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Captain Harlynx is still in development and it's nearing completion, so Fabien, its developer has been going back to the earlier levels to enhance them based on feedback and to make them better of course! Here are some of the improvements introduced into "Level Zero" -
- 100+ colours on screen (Lynx can do 16 at a time, but with some hardware tricks you can display more)
- Spaceship size reduced in size (as per reader feedback)
- Reflections added when guns fire
- Bullets positioned in more appropriate positions upon firing
- New 3x bullets firing mode (using all 3 cannons on the ship)
- Updated sound effects
- Updated backgrounds, enemies and boss battle
So check it out, here's a video of the updated level, with some comparisons to the earlier version...
We will also soon have a playable ROM of the demo version of this game, with the first level playable. The final physical cart release will have 6 full levels. Keep your eyes out for that update!
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