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Love the vibe of this game, the music is perfect for the late 90's Namco style arcade feel. I wasn't sure if my difficulties with steering were a skill issue but have played it with the patch and it makes way more sense now.

I'd have maybe liked a little bit more instruction in controls - it's very simple and I like the minimalist instruction but I'm unsure if the buttons have functions, B seems to slow me down when I hold it but I can't tell if it's just coincidence. From a UI perspective, the "Use the crank!" That becomes "Expert Mode on!" Is very fun but a little unclear, I assumed it was telling me to use the crank because that was the only option, rather than it being a choice between control schemes.

However, this is a cool, fun quick and compulsive high score chaser, and seriously impressive for the amount of time it was created in - well done!

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Thanks for your kind words! It’s embarrassing that the turning bug snuck through. LOL

Since the most recent update I’ve added a label “Optional” above the crank control indicator. I’ve also made a feature request to Playdate SDK to be able to specify our own text in the crank indicator for exactly the reason you mention: its wording makes it feel like crank is the only control.

In the final version (will be submitted to Catalog; much has already been added!) there will be more detailed instructions in a similar to what I’ve done in YOYOZO. Not everything will be mentioned in the game because I think discovering the depths of controls is part of the fun for the player of arcade games like these. Case in point: you’re quite correct that B does slow you down (you also slow down in the black area, and when colliding with the edge). Also, like with YOYOZO, I will be writing a manual for players that want to know the ins and outs.

I hadn't realised the crank indicator had set text - interesting! Glad you've requested a change to that, definitely seems an odd feature...

For reference: https://devforum.play.date/t/alternative-caption-on-crank-prompt/14171