Dash

A tiny action-platformer where movement is your weapon. Dash through a single screen of danger, defeat the roaming enemy with precision timing, and watch your step — one mistake means game over! Master your dash, use it wisely, and claim victory in under 500 characters of code.
Made for #TweetTweetJam using PICO-8.

Controls:

Controls 

• ⬅️ / ➡️ – Move left/right

• ⬆️ (Z / C / W) – Jump

• ❎ (X / V / N) – Dash 

• Dash into the enemy to defeat it — but time it right, or it's game over

x=60y=8v=0d=0cd=0e=80ed=1f=1z=0::_::cls()

if z>0 then

print(z==1 and "win!"or "dead",48,60,8)

flip()goto _

end

v+=.2

if(btn(0))x-=1f=-1

if(btn(1))x+=1f=1

if(btn(4)and y==64)v=-3

if(btnp(5)and cd==0)d=5cd=20

if d>0 then

x+=4*f

d-=1

if abs(x-e)<8 then

e=-99z=1

end

else

if abs(x-e)<8 and abs(y-64)<8 then

z=2

end

end

cd=max(cd-1,0)

e+=ed

if(e<20 or e>108)ed*=-1

y+=v

if(y>64)y=64v=0

circfill(x,y,4,7)

rectfill(0,67,127,127,3)

circfill(e,64,4,8)

flip()goto _