...Shmup Brick-Breaker Pinball!!!

　　Explore the solar system looking for planets!

　　Shoot the ball the top of each level!

　　Fight massive bosses and get the highest score!

　　Go head to head against the AI

　　or a couch opponent in VS Mode!

　　Check out this FREE beta demo!

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　　Beta 1.7.8 IS HERE!!!

　　Fixed issue where debris colliders were being extruded

　　Fixed issue where debris was colliding with an enemy station

　　Fixed "surface planet" dialog text showing early

　　Fixed "surface planet" dialog UI arrow position bug

　　Fixed UI arrow not option wrapping on "surface planet" dialog

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　　Beta 1.7.7 IS HERE!!!

　　Updated engine to Unity 2021

　　Fixed mouse cursor not showing after pinball death

　　Lasers removed from floor in zone 11

　　Fixed dying from enemies showing wrong score in pinball mode

　　Breakable block ship rotation locked in explore mode

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　　Beta 1.7.6 IS HERE!!!

　　Fixed Enemies not shooting on Green level 3

　　Fixed pause menu not working on Sand Level 5

　　Fixed timer not stopping on Sand Level 5

　　Fixed vs mode character select input button mapping to X

　　Revamped physics in pinball level

　　Changed Level design in pinball level

　　Decreased volume of small sand worm SFX

　　"Demo Mode" (Auto Play) removed

　　Removed spring joints from debris field

　　Added scrap asteroids to explore mode

　　Fixed enemy generator warning rings not showing

　　Fixed enemy space stations not appearing

　　Added dark panel behind "Controls Menu"

　　Fixed beta menu "Green Lev 3" button not working

　　Fixed beta menu "Sand Lev 4" taking you to level 10

　　Background animation added to start menu

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　　Beta 1.7.5 IS HERE!!!

　　New scrolling background in green levels

　　Changes to enemy 2 in explore mode (tentacle alien)

　　Activated missing UI in explore mode

　　Sand levels 4 and 5 added to beta menu

　　Green Levels 1-3 added to beta menu

　　Revamped controls menu at game start

　　Added collectable bombs to explore mode

　　Bubble pistons added to level 10 ending

　　Changes to explanation menu

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　　Beta 1.7.4 IS HERE!!!

　　Breakable bricks are no longer too loud!

　　Shield bar now shakes when player is hit

　　Fixed boost do not showing at start

　　Zones 14-15 balanced

　　Sand level boss explosion is more quiet

　　Fixed invisible wall issue in sand Boss level

　　Added bubble Pistons to Sand boss level

　　Balance changes to Sand Boss and level

　　Sand Falls apply less gravity to ball

　　Balanced Bug Boss

　　Changes to "gravity circle" mechanic

　　Fixed issue with persistent player location in space

　　Changes to debris field in space

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　　Beta 1.7.3.1 Support Patch IS HERE!!!

　　Fixed controls UI not showing while exploring space

　　Added scrolling nebula cloud background

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　　Beta 1.7.3 IS HERE!!!

　　Fixed bug where fast wide bullets were disappearing!

　　Wide fast bullets no longer push the player backwards!

　　2 new levels for desert planet!

　　New boss at the end of desert planet!

　　Fixed bug where players controls occasional became locked!

　　Fixed green boost shield not showing while boosting in space!

　　Bonus level 4 is easier to complete!

　　Enemies no longer shoot after a level is completed!

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　　Beta 1.7.2 IS HERE!!!

　　Fixed top player missing in VS AI mode

　　Added spring joints to debris field in explore mode

　　Changes to enemy station turret fire rate

　　Enemy station turrets now have animation

　　Increased homing missile angle change rate

　　Changes to perimeter enemy's speed and fire rate

　　Fixed wide fast bullets stopping at orb obstacles

　　Removed accidental static starfield in explore mode

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　　Beta 1.7.1 IS HERE!!!

　　Fixed issue where game data was not being saved!

　　Thank you Kixie, for finding this one! ????

　　Explore Mode enemies have teleport animation!

　　Boost is available in Explore Mode!

　　Fixed Player 2 having a different fire button!

　　Fixed "sandfall" collider issues!

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　　Beta 1.7.0 IS HERE!!!

　　Fixed kills not showing on Scoreboard for some levels

　　Fixed issues choosing explore from space station

　　Fixed issue with not being able to teleport while exploring

　　Fixed issues with choosing “back” from zone menu

　　Fixed issues with navigation to planet 4

　　Added warning UI for danger zones

　　Updated tutorials in vertical levels

　　Player no longer teleports in on the first frame

　　Fixed bullets going through some large asteroids

　　Player collider is smaller allowing for rotation in tight spaces

　　Crashing in to the sun kills player

　　Getting too close to the sun has fire particles

　　Fixed bug that locks player movement in explore mode

　　Fixed death particles rotating

　　Fixed sand SFX being too loud

　　Fixed large asteroid graphic details being misaligned

　　Fixed thrust particles acting funny with arrow keys

　　Fixed arrow on surface menu being off

　　Enemy generators in explore mode

　　Perimeter enemies now move

　　Perimeter enemies now fire missiles randomly

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　　Beta 1.6.9 IS HERE!!!

