(played as part of ATARI 50)
Kind of love this. An unorthodox, non-combat space game focused on movement and physics feels very refreshing, even now, even after having played a bunch of variations of it over the years. The sparse vector graphics are perfect for the subject, and I love the funny messages you get upon eating it into the side of a mountain. Even though it's simple, this is a game where you feel like a lot is possible because of the quality of the controls. But, like most games of this vintage, I wish there was a little more. It doesn't feel great to just keep playing the same thing endlessly until you inevitably run out of fuel/quarters - pretty much any arcade game where quarters-equals-time-limit feels unsatisfying to me.
Goes to show you, given the right design, simply landing a spaceship can be a lot more fun than shooting stuff with one!
Kind of love this. An unorthodox, non-combat space game focused on movement and physics feels very refreshing, even now, even after having played a bunch of variations of it over the years. The sparse vector graphics are perfect for the subject, and I love the funny messages you get upon eating it into the side of a mountain. Even though it's simple, this is a game where you feel like a lot is possible because of the quality of the controls. But, like most games of this vintage, I wish there was a little more. It doesn't feel great to just keep playing the same thing endlessly until you inevitably run out of fuel/quarters - pretty much any arcade game where quarters-equals-time-limit feels unsatisfying to me.
Goes to show you, given the right design, simply landing a spaceship can be a lot more fun than shooting stuff with one!