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The Story

Born of atomic death! Raised in the shadow of a mushroom cloud! He’s a squid! Not an Octopus! He’s Squid Yes! Not So Octopus! and he’s very irritable.

Let’s face it, you’d be irritable if you were a mutated radioactive squid that nobody wants to talk to for fear of dying a slow painful death after just standing a little too close. And man, some mornings you just want to take it out on the whole wide world. Normally SY!NSO! can keep his temper, those breathing exercises the United States Radioactive Protection Force taught him work wonders. Throw in a nice warm cup of tea and the world usually becomes a nicer place to live in.

Man, it’s not so easy to keep your temper when your home is being invaded by alien robots from the planet Thwip. Must they pick his birthday too? That’s just so inconsiderate.

Oh well, I guess there’s nothing left to do but charge up your patented “Beams Of Electro Death” and annihilate every last one of the little buggers. Terrorising innocent squids is a mistake they won’t ever make again if SY!NSO! has his way. Ok, so maybe he’s not quite so innocent after that incident with the cow and the twig, but that was an accident that could happen to any toxic squid with telepathic powers.

Why they chose SY!NSO!’s abode, nobody will ever know. After they’ve felt his wrath, it’s doubtful they’ll ever return.

Take control of SY!NSO! in this arcade blaster and show the Thwippers that they really picked the wrong house, the wrong morning and the wrong goddamn squid this time…

About SY!NSO!

Squid Yes! Not So Octopus! is an arena shooter inspired by the work of Eugene Jarvis and Paul Holmes. The aim of the game is to survive for 8 minutes and score as close to 9 points as possible.

Guide SY!NSO! around the arena using either keyboard or joystick taking out the swarms of incoming aliens. Collect gems along the way to score higher. Shooting aliens or collecting gems increases your score by small amounts, every minute you survive gives you one whole bonus point and increased firepower. The maximum possible score is 9.

As well as featuring a full arcade game experience condensed into 8 action packed minutes, SY!NSO! also features a series of accessibility options and player aids to help the player get to grips with the game. Switch on swarm warnings or select a practice mode to learn the ropes or to just kick back and enjoy yourself without having to worry about score.

Play on one of two seperate boards, a classic arcade board recalling the arcade classic Robotron or the SY!NSO! pixel board featuring a rather fine pixelled backdrop or play with a selection of screen effects including glow effects, scanlines or the all out insanity of “ARE YOU MENTAL?” mode.

Originally created for awesome web magazine Way Of The Rodent and released by Bagfull of Wrong and Retromasters and built from an idea by Steve “Maibock”, Squid Yes! Not So Octopus is a unique arena shooter experience that appeals to retro lovers, arcade game addicts and those with a nose for a fine game.

Features:

Incredible pixelled sprites - hand pixelled using a hand.
Gaming in bite size chunks - each game takes no more than 8 minutes.
Customisable Game Experience - shape SY!NSO! to your abilities
Lasers! Lasers! Lasers! - Everybody needs good lasers.
Trippy Effects - Somewhere beyond Minter.
The Giant Head Of Johnny Ball - think of a number…
The only game based on one line from a Half Man Half Biscuit song
Perfect for Arcade Cabinets
XArcade Support with no need to configure your sticks
Can be made switch friendly with 4Noah (included)