A downloadable game

PixFight is kind of a fighting game (or maybe it's a PvP shooter?). Players need to gather resources, which allows them to build platforms, stairs, defense blocks, and mainly, to shoot each other. 

This is a NES demake of the game I coded in QBasic as a kid between 1997 and 2001, on a very old AT 286; my siblings and I played the original game a lot at that time. It's named PixFight because I used to call those ASCII smile faces "pixies" whenever I used them in my games.

The original PixFight had 18 different "characters"/"powers" but for now only the first one was implemented: an arrow that creates a solid block when it hits. PixFight has a rule that whenever a player is stuck their health is drained (the defense block can be used to escape such situations).

Controls

  • D-Pad: Move around
    • You can move against fragile blocks to break them
  • B: Jump
  • A:  Use the currently select ability
    • Platform: creates a short platform below and in front of you (must have space)
    • Stairs: create some steps in front of you
    • Block:  explodes around you; empty spaces become fragile blocks, but fragile blocks around you become less fragile.
    • Power: shoots using your power (currently only the binding arrow is implemented)
  • Select: changes the current ability


Changelog

  • 0.0.1: first version, right before the deadline, barely works
  • 0.0.2: uploaded 1h after deadline; adds title screen, HUD, and power ups

Download

Download
pixfight-0.0.2.nes 64 kB
Download
pixfight-0.0.1.nes 64 kB

Install instructions

Download ROM and open it on any NES emulator. The one I recommend is Mesen 2: https://mesen.ca/

Comments

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We really enjoy how you tried to adapt the ASCII graphics style for the NES. Do you plan any updates?

Yes I do want to update it in the future. Although it's not my priority - because i still want to finish Miroh Jr. and/or La Patifferie first - I want to add more stuff that was present on my original DOS game (the different power ups, skills, arenas...), and also I need to fix a few bugs as well. 

Looking forward :) Miroh Jr is also awesome!