This is what i could do in 4 hours. I'd keep going but i don't have the time. I tried to rush. The entire script is in a while True:, which is terrible way of programming a game. Really limits. If your looking for a source to learn from this isn't it. More shows you arrow keys and random spawning for particles (cheezy way to make it seem like the ship is flying) Next time I wont create the game last minute

-written in Python Needs Pygame.
-Works on all OS's
-Programmed on Linux

Controls:
-"A" and "D" move left and Right
-F1 screenshoots

This is my first entry to the contest as well.

Image:
If your interested about the sprites, i created them. Feel free to use them in your future games.