Great game! Really impressed with how close it is to the looks of the original
Thanks again for checking this out and for sharing on Twitter. Lots of subtle changes due to Pico-8's lower resolution and square aspect ratio.
I tried to highlight a few small visual things that were personal touches here: the two layers of parallax scrolling on the stars that also clip with the foreground, the scanning beams, and the dithering/transparency on the shield.
There's so many little things that went into this. I'm just grateful that people think it's cool and are playing! :)