Dang. Excellent boss design, the scrolling part looks incredible, lots of diverse gameplay going on, great everything, etc etc - but I think the music needs extra praise. That miniboss theme just flips all the megaman classic boss themes upside down. Just....wow. I'd rate that as a top 8-bit track any day.

Level theme at the start sounds great too.

Dang, this just keeps getting better and better. I like that despite the clear Megaman influences, you developed a more artsy overall theme to give an original feel to the game.

Had to pop in and say this...

Great game. Interesting gameplay, and the physics is very well adjusted to a good level of challenge. Just enough enemies to keep everything fun. Kudos! I enjoyed it.

Whee I'm in 12th place. Ehhh....

Hi! I've actually been lurking this thread for a bit, I couldn't resist after I saw Mega Man face on the player character.

Nice runner - you added just enough things to keep it from being too run-of-the-mill or too complicated. I enjoyed climbing my way up the scoreboard.

And it's fantastic that you're making your own music! Just a suggestion though, for a highscore-type minigame you might want to come up with an even catchier opening to the track - you know, the kind that never gets tiring even after loads of replays. I'm not sure how to be specific about this, but just throwing it out.

Either way, keep it up! Glad to have played this.

Aha, you! Hi!

Man, A+ for visuals. That rugged style is just....wow. Everything is drawn with character, but the player in particular has some crazy awesome proportions. When people say retro games all look the same, this is the kind of game you shove in their face.

I also really enjoyed that background/palette swap mechanic, and the color choices are excellent. This plus the music really add to the atmosphere.

At the moment it still plays mostly like a button masher, but I'm sure there are greater things in store.

Congratulations on third place! Aching to see more!

byondisoft

I see. Glad to hear it!

And thanks again

byondisoft

Thanks for trying it out!! Making an easier Megaman was what I set out to do, because I hated that enemy bullets could stop you in your tracks in those games.

I liked the idea that crouching was supposed to let you duck and bide time to plan, rather than for more ninja shooting.

But I'll see about it - if the feedback continues, I might just implement the shooting controls for crouching.

I agree with the Clear message thing, good point! I might slap on a box behind it or something.

Thanks again!

damainman

Haha no problem, I understand!

Shucks....I don't have twitter D:

damainman

Hey it's been a while, so glad to see you around!!

Ehh I thought I had space bar as jump too? Hmm....

Hahah once I'm of age and get my credit card, you can bet I'll buy IB first thing in the morning

JPBreau

Oh the bomber bug is still there? Darn it, I thought I'd fixed it once and for all....

Super useful feedback, thank you so much! I'll see what I can do about the loading time and bomber thingy.

Hahahah old school is awesome! Glad you liked it.

Haha, forgive me. I was being lazy and didn't read the controls over...the keys are placed well, so don't worry.

Well, I had another good run! Got the weapons, beat the first boss, etc. Good variety of weapons, and the boss battle was intense - your spawn rate of slimes in the boss room is spot on.

I died at the second boss, but I'm not complaining - I just forgot to grab health packs before going into the boss room.

Well, my final verdict is - keep doing what you're doing! This is impressive for a first game.

Yo! I enjoyed playing this. Simple concept, but delivered pretty well.

A few comments:

+ Pretty solid pixel art, the game looks appealing. Beautiful title screen.

+ Great AI, I thought it was quite challenging overall.

+ The option to shoot charged fireballs is excellent. Burning trees is satisfying.

• I thought the whole field could use a little more detail - I thought those squarish tiles you sprinkled near the top and bottom looked nice, and the field could use more of them.

• The health drops appear far too often, and heal too much. I suggest you make it heal 10 HP rather than 20, and the drop rate has got to decrease to maybe half the current value.

I haven't acquired any new weapons or made it to any boss rooms yet, so I'll get back to you!

FINALIZED DEMO VERSION!

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/33614587/Little%20Green%20Soldier/index.html

Alright, here goes! This version appears identical to previous ones, but it contains the following changes:

• A boss explosion sequence (as opposed to just having it disappear abruptly)
• A death animation (blatant shoutout to classic Mega Man!)
• A bug fix on the Bomber enemies (they used to not die if you shot at them too fast)

Note that

LOADING MAY STILL TAKE A FEW MINUTES

- I've yet to figure out the cause of the problem. Sorry folks....

Just leave the tab on for a while and come back to it - do give the game a try

If you've identified any bugs of your own, please do inform me. Thank you!