Awesome aesthetic, I like the controls and animations as well. Was a bit challenging to figure out which button starts the game at first, since the graphic looks like an O but it's Z actually.
Thnx for playing… It’s pico 8 standard controls… Should be a controller icon with info outside the playing area in the bottom right…
Just added controls information to the page to make sure nobody else has a similar issue, thnx for reporting this problem