[C] flAstro -- Flatmush

[Flatmush]

This is an entry into GBAX2007, which can be found here.

Homebrew Name: flAstro

Screenshots:
Can be found at the bottom along with the download, because at the minute I have no image hosting for a day or two.

Description: This is a polished astro lander game, where the objective is to land your spacecraft as quickly and gently as possible and avoiding damage. It features: Load/Save games, HiScores, Unlocks, In-Game Instructions, and much more. It has been extensively tested and to my knowledge is bug-free.

Instructions:
   The aim of this game is to land your spaceship as close to the center of the red, green, or blue colored landing pads.
   Bonus points are awarded for landing quickly, landing softly, landing close to the center and using fuel efficiently.
   As the levels progress gravity starts to become more of an issue, as does the rocky terrain and damage recieved from bumps.

   There are three difficulty settings:
      Easy:   This is more of a training mode, skilled players will quickly tire of this.
      Medium: Most players should play this mode.
      Hard:   This mode adds more to all areas of difficulty, aswell as adding in wind.



Controls:
   DPAD LEFT/RIGHT - Thrust left/right.
   DPAD UP/DOWN    - Navigate menus.
   CROSS           - Normal thrust / Menu select.
   CIRCLE          - Hyper thrust / Menu back.
   START           - Pause menu.
   SELECT          - Take screenshot.




Unlocks:
  There are two unlocks that can be gained from playing well in medium and hard mode. You will be notified when you have recieved them.



Hints/Tips:
   -Try only saving your game when you intend to quit, saving and reloading for infinate lives gets frustrating even if it makes the HiScores easier to beat.
   -You can crash even on the landing pad if you land with too much force.
   -It is possible to land on the ground, however it is considered a crash if you run out of fuel and aren't landed correctly.
   -The landing multiplier is affected by 2 things, how hard you land and how close to the center you are.
   -It is nearly impossible to get 100% for either multiplier, but try to get as high as possible.
   -Try to land quickly for a good time bonus, as well as the fuel bonus.
   -On hard levels keep the lander high up until you are above the landing pad, then descend slowly.




Source:
  The source of this game has not been released for reasons I cannot disclose at this time, but I can assure you that the source will be released soon to all those interested.



Contact Me:
  Post on the psp-programming forums at (http://www.psp-programming.com/forums), my username is Flatmush.
  Join (irc://chat.freenode.net/psp-programming) or (irc://chat.freenode.net/flatzone).
  NOTE:Don't expect me to answer eMails/posts in the moring (GMT)!



Credits:
   Programmer: Flatmush
   Unlock Graphics: Ryalla

   The following have helped me and kept me from going mad (or have they):
      -Sleepy
      -InsertWittyName
      -Raphael
      -PSPJunkie
      -Xfacter
      -Zetablade
      -a_noob
      -filiph
      -Tomaz
      -mazor55
      -jsharrad
      -peterM

   Also a big thankyou to all the people at:
      PSP-Programming (http://www.psp-programming.com)
      PS2DEV          (http://ps2dev.org)

   And all the other contributors to psp homebrew scene.

   And thankyou for reading.

   If apologize if I have left anyone out.

Updates:
  This is the same as my entry into gbax except it is optimized to give better performance (i.e VFPU and a 4-bit palettized debug font).

[Sleepy]

Yay! My name is first!

Anyways, the only problems I have are not with the game, but with your post. Here they are, in order from beginning to end:

You will be notified when you have recieved them.

Problem: By you or the game?

infinate lives

Problem: Spelling.

-On hard levels keep the lander high up until you are above the landing pad, then descend slowly.

Problem: I'm not sure, but if you re-read it you'll get what I mean.

The source of this game has not been released for reasons I cannot disclose at this time, but I can assure you that the source will be released soon to all those interested.

Problem: Sketchy

NOTE:Don't expect me to answer eMails/posts in the moring (GMT)!

Problem: Seems like you typed that in the "moring"

thankyou for reading

Problem: Sounds like you're talking a bit fast.

If apologize if I have left anyone out.

Problem: lol


By the way, this is a very nice game, and I apologize for analyzing everything you do to the upmost degree

(But not really because it's lots of fun and gets me to the top of your lists.)

[Flatmush]

Lol Sleepy, I made that very late at night once I had finished the game. The moring error must be in FlatEdit too, oops. But mostly, damn google spellcheck for not working in notepad!
There are actually 2 problems with this release of the game (These problems were not in the GBAX version). The problems are:
A. In easy mode parts of the hud flash blue rather than the "EASY" being blue, this error alludes me, but I thinks it's todo with the speed at which the clut uploads.
B. Writing screenshots fails, I am also looking into this.

But my reply is mainly "Gar, gar and gar!".