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A jam submission

Starbyte-1kView game page

Developed for the PICO-8 1k jam in 2025
Submitted by Milchreis — 6 days, 1 hour before the deadline
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Source Code (OPTIONAL)
https://www.pico-8-edu.com/?c=AHB4YQiBA-UXn3PC_clb3J3ccM0Rh0dhc3rTvEbY3HPO6c01QXt-U16fnFPlTfcOSfcEyUQ-4IFn8MEDeOEZsvAFLPEETVO32SlLWT80U86U4VQTnNSHG1Fb101X3zVzVDpm5Z0mKct_YyiaeYetlah7g4Umj4u4iIuynsjivCnTYq8NX2Djsq7tch9cuNOXpWT4XqFsVQpeIZENWao25rIy7oo2mKsqGYPJgWpiYXQk28za0Z18Mm8y-YF9yfGtSI5GoiXCBhv3XdfuyRY8Qzk8M9FrlrTlRiJikomYCBR0M-Vg04bWERyJarNrUmIkqbMhaTN5873CZNnMtHG-taBSslltNCsjpf5Bv7mkWBL0YdgtRROL6VN0-Uq3N6llMDZwp4ZSvCFD0ETiBnHXpaGkQa9uEg0vTK7VcSxxjqXFwcQOwVDmjJ0uVDCbTQcWFisVo00p9soJyBlEWg9RaptsbGNoLHdKM5NlWW6V5ZnmyulkVUXJOQt5X2s3yIuM55Ww4Law_FUMDAzEoSLEjODhRhIsjYUjN24YdsAQC4bqhro8y6fkj46cGRVfaNI0EoxRS_ekuovCrEzISDI7oTO5pDMThqoRGkUL49XCeCkCpXG4Ug1l9Ui90-bSLFJwYjWTQ5vJ6Egwu6IkUk0ty6fs6ijrrnhhts5WPTOpYpNtqQUMpSJIy_6IGmeoV23MBGu9-6ExfuxqDCcjXbQlsqBu4YdsbWNhLG4GM9nxyg3HcoN9NDGkGzM0MeyFgX6k3ZlM5I8d0UcuCBavFHbUiChGJwUj_sWJpT3B8mc4lheW05hV74kF0SdxFOiKSBxInc6phg32jTjxug5y1_yGywv5wkDTZLUQttK69pXWhCoGdM7liGhQl-1Z0mV-N9YmlrJanalZSjSZOs31c1ptWAwlHZ6UVm_j5P7DvMNiBtFC2mg0TMucY2ImFHgLt1pRr5XhkaFscnita4S34iy2WTFV6XoGuh6H6ndElWDUbpWPbLXLZhJsGDJqF6ulP0pBSrM_3JpZ2smzTPD83YgXEq3yDESGKas_MHVsChEc0giWDFKx2ZHeqNxWd36I-I4lP8NWyE5StQvxtIZF2s_mTZM1PmmbxXTGXl2icKQiZJ98wh4bXe-b1JeBr3XDUlnRzagOM93ANIptGaa2K0Jbqo2laqNiJE3ls6qYtWVmSx-ZRqMssmeZaQ2EmeZYohoOW1a2Ff3hkCC5VHeUzazY-w8d9lUuWMk160ayxLtl767GXaYtTS-pv0VBVc1wOCV2SqUtZt-G3oH9pSMqsGiPIrJXLBXkNalwrYgUWyeSOv_RSc4qzDdWp3-kvOYHV2bk7NMDcyg=&g=w-w-w-w1HQHw-w2Xw-w3Xw-w2HQH

Link to Commented Source Code (OPTIONAL)
https://github.com/Milchreis/pico8-1k-jam/blob/main/2025-09-21_starbyte.p8

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Submitted(+1)

This is wonderful. Tough-but-fair gameplay. Pixel particle effect explosions. Power ups. Scoring. Progressively more difficult opponents. Movement with momentum that takes some practice but is not too tricky. That classic ‘80s arcade game “just one more go” addictiveness. And in less than 1k. It’s amazing!

Developer

Thank you 😊 Do you reach the finale state of the ship?