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1993 Space Machine

by Aurora Punks

Genre: Shooter

Pitch: A previously unreleased space shooter, developed in 1993 for Amiga PCs and updated in 2020.

My expectations: I've heard of this one! I don't know if it's well regarded, and I didn't even know it was a retro space shooter until a moment ago, but I am aware of this game's existence! That's the first time this has happened since I started this project.

Review:

Space Commanders, a blatant Space Invaders clone for DOS, might have been the first video game I ever played. Shoot bad guys. Don’t get shot. I’m sure I didn’t play with any strategy for finesse, but even my baby brain could follow the chain of laser-collision-explosion. I have always liked the shoot-them-up genre, but as games expanded and diversified, simple arcade fare lost its mainstream foothold. What brought in massive profits at a quarter per play made less sense as an $80 dollar Super Nintendo cartridge. Space shooters became a niche interest for hardcore fans, who demanded faster, denser, more brutal challenges that mere humans like me found unplayable and unappealing.

I don’t expect genre enthusiasts to agree when I say 1993 Space Machine is about as good as it gets. It’s slow. It’s forgiving. The most dangerous force on the screen at any given time is your own ship. I played through the whole thing (excluding the ridiculous secret boss, which does feel modern) in one sitting, and I can see myself doing it again just to see what it’s like with a different weapons loadout. It’s generic and dated, and that’s exactly how I like it.

+ An approachable, straight-forward, by-the-numbers space shooter. + Novice difficulty offered enough action and tricky traps to keep me on my toes while still letting me feel powerful. Harder difficulties are there for those who need them, but I'm quite happy with my infinite lives, thank you. + Amiga as heck, with modern touches. + Defeated enemies drop crystals, which can be spent on new ships and weapons, to better blow up enemies and get more crystals. It's an addictive and well-balanced loop that encourages risky moves. I want to play again just to experiment with the equipment I didn't see the first time. Oh, and the game supports up to four players at once, all fighting over the same crystals, which seems like a fun way to ruin friendships.

– Some backgrounds are a bit too busy, making it difficult to see tiny, incoming bullets. – Playing with a controller allows movement at any angle, but the speed is fixed—understandable, but not ideal when tiny movements are the difference between life and death. Keyboard players are locked to eight directions. Good luck. – "Trial Version" is permanently displayed in the corner of the screen. The developers are aware of this and say it's a bug. It's really tiny, and it doesn't affect the game in any way, but it's weird, and it bothered me. – The secret final boss is absurd.

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