Captain Spacebeard in: The Centauri Run by DaleP

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made by DaleP for LD28 (COMPO)
Run contraband through a dangerous asteroid field as the infamous Captain Spacebeard! Although you have amassed a collection of numerous stolen spaceships over your years as a pirate, you don't have anybody but yourself to fly them. Choose between the fighter with the laser gun, a utility ship with a tractor beam, or that one with a repulsor field, and smuggle some contraband!

- Vertical scrolling shoot-em-up with the option of nonviolence (use debris as a shield and sneak past the enemies)
- Three ships to pick from, each with one unique ability
- Multiple paths to level completion

Controls:
WASD or arrows to move
Space to use your ship's ability

Ratings

Coolness 50% 3
Overall 2.86 616
Audio 2.21 628
Fun 2.79 549
Graphics 2.93 499
Humor 2.16 534
Innovation 2.18 889
Mood 2.30 798
Theme 1.68 988

Feedback

mcapraro
16. Dec 2013 · 04:21 UTC
Neat game. i like the theme a lot - space pirates! it was difficult to figure out what to do with the movable asteroids. i thought i could move them (tractor beam?) or shoot them into place. the nonviolent option is really interesting and worth exploring
milugames
16. Dec 2013 · 10:29 UTC
Awesome game. But I really didn't understand where the theme "you only get one" came in. Would have liked to see a lot more of that.

Other then that the graphics were awesomely retro. Gameplay with the non violent options (using the tractor beam to hold the asteroid in as a shield and steer it) was something I haven't seen before. Great idea.
feizenbara
16. Dec 2013 · 10:35 UTC
Nice game, fun to play, but very far from the theme :-(
Geti
16. Dec 2013 · 10:36 UTC
Felt like far too often i was shooting at enemies i couldn't see yet to prevent them shooting at me. Some music would have really helped. Weapon (or non-weapon) differences helped keep it fresh but it was still not particularly replayable imo.
TobiasNL
16. Dec 2013 · 10:37 UTC
Cute graphics. But I cant recognize the theme in this. Just the ability with the ships? Loved the spaceship's gfx though :D
capnramses
16. Dec 2013 · 10:47 UTC
nice! i really wanted to make a game like this. reminds me of overkill and tyrian. i really liked the different ships the idea of moving astroids is great. it was too hard for me - it restarted me on the second level after i took one hit, and i couldn't avoid taking one hit (because i'm old and slow) but nicely done.
MrTedders
16. Dec 2013 · 20:01 UTC
A very fun game but next time try to stick closer to the theme. You'll be surprised with what you can come up!
🎤 DaleP
16. Dec 2013 · 20:29 UTC
Thanks for the feedback everyone!

You Only Get One ability/weapon on your ship - seemed to me like that fit the theme pretty well.
hnjslater
16. Dec 2013 · 22:54 UTC
Amazing name!
burlapjack
19. Dec 2013 · 06:50 UTC
I love the hand-drawn look of the rocks and debris, the starry background has a nice look to it as well. I think this game could be better if it was a little faster paced, and the explosions weren't so loud.
Blooperly
19. Dec 2013 · 06:55 UTC
Fun little shooter! Tractor ship was a little too hard to play :P
ZXeno
19. Dec 2013 · 06:56 UTC
Couldn't find the theme, but I loved this none-the-less. Good work!
dsoft20
19. Dec 2013 · 08:59 UTC
Nice pixel art and gameplay mechanics, but I think that the camera view is a bit limited.
TeamFlare
20. Dec 2013 · 15:39 UTC
The not seeing enemies didn't bother me at all, it was actually alot of fun to dodge the shooting. Well done for 48h!! :)
LemonTree
23. Dec 2013 · 16:36 UTC
I didn't see ld theme in this game.
van noctar
29. Dec 2013 · 12:18 UTC
GOod job!
H-Bomb
29. Dec 2013 · 23:20 UTC
I see the potential of the different weapons, but it needs a stronger level design I think. Maybe in a post-compo version of the game? :)
JohnnySix
30. Dec 2013 · 22:35 UTC
Liked the ship gfx and the minimal layouts that made you have to use patience and tactics to get around the off screen bad guys. Nice work, the huge ships that just poured laser death were evil. :p
anvoz
01. Jan 2014 · 15:12 UTC
Nice shooter. I didn't understand how to play with the Repulsor and the Tractor.
BradleySmith
04. Jan 2014 · 21:58 UTC
Nice animations. :)