Cathode Raygun is jph’s Shmup Dev competition entry that was made with wonky controls on purpose. The objective of the game is to collect thirty-two pods with the help of a tractor beam that can be activated by pressing the X key.
Once you have collected enough pods, the final boss encounter begins. Pretty short but quite fun nonetheless.
Name: Cathode Raygun
Developer: Jph Wacheski
Category: Shooter
Type: Freeware
Size: 5MB
Lunar Rescue is a one level remake of an old Taito classic by Bamboo Bong Productions. A few spacemen are stranded on the moon in an unexplained incident, so your job is to save them by landing the rescue pod on the surface and bringing them back to the supply vessel.
The mission itself consists of two sections, landing and returning to the mother ship. Release your pod by pressing the CTRL key, then guide it around the asteroid field using the arrow keys. You need to use the same action button to land safely on one of the nicely arranged rocks, because coming down too fast will cause your ship to crash.
Once an astronaut is safely transported into the ship, the second part of the journey begins. The asteroids will disappear magically, replaced by hostile enemy units bent on halting your return back to the ship permanently. The CTRL key now turns into a speed boost as well as the shot button. Rescue all spacemen to complete the game.
The developers have promised more levels in future versions.
Name: Lunar Rescue
Developer: Bamboo Bong Productions
Category: Action
Type: Freeware
Size: 3MB
The Life in Matter is an interesting one key effort by Jph Wacheski, where all actions in the game are carried out through the use of one button. Your objective is to reach the core by moving the grey creature clockwise. You need to avoid objects that are orange in color, but any other items can be collected for bonus points.
The creature is always in perpetual motion, but you can change it’s direction by pressing any key. Going counterclockwise will actually move it further away from the core, so keep going clockwise to reach your objective and advance to the next level.
Name: The Life in Matter
Developer: Jph Wacheski
Category: Action
Type: Freeware
Size: 3MB
lockOn is another release by Jph Wacheski of Iteration Games that can be described as shooter with weird psychedelic effects. Guide your ship around using the arrow keys and shoot at enemies with the G key. Shot aiming is automatic unless you decide to target the nearest hostile unit by pressing the F key.
A forward gun can be fired but the projectile’s movement is decided by your own speed velocity and current travel direction. There are collectible power-ups which increases your weapon strength but whenever your ship takes damage it weakens by one level. Enemy ships which have been destroyed will turn into blinking objects that you have to pick up. If you leave them around for too long, they will respawn into new ships.
Game instructions can be found here.
Name: lockOn
Developer: Jph Wacheski
Category: Shooter
Type: Freeware
Size: 5MB