Stuck in Orbit

Stuck in Orbit

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overall: 2.98
fun: 2.88
innovation: 2.12
theme: 2.69
graphics: 2.83
audio: 3.22
humor: 2.14
mood: 2.85
This is my first attempt at compo, I've used pico8 to create a 2d side scrolling shoot where the game will get faster each batch of enemies you defeat until your ship is fast enough to escape from orbit

I am a programmer first, who sometimes does art. This is the first time I've made music for a game so hopefully its not terrible.

Controls can be found in greater detail by clicking the small gamepad next to the pico8 webplayer

up & down arrow keys to move

X to shoot

Z to restart if you win or lose

I've done my best to comment on my code, as I wasn't sure what source code explained meant in the rules. hope thats correct. If I should do more let me know and I'll do what I can to write it up
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