Shippy1984
Description:	A very good and stylish retro shoot 'em up.
Download:	shippy1984.lha       (TIPS: Use the right click menu if your browser takes you back here all the time)
Size:	416kb
Date:	28 Jun 2007
Author:	Ryan Broomfield, Neoblaze, Kaizrsze, AmigaOS 4.0 compile by Spot / Up Rough
Submitter:	Spot / Up Rough
Email:	spot/triad se
Homepage:	http://www.shippysite.com/
Category:	game/shmup
License:	GPL
Distribute:	yes
Min OS Version:	4.0
FileID:	2876
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Snapshots:	4
Videos:	1
Downloads:	360  (Current version)
	359  (Accumulated)
Votes:	1 (0/0)  (30 days/7 days)

What is Shippy1984?
  Shippy1984 is a small, portable game designed to bring back nostalgia for the 
  ways games used to be made--addicting as hell! Mash buttons on your way to the

  high score! Shippy1984 is designed from the ground up for the avid casual
gamer 
  who feels left behind by the technological overload of today's games! No
longer! 
  Shippy1984 is the game you have been waiting for!
 
Included with every copy of Shippy1984:
  Support for joysticks and gamepads! 
  Oldschool audio soundtrack! 
  Small download size! No waiting in line for downloads! 
  A retro experience that will bring back nostalgia! 
  Manual with instructions on how to play!


STORY
  The Angryfez Army and their minions have pointed the ultimate battle at earth!

  Only Happyfez can save the day!

CONTROLS
  CTRL/GAMEPAD BUTTON 1 - FIRES BULLET, STARTS GAME, AND PERFORMS ACTIONS
  BACKSPACE/GAMEPAD BUTTON 2 - PAUSES GAME AND DELETES INITIALS IN INITIAL ENTRY
SCREEN
  ARROW KEYS/GAMEPAD DIRECTION PAD - MOVES SHIPPY UP, DOWN, LEFT, AND RIGHT

TIPS AND TRICKS
  * IF YOU RUN OUT OF HAPPYFEZ LIVES YOUR GAME IS OVER!
  * Happyfez lives are shown in the bottom left of the screen!
  * The more accurate you are with shots, the higher your ACCURACY bonus.
  * The faster you play, the more bonus you get for TIME ATTACK.
  * You can shoot the green orbs fired from the blue enemy.
  * If you shoot a fezbomb from red enemy, it turns to a green orb.
  * You earn an extra life at 50k, 100k, 200k, etc. points.
  * Practice, Practice, Practice!

Reviews on the Internet

 MUSEUM OF RARE GAMES 
   Shippy 1984 is quite a fun game. It is a retro arcade shooter which somewhat 
   resembles Space Invaders. Unlike its appearance it is a modern game, it is 
   supposed to look like the games from the old days. Although there isn't that 
   much to do other than shooting space bugs, or whatever those things are, it's

   still a game with a good feeling and a good soundtrack. The difficulty level 
   is quite high, it starts ridiculously easy but a few levels later it's nearly

   impossible to finish a level.

   I would recommend this game if you want to experience the retro feeling on a 
   modern computer.

 GAME HIPPO 

  Having grown up in the 80s, I was reared on games like Galaxian. There has 
  always been something special to me about the classic arcade shooter, so much 
  so that I will make any excuse necessary to pop a quarter into any old 80s 
  space shooters I find, be they in some stinky gas station, the lounge in some 
  airport, or wherever.
  When I first fired up Shippy 1984 and was immediately greeted by the old 
  "Winners don't use drugs" screen that used to grace almost every arcade game, 
  I knew I was in for something special. When I saw the title screen and heard 
  the classically cheesy digitized voice pronounce the name of the game, I felt 
  like I was supposed to look for a coin slot.
  Even without the coin slot, Shippy 1984 is one of the best retro-shooters I've

  ever played. Everything looks, sounds, and feels like it came straight out of 
  the games of my youth. The classic arcade font is here, the pre-game enemy 
  display is here, the high-score name entry music that is just little bit too 
  happy sounding is here too.
  Like the games of old, Shippy 1984 is based in simplicity. The objective is 
  simple: Control the Happy Fez and destroy the minions of the Angry Fez. There 
  are three types of enemies, two different weapon power ups, time bonuses, 
  accuracy bonuses, and bonus lives.
  I really can't say much more about this game, because there isn't much to it. 
  However, Shippy 1984 succeeds incredibly in everything it's trying to be. If 
  you like classic arcade shooters, this one's a keeper. If you're too young to 
  appreciate this sort of game, you probably won't like it. Don't expect
anything 
  groundbreaking, but do expect to have some action packed fun.
  The game is also available for Mac OS X and Linux.

  TUCOWS -- 4/5 COW RATING. 

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