MimiRADE (ミミ•レイド)

A vtuber bullet hell fangame featuring Henemimi and Mint Castella, built using PICO-8.

Written on-and-off during 2023.

Art by Rojeitox.

Everything belongs to their respective owners.

dog gal throwing hands (paws) at chicken miko

conversation with duawg

Modes:

  • Normal: The standard game mode (like LoLK's Pointdevice), aim for perfection!
  • Strong: Endure stronger patterns reflecting arcade-day experiences.
  • Help: A quieter, more peaceful space to learn the controls.

Controls:

  • Button O (Z): Shoot - Tap for unfocused shot.   Hold for focused shot and slow movement.
  • Button X (X): Spell Card (smart bomb) - Powerful attack that grants temporary invulnerability, like any good shmup.
  • Menu Button (Enter) - Pause menu, PICO-8 standard.  Option "Reset Cart" will return to the title screen.

NOTE: This game is written for use with a keyboard or dedicated controller.  The PICO-8 mobile browser embed has virtual controls which ... are not ideal for this style of game.  Sorry!

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FAQ:

What does RA.DE. stand for?

Uhhhhh ... (frantically checks thesaurus) ... "Raving Debate". 
Also: /ˈmimiˌreɪd/

Where is my Focus button?

Touhou games traditionally have three buttons (Shot, Bomb, and Focus), but PICO-8 only allows for two action buttons.  To compromise, I used the Cave setup of controlling speed through the Shot button*: tap the button for the "fast shot", or hold button for the "slow shot".

Some patterns will demand the player to move fast.  If the tapping Shot button is too awkward, not-shooting is still an option for faster movement.

* Cave games usually feature an autofire button that serves as an alternative to tapping, but again, two button limit.

Deathbomb mechanic?  Wha...?

When hit, the player has a brief period to recover by using a bomb, negating the hit.  This is a common feature in Touhou games, and Mimi is a Touhou, so this feature was a hard requirement. In this game, the deathbomb window is 30 frames with a full bomb charge (50%), or 8 frames with a partial bomb charge (25%).

Normal mode grants 25% bomb charge after every boss phase. 
Strong mode grants 50% bomb charge after every player hit.


Version History:

v101 (2023-11-23) - Final update.  Happy Turkey Chicken Day!
  • Added Game Over in Strong mode.
  • Revised some patterns.
  • Changelog
(2023-11-07) - Public-ish release.  Happy Birthday, Mint!
v100 (2023-11-05) - release candidate 1
  • New splash art!
  • Spellcard gets an extra attack under certain circumstances.
  • Deathbomb window has a more prominent indicator, when applicable.
  • 8110/8192 PICO-8 Tokens
v014r-beta (2023-10-29) - not-quite-final version
  • Touhou-style deathbombs!
  • Boss timeout at 150 sec - not that there's anything to milk in this game.
  • Updated background and some effects.
  • Whole bunch of refactoring to reclaim tokens and remain under PICO-8's 8k token cap.
v011r-beta (2023-09-04) - first semi-public release
StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Authorwishiful
GenreShooter
Made withPICO-8
TagsBullet Hell, Cute, Fangame, PICO-8, Pixel Art, Shoot 'Em Up, Short
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish

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Could u please provide a png (pico8) or windows (exe) downloadable link for the game?

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I'll consider putting this up on Pico-8's Splore when I have the time.

GG that was hard game but ez ones you mange to understand how things work , ps work on upgreats for the main chacter 

Hello and thank you for giving the game a shot.

Unfortunately due to PICO-8 limitations I can't add much more to the game, I'm considering it a finished product.

No problom , that was a hard expiremnit to take but its alright 

ima be glad to play your next game