mbd39 | 2,085 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Anyone remember this? Compared to other classic Williams arcade games it's basically forgotten. And it was never ported to anything back in the day. I remember reading about it in Joystik magazine and I may have played it briefly on MAME. Look at those colors! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPX | 1,402 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Personally, I’ve never heard of this game before. The first level reminds me a lot of Starfox/Lylat Wars. Seems like Nintendo took some inspiration from this lost gem. Or maybe mere coincidence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webhead123 | 736 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Robotron is one of my favorites. This game looks awesome! Some elements of it seem familiar, although I'm probably mixing it up with a different space game I remember owning on the 2600. It had that similar structure of skimming along the planet surface before blasting into space and passing through "warp" zones to progress to new areas. Still, a shame this never got ported. I would have loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,674 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 42 minutes ago, Webhead123 said: Still, a shame this never got ported. I would have loved it. I thought they found the Atari 400/800 code and released it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,085 Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 6 minutes ago, Tulpa said: I thought they found the Atari 400/800 code and released it. Then they planned on releasing a port but it didn't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,674 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, mbd39 said: Then they planned on releasing a port but it didn't happen. Yeah, but I thought the code got leaked years later. Not the arcade/mame, but the 400/800 that could also be converted to 5200. Edited June 29, 2023 by Tulpa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfreakofkorn | 297 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Have nt seen that game in some time They had that at one of the malls that we have here back in the day along with many others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,707 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Never ever seen this game before, is it rare or do people just not collect 'em? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox | 1,757 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 It was on some of those arcade classic compilation discs. Kind of a weird one since it lifts the sound effects from Robotron. As a sequel it is disappointing that an iconic twin stick shooter, became another generic space ship games like every other game from the era Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,085 Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 1 hour ago, fox said: It was on some of those arcade classic compilation discs. Kind of a weird one since it lifts the sound effects from Robotron. As a sequel it is disappointing that an iconic twin stick shooter, became another generic space ship games like every other game from the era The 3D perspective may have been novel in 1983 though. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdrunner | 441 Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 I have this on a PS1 compilation (Midway Collection 2 I think). Spent way more time than I expected with it. It's no Robotron, but what is really? Loads of fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wongojack | 304 Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 I got a chance to play this a few years ago at a show. I had played it before that both in MAME and in 5200 emulation. I have never really played it in a way where I've tested myself to score high, but I could see giving it more time. It really does use the sounds straight from Robotron (and many other Williams games). (That's not me btw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,778 Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 23 hours ago, fox said: As a sequel it is disappointing that an iconic twin stick shooter, became another generic space ship games like every other game from the era they could have at least used the twins sticks for a sort of Battlezone-type controle scheme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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