Codetapper
16 October 2001, 03:28
Hi guys! Back in what I could only guess is around 1985 a friend of mine had this console system (I think) which had a really cool shoot-em-up on it.
The novelty in this game was that the ship you controlled consisted of 4 space ships all behind each other. When you moved right, the second ship would start to move right a bit later than the first (top) one, kind of a worm effect as if it was attached by elastic or string.
I can only assume that when you moved right and shot you had more firepower (4 bullets over a horizontal range) rather than 4 all on the same path. When a ship was hit, I think the other ships moved up so they were behind you without a gap where the blown up ship was (again, I think!)
I would love to know what this game was and what system it was on, and/or if it was an arcade game. I have attached an awful picture trying to depect what happens when you move right and what the ships look like. The game was standard "blow up everything" fare and possibly end of level bosses involved docking with a spaceship (but I might be merging several games here)...
Does anyone have a clue what this game was? It was definitely in colour and possibly as early as 1983. It did not have a big chunky controller like the Grandstand Video Master, it was a pretty normal looking joystick.
Also, any Amiga PD versions of this game out there if we can work out what it is?
The novelty in this game was that the ship you controlled consisted of 4 space ships all behind each other. When you moved right, the second ship would start to move right a bit later than the first (top) one, kind of a worm effect as if it was attached by elastic or string.
I can only assume that when you moved right and shot you had more firepower (4 bullets over a horizontal range) rather than 4 all on the same path. When a ship was hit, I think the other ships moved up so they were behind you without a gap where the blown up ship was (again, I think!)
I would love to know what this game was and what system it was on, and/or if it was an arcade game. I have attached an awful picture trying to depect what happens when you move right and what the ships look like. The game was standard "blow up everything" fare and possibly end of level bosses involved docking with a spaceship (but I might be merging several games here)...
Does anyone have a clue what this game was? It was definitely in colour and possibly as early as 1983. It did not have a big chunky controller like the Grandstand Video Master, it was a pretty normal looking joystick.
Also, any Amiga PD versions of this game out there if we can work out what it is?