This clone is great! You've managed to nail the look of all the sprites and I want to particularly shout out the rate at which you increase the speed of the background sprites when you move over them, as it just feels wonderful. I nearly missed the score system entirely, so the degree to which you've made it feel identical to the original is truly impressive. My only tiny complaint is that the green and blue squares move continuously, rather than in steps like the original. This is an incredibly minor and fair change, but given the accuracy of everything else it's really the only detail I miss. Also of course M O U SE, but that change is incredibly good and full of alot of detail of its own, so no complaint there. Really incredible work!
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Thank you for the feedback! Tuning the animation acceleration and deceleration was something I spent a lot of time on, as it affects both the look and the balance of the game, so I'm glad that it was a highlight!
As for the grid/step movement, I definitely agree with you that it adds some of that all important 80s computer gamefeel. It wasn't a huge consideration of mine while I was making the clone, but playing some other people's, if I were to go back to the game, I would revisit the movement!
Again, thank you for playing my game and giving some feedback!