No. 1

Repel the Ringwraiths as you ride to rescue the Fellowship!

Controls:

X to Fire 

Arrow Keys to Move

Ctrl+R to Restart

If there is dust in the cartridge Restart it. 

 

Postmortem:

The purpose of this recreation is to practice using Pico-8 and get used to its limitations and its abilities. When I created this game, I prioritized the animations and hitboxes as they were the most complex part of this clone. I also used some modern design and took out the flashing so it wouldn’t hurt people’s eyes. I still look fondly back at this game, it’s well made, and I am proud of how it looks and plays so similar to the original. What I learned from this week was mainly how important polish can be to a play experience, it serves as a reward for the player. And these incremental almost unnoticeable rewards encourage the player to keep playing. Polish can make even the worst games a bit fun.