DISCLAIMER: This is a fan-made remake of the UFO 50 game OVERBOLD,  I have no association with Mossmouth (the studio that made the game this is based on). 

About

It’s the year 1997, with the recent surge in developing homebrew for the PICO-8 home computer, I've decided to take a crack at it and remake my favorite LX-II game, OVERBOLD, which I have fond memories of playing back in the 80s.

OVERBOLD FME (fan-made edition) for the PICO-8 is a brutal, topdown shoot-em-up, with strategic planning. You fight various enemies, gaining more rewards the more enemies you choose to fight. Play aggressively to net powerful upgrades- just make sure not to go over bold! 

Features

  • 16 unique upgradable abilities! 3 of them new!
  • 3 difficulties!
  • A pretty woman!
  • 7 various enemies to encounter!
  • Creative liberties taken for more QOL!
  • GAMBLING!
  • Built from the ground up with original graphics, music, and sound effects!
  • A secret ending?

Controls

  •  Up//Left/Down/Right - Move/aim 
  •  X - Shoot (Hold to lock direction)
  •  Z - Bomb
  • Controller recommended!


You can also find OVERBOLD FME on the PICO-8 BBS

And for more stuff like this, please check out what this is based on, a single game from Mossmouth's UFO 50 collection. It is peak and so worth the $25 price tag.

UFO 50 on Steam


More information

Download

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Overbold 1.0 (Mac) 7.6 MB
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Overbold 1.0 (Windows) 1.2 MB
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Overbold 1.0 (Linux) 2.2 MB
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Overbold 1.0 (Offline P8 cartridge) 49 kB

Install instructions

1. Download the version of Overbold that matches your operating system

2. Run either the exe or application

OR

If you have a copy of PICO-8 you can drop it in the carts folder and play/mod it to your hearts content through the PICO-8 application.

If you don't own PICO-8, fear not! There's an official free web version. Drag and drop the .p8.png file in the browser version and type run in the virtual terminal. https://www.pico-8-edu.com/


I haven't yet tested to see if the Windows/Linux builds work. If they don't, please let me know and I'll troubleshoot.

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RaidanBullet6 days ago

Pretty fun game!

I found I was only able to get enough money to be strong enough to beat the final boss if I raised prize 3x on every round.

My completionist ass wasn't happy that I couldn't max out every upgrade, but I understand if that doesn't fit the purpose / story of the game.

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