It may not be nostalgic for other people but this game brought back memories of going over to my friends house in 3rd grade and playing his dads games in the downstairs computer room they had. While I may not have played as many clunky 3d games from this era however, if you were to simply change the perspective from first person to a side view, you'd have most of the front page of most online flash game sites in the 2000's. I couldn't tell you how many hours my classmates and I pumped into flash games from grades 2-6. Beach Defend certainly recaptured some old childhood memories.

I especially like the lower res title picture, that alone almost places this right along side games I could find in my dads collection gathering dust on an old bookshelf.

The graphics themselves evoke the likes of old flight simulators and racing games. There's just the right amount of 3d mixed with 2d sprites for it to feel like the devs (if this were made back in the 90's/2000's) wanted to make the game detailed, but computers couldn't handle it and they didn't have the budget for it.

The gameplay itself is exactly as advertised, you defend a beach with a machinegun and missiles, simple but it works. And I loved the microtransactions and was surprised that you went so far as to actually make a website for it. The amount of effort put in is obvious and it paid off I think.

Unfortunately my laptop doesn't have a CD drive so I can't test out that part but it sounds really cool, good job man!

A horrifying glimpse of what older games might have been if "microtransactions" as we know them now had been around already! I didn't try the console commands or crack, and I'm pretty sure the game is straight up impossible without Black Geode... which I imagine is the point! I liked the standard music and the website you set up, it definitely looks like what an early 2000's cash shop probably would have.

If there's one stand-out feature about this game,  (and to be fair, it applied to your game last year as well) it's the attention to detail you put into it. The gameplay loop itself is fairly simple, but upgrades in between waves really help to keep you invested for a decent amount of time.

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I think the whole cracked game thing is really interesting, and really adds to the experience of playing a dodgy pirated game from the early 2000s. I legit had to run a virus scan after I used the crack. The documentation attached, along with the terrible music etc all helped to build the impression. For some people, it might seem like too high a bar of entry to go through the process. After all, no-one enjoys pirating video games. However for me, I just found it very intriguing, which helped me to suspend my disbelief and go on with it.

The whole dual-currencies thing is also something that isn't funny in itself, but the humour comes from how far you take the joke. Leading the game to your website was a nice touch. I played the game for a second time using the infinite coins hack, just to see how far I could go. Turns out that after you reach about 50 guns, it kinda has the reverse effect and the rate of fire actually gets a lot worse. Even so, I carried onto 128+ guns, and used up the (luckily unlimited) ammo like no man's business.

Unfortunately my portable DVD drive wasn't working for whatever reason, so I couldn't play the game to the Mario 3D world soundtrack, like I was hoping. However, I assume it works fine, and it's another great example of your attention to detail. 

This kinda game is usually somewhat boring to me, but everything you have done around it has elevated the game to another level. It's a really commendable effort, and you should be very proud of the final product you have made in such a relatively short amount of time.