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This game is copyright 2011 & 2012 Jim Genzano, all rights reserved... ...except the sounds, which I'm using under a Creative Commons license. I downloaded them at FreeSound.org, where they'd been uploaded by fons, m_O_m, ljudman, candlegravity, nthompson, altemark, suonho, and smcameron. Thanks to them. If you feel I am using these sounds inappropriately, please let me know. Thanks also to Erik Nelson for helping me with playtesting, and to Mike VanHelder for convincing me to fix a flaw I'd learned to live with. And special thanks always to Sarah.
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Key	Action
Left arrow 4 (Numpad) A	Move left
7/Home (Numpad) Q	Move up and left
Up arrow 8 (Numpad) W	Move up
9/PgUp (Numpad) E	Move up and right
Right arrow 6 (Numpad) D	Move right
3/PgDn (Numpad) C	Move down and right
Down arrow 2 (Numpad) S	Move down
1/End (Numpad) Z	Move down and left
Spacebar 5 (Numpad)	Fire gun
Shift + Spacebar Shift + 5 (Numpad)	Drop mine
Ctrl 0/Ins (Numpad)	Detonate bomb
Pause/Break P	Pause
H	Help
Esc	Quit game
F2	Save game

Item	Description
	Extra ship
x2	Score Multiplier (stacks)
	Increase Bullet/Bomb Strength (stacks)
	Big Bullets
	Bomb
	Double Bullets (stacks, replaces Spread)
	Fast Bullets
	Fast Ship
	Hunter Bullets
	Invincibility (lasts 10 seconds)
	Mines
Pts	Points (random amount from 200 to ???)
	Spread Bullets (stacks, replaces Double)
	Shield (replaces regenerating shield)
	Shrapnel Mines
	Regenerating shield (replaces regular shields)

Enemy	Name	Description
	Flutterer	Moves left, right, and down, randomly.
	Zoomer	Comes straight down at high speed.
	Seeker	It's coming right at you!!
	Obstruction	A big ugly piece of junk that's right in the way.
	Looper	Swings about in a confusing, looping pattern.
	Turret	A floating gun turret. Dangerous.
???	Boss	Look out!

Q: What's all this then?	A: It's a shoot 'em up game! Y'know, a shmup. You fly around in a spaceship blowing up aliens, grabbing power-ups, aiming for the high score. It's fun!
Q: Why do I have to sign in? I don't want another username and password to remember!	A: I hear you. The good news is, you don't have to create a username and password to play the game. But if you do, some cool extra features will be open to you; you'll be able to store up to three save games, and the system will create a user profile for you and keep track of all your stats, which anyone will be able to view by clicking on your username wherever it appears in the game.
Q: I keep getting a crappy accuracy score. What am I doing wrong?	A: Be patient. Fire only when you see the green of their eyes. Also, avoid picking up the Spread Bullets or Double Bullets weapon upgrades! Every bullet fired by these weapons counts as a shot, so every bullet has to hit an enemy or your accuracy score will go down. Each Mine dropped also counts as a shot, so make them count, as well. (Keep in mind the shrapnel that blasts out of Shrapnel Mines does not count toward your shot or hit totals.)
Q: What's the deal with Mines?	A: Mines are stationary bullets that you drop behind you. You can't drop Mines until you pick up one of the Mine items (regular Mines or Shrapnel Mines). Once Mines are activated, you have an unlimited amount, but you can only have 10 Mines on the screen at once. As soon as you drop the 11th Mine, all previous Mines will explode. Which can be handy!
Q: What do Bombs do?	A: They kill every enemy on the screen! Except bosses. That would be too easy. For bosses, a bomb just works like a bullet that can't miss.
Q: There's no reason to pick up an item again once I already have it, right?	A: Actually, there is! The more Shields, Extra Ships, and Bullet Strength you have, the better. Spread Bullets and Double Bullets each have two stages. And the Score Multiplier keeps multiplying up to 16 times! Also, items that can't be stacked any further, if picked up again, will reward you with points.

