Since Jake always blogs about flash games and I was bored, I made one.
It's called Gravity.
So here's the premise. You are dorky red spasechip, in orbit around planet killingyouguy. Your enemy is Gravity, and the only way to lose/die is to crash into the planet. So.... don't crash into the planet :)
The controls are just like the controls in asteroids, minus the shoot and the hyperspace. Press left to turn left, right to turn right, and up to fire thrusters. Slowing down involves turning bass ackwards (facing away from your momentum) and firing them thrusters. Unlike asteroids, you have an evil planet's gravity alllllways trying to pull you in.
Your goal is to collect all of the green spinning berrets. When you collect one, another will appear randomly in space, and your score will increase. As your score gets very large, be warned that even experienced propellorheads will start to feel heavier.. and HEAVIER...
Tips:
• This space is toroidal, just like Slider Tic-Tac-Toe or slider-anything-else-I've-invented. This means that exiting one side of the screen will magicport you to the other side of the screen. This can be very tricky to use to your advantage, since the direction in which gravity is pulling you suddenly is coming from the opposite side. In particular, try not to slide off the corners or else, due to the distance and direction, your fate will be almost certainly be sealed.
• Do not go very very fast. One planet in a toroidal space is like an infinite orchard of close-planted trees. If you hop on a motorcycle and buzz through such an orchard at a few hundred clicks, and you're being pulled in random directions, your average lifespan drops down to a few seconds. And it's harder to "brake" at high speeds of course.
• Sophisticated pause feature: If you have to go answer the door or go to work or something and don't want to quit your rediculously successful game, simply ease into an orbit. No I'm kidding.. long term testing has shown that all orbits eventually decay :) Hit 'P' to pause and unpause.
• Rumor: It has been suggested that the planet's surface is unforgiving, but that the planet's rings may be brushed by lightly without harm coming to you. As long as you don't get in too deep....
So have fun and comment and lemme know what high scores you get. I got 35! :)