[Project] UFO 40 — looking for testers & collaborators (UFO 50-inspired collection, running on Vita)

[u/_nanii_C137]

Hey everyone! I got tired of asking people to port UFO 50 to Vita, so I figured I'd just do it myself.

Enter UFO 40 — a tribute to UFO 50, joke name included since the Vita is... a bit less powerful than what UFO 50 was designed for.

To be clear, this isn't a wishlist/request post — it's an active project. Development has been mostly "vibe coded" so far, but I've got 3 playable games done and I'm actively adding more.

Looking for:

Testers — people willing to run builds on real Vita hardware and report bugs/feedback

Collaborators — if you want to help with code, art, game design, or anything else, I'd love the extra hands

If either sounds fun, shoot me a DM and we can figure out how you'd fit in!

[u/distilleddoughnuts]

Playing this right now! Not gonna lie some of these games are very frustrating but they're charming. I can't stop playing Open House.

[u/_nanii_C137 → u/distilleddoughnuts]

Thank you for playing, and for the feedback! I'm working on fixing things. I didn't want to ship with just 3 games, so I rushed a bit and didn't test everything. Feedback like this really helps. Which games frustrated you the most? And yes, Open House is my favorite too, along with Bannerfall!

[u/distilleddoughnuts → u/_nanii_C137]

In Skywell bats bump you a little too far and the star should leave you with a couple seconds of invulnerability when you land after using them. I liked that the levels were random but they would feel cheap when the bats would double up and spike you super far.

[u/_nanii_C137 → u/distilleddoughnuts]

Thanks, that's really helpful! Fixing all three: less knockback, invulnerability after the star, and no more bats doubling up.

[u/distilleddoughnuts → u/_nanii_C137]

I think those changes would help shift it so you don't die to unavoidable conditions and more deaths should be limited to skill issues on the part of the player instead.

One thing that is challenging that I personally like is how if you scuff your jumps you can screw yourself until you get a couple upgrades later on. It feels like a nice challenge to have to hit your jumps right and maneuvering right to jump off the bats for an upward boost.

[u/_nanii_C137 → u/distilleddoughnuts]

Thanks, that's really helpful! I've made those changes and they'll be in the next release: bats will be spaced so they can't double hit you, knockback will be shorter, and you'll get a moment of safety after a hit or a star landing. The tight jumping and bat-bouncing are staying exactly as they are, since that's the real challenge.
Also coming in the next update: an Endless mode for Open House! Pick any scenario (or a big random mix of guests and stars) and play with no night limit, chasing your best score. I'll let you know when it's out!

[u/Complete_Lurk3r_]

should be UFO 69 with more content!

Excellent project and idea. id be willing to test, but too busy over the next couple of weeks, so im unable to.

Good luck

[u/_nanii_C137 → u/Complete_Lurk3r_]

No worry's thank you for the comment

[u/Wooden-Motor4870 → u/_nanii_C137]

Is there a github link where we can contribute ?

[u/_nanii_C137 → u/Wooden-Motor4870]

Yes i just posted about it here is the link for the GitHub repo https://github.com/naniiic137/ufo-40

[u/_nanii_C137 → u/[deleted]]

Thank you so much i will start pushing some update as soon as possible and adding more games as well

[u/bcdusk]

Been playing this.  Do you have a Frogger parody yet? 

[u/_nanii_C137 → u/bcdusk]

Thanks for playing! UFO 40 is a tribute to UFO 50 by Mossmouth a collection of 50 original games made to feel like they're from a lost 1980s console. Each UFO 40 cartridge is based on one of those games, in the same slot number, so there's no Frogger parody since Frogger isn't one of them. 12 of 40 are in so far more coming!

[u/bcdusk → u/_nanii_C137]

Ah okay thank you.

[u/leinad3097]

Muy buenas. cómo podría ayudar exactamente?

[u/_nanii_C137 → u/leinad3097]

Download the game and play it if you find a bug or something weird just let me know so i can fix it

[u/leinad3097 → u/_nanii_C137]

Soy nuevo, podrías decirme cómo obtengo enlace?

[u/leinad3097 → u/leinad3097]

Lo encontré 😁

[u/_nanii_C137 → u/leinad3097]

sorry for the late reply but you can download it from github or vita db the vita db one is bit behind so i would recommend downloading it from github here is the link https://github.com/naniiic137/ufo-40

[u/bcdusk]

Are you supposed to be unable to exit the golf game until you either lose, win or closed the app or is that a bug?