Version History
Version #	Release Date	Description
1.08 (current version)	11/23/2023	Removed Twitter/X integration. Replaced .aif sound files with .mp3 equivalents, since most browsers do not support .aif.
1.07	5/20/2021	Updated to support https. Fixed a bug with saving over an existing save game.
1.06	5/19/2021	Upgraded to new version of PHP.
1.05	10/07/2014	If the browser supports it, will now use HTML5 audio elements to play sounds.
1.04	9/22/2014	Upgraded to new version of PHP. Made various slight improvements/upgrades to HTML, CSS, and Javascript.
1.03	8/5/2012	Shortened up-front load time by making image and sound file calls asynchronous.
1.02	4/5/2012	Fixed another bug with enemy hunter bullets. Updated the text of the FAQ slightly. Updated to a smarter method of handling cursor changes on "links." Moved some of the javascript and css into a new shared code folder, so future games can use it as well.
1.01	3/15/2012	Fixed a bug with enemy hunter bullets.
1.00	3/14/2012	Optimized code in various ways to make things run faster. Fixed an issue where mines dropped at the very bottom of the screen would drop off the game field and enemies could not hit them. Made it possible to access Help and Save Game functions from the Pause screen. Added "Press H for Help" message to Pause screen. Fixed an issue where the "Top Level Reached" would sometimes display in the wrong color on the User Data screen. Added copyright notice and donate button to the bottom of the page. Added a border around the playing field.
0.20	2/11/2012	Turned off native functionality of arrow keys to keep browsers from scrolling in-game. Updated event-handling to support more browsers. Updated credits.
0.19	2/4/2012	Changed which key brings up the secret password console, to avoid conflict with native browser functionality.
0.18	1/30/2012	Fixed issue where item images weren't being displayed properly in the Help dialog box in Internet Explorer. There are separate files now for style, script, and markup. Turned off default function of spacebar (and other keys), so firing the gun no longer makes the browser scroll down. The game is now centered in the browser window on a black background. Added "X" close buttons to the top right corner of most dialogs.
0.17	1/25/2012	Fixed a bug with the default score tweet text for users who are not signed in. Final level now has three consecutive bosses instead of three simultaneous bosses. Converted most items from text to images. Changed the name of the points item from "Po" to "Pts".
0.16	1/8/2012	Fixed bug where level subtitle/description did not appear when loading a saved game. Fixed bug where "loading" dialog did not always appear on top of everything. Fixed some bad HTML in the Version History table. Added a couple new questions and answers to the FAQ, and updated the style somewhat.
0.15	1/1/2012	Updated the credits.
0.14	12/31/2011	Fixed bugs with the way the "loading" dialog appeared and disappeared. Altered the calculation of the highest accuracy score so that an accuracy score is only considered if more than 20 shots have been fired. On the user info dialog box, used colors to make it clearer how the user earned his/her titles/badges. Added a close button (X) to the top right corner of the user info dialog box. Added the wings badge to the user info dialog box for users who beat the game. Fixed a bug with ship movement. Changed text to make it clearer to the user that he/she beat the game on the "Game Over" dialog box. Altered tweet text generated by the "Game Over" dialog box to include "I beat the game" if the user did so. Changed it so the B+ item doesn't start showing up until a bit later in the game. Fixed a bug that caused the game to sometimes incorrectly decide the user had won (!). Fixed a bug that made it possible for the user to be killed after beating a level. Cleared out some of the old high scores that had been saved during testing.
0.13	12/30/2011	Fixed various bugs with saving and loading games. Fixed a bug with Hunter Bullets. Changed menu/message labels so they will appear on top of everything. Altered when certain items start appearing, and how likely it is for them to appear. Fixed a bug that made it possible for the ship to move twice as fast as it should. Fixed a grammar issue with the text on the "Game Over" dialog box. Tweaked difficulty downward by changing how dangerous enemies can become. Tried to make the game page link more share-friendly.
0.12	12/29/2011	Changed web page URL to make it shorter and simpler. Altered document title and added meta tags to make the game link friendlier. Fixed a bug with text alignment on certain tables. Fixed a bug with ship movement. Added "Back Home" link. Reversed order of version history.
0.11	12/28/2011	Movement functionality altered so movement is smoother, and it's possible to move and shoot at the same time. Fixed a bug with boss movement. Added release dates to version history.
0.1	12/27/2011	First released version!