Major Stryker Apogee Software, Ltd. 1993

This 2D vertical scrolling shooter game that was originally distributed as shareware. It consists of three episodes, with only the first episode distributed as shareware, and the rest available commercially. The episodes are: Lava Planet, Arctic Planet, Desert Planet. The game features PC Speaker and Sound Blaster sounds, and the AdLib music is similar in style to Bobby Prince's other songs. The game uses EGA graphics and draws three backgrounds ("triple-parallax scrolling"). It was re-released as freeware on March 14, 2006. The only named characters are the titular hero and Fleet Admiral Yoshira, a very attractive, often flirtatious woman who briefs the character between levels, and seems to be in love with him as well. There are three difficulty levels, each of which has drastically different levels of powerups, enemies, and enemy fire. Powerups available include laser powerups (boxes marked "00," "01," etc.,) which affect the pattern and number of shots fired, speedups, holding patterns which stop the screen and release a fleet of enemies, Zap Bombs which cause screenwide explosions and extra lives. Hostages can also be rescued by ramming into the capsules they are contained in. A player with upgraded firepower is lowered to single shots upon being hit. A player with basic firepower instantly loses a life. Being crushed by a wall also loses a life regardless of firepower. Three different types of shields exist: Two side shields that protect the jet left and right until it is damaged, two temporary small wave shields that rotate around the jet and a temporary invincibility orb shield. At the end of each level, the player is awarded additional points on the percentage of enemies destroyed and the percentage of hostages rescued. In 2006, the game was made freeware.
Screenshots
Browser-Playable Free Game v1.4 (uploaded by RGB Classic Games)
Videos
Freeware Game v1.4 2.2MB (uploaded by Archive.org)
Floppy Image + CD ISO Demo 1.25MB/693kb (uploaded by scaryfun)
CD ISO Demo + Beta + various Shareware Demos 106MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
1992 Prototype Demo 387kb (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
included in 3D Realms Anthology - Full Demo 494MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


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