On your turn, press z to attack. Deal more damage by spamming z during the animation. On the enemy turn, press space to jump and dodge projectiles. If the enemy shields, attack whatever point is not guarded. Z for front, x for back.
Atari 2600 for inspiration Part 2 !!!1 jillion likes for part 3!!! (Seeing as though I didn't get 1 jillion likes in the first 24 hours, I started working on part 3 anyway)