　　Frame rate is capped at 60 fps

　　Turret boss shots hurt ball now

　　Fixed goal moving different speeds for different systems

　　Sand levels 1 + 2 use new physics

　　Introducing sand level 3

　　New sand worm enemy with sfx

　　Fixed next zone button not working in bonus rounds

　　Low ball health warns player (fixed)

　　Break bricks have SFX (fixed)

　　Fixed enemy generator hatch physics layer issue

　　Fixed player flying up through goal sometimes

　　Kills are accounted for in scoreboard (fixed)

　　Hold to skip cutscene (fixed)

　　Added story mode data menu

　　Level unlock now unlocks planets

　　Added star to star system 1

　　Fixed scrolling at different speeds for different systems

　　Added highlighted corona at space station for easy return

　　Death sound effect only triggers once

　　Added SFX for hitting walls and obstacles with orb

　　Added planets 3 and 4

　　Added end goal SFX

　　Planet 2 enemies are easier to find

　　Planet menu now makes more sense

　　Added zone menu to planet menu

　　Teleporting back to space station removes velocity from player

　　Changed submit button from B to A

　　Fixed d-pad allowing rotation while in space station menu

　　Fixed player and orb SFX not adjusting to volume setting

　　Developer note:

　　Still working on fixing the physics and character select for vs mode..

　　Thank you for your patience!

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　　Beta 1.6.8 IS HERE!!!

　　MASSIVE UPDATE!!

　　Physics code revamped and graphics adjusted for first 12 levels

　　Ball physics are less floaty

　　Changed how ball looks when shot

　　Ball sprite is now animated

　　Player moves faster

　　Sidewalls send ball in the other direction slightly

　　New sprite anim for squidge enemy

　　New particles for squidge enemy

　　Trail renderer for enemy shots

　　Trail renderer for player boost

　　Trail renderer for ball

　　Impact powerup is more noticeable

　　3 new levels (in beta menu)

　　Fire button is now South face button on gamepads

　　Boost button is now East face button on gamepads

　　SFX for player shot

　　New BGM track

　　Mech Enemy

　　Marble Enemy

　　Wall Laser mechanic

　　Tube mechanic

　　Spinner wall mechanic

　　Changed how level end animation works

　　Gravity pickup now provides 3 uses

　　Changed end to lev 1

　　Changed end to lev 12

　　Added parallax backgrounds to first 12 levels

　　Please note:

　　Tutorials temporarily removed

　　Bonus stages, old beta levels, and vs mode still use old physics temporarily

　　Vs mode character select is not working temporarily

　　Demo Mode is not working temporarily

　　Scoreboard “Kills” ui is not accurate temporarily

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　　IN THE WORKS:

　　The rest of the games physics are being overhauled!

　　more fresh game music!

　　more Vs mode Levels!

　　more narrative direction!

　　Expect many more updates!

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　　Join our friendly discord community!

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　　ALL FEEDBACK IS APPRECIATED!

　　Thank you, not only for your patience, but also for all the help I've received from players and the indie game dev community!

　　THANKS SO MUCH FOR PLAYING!! :) :) :)

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　　Retro Space Ball is currently in OPEN BETA.

　　This means that it is not a finished product and that it's subject to change.

　　Games can take a long time to make.

　　Thank you for your patience! :)

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　　CONTROLS:

　　(W) or (Up Arrow) : Fire (hold for continuous)

　　(A) or (Left Arrow) : Move Ship Left

　　(D) or (Right Arrow) : Move Ship Right

　　Boost - (spacebar or gamepad button)

　　Boosting will temporarily shield the player's ship, increase horizontal movement , and increase the fire rate for the player, but boosting can cause the ship to overheat, and it will need to cool down if so.

　　Esc key to pause & access options (back button (right bottom button) on android)

　　Gamepad controls may depend on your controller type. On a Playstation controller the left analog controls movement, (X) button shoots and hold (O) button while moving to boost. Start button pauses. Testing on Xbox controllers soon!

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　　GAME INSTRUCTIONS:

　　Get the orb to the top!

　　The player has a cyan shield that can be taken by enemies and their shots.

　　The orb has an energy level that is depleted by enemy shots and increased by player shots. If the orb runs out of energy, it dies, and so does the player. (a blinking red-orange orb has low energy, a blue orb has high energy)

　　If the orb falls to the bottom of the level, the player will die.

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　　POWER UPS:

　　magenta =spread shot (15 seconds)

　　green = bullets get faster (15 seconds)

　　yellow = larger bullets (15 seconds)

　　orange = impact on ball increases (15 seconds)

　　red = fire rate increase (15 seconds)

　　blue = shield +1

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　　The first 7 levels have hidden bonus rounds attached!

　　Find the hidden gold medal in those levels to unlock the bonus round!

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