I remember playing a similar game back in the early 90s when I was a kid. I searched for it all over the internet without any luck, so I decided, now with the help of AI, to vibe-code it in half an hour.
A grid, a ship, four enemies on the edges, and a field of stars to collect. Steer with the arrow keys (or swipe on mobile), sweep up every star on the board without getting clipped by enemy fire, and the grid gets denser and faster with each level.
Any chance you remember what the name of the original game is? That would make my day.
Here it is:
SCORE: 0
LEVEL: 1
LIVES: 3
ARROW KEYS or SWIPE to steer | collect all stars to advance