Pico Defender

A remake of the Williams classic.

Controls

  • Up/Down
  • Left/Right
  • X to fire
  • Z for smart bomb
  • X+Z for hyperspace

How to play

Blast Alien Ships

Blast landers carrying humanoids before they mutate. Catch falling humanoids - 500 points; Return them to surface - 500 points. Bonus for surviving humanoids after each alien wave. If all the humanoids are successfully abducted, the entire planet will explode in a blinding flash!

Hyperspace - Warp To Another Quadrant - Caution

Smart Bomb - Destroys Enemies On Screen

Bonus Ship and Smart Bomb every 10,000 Points

Tips

For hyperspace, press and hold down fire and then press the smart bomb key.

To stop the screen flashing during effects and turn off the rapid colour cycling, go to the pause menu and use the "toggle flashing" option.

Credits

Code: Greg Gaughan

Audio: Martha

More information
StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Authorggaughan
GenreShooter
Made withPICO-8
TagsArcade, defender, PICO-8, Retro

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picodefender_windows.zip 1.1 MB
picodefender_linux.zip 698 kB
picodefender_osx.zip 3.2 MB
picodefender_raspi.zip 1.4 MB

Comments

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ggaughan3 years ago

Thanks! I've updated the Lander behaviour so they follow the mountains.

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hijong park3 years ago

Lander's AI need some work. They should fly adove the mountain lines instead of bottom.

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merx3 years ago(+1)

This was fantastic! I haven't played this game since I was a lot younger and pumping quarters into the machine in the arcade!

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