                       From all of us here at WretchWorks,
                thank you so much for purchasing our Arcade Pack!

We hope you enjoy these action-packed odysseys into the world of classic coin-op
entertainment, and look forward to bringing you more in the future.

Please note that this release is Windows-only for the time being. Feel free to
let us know if you would like us to bring this collection to Mac, Linux, or any
other potential platforms!

Please also get in touch if you have any feature requests for future updates
or issues with this collection.

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                               !!! IMPORTANT !!!

When extracting the game files, please make sure the contents of each folder
stay together, and separate from the each of the other folders. Otherwise, these 
games will not run correctly.

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REALLY UNIQUE SPACE SHOOTER

    Caught alone in a remote corner of the galaxy; help Captain Scott fend-off
    hostile alien forces as you collect new weapons and build as high a combo
    as you possibly can!

Instructions:

 Use the arrow keys or WASD to move.
 Aim with the mouse, and attack with the left mouse button.
 Destroying asteroids and enemies drops points.
 Try to collect as many as you can, as fast as you can, to build a combo
  multiplier.
 Grab new weapon powerups to repair your shields and explore new offensive
  options.
 Survive for as long as you can against waves of ever-increasing enemies
  and obstacles.

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CYLOR VS. THE ENDLESS LEGIONS

    Hungry for revenge, Cylor plunges deep into the heart of the Mutant Cat 
    stronghold to end things once and for all...
                            or, at least die trying. How long can he survive?

Instructions:

 Use the arrow keys or WASD to move, and aim with the mouse.
 Click the left mouse button to fire a focused stream of bullets, or the right
  button for a spreadshot volley with intense knockback. Aim down to use this
  knockback to propel yourself upward.
 Defeat large enemies to spawn powerups and increase your maximum flight time
  or firing speed.
 After obtaining the wing powerup, tap the jump button while in midair to
  fly through the air. You can also hold the jump button to glide around swiftly
  and reduce your falling speed.
 Survive for as long as you can, maxing out your powerups and chaining together
  a string of time bonuses.
 You'll reduce in power or flight capabilities every time you take damage, so
  watch out!
 Experiment in the training course to sharpen your skills, and you'll be
  running circles around your enemies in no time!

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BULLET CELL

    White blood cells never have it easy; not when their health and ammo are
    one and the same! Defend the body from invading pathogens and enjoy surreal
    sounds as you budget your plasma to the very last drop. 

Instructions: 

 Move around with the mouse to dodge enemies and collect plasma.
 Hold the left mouse button to begin firing plasma. While in this mode, you
  will set a 'target point' at your current position, which you can then rotate
  around freely while still attacking.
 While attacking, hold the right mouse button to lock your firing direction.
  Doing so will allow you to move around as normal while still attacking without
  focusing on a 'target point'.
 Your health and your ammo share the same resource (plasma) so do your best to
  avoid attacking wildly and running yourself dry.
 Reaching your maximum plasma threshold will trigger a 'regeneration'. This
  increases your attack power and maximum threshold. However, it also reduces
  you back down to 50 plasma, so be careful.
 Additionally, every time you take damage, you will lose 10 more plasma than
  the previous hit, so be mindful of your degrading defense as well, especially
  after regenerating.
 Survive for as long as you can defending the body, and see how many successful
  regenerations you can manage in a single life.

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STAR PHANTOM

    Battle space-faring ghosts in this 'inverted take' on an arcade classic.
    Ram into asteroids and harvest their chunks before the Phantoms can, and
    pray they don't try you as their next meal instead.

Instructions:

 Apply thrust to your starship with W or Up, and turn the ship by using A and D
  or Left and Right.
 Ram into asteroids to break them into chunks, and collect those freely
  floating chunks to increase your score.
 Enemy Phantoms will spawn and begin stealing your chunks; ram them together
  to destroy them, but avoid touching them while they are absorbing.
 Destroyed phantoms will drop batteries; collect these to build up charge-time
  for your 'wormhole ability'.
 When you have an active charge, pressing S or Down will trigger a wormhole,
  attracting chunks and batteries towards you, and making you immune to damage
  from the phantoms while it is active.
 Try to collect as many chunks as you can while surviving against the ever-
  more-hostile phantoms attempting to steal them away from you.

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CREDITS

WretchWorks is:

Nate Wiesel (Art, Programming, Design, Music, Sound Design)
Joseph Pierce (Design, Programming, Sound Design, Writing)
Maeve Wright (Additional Art)

With help from:

Amelia Hinchliffe (Music, Testing)
Rσslaug Arna Gunnlaugsdσttir (Design, Testing)

Additional resources by:

Marasmusine (Dunc's Algomusic)
  https://marasmusine.itch.io/duncs-algomusic
PizzaMakesGames (Music)
  https://pizzamakesgames.itch.io/chiptune-game-music-pack
YellowAfterlife (GameMaker: Studio Native Mouselock)
  https://yellowafterlife.itch.io/gamemaker-native-mouselock

Special thanks to Lucas Zamarin