So today I played Oids, a SHMUP developed by FTL Games in 1987.
So before I talk about the game, I wanted to talk about what I had to go through just to play it. See, this game originally only came out on the Macintosh and the Atari ST. I didn't want to have to download yet another emulator. So, I started poking around. Turns out, back in 2014, the game was actually ported! to the Amiga.
That's right, a guy by the name of meynaf on http://eab.abime.net the English Amiga Boards actually ported a 30 year old game to another 30 year old computer.
Admitedly I didn't really look too much into WHY it was ported to such an old computer but it got me thinking about The Amiga, and how people must have really REALLY loved their Amigas back in the day.
The thing was a BEAST when it came out though, so it's really no wonder why it was so beloved by all. It also helps that the Amiga's keyboard is starting to look something more like a modern keyboard. That was always something that's been difficult with other emulators. Emulating the keyboard, the Apple II and the ZX Spectrum's keyboards are almost nothing like IBM PC keyboards, so it's nice to have something that's emulated more accurately.
Anywho, onto the game itself:
It's okay.
For all the effort I put into playing this game in a version that was only released a couple years ago, it was pretty underwhelming. It's a Gravitar clone. It has better, more updated graphics, but I was never a huge fan of Gravitar or Lunar Lander to begin with. Honestly, it wasn't bad, the controls are just like I remembered them being, if you're into physics based SHMUPS, then this might just be right up your ally, but for me, I probably could have given it a pass.
Next up: Galaga '88
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