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Three retro games on one old cartridge.**\n\nYou found your old handheld in a box. It still turns on. Pick a cartridge, blow into it, slide it in — each one is a different game.\n\n!![itch_cover_630x500.png](///raw/316/b3/z/73812.png)\n\n## The cartridges\n\n### 1 · Cartridge Board — *Survivor*\n![survivor]![cart1_survivor.gif](///raw/316/b3/z/7380f.gif)\n\nSurvive the horde inside a living circuit board. Level up, pick new weapons, open relic chests and build a loadout that carries you through five stages and a final boss.\n\n### 2 · Drift Kid — *Top-down drift racing*\n![racing]![cart2_drift_racing.gif](///raw/316/b3/z/73810.gif)\n\nA three-race grand prix: Spring Meadow, Maple Woods and Snowpeak. Hold to drift, let go to boost. Win coins, upgrade your car in the garage, buy new paint jobs — and race against the ghosts of your own best laps.\n\n### 3 · Star Route — *Shoot 'em up*\n![shmup]![cart3_star_route.gif](///raw/316/b3/z/73811.gif)\n\nA vertical shooter with a roguelite twist. Enemies drop EXP; every level-up lets you recruit a paper-plane wingman (12 kinds: grenades, lasers, homing missiles, boomerangs, black holes…). Open relic chests to stack combos, and take on five bullet-hell bosses.\n\n## Controls\n\n| | Move | Action |\n|---|---|---|\n| Menus | Arrow keys | **Z** confirm · **X** back · **C** shop / garage / hangar |\n| Survivor | Arrow keys | Weapons fire on their own |\n| Drift Kid | **↑** gas · **↓** brake · **← →** steer | Hold **SPACE** while turning to drift, release to boost |\n| Star Route | Arrow keys (auto-fire) | Hold **Z** to focus · **SPACE** bomb |\n\n**Enter** pauses · **Tab** switches the colour palette · Gamepads work too.\n\nBest played in the browser at 1280×720 or full screen.\n\n## Theme: Old Tech\n\nThe whole game lives on an old handheld: a dusty cartridge slot, a power-on static screen, LCD pixel grid and 4-colour palettes. 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Three retro games on one old cartridge.**\n\nYou found your old handheld in a box. It still turns on. Pick a cartridge, blow into it, slide it in — each one is a different game.\n\n!![itch_cover_630x500.png](https://static.ldjam.com/raw/316/b3/z/73812.png)\n\n## The cartridges\n\n### 1 · Cartridge Board — *Survivor*\n![survivor]![cart1_survivor.gif](https://static.ldjam.com/raw/316/b3/z/7380f.gif)\n\nSurvive the horde inside a living circuit board. Level up, pick new weapons, open relic chests and build a loadout that carries you through five stages and a final boss.\n\n### 2 · Drift Kid — *Top-down drift racing*\n![racing]![cart2_drift_racing.gif](https://static.ldjam.com/raw/316/b3/z/73810.gif)\n\nA three-race grand prix: Spring Meadow, Maple Woods and Snowpeak. Hold to drift, let go to boost. Win coins, upgrade your car in the garage, buy new paint jobs — and race against the ghosts of your own best laps.\n\n### 3 · Star Route — *Shoot 'em up*\n![shmup]![cart3_star_route.gif](https://static.ldjam.com/raw/316/b3/z/73811.gif)\n\nA vertical shooter with a roguelite twist. Enemies drop EXP; every level-up lets you recruit a paper-plane wingman (12 kinds: grenades, lasers, homing missiles, boomerangs, black holes…). Open relic chests to stack combos, and take on five bullet-hell bosses.\n\n## Controls\n\n| | Move | Action |\n|---|---|---|\n| Menus | Arrow keys | **Z** confirm · **X** back · **C** shop / garage / hangar |\n| Survivor | Arrow keys | Weapons fire on their own |\n| Drift Kid | **↑** gas · **↓** brake · **← →** steer | Hold **SPACE** while turning to drift, release to boost |\n| Star Route | Arrow keys (auto-fire) | Hold **Z** to focus · **SPACE** bomb |\n\n**Enter** pauses · **Tab** switches the colour palette · Gamepads work too.\n\nBest played in the browser at 1280×720 or full screen.\n\n## Theme: Old Tech\n\nThe whole game lives on an old handheld: a dusty cartridge slot, a power-on static screen, LCD pixel grid and 4-colour palettes. 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