028-WAVE

Controls

You can use these in any combination, but basically the rows are "schemes" you might like.

If you're not into the glitchy visuals, hit G.

About the Game

For this jam, I was a little concerned that I wasn't going to pick up on how to implement enough of the characteristics that are common to Michael's work, so I started from a game of mine that I felt was kind of close to a Broughlike already, then worked from there. 

The result is a version of my Convergence Compulsion that I pulled closer to his 868-HACK, hence the name. In CC, you score by touching the wave that matches your color. It's real-time and probably a bit too frantic too early. Instead of worrying about matching colors, I use one wave and the player position to decide how the game iterates. Match on a blank, you simply score. On the triangle and the plus, you gain the corresponding power-up, too. On an X, you take damage. Three hits and it's game over. Try to rack up a high score and exit the last level!

There's a little more to it than that, but where's the fun in spoiling it all? I hope you'll enjoy 028-WAVE!