Star-Cat
Controls
⭐ fly into stars to collect them
⬅️➡️⬆️⬇️ to fly
❎ to confirm/interact
EPILEPSY WARNING (uses several minute techniques that might trigger something...)
Set-up
Star-Cat has been flung into space on a mission... But.. Why did they send a fat, blue, grumpy blob into space? TO COLLECT STARS!! HE MUST CAT-LECT EM' ALL!!
(tiny-tip: at first aim for as many stars as possible instead of them all)
Behind The Scenes
This game is heavily inspired by the Famicom Home-Brew of RIKI. During the initial dev period I found their work very interesting and wanted to make something similar... AND NOW HERE WE ARE!!! Star-Cat took the longest to make out of any of my games. And, as naive as it sounds, has cemented to me that this is my life's cause. I thank you all for playing, and look forward to reading your reviews, comments, and or questions!
Credits
Design/Art/Code/Sound: @MarinaMakes
Music: Packbat & @MarinaMakes
Translation: Yasuhito
Comments
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This is such an elegant solution to the classic Famicom-era problem. I would always feel bored scrolling through the same scenes, only to fight the same helicopters, space aliens, etc. This game feels really fun. I can't wait to play more, honestly!
If you're interested in doing this kind of work for a living, I might recommend finding a publisher. They're supposedly more common than you would have thought. Coming from Bunny Buster... I saw some posts on Twitter... I have no idea how you Pico-8 folk have the kind of endurance that you have! And yet you guys make the most awesome games!
I can see you've employed the secret PICO 8 color techniques.
Not to mention, the music is great. Thank you for sharing!