Digital Eclipse Arcade: Invasion of the Buffet Snatchers
Happy Thanksgiving! Digital Eclipse Arcade: Invasion of the Buffet Snatchers is the latest in a series of all-new games inspired by classic ’80s arcade vibes.
The ravenous Buffetlians from the planet Divowrr travel the galaxy in search of savory delights — and they’ve finally set their sights on Earth! But instead of eating the populace, they’re curious to participate in the exotic culinary ritual they assume was named for them: “the buffet.” Attracted to the bright lights of Las Vegas but lacking the social graces (and opposable thumbs) of the local populace, the Buffetlians expect to be served immediately upon their arrival — and if they don’t get the food they crave, they’ll start snacking straight from the buffet itself! Can you assemble all the plates and deliver all the meals before your uninvited guests destroy the dining room?
Instructions
- Prepare plates of food based on the aliens’ orders
- Fling dishes to feed the aliens
- Restock the buffets by grabbing power-ups
- The aliens are toxic — don’t touch them!
- Stop the aliens from attacking the buffets
Gameplay Hints
- Red Buffetlians are particularly poor dinner guests and will frequently launch energy projectiles at you. Dodge their shots — and serve them first!
- If you load up an entire meal onto one dish, you’ll receive a bonus upon delivery of the Combo Plate. It might be less lucrative to deliver the food one item at a time, but it’s safer. Consider your strategy carefully.
- There’s no penalty for delivering more food items than the aliens are craving.
Game Controls
- Move/Aim: Joystick
- Grab Food/Launch Plate: Button
Additional Options
- F1 toggles CRT scanlines on/off
- F2 toggles CRT curvature on/off
- F3 switches resolution in windowed mode
- F9 resets the game
- Alt-Enter toggles between 16:9 fullscreen and 4:3 windowed mode
- + and – adjusts audio volume
About Digital Eclipse Arcade
A series of throwback games made for the Digital Eclipse community, Digital Eclipse Arcade is a celebration of pure arcade gameplay. We periodically post betas of our games for early feedback. Please visit us at www.DigitalEclipse.com for more info.
Game Discussion
Steam User 7
Invasion of the Buffet Snatchers is a simple, fun but challenging single screen arcade game with nice pixelart. Serve the aliens what they want to get rid of them, serve them incorrectly repeatedly and they'll get mad. If you don't serve them quick enough they'll help themselves, if they manage to clear a buffet it's game over. Make combos by serving the aliens multiple dishes at once to score big and become top chef!
There are three levels, a chicken, a sushi and a pizza buffet. Each level has 10 rounds with the final one a boss level. Beat the third boss and you start over with the second loop a bit more difficult.
Shooting diagonally is a bit hard on controller or gamepad. It's fine while moving but when you stop a diagonal often reverts to horizontal or vertical. The game would probably be more controller friendly as 8-directional twin stick shooter or with a "hold in place" button.
My button mashing days are behind me. So I mapped Steam's turbo fire to an additional button.
The game would benefit from an online leaderboard and a couple achievements.
Steam User 1
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