Nice retro style and cool concept. I tried to die but it was pretty much impossible with all the power ups I am getting XD, so my little advice to wase up on those to make the game more challenging. Other than that it was a really cool gameplay and magnificient music!
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Yeah I wasn't sure how hard to go, shmups are supposed to be tough, but its a jam game so I didn't want to go too hard. It does tend to "autoplay" to the final boss if you leave it alone, so you're probably correct. I will toughen it up a little bit, or add a second mission after you beat the game with much harder difficulty (palette swap, etc).
Thank you for playing!!