The Amiga Shooter !! - NOW ON SALE - $3.99 ->$0.99

[Greyskull]

Originally Posted by syntheticvoid

Woah... really????

Easily a $4 game. I hadn't heard of Battle Squadron until it was ported over to the iOS, but after I snatched it up, I went out and found an old SEGA cartridge. It's been one of my favorite shmups since. =oP

If I had to do it all over again, I'd drop the $4 in an instant.

Haha, I have my Sega Battle Squadron cartridge as well. I have a Sega Nomad, which seems to have a higher clock speed than the Genesis, so playing when I play it it runs about 25% faster than it originally did. It's been a while, but I remember considering it one of the most difficult shooters that didn't have it's origins in the arcade.

[Connector]

Originally Posted by Greyskull

The graphics on the Amiga were ahead of their time, but it was the sound that was most impressive. At around the same time as the original Adlib PC card (maybe before), you could use an Amiga as a semi-respectable (for the time) studio synthesizer.

Yeah, you are right about the music, it's pretty good in this game. And you are right about it being a hard game. Usually shmups I play as hard as level as I can, but in this game there are 4 difficulty settings and the hardest is very hard. I personally like the second level difficulty setting for now.

[AnarKitty]

Finally had the chance to pick this up. Thanks for the sale on your great game!

[TorbenLarsen]

Originally Posted by AnarKitty

Finally had the chance to pick this up. Thanks for the sale on your great game!

You are welcome Anarkitty. Great to see people responding on the sale

[TorbenLarsen]

Originally Posted by Greyskull

Haha, I have my Sega Battle Squadron cartridge as well. I have a Sega Nomad, which seems to have a higher clock speed than the Genesis, so playing when I play it it runs about 25% faster than it originally did. It's been a while, but I remember considering it one of the most difficult shooters that didn't have it's origins in the arcade.

Cool with the catridge The sega version was too hard, imo. Back in those days gamers wanted it hard. Today it has been adjusted for smartphone gaming and adding a whole new easy or cadet mode

[TorbenLarsen]

Originally Posted by Royce

One of the best old school shooters on the AppStore. Must buy at $0.99.

Thanks Royce, could not have been said any better

[ZroDfects]

This game is awesome, this has everything that the Amiga version had. Great graphics, awesome music, non-stop fun and original developers :P

The controls are smooth and doesn't miss a beat. The achievements are a nice touch that makes you want to complete along with the different choice of difficulty settings. The two player split screen is another awesome feature that 2 players play on opposite sides of the screen like a sit down cocktail arcade machine.

Good to see the good old Amiga games on current gen devices and keeping retro alive.

I have Battle Squadron on both my iPad2 and iPad3.

Great job fellas, give yourselves a big pat on the back....



Zro Dfects.

[Connector]

Originally Posted by ZroDfects

I have Battle Squadron on both my iPad2 and iPad3.]

Just curious since it is a retro game, whether you notice any difference in this game between your ipad 2&3?

[ZroDfects]

Originally Posted by Connector

Just curious since it is a retro game, whether you notice any difference in this game between your ipad 2&3?

Hi Connector.

I can tell you that there is no difference whatsoever when playing on iPad2 or iPad3 as it plays so smoothly with no slowdown on the iPad 2 and even when playing in 2-player mode.

Also the game would be programmed to run at a certain speed anyways and having a decent processor to run it then it wouldn't have any problem which even on an iPad10 it is not going to be any different.

With the iPad3 the screen is an incy bit brighter with a hint of deeper colors but in terms of quality and playability they are 100% identical.




Thanks

Zro Dfects

[TorbenLarsen]

Originally Posted by ZroDfects

This game is awesome, this has everything that the Amiga version had. Great graphics, awesome music, non-stop fun and original developers :P

The controls are smooth and doesn't miss a beat. The achievements are a nice touch that makes you want to complete along with the different choice of difficulty settings. The two player split screen is another awesome feature that 2 players play on opposite sides of the screen like a sit down cocktail arcade machine.

Good to see the good old Amiga games on current gen devices and keeping retro alive.

I have Battle Squadron on both my iPad2 and iPad3.

Great job fellas, give yourselves a big pat on the back....



Zro Dfects.

Hi Zro, Looks really nice the way have have both iPad 2 and iPad 3 lined up. Just shows have fun Battle Squadron can be on an iPad