I'd Like to Be the Captain

I'd Like to Be the Captain is a platformer game developed by Piepje28 and published by Playtowerdefensegames.com. It encompasses the adventures of a brave young pirate who wants to go adventuring to prove himself worthy of becoming the next captain of his crew.
== Controls ==
* A/D or Left/Right Arrow Keys: Move
* W or Up Key: Jump
* Space Bar, S, or Down Key: Enter doors, activate switches, talk to NPCs
* X or J: Use weapon #1
* C or K: Use weapon #2
* V or L: Use weapon #3
* Enter: Access inventory
* M: Mute/Unmute
== Gameplay ==
The game starts you off in a hub world where you can look around, talk to NPCs, and enter levels that you have unlocked. The game consists of 18 levels (15 normal levels and 3 bonus levels), each one unlocked by beating the level before it. In each level, your goal is to get to the captain of the crew, who awaits you at the end of the level. Along the way, you'll have to avoid hazards, defeat enemies, and gather coins; killing enemies gives you XP, while collecting coins lets you buy upgrades and bonus levels from shops using the coins you have. Collecting enough XP will level you up, giving you stat points to spend on improving your stats. Many of the game's levels also include other collectible items, such as new weapons to unlock and magic gems that grant mysterious effects.
== Weapons ==
* Stone: A basic throwing projectile that deals moderate damage to enemies, but has low range. Unlocked in Level 1.
* Bomb: A throwing item that explodes on impact. Unlocked in Level 3.
* Knife: A throwing knife that deals low damage but pierces through enemies. Unlocked in Level 5.
* Ice Spear: A magic spear that deals very low damage but freezes enemies in place. Unlocked in Level 7.
* Poison Ball: A glob of acid that poisons enemies, causing them to lose health over time. Unlocked in Level 9.
* Explosive Envelope: A throwing item that releases four bombs on impact. Unlocked in Level 11.
* Bouncy Ball: A throwing item that bounces around a few times. Unlocked in Level 12.
*Captain's Spirits: A short-ranged but powerful attack that unleashes ghostly pirates in eight directions, damaging any nearby enemies. Unlocked in Level 15 after defeating the Captain.
== Magic Gems ==
* Red Gem: Increases your max HP by 20%. Found in Level 3 after buying its secret map.
* Cyan Gem: Increases your attack by 20%. Found in Level 8 after buying its secret map.
* Green Gem: Increases your defense by 20%. Found in Level 11 after buying its secret map.
*Orange Gem: Increases your max HP by 20%. Found in Level 13 after buying its secret map.
* Purple Gem: Increases your attack by 20%. Found in Bonus Level 1 after buying its secret map.
*Yellow Gem: Increases your defense by 20%. Found in Bonus Level 3 after buying its secret map.
== Enemies ==
* Ninja: Chases after you and attacks by throwing shurikens.
* Pirate: Chases after you and attacks by throwing stones.
* Jumper: Bounces around on a top-like device and attacks by throwing bouncy balls downward.
* Slime: Moves around randomly and attacks by shooting globs of acid when you get close to it. The acid globs deal damage over time. Splits into three Baby Slimes when killed.
* Baby Slime: Behaves the same as a normal Slime, but has less health and tends to jump more often.
* Bird: Flies around and attacks by shooting eggs at you when you get close to it.
== Bosses ==
* Ninja Leader: The leader of all Ninjas, encountered at the end of Level 6. He attacks by throwing long streams of shurikens at a very fast rate, sometimes stopping briefly. The Ninja Leader is invincible and the battle is scripted, so to win the level you only need to dodge the Ninja Leader's shurikens and make it all the way to the platform he's standing on, after which a cutscene plays showing the Ninja Leader beating you up.
* Randy: An evil, greedy pirate encountered in Level 10. He attacks by throwing volleys of shurikens to his left and right while standing in one spot in the center of the room. After hitting him a few times, he teleports over to a bridge high above the room; when he does this, you have to find one of the switches in the room and flip it so the bridge disappears and Randy falls into the spike pit below, dealing damage to him. After this, Randy teleports back to the middle of the room and restarts the cycle.
* The Captain's Bird: The current Captain's loyal pet parrot, encountered in Level 15. He flies around the room and shoots volleys of eggs at you, and also occasionally summons regular Birds for backup.
* The Captain: The Captain of the crew himself, encountered in Level 15 as the final boss. He levitates in the middle of the room and attacks by constantly releasing eight ghostly pirates in eight directions, plus one ghostly pirate aimed directly at you. After taking some damage, the Captain will put up barriers around himself and summon some Pirates; once all the summoned Pirates are defeated, the barriers will go down and you can attack the Captain again.
== Trivia ==
* Certain levels will reward you with 100 coins if you complete them without collecting any coins along the way.
* Enemies can be damaged by jumping on them.
** If you jump on a Bird, it'll stop shooting eggs at you for a while.
* All of the bosses in the game are immune to being frozen by the Ice Spear or poisoned by the Poison Ball.
Category:Games
Category:Platformers
Category:Kongregate
Category:Action Games