Save the Corral!
A downloadable game
Hey pardner, your corral is under attack from rival cowboys, so break out your 6-shooter and give them bad boys some well-deserved lead poisoning!
On the title screen, press B to choose game length of 30 , 60 or 90 seconds and press A to start a-shooting.
In-game, use the d-pad to move your sight over a cowboy and give him what-for with a squeeze of the trigger (A button)! Be quick though, he’ll shoot you if you give him long enough to take aim. You’ve got 3 lives, shown by hearts at the top of the screen, and each shot from a cowboy takes one away. Run out of hearts and it's a visit to Boot Hill for you...
When you kill a cowboy, another one will take his place until time runs out or you ain't got no hearts left. Them varmints are persistent!
Remember to reload your gun with the B button or crank when you're running low on bullets. You can't move your sights while you're reloading, so time it well.
Feeling risky? Take a pot shot at the birds that fly past every so often. The quicker you shoot 'em, the more points they’re worth.
Once time is up (or you bite the dust, if you’re not quick enough on the draw), you’ll be told if you got a new high score. The game tracks the top 3 scores for each game length.
Controls
This games uses the d-pad to move your gunsight around the screen, A to shoot and B to reload. If you're feeling fancy you can spin your gun forward (using the crank) to reload instead! Make sure you crank forward though, it won't detect backwards cranking.
Credits
Game code and graphics by Slider271
Font based on Pixel Western by Mirz123, downloaded from dafont.com then edited in Pulp
Cover image created by MS Copilot (I know, I'm sorry. I mean, look at the gun in the cowboy's left hand... :/ )
Download
Install instructions
Installing:
Download the game from Itch.io.
Log in to your Playdate Account at play.date.
Go to your Account page.
Go to the Sideload page.
Click Choose a file then select your download of Save the Corral! to upload it.
Read full instructions, and other options to sideload games, on the Playdate website.
Don't have a Playdate but want to play this game? You can! You'll need to install the Playdate SDK, and once installed you can unzip the game file, and double click the PDX file inside to start playing.
Development log
- V 1.16 - high score table fixedJul 13, 2024
- V 1.15 update - get crankin'Jul 09, 2024
Comments
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Good, simple gallery shooting fun!
Thanks very much, I appreciate that! Especially given the cool Playdate games you’ve created ❤️