I think that croutonicus has the right idea. New developers need a push in the right direction not a shove back into the dark. I would definitely like to see you work on this game as it does have some promise at this point. One suggestion is to make the screen start to scroll slowly so the player does not get to decide when to make a jump or get to just leave it as is without a penalty. I would also suggest adding in points that make it so you restart.
It is a rather nostalgic game for me really. Reminds me of games I played as a small person. Thanks for the reminder that the things I once played were pretty cool :)
If i may make a suggestion that I would like to see made into part of it, you should make it so the controls are relative to the the position on the screen not the ship. It might make it easier to control.
i.e. d goes to the right, w up, s down, a to the right and so forth
Open beta testing. I like it. It allows you to get feedback from everybody not just a few people.
So far i like it a lot and i wait patiently for more updates now :3
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