Seeing those flying letters always fills me with a warm, fuzzy feeling. I've followed ADG basically since episode #7 or so, and it's always so nice seeing a new entry.
@StormkeeperPU
Ай бұрын
Ah, Star Hammer... I pretty much regarded this as "Wing Commander 2D" too, have very fond memories of it!
@XanthinZarda
Ай бұрын
Star Hammer: The game which I confuse in my head for Solar Winds: The Escape.
@todorkolev7565
Ай бұрын
Solar winds is such a trip, love it!
@Wormetti
Ай бұрын
thank you for this comment, I was trying to remember the name of that game!
@PedroSilvahf
Ай бұрын
I dont know why this made me think of Space Bats of Doom, now i hope to see it here someday. When i got internet a long time ago i went looking for the game and found out it has 3 or 4 sequels, that was nuts
@ziran80
Ай бұрын
Thank you for covering this. I played the shareware back in the day, and forgot what it was called when looking for it recently.
@jasonblalock4429
Ай бұрын
Oh wow, I love it when your videos unlock a memory. I'd totally forgotten about this one, but I know I played it back in the day. Being a fan of both Star Control and Wing Commander, how could I not? But I also recall getting bored with it pretty quickly, likely for the same reasons you mentioned.
@simonashtear2739
Ай бұрын
"Technically this level is literally impossible... ... ... Here's how I beat it." :D
@Pixelmusement
Ай бұрын
Impossible only when played as intended. It's like REQUIRING a speedrun strat which involves glitches in order to beat a game at all. :P
@Wormetti
Ай бұрын
@@Pixelmusement flying ahead doesn't sound too obscure to be unintended but I haven't played the game, so maybe you're right
@Pixelmusement
Ай бұрын
@@Wormetti I mean, it's obscure for the concept of an "escort" mission. If this were a scouting mission to clear a path then that would be a different story. :P
@psycthom
Ай бұрын
I kinda forgot about this game - quite liked it back in the day!
@EdmondDantes224
Ай бұрын
"A craft called ADC" The Ancient DOS Computer? ;)
@NukeOTron
Ай бұрын
Wasn't there a (possibly mouse-controlled) 3D rail shooter game with this specific group of games (with Starfire) that was also Shareware? Or at least a game with the same ship rendered in polygons? I still remember the exploding-Earth Game Over screen from one of them.
@ianeborn6823
Ай бұрын
Is it just me, or do the ships that one escorts look like they're wrapped around by a red ribbon with a little golden bell--like a giant space-borne Lindt Bunny. :P
@todorkolev7565
Ай бұрын
Is it just me or PixelShips enjoys some inspiration from this? :)
@Pixelmusement
Ай бұрын
Actually not. The inspiration for PixelShips was primarily Pokémon and Gradius III. In fact, while making PixelShips I would often listen to fan-made MIDIs of Gradius III music! ;)
@roguerifter9724
Ай бұрын
Star Hammer The Vanguard Propecy is actually the third Star Hammer game. There was Star Hammer Tactics released between the two but closer in gameplay to a 2D Vanguard Prophecy then to this. Edit;: IMO this is much closer to a main series Wing Commander game then Armada or Privateer. Armada is a tactics game where if you want you can fly one of the Fighters or Bombers you command. Privateer is a lot like Elite in Wing Commander's setting. You're a civilian with a small ship and are free to run cargo, smuggle, pirate, fight pirates, terrorists or either sides military and militia or follow a story campagin getting money to buy another ship or gear for your current ship.
@Pixelmusement
Ай бұрын
I made note of the mobile game during the credits. It barely lasted long in the iOS store before it was pulled due to poor sales so I felt the sequel more people would be familiar with would be The Vanguard Prophecy. :B
@joe--cool
Ай бұрын
@@Pixelmusement The original release was on Playstation Portable. The iOS release was a port of the PSP game. EDIT: I knew I had that too. There was a PC Port on Desura. Exactly as defunct now as the Playstation Minis store.
@Pixelmusement
Ай бұрын
@@joe--cool Hunh... I somehow failed to notice that... Yeah, it actually came out on a bunch of platforms, yet didn't seem to stay on sale for long on any of them. :/
@joe--cool
Ай бұрын
@@Pixelmusement Yeah it's a bit sad. The game is a kinda fun in 2 player hotseat mode. With a some more stuff added to the campaign and maybe fancier graphics it might have sold better.
@BenPower777
Ай бұрын
I loved this game - I guess I only had the shareware version so going to spend a few hours on this again! Thanks for covering
@BenPower777
Ай бұрын
BTW I've had time to catch up on this game now: in the last campaign, mission 15 one doesn't need to actually hex edit to skip - the shuttle mentioned in the briefing is just travelling 'north/up' from nav point 2 from the start, so if you're quick enough you can afterburner there without too much chasing needed
@charlottesampson3777
Ай бұрын
aww man, I totally played the shareware version!
@RayImpastato
Ай бұрын
I just gave it a whirl and it actually feels really great to play. Honestly, if there was analog turning and the acceleration and drift was bit more nuanced, it'd be a pretty great little game. But I can see what you mean about it getting a bit repetitive.
@d2soft
Ай бұрын
Is there another game that uses those graphics? Feels like seen the spaceship graphic style somewhere else...
@d2soft
Ай бұрын
Just found it on MobyGames: it's Starfire (1992) from same author. Pretty cool, still remember playing this!
@fernandopenalva2680
17 күн бұрын
It reminds me of Asteroids lol.
@Heike--
Ай бұрын
"very basic"
@crispy_orb
Ай бұрын
I love seeing your methodology for reverse engineering gameplay mechanics.
@3dhYT
Ай бұрын
I think you have too much free time 😏
@Pixelmusement
Ай бұрын
Not enough really, but since making ADG is my primary responsibility most of the time I do have goes towards it. :P
@3dhYT
Ай бұрын
@@Pixelmusement 👍👍
@I.____.....__...__
Ай бұрын
4:12 Uh huh, okay. So the Sloboids are a conqueror species, sure. But the fact that they're an organic non-robitic species means they procreate, right? That measn they have children, and _babies._ So unless the game is positing that they're BORN evil (which has very 1930s German propagandist vibes 😒), then the player's mission to commit total-genocide isn't exactly justifiable no matter how the story tries to spin it. 🤨 I don't know if it's dubious or just amateur writing. 🤔
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