I would greatly appreciate if a variety of players could test it out and leave feedback in a comment below on whether or not it worked for them.

To try out the BETA version;

--> Right click the game in the library tab --> Click Properties --> Click the BETAS tab --> From the Drop down box select the Testing beta --> Click close The beta should then automatically download. Make sure that if the BETA doesn't work for you, you use the same method to turn it off.

Some of the fixes include:

+Added a new weapon "Giant" shot *More implementation of fixes for various framerates and hardware. Should now run more balanced and smoother on more machines (hopefully all at the same speed) *The last heatseeker bug was found and fixed (even though this one was very rare) *Modified various little things like shields, GFX, and fixed a shield bug. *And a variety of other small changes. Thank you to everyone that has been playing so far, left great reviews, and shared Bit Blaster XL with their friends and family. I really appreciate it. -Adam Nickerson

[ 2016-02-05 05:40:47 CET ] [ Original post ]

A throwback to the classic quarter eating arcade games of the 80's. Bit Blaster XL is a retro styled, addictive, and fast paced arcade shoot 'em up! (shmup).

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● Easy to learn, simple arcade style Controls to turn your ship and boost (can also use a gamepad) (not a twin stick shooter)
● A variety of wicked Power ups like Split Shot, Heat seekers, Lasers, and Blast Shot to assist your survival.
● Several unlockable ships to pilot with unique attributes to give you an edge in the Leaderboards
● Endless survival (infinite) score chasing game play with a classic arcade style
● Steam achievements, leaderboards & Trading cards! (with emoticons & profile wallpapers)
● Cool retro pixel Graphics.
● Gameplay inspired by Luftrausers, Asteroids, Space Invaders and Geometry Wars (some of my favorites)
● Unique chiptune songs for each ship.
● Manual Fire mode for those that want a different experience.

Description of Gameplay:
Your ship can not stop moving; so turn it left and right and use your boost to keep from running into an ever increasing amount of enemies.
Your ship is always shooting, so make sure to pick up more ammo and the variety of awesome power ups to help you survive longer.
Get the highest score you can while collecting coins to buy more ships that are faster, shoot faster, or have more shields.
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Do not hesitate to contact me if there are any problems with the game.
Bit Blaster is also available free & ad supported on iOS and Android.
Thanks for playing, I hope you have some fun with it :)
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Audio was provided by my mouth and some royalty free SFX from FreeSFX
The music in the game is by the artist "Spiff Tune"