Busted Thrusters
COMBAT UNIT HV-002 "KABUSTER" DATA LOG
STATUS: SIGNIFICANT FRAME DAMAGE RECEIVED. SEVERAL FUNCTIONS IMPAIRED.
GRAND KNUCKLER - DISABLED
JUMBORIZER - NEUTRALIZED
THRUSTERS - BUSTED
SWITCHING TO BACKUP POWER SUPPLY. INPUT METRONOME ONLINE. THRUSTERS OPERATING AT 13% EFFICIENCY.
NEW DIRECTIVE: HEAD TO REPAIR FACILITY IMMEDIATELY.
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Busted Thrusters is a one-button puzzle platformer developed for the 2023 1-Button Jam. Utilize Kabuster's Input Metronome System to guide him through all kinds of obstacles, dashing one direction at a time! Carefully maneuver around threats or weave right past danger—the choice is yours. Master the Input Metronome and chain sequences to get the best time, the most Kabucoins, and the highest score!
Hurry, Kabuster! Return to battle!!
==TEAM HI-OCTANE VIOLENCE==
- MiniMacro Sound (Programming, Original Concept, Music)
- CSketch (Game Design, Asset Design, Level Design, Sound Design)
- RRThiel (Music, Sound Design, Original Concept)
- Unekolea (Graphics, Art Direction, Character Design)
==CONTROLS==
Pressing any standard keyboard key will stop the cursor in its current position on the Input Metronome. Hold down the key to mantain its position. Stopping on an arrow will make Kabuster dash in that direction, and stopping on a neutral spot turns the cursor around.
To pause the game, click out of the game window. To reset the game, press the F1 key.
== STAGE IS YOURS, KABUSTER! ==
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This is amazing! I'm not patient enough to get through more than a couple of screens' worth (my patience getting the better of me and smashing Kabuster into the crushing hazards seconds after respawning), but I can tell this game has a lot of love in it. The control(s?) feel(s) good, although the differing behavior between tapping on an action and tapping on a neutral zone sort of trips me up from time to time, even though I can see the huge benefit to turning the cursor around to skip waiting through most of the metronome.