Thanks for checking it out, glad you found it fun! I agree, it is not easy for sure,designed to be somewhat difficult as the game only contains these 3 wizards, defeating them is the end. Oldschool style (but I know that might turn certain players away)
If those buttons are a bit crampy, you can try others as well in single player games, you can use a few combinations:
ZX / NM / CV respectively for the O and X pico-8 prompts! It should help you enjoy more PICO-8 games!