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You are the commander of a space colony on a remote asteroid in the Xyzaxia system. You've been here for five years without incident, but suddenly the Xyzaxians have decided that they don't want you around anymore and are determined to wipe you out.

Crater Base is a retro-styled arcade shooter inspired by Missile Command. The game is designed to invoke the aesthetic of late 1970's arcade machines, and capture the gameplay of games of that era. 

HOW TO PLAY:

Use your controller or keyboard to move your target around the screen and press fire to launch missiles at incoming enemies. Every enemy that is destroyed will release a power up that your rover will collect to replenish your missile stockpile. 

The keyboard controls are:

Left arrow = move target left.  
Right arrow  = move target right.
Up arrow = move target up.  
Down arrow = move target down.
Space = fire missile
P = pause
Esc = quit

The game can also be controlled with a gamepad. The target is moved with the left stick, and you fire missiles by pressing A. You pause with Start and quit with Select.

FEEDBACK:

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Crater Base.zip 3 MB

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Another great game, Pete. I really like the retro graphics. The gameplay is challenging, but not impossible. Is there any chance you could add an option to use a mouse to control the crosshairs? It's not always being, being old and arthritic!

Thanks, John! I'll see what I can do about the mouse control. :)