Oh. The thought never crossed my mind........ but the same coder did do Grand Prix Rally II which Amsoft did pick up and release themselves! Although that was from Loriciels, this game was from Chip and Amsoft had no relationship with them. Who knows!! Maybe not though because there's a few things and sections that differ quite a bit from the arcade coin-op like the UFO's you have to shoot for fuel. And good point on the US Gold involvement and them using Choice.
@@Xyphoe interesting with coders link to Amsoft maybe the differences were added after to avoid any lawsuit from Sega. Though calling it Zaxx counters that.
Zaxxon is a great game. I remember being amazed by the isometric view, and the feelings of depth to the controls. Probably why I was drawn to Qabbalah on the CPC 😂
I’m sure Spy Hunter is on the Coin Op Hits compilation on Amstrad (also has Bionic Commando, Road Blasters & Thunderblade plus a few others). Do love Zaxxon and Super Zaxxon on my C64. The conversion is really good. The arcade game is an absolute classic that demands just one more go.
It is yea, Spy Hunter appeared on the Coin Op Hits compilation first (and then History In The Making I believe) before finally getting a solo release on the Kixx budget label. No full price release though.
@@Xyphoe Bit like the terrible version of Hard Drivin' on C64. They never gave it an original release it was that bad. Turned up on the TNT compilation and then later Hit Squad (must have been a joke that one!)
We've been doing a 'Hidden Gems' series on the Amstreams (the live streams we do on a Friday) and we've found quite a lot so far, we will keep doing them and will eventually produce a few vids highlighting the best!
Shame about the deep space part where the lack of shadows makes lining up impossible, otherwise this looks like a decent clone. Cheers for the good vid Xyphoe 👍
Yea it needs the little cross hair and beep noise the arcade version has to let you know you're lined up with the enemy, at least the latter is very simple to do and would have made all the difference! Thanks mate!
I had fun with Spy Hunter! If you forget it's meant to be a conversion and take it as a game in it's own right away from the licence, it's quite fun. And as for Zaxx, it's a decent clone for sure yea!
Yea me too! It took me by surprise, it's pretty good! Just a shame you can only fire one shot at a time, and the space sections you have no way of lining up your shots. It's perhaps also maybe a little too easy.
Watch this space for the next set of completely original titles: Pacm, Donkeyko and Spaceinvade. But, it's a competent version of Zaxxon, although the missing crosshair hurts the game, and the levels drag on for too long. Makes me curious what a modern conversion would look like.
Maybe this was the Amsoft version. Though if U.S Gold were involved Choice would of coded it and it would of been cack.
Oh. The thought never crossed my mind........ but the same coder did do Grand Prix Rally II which Amsoft did pick up and release themselves! Although that was from Loriciels, this game was from Chip and Amsoft had no relationship with them. Who knows!! Maybe not though because there's a few things and sections that differ quite a bit from the arcade coin-op like the UFO's you have to shoot for fuel. And good point on the US Gold involvement and them using Choice.
@@Xyphoe interesting with coders link to Amsoft maybe the differences were added after to avoid any lawsuit from Sega. Though calling it Zaxx counters that.
Monkey Jesus ! Hey dude 😎
@@mikeyandwho Hey dude!
A very nice little game.Thanks for bringing in.
Cheers!!
My pleasure David, I'm just so glad I found this one... :)
MLM 3D is basically Zaxx on the ground with a moon buggy, you should check it out !
Zaxxon is a great game. I remember being amazed by the isometric view, and the feelings of depth to the controls. Probably why I was drawn to Qabbalah on the CPC 😂
Do you have cabs at the Arcade Clubs? So sorry for the pain inflicted by bloody Qabbalah!!
@@Xyphoe we do :) and as a kid, I quite enjoyed playing Qabbalah 😂 I can’t say that I enjoy it now though…
Awesome vid dude 👏👏👏
Thanks mate! Hope the shows have been going well!
I’m sure Spy Hunter is on the Coin Op Hits compilation on Amstrad (also has Bionic Commando, Road Blasters & Thunderblade plus a few others).
Do love Zaxxon and Super Zaxxon on my C64. The conversion is really good. The arcade game is an absolute classic that demands just one more go.
It is yea, Spy Hunter appeared on the Coin Op Hits compilation first (and then History In The Making I believe) before finally getting a solo release on the Kixx budget label. No full price release though.
@@Xyphoe Bit like the terrible version of Hard Drivin' on C64. They never gave it an original release it was that bad. Turned up on the TNT compilation and then later Hit Squad (must have been a joke that one!)
never heard of this. looks quite good for a relatively 'early' game. I wonder how many other hidden gems there are for the CPC.
We've been doing a 'Hidden Gems' series on the Amstreams (the live streams we do on a Friday) and we've found quite a lot so far, we will keep doing them and will eventually produce a few vids highlighting the best!
Shame about the deep space part where the lack of shadows makes lining up impossible, otherwise this looks like a decent clone. Cheers for the good vid Xyphoe 👍
Yea it needs the little cross hair and beep noise the arcade version has to let you know you're lined up with the enemy, at least the latter is very simple to do and would have made all the difference! Thanks mate!
Well at least we got Spy Hunter. This isn't bad at all for a clone in all fairness 👍
I had fun with Spy Hunter! If you forget it's meant to be a conversion and take it as a game in it's own right away from the licence, it's quite fun. And as for Zaxx, it's a decent clone for sure yea!
@@Xyphoe I enjoyed Action Fighter as well. More Spy Hunter if you like Spy Hunter 😅
I really like it :D
Yea me too! It took me by surprise, it's pretty good! Just a shame you can only fire one shot at a time, and the space sections you have no way of lining up your shots. It's perhaps also maybe a little too easy.
Watch this space for the next set of completely original titles: Pacm, Donkeyko and Spaceinvade. But, it's a competent version of Zaxxon, although the missing crosshair hurts the game, and the levels drag on for too long. Makes me curious what a modern conversion would look like.
Hehe! And yea agreed on Zaxx! Lastly yea - we had a near perfect port of Scramble, I wonder if someone will do Zaxxon one day....
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