ARDUBULLETs - a short time shmups game

Games
#1

ardubullets_v0.11.hex

Description

Avoid voluminous bullets and defeat enemy squadron in one minute.
The pattern of enemy attack is generated randomly from 5-alphabetic pattern code. You can share the level by telling it.

Title screen Game screen

Enemies

  • enemy0 Piercer
  • enemy1 Rippler
  • enemy2 Barrager
  • enemy3 Whipper
  • enemy4 Mower

Operation

  • D-Pad: Move
  • B button: Shoot
  • A button: Open the menu

mycraft Your craft’s speed becomes slow by holding B button.

Video

Play movie

Download

Download HEX file. (Updated as version 0.11 on September 1st, 2020)
Or check out souce code and build the project in ‘ardubullets’ folder.

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Yet another ESP8266 port of Arduboy2 lib. Specially for ESPboy
#2

Super hyped for this, shmups are my thing! :smile:

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#3

Wow … that looks fantastic! Great work.

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#4

So good, Obono isn’t even capable of making a bad game.

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#5

Absolutely right! His games are consistently great.

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#6

@Vampirics
Yes, I like shmups, too! :gun:

@filmote
Thanks! :smiley:

@bateske
Almost of my sketches are porting or demake.
Those lack novelty… :roll_eyes:

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#7

There is nothing new under the sun.

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#8

While I suck at this game, and probably games in general :sweat_smile:, I definitely enjoyed it. Loved how it feels like a real barrage of bullets. And slowing the ship down was an awesome touch!

#9

@msanatan
Thank you for your playing.
Yes, slowing the ship down is very important feature for shmups! :small_airplane:

#10

This has quickly become my favorite Arduboy game. I love the concept of the quick playtime, ability to replay patterns or start a new one, difficulty is perfect. Awesome job, your programming skills are top-notch!

#11

@raspberrybrain

I agree completely!
Actually it’s hard for me to play games with such a small device for long time… :tired_face:

#12

This is SOO FUNNNNNN!!!

#13

@SAVAGE_Pineapple
Thank you!
Share your favorite pattern code, if you please. I’d like to try it.

#14

great game )
ported to ESPboy but i could not compile this array of pointers to the functions. not either 16 nor 32bit versions.
rewrote the code with classic if…then )

#define callInitFunc(idx) ((void ()(void)) pgm_read_dword((uint32_t) &moduleTable[idx]))()
#define callUpdateFunc(idx) ((MODE_T ()(void)) pgm_read_dword((uint32_t) &moduleTable[idx] + 4))()
#define callDrawFunc(idx) ((void (*)(void)) pgm_read_dword((uint32_t) &moduleTable[idx] + 8))()

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#15

Of cource you can modify the code depending on the platform.
As I sent DM, you can port and release it.

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#16

Thanks Obobno, your game is realy fine in b&w mode but i’m asking me how fine it could be with color…
Very good game… Hard but good

#17

@ESPboy will remake it with color…?? :wink:

#18

@obono why not )

#19

I hope it. It s can be more beautiful (even the b&w is already great)