Splinterblast (Original Homemade Game)

PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION!

Disclaimer:
The game runs much more smoothly normally than it does when trying to take a full-resolution video capture, so there are minor lag and sound capture issues in this video that are no fault of the game, but rather due to capturing full screen video on a laptop.

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About the game:
This is my take on a tried and true game mechanic: the arcade space shooter. I produced versions of this game twice in college: once in Winter 2006 using GameMaker and once again in Fall 2007 using QE, my professor's engine. Both times, due to time limitations, I was only able to complete demos instead of a full game, so this time I decided to sit down and make a full game using the same mechanic from scratch using my engine (http://youtube.com/watch?v=wwApDRt0vLI ).

Basic gameplay:
• Fly a spaceship, shoot things
• If it moves, kill it before it kills you
• Collect items for bonuses
• Don't die

The whole thing took me about a month, and I did everything - programming, design, art, sound, and music. The design is pretty simple; I'm sure everyone has played a game like this at least once. But even simple games take some time to develop.

I purposely die every so often so the video doesn't run too long, which is why I get low bonuses at the end of the level - I lose all my coins. Even so, this game is kind of hard. I have a hard time getting past level 4 (there are five levels, of which you see three here).

The video response to this is a music video I made for the background soundtrack.

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[MrGarrett9929]

what is the flying thing?