looking for a good scrolling shooter for pc

[[xeno]Julios]

I dont know why no one mentioned this one;

Soldat

Simply the best side-view shooter out there, and it's free.
The best thing about this one is the multiplayer action.

ya i remember this one - i tried it briefly, but i didn't like the control scheme - i need simple tight controls - not the "turret-like aiming system" where you can control the direction of the bullets independently of the position of the fighter.

[[xeno]Julios]

ok tried out jets n guns - mouse control sux - it's so laggy - i don't like playing shooters with keyboard controls.

[Dr_Watson]

I dont know why no one mentioned this one;

Soldat

probably becasue it isn't a shooter game.

[Turbine]

You shoot guns at other people that shoot guns at you. How is it not a shooter?

[Dr_Watson]

This is a "Scrolling shooter"
(or as the genre was originally called "shooter" or "shoot'em'up")



the screen scrolls, you control an object that is "a shooter"; in that, it is merely an object that shoots things.

from those screen-shots it looks like that game is some sort of variation of worms. (which is really a variation of scorched earth, which could be called a clone of "gorillas" (which came as a sample game in the first version of quick-basic))

[[xeno]Julios]

I want something like this

http://www.quake3world.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28012

had such tight controls with the mouse - so responsive - you could really get into some nice flow states. Was very challenging to finish.

and the graphics are so yummy...

[booker]

Codename: Gordon

[Turbine]

from those screen-shots it looks like that game is some sort of variation of worms.

Thats just the screenshots, they don't move. In Soldat you get to move your little guy around the whole map, while running, jumping, and firing your rocket boosters. Basically you have the same mobility in Soldat as you do in any First Person Shooter. Except Soldat is 2D and it is sideways "mario style".

Think; Mario + Quake 3 + Counter Strike = Soldat

just get the game to demonstrate the point (it is 11Mb) you won't regret it.

[Dr_Watson]

from those screen-shots it looks like that game is some sort of variation of worms.

Thats just the screenshots, they don't move. In Soldat you get to move your little guy around the whole map, while running, jumping, and firing your rocket boosters. Basically you have the same mobility in Soldat as you do in any First Person Shooter. Except Soldat is 2D and it is sideways "mario style".

Think Mario + Quake 3 + Counter Strike = Soldat

so its a platform game... :icon8:

[Turbine]

A side-view first person shooter, in multiplayer and vs. bots.

Does that make it a platform game?
I have no idea.

[Dr_Watson]

I want something like this


had such tight controls with the mouse - so responsive - you could really get into some nice flow states. Was very challenging to finish.

and the graphics are so yummy...

i think there was a game that was all the rage around here a year or so ago called "atomic tank" or something like that.
was a VERY good side-scrolling shooter game with good graphics, challenge, and all intuitively mouse controlled.

[Foo]

A side-view first person shooter, in multiplayer and vs. bots.

Does that make it a platform game?
I have no idea.

Nah not really a side-scrolling shooter.

Think Tyrian, Swiv, Metroid.

Soldat is kinda in a genre of its own.

[Dr_Watson]

A side-view first person shooter

you're an idiot.

[Turbine]

A side-view, but in; "first person shooter" 'style'

Like Foo says, Soldat is a genre of its own. Download, pay it, and see.

[Dr_Watson]

perhaps it's a 3D style 2D game... :icon22:

[Turbine]

perhaps it's a 3D style 2D game... :icon22:

No, for that they have Counter-Strike 2D

http://www.cs2d.com "Maps Without the 3rd Dimension"

[[xeno]Julios]

i think there was a game that was all the rage around here a year or so ago called "atomic tank" or something like that.
was a VERY good side-scrolling shooter game with good graphics, challenge, and all intuitively mouse controlled.

thanks - looks interesting - i'm assuming this is it:

http://www.energames.com/games/heavy_weapon/

[Dr_Watson]

i think there was a game that was all the rage around here a year or so ago called "atomic tank" or something like that.
was a VERY good side-scrolling shooter game with good graphics, challenge, and all intuitively mouse controlled.

thanks - looks interesting - i'm assuming this is it:

http://www.energames.com/games/heavy_weapon/

yeah, that's the guy.

[[xeno]Julios]

i think there was a game that was all the rage around here a year or so ago called "atomic tank" or something like that.
was a VERY good side-scrolling shooter game with good graphics, challenge, and all intuitively mouse controlled.

thanks - looks interesting - i'm assuming this is it:

http://www.energames.com/games/heavy_weapon/

yeah, that's the guy.

oh man this game is awesome - exactly the sort of thing i was looking for - thanks

[[xeno]Julios]

hm - gorgeous graphics n all - but a bit easy - am already on 9th mission after about 2.5 hours of playing (out of 19 missions)

platypus took me months to finish - you really needed to master the levels...

the bosses on platypus were really really evil! - if you weren't in a flow state you could just forget about it...

[MKJ]

i think there was a game that was all the rage around here a year or so ago called "atomic tank" or something like that.
was a VERY good side-scrolling shooter game with good graphics, challenge, and all intuitively mouse controlled.

thanks - looks interesting - i'm assuming this is it:

http://www.energames.com/games/heavy_weapon/

fuck me, thats an exact clone of this old atariST game.. although its not exact, that one was set on the moon. but apart from the background, it was exactly the same game
intuitive my cockhole

[equivo]

Stargunner is worth checking out. Pretty old game made by Apogee (now 3D Realms) and its freeware these days.

Works well with Dosbox, and decent mouse control.

http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=7247

[Nightshade]

remember zaxxon? I liked that game.

OLD SKEWL BABY!

Xevious, anybody?

[[xeno]Julios]

ok am already on last level of heavy weapon atomic tank - not really impressed - i intend to check out some other scrolling shooters (if i can get one of the classics to work nice), but so far, i have to say platypus takes the top spot in terms of challenge.

[[xeno]Julios]

NeoRageX emulator and Metal Slug series. Shock Troopers 1 and 2. Pulstar. Blazing Star. Sorted.

thanks - will i be able to use a mouse with it?