A downloadable game for Windows

Nonsense vintage stupid game, don't play it.

Seriously, this was the very first "serious" game I completed back in 2008. 
I just uploaded to itch.io as a test.

But If you really want to play this garbage:

You are just a ball that catch other balls and shoot at bigger balls.
It takes around 20 minutes to finish the Quest Mode and 2 hours to completely beat the game with all unlockables:

  • 2 Additional Quest Modes
  • 3 Extra Balls to shoot
  • A new option in arcade mode
  • 3 Secret Bosses 
  • They are all Free unlockables already in the game, no freemium bullcr*p here.

You can also play with your buddy, offline though.

This is a 16 years old game with MIDI music done by me, trashy  but I put love into it.

If you want a spoiler on how to unlock anything specificallly just ask in the comment section, I'll help if I remember.


Extra development info:
The game is old, created in 2008. I rebuilt it recently but using the same compiler and tools from back then.
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The music was fully done by me and I didn't know much about composition, so don't hate me please.
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The game was developed using C++ and allegro (no engine behind)
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All art except fonts and BG images were done by me procedurally.
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The game is hard to beat completely (get all unlockables), make sure you do combos to get better scores to unlock extras modes.

Background images by:
digitalblasphemy free images:
https://beta.digitalblasphemy.com/

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Updated 11 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows
Release date Sep 16, 2008
Rating
Rated 2.3 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
AuthorFearCode
GenreShooter
Made withAllegro
Tags16-bit, 2D, Arcade, Casual, Funny, Minimalist, Multiplayer, Procedural Generation, Retro, Singleplayer
Average sessionAbout an hour
LanguagesEnglish
InputsMouse
MultiplayerLocal multiplayer
Player count1 - 2

Download

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Cycloid-v1.2.zip 9.5 MB

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This looks dank lmao

Thanks bro!

Refreshing to see a coded game without an engine. The ball concept  I have not seen yet. For what it tries to be, it executes that well. Rating on a global scale is pointless, we all know that.

I suggest, should you not know those, look at   bullet hell genre and the tempest remakes for inspiration. They are basically music videos with   the frantic gameplay    as the video.    I could imagine that ball shooter (what a pun, hilarious) like one of those. Eye candy, ear candy and splosions. Best played with a stick, I guess.   Mandatory with  shooting from balls (ok, I stop with the puns now). But seriously, that is arcade gaming.

Older than itch. Do not make me go on tvtropes.  Please. I  need sleep.

hahahahah... I'm glad you liked! XD

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I'd be happy just by you playing it :)