fall foul to the planets denizens?
Instructions are within the game, just wait a few seconds on the title screen, or just try tapping the A and B buttons on your Gameboy Handheld / Emulator and try to pick up the controls.
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It looks awesome, but it is really hard to play. I didn't had the feeling I was in control, instead it was based on luck if I survived for more than 10 seconds.
Always love to seem ROM entries, and this is the most fun out of any I've played from any LD. <3
Also I found a bug that let me fly straight upwards at max speed without pressing anything by instantly pressing and releasing both A and B at the start. (Not sure about the exact input, I kinda spammed 'em. But I have been able to replicate it consistently)
In best tradions of River Raid and Downwell - but without left-right maneuvres - and it was hard for me on easy level :) Perhaps making shooting sound low-pitched would make me more happy - moreover i like 8bit sound schemas and i like space theme. So, it's a taste of childhood - thanks :)
I can't even imagine making something that will run on real hardware in 48 hours - great job!
The fact that only one bullet could be on screen at once, combined with the fact that thrust and fire were on the same button, made this really challenging - at first it felt like I wasn't in control, but when it clicked I had some good fun.
LMFAO a god damn gameboy game?? That was great man.. I mean it's not the best game, but the achievement is awesome. Mad props, you get bonus street cred.
Liked the simple input, though I'll second that it was Old Nintendo Hard to dodge, shoot, and control yourself. Really impressed with the technical challenge of making a Gameboy ROM for LD. Very cool that you got audio working too! Thanks for sharing this.
Impressive entry! It's the 3rd Gameboy game i'm playing during this LD, and I'm still impressed at the technical achievement to create such a game on GameBoy in 48h only!
The game itself is quite cool and fun to play. Easy to pick up, but very challenging. I like how your shots make you move forward, and this is the only way to move right or left. If you continue developing this game, you should increase the recoil to make it more fun/challenging for the player, because this great idea seems currently a little "less important" compared to the enemies and lava floor to avoid :)
Graphics look great for a gb game, and the controls manage to feel completely natural. Great entry.