I think the idea of a early 00s rhythm game is really neat! I really appreciated the minimalistic approach of a single channel for melodies. I think I would've liked to see a countdown for the songs, and the text scrolled way too fast for me to read it. That said, I think commitment is the key quality here! It's incredible you went ahead and made a guitar hero-like in such restraints.
What unlocks the locked menu option? I think I saw a heart on both songs. I'm curious!
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Thank you so much for your kind words!
The speed needs work, but in the finished game, you would've needed to play the first part over and over again, as if you fail it would throw you back to the absolute start.
The locked option cannot be unlocked as of right now. The original idea was to create a horrible faux branded mode called PlayAlong(TM), where you would need to sync the music on an external device
Basically the mode would've had chords, and it would've said "press play on Walkman" at the start. I personally kinda like this idea, since it reeks of some stunt a real dev of the period would've pulled.
It is not impossible that it will be implemented, although if we expand the game I personally would really like a 176x220 W800 style game, since in my view that was the golden era of mobile gaming. The melodies would then be midi renditions.