Stargunner

...and it is FREE on GOG. Worth it, for sure! Hard, but fun side-scrolling space shooter with a "credit" feature that allows you to spend on new weapon upgrades, engines, and satelite support drones. You start off with 1500, so spend wisely and my advice is to start with the very first stage. You can select other stages but you'd want to upgrade your ship first. When, your ship blows up, you respawn immediately so try to avoid getting killed until the bosses, which are epic and the highlight of the game for sure. The voice overs, sound effects, music, and graphics are all top notch. But get ready for a real challenge. You have to pick the right weapons or else you won't make it very far. Highly recommended, especially if you like blowing stuff up.

I'm getting tired of modern titles all looking the same or copying other games. I was looking for someting fresh from the past, and here it goes! I have not much energy due to a desease, I have good fun to play this game for like 10/15minutes trying different loadout and trying to know the levels! No nostalgia involved for this one, as shmup was like the only genre I did not came across in my childhood. What i did like for every DOS era game is to use the gog dosbox tool included with the game and just setup opengl as rendered and super2xsai for the scaler. Without it is way too pixelated. These game were played on 14/15" monitors back in the days, so they were not pixelated. On big modern screens you really need a scaler otherwise it's just a pure mess of pixels and does not pay tribute to old game like those.

Incredible retro game! I Was nerding it for weeks in 1995! Awesome to have it again!

Stargunner is a wonderful little side-scrolling shooter from the golden age of PC gaming. To me, it's one of the uncrowned kings of the scrolling shooter genre, right up there with Tyrian 2000 and Raptor: Call of the Shadows. Be warned though, Stargunner is hard as nails! I have fond memories of getting blown to pieces dozens of times, replaying the demo over and over as kid. However this isn't just nostalgia speaking. I aquired a copy of the full version a few years ago and it was just as enjoyable as ever. It's got everything from the recipe of scrolling-shooter-success: - Evergreen, colourful graphics - Great sound effects and music - Item shop where you can upgrade your ship with the money you earned - Plenty of action - Satisfying boss battles This is a genre that's sadly overlooked nowadays eventhough it produced some of the most entertaining games in history. If you're a 90s gamer and somehow missed Stargunner, grab it now and relive those golden days! If you're completely new to these kind of games, then grab Tyrian 2000 first (my all-time favourite), follow it up with Raptor: Call of the Shadows and if you feel ready for more challenge, get Stargunner. You won't be disappointed. :)

This is one of the best western STGs from the DOS era. GET IT NOW!