Taxxon

👀 Screen-Squint Syndrome! 👀

Yikes! It seems you're trying to launch this digital masterpiece on a device so tiny, ants are pitching it as prime real estate. That gadget's squeezing pixels tighter than jeans after Thanksgiving dinner. Here's a hot tip: trade in that digital breadcrumb for something with a bit more real estate. 📱➡️🖥️ Let's upscale from tickler to blockbuster, shall we? Bigger is better... at least for epic gaming and app adventures!

You are Bitchosa Grande, also known as the Great Bitch, the most competent tax collector in the known universe, and a fearsome space fighter pilot. Or so the official brochure claims. We are about to test that theory rather thoroughly.

Your mission is simple: bring the sacred blessing of taxation to every miserable corner of the galaxy, and crush freedom fighters, obnoxious do-gooders, and every last piece of well-meaning riff-raff standing in your way. Because in this universe, there is only one eternal truth: taxes must be paid.

Engine versions:

My custom game engine ENGINE is made from following sub-modules:

ENGINE:
GRID:
MAZE:
IAM:
Prototype LIB:
WebGL:
MAP Tools:

Instructions:

Fuel is essential ...

Crates are full of fuel.

Zeppelins are full of fuel.

Baloons posses weapon upgrade.

Survival guide:

Shoot and duck, focus on long term survival.

Some ships are way faster than others. And smarter. Find your way in a maze of enemies.

KEYS:

CURSOR ... navigate ship

CTRL ... shoot

F4 ... pause/resume game

1, 3, 4 ... change perspective

About:

TaXXon was very obviously conceived as a game inspired by Zaxxon (Sega, 1982). Its axonometric perspective, the very feature that gave the original Zaxxon its name, is recreated here with WebGL, powered by my own 3D game engine, ENGINE, written in JS and GLSL.

I played the C64 port of Zaxxon, and I distinctly disliked the space section, so my version politely ignores that silly detour.

The default view is first person. You can also switch to third-person and to the most historically faithful axonometric perspective, which pays proper homage to the original Zaxxon look. Do keep in mind, though, that those two views are much harder to play. On the bright side, you will get to see your shadow.

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