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Tip of my Joystick - Find games by describing it.

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This community is to find that game you can't remember. Like it's on the tip of your tongue.

If you want to post, use this syntax: [Platform][Estimated Year] A short description of the game.
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[NES][1980]A man jumping on mushrooms

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[Solved][NES][1980s] Super Mario Bros.
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Platform(s): PC

Genre: 2D top down shoot 'em up

Estimated year of release: 2002

Graphics/art style: Probably pixel art, I'm pretty sure the background was just black with stars flying by.

Notable characters: Your red(?) space ship collecting chicken legs

Notable gameplay mechanics: You are in a red(?) space ship in space trying to order chicken legs (drumsticks?), but the space KFC or whatever drive-through is all out. So you just floor it and shoot your way through the galaxy and collect chicken legs.

This may or may not have been a browser game.

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[–] rigatti@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] lemmyartistforhire@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

This looks really familiar. I'm not sure. If it is, my memory on the dialog was way off. In a way I like my version better. I really thought it was a red ship and there was really cool music playing in the background as you collected the chicken legs. If nobody points to a chicken invaders inspired game, I'll mark this as solved.

[–] DosDude@retrolemmy.com 1 points 1 week ago

I'm glad you've found your game. Can you change the title according to the sidebar?