Shooter

[Solarblade]

I started this game last night and finished it today, so nothing spectacular.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c137/Solar13lade/ShooterScreenShot.png

Controls are: Shift to shoot (and select), Ctrl to Change shooting direction (vertical, horizontal, and diagonally) Arrow Keys to move. F4 will maximize the window if the screen is too small (it'll stretch the window though but yea.)

I don't know how to save high scores outside of a game, so yea. Post a screenshot of your high score if you want! I encourage it. I might add more content later, but for now, it's finished. There's 4 types of enemies, as you'll see.

Again, it's nothing much, but I'm looking for feedback on anything.
DOWNLOAD GAME HERE
UPDATED VERSION HERE (http://h1.ripway.com/MrLL/Shooter_V1.1.zip)
Runs on Windows XP for sure, Vista, not so sure, everything else, I don't know.

The game was made with 8 sprites (9 if you count the tiled background), and didn't take long to make. Enjoy.

There's no music so play some of your favorite music while playing.

[MetroidMaster]

Quite a neat game you have there. Reminds me of Jezzball in the way that you change shooting directions.

[Solarblade]

Thanks, never played that game though. >>;

Anywho, gonna add more content to it, along with other things.
Things to add:
"Boss" Rush - A never ending stream of bosses. The idea is that every boss has a "core", which is what you hit. The boss rush starts at a "level" 1 - meaning the boss will only have 1 add-on part. The next boss will be one level higher and thus one more part (i.e. Once the level 1 boss is beaten, the boss is level 2 and gets 2 add-ons, etc.)
More enemies (?)

Things Done:
Smaller mask (so you supposedly don't get hit as easily.)

Any suggestions?

[Arrow-1]

Your boss rush- not sure if it's intentional- sounds like a direct copy of "Warning Forever". That's on wikipedia if you've not played it before, but essentially, that's the entire concept of the game.

[Solarblade]

Updated Version Here! (http://h1.ripway.com/MrLL/Shooter_V1.1.zip)

Changes:

-Boss Rush added!
-Some minor graphic changes
-Made Player's collision box MUCH smaller, so it's easier to not die!

Still don't know how to do saving of high scores. Sorry! D:

[Tai]

Would it be possible to increase the size of everything? It's hard to see enemy shots sometimes, due to how small and dark they are.