And It's Over

On a rather shitty day in August 2024, the world changed forever. Mankind was invaded and completely annihilated by alien invaders from outer space. To make matters worse, Antonette was on the verge of winning for the first time at her regular bingo night. As everyone around her turned into particles, she not only survived, but evolved into something more powerful and angry. So she turned her wrath on the invaders who had killed all her friends and rained on her bingo parade.

About

And It's Over is a single level bullet hell shmup with a nod to bonus letters from a bygone era. Back in the day, you could master arcade games by collecting the word "bonus" to get a higher score. It also features a bingo game mechanic using the bonus letters  to unlock over 16 alternative color schemes.

How to play

• The game uses auto-fire without the need to press a button.
• Destroyed enemies turn into bonus coins.
• Collect nine coins to spawn a bonus letter.
• Hold Z, X, C, or V (A or B button on PICO-8) to slow down.

Stuff on screen

Gameplay hints

• Your hit box is a single pixel. Dodge accordingly.
•  Collecting a bonus letter kills every enemy on screen (except bosses) and clears all bullets.
• Collect five bonus letters in a row and defeat a boss without dying to earn a large bonus.
• Each run contains only one bonus word, unless you manage to get the full word and defeat a boss without dying.
• Beating bosses will give you an extra life (except in Hardcore mode).
• Killed enemies will fire one targeted suicide bullet at the player (plus six non-targeted bullets in Hardcore mode).
• After each round, your collected letters are placed on your bingo card. Get Bingo to earn new color schemes for the game

Additional features

Press Start or Return to access the Pause menu. Here you can toggle hardcore mode and/or unlimited lives.