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Vega Core by PTSnoop

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made by PTSnoop for LD28 (COMPO)
Use the arrow keys to move your spaceship. Press space to shoot.

In the centre of the screen is a supernova bomb, which will detonate if you touch any of the hexagonal detectors or leave the screen. You only get one plasma torpedo to destroy the bomb with. Good luck.

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This game (apart from the music and sound effects) was written in six hours, on a netbook, on the train to and from a friend's Christmas party. It's been a fairly busy weekend...
Windows http://alteredtree.co.uk/files/VegaCore/VegaCore_Win2.zip
Source (.love) http://alteredtree.co.uk/files/VegaCore/VegaCore.love
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=11718

Ratings

Coolness 47% 1041
Overall 3.36 230
Audio 2.95 271
Fun 3.32 214
Graphics 3.20 355
Innovation 3.25 273
Mood 2.84 447
Theme 3.04 415

Feedback

drentsoft
16. Dec 2013 · 04:03 UTC
I really quite liked this :)
ParaPup
16. Dec 2013 · 05:48 UTC
This was very fun to play and has some nice gameplay to it.
leafo
16. Dec 2013 · 07:16 UTC
cool game, the difficulty of same level seems to vary a lot with the variation in speed
hirsch
16. Dec 2013 · 16:06 UTC
I like those type of games: Not many features, but really polished with a nice ambient sound and little details. Although it is really hard, it is still fun to play. Good job :)
josefnpat
17. Dec 2013 · 07:46 UTC
Very nice game. I see how you fit "You only have one" into the game, but it might be a bit punishing. Nice job!
sfiq12
17. Dec 2013 · 13:41 UTC
This game is brutal. I like it, maybe I should work on a difficult game in the next LD.
Loving it so far
Made it to level 4, that level was pretty impossible given the bomb's projectile speed
mortl8324
17. Dec 2013 · 16:08 UTC
Awesome game. Very difficult to control, but in a good way. Easy to do, difficult to master.
Gravedrinker
17. Dec 2013 · 16:16 UTC
Pretty tricky to control, a longer aiming bar would have been a bit better maybe. The graphics and audio is nice and when you actually manage to clear a stage it feels great.
kristoffer zetterberg
17. Dec 2013 · 21:01 UTC
thanks for checking out my game, but i'm sad to say that your game doesn't work on my computer. but i like your artstyle, that much i can say!
AlanZucconi
18. Dec 2013 · 16:53 UTC
Nice mechanics! :)
🎤 PTSnoop
18. Dec 2013 · 18:53 UTC
kristoffer: Ah, I see what you mean. I've made the same mistake as last LD and released a 64-bit Windows version...

I've now replaced the Windows link with a 32-bit build, so it should hopefully work on all Windows machines now.
Adam Tea
18. Dec 2013 · 19:19 UTC
At first I was immediately like "Super hexagon!!". Nice little game, though.
Nelien
18. Dec 2013 · 19:50 UTC
Looks very nice! Though gameplay is a bit dull after a while.
glovecat
18. Dec 2013 · 20:20 UTC
Very very very original, I like it. This game for mobile devices will be superb!
kristoffer zetterberg
18. Dec 2013 · 21:46 UTC
yay, it works! very challenging, polished, and innovative design. good job, and very impressive considering the time limit.
Chaoseiro
18. Dec 2013 · 22:53 UTC
Nice and challenging game! I took me a while to figure out the projectile velocity depended on the ship's :P
Cash
19. Dec 2013 · 20:46 UTC
Fantastic game,I arrived at level 6
BeardoGames
20. Dec 2013 · 20:19 UTC
Of all the games I've played so far in this LD, this is the one that I think I was most excited to try, and it definitely did not disappoint me! I'm completely humbled that you were able to pull off such a nice looking and playing game in the style of Star Castle in so short a period of time. Excellent, excellent work!
Cake&Code
30. Dec 2013 · 02:07 UTC
Very enjoyable if a bit difficult, felt like it would get wildly more easy or difficult randomly.