Awesome! I really like the use of multiple graphical styles!

looks interesting. but I have problems running this on a mac. will try again later...

Fight with minimalism turns standard sidescroller to something much better! Holy potatoes!

Very nice work. I like how the theme is the enemy.

Wait, "the theme is the enemy" almost sounds like a theme on its own. :)

Nice use of theme, fun game. But I think it crashed sometime after I got the third weapon upgrade. Screen went white and sound disappeared.

Thanks everyone. @kreddor Was that in the applet? I think I had that happen to me too. Could you try downloading it.

@finefin I've rebuilt the jar in Java 6 so it should work on macs now (no music though :( )

Music loop is a bit annoying by time, but I forget it with this awesome look and gameplay !

Great realization. Awesome idea about minimalism. :)

Great concept!
I can hear background music, but when I fire I get this:
line with format PCM_SIGNED 44100.0 Hz, 16 bit, mono, 2 bytes/frame, little-endian not supported.

and no shoot sound.

Very cool, nice retro graphics.

I loved this one!!
- Brilliant use of theme
- The background music is so addictive
- The cheeky minimalisers come at you from behind!! Bastards!!
- Good dialogue and good general feel

This is really cool. You should have more ratings!

Very nice use of the theme. Beautiful graphics.

Absolutely loved it! Just my type of game :D
I agree that the music gets annoying after a while, but it's not too bad.
The dialog and the way you introduced the theme were awesome!

Great game! =OD
Tried the web version and it was ok =O)

Awesome. This game is great. I liked how you were able to merge the two graphic styles. Also, I played the web version, and it worked fine for me. If I were you, I might suggest adding scores, depending on the distance traveled and enemies defeated. Also, you could add some health items. Anyways, Great game. I love your interpretation of the theme.

Hilarious idea, done extremely well! The minimalism aspect adds something I can quite put my finger on, but its awesome!

Great game, and great use of the theme! My only complaint is that I shot too slowly.. I had to be a sniper if I wanted to survive.

Interesting idea, very good execution :)

Nice! The wave of minimal graphics is a great effect!

This is stuff.

Fun game, and interesting theme interpretation!

great entry -- one of the best uses of the theme -- awesome!