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Nice. Anyone remember a game where essentially little paratroopers fall down from the sky and you have a cannon rotating on a turret to shoot them down? When yo
by boneheadmed 15y ago
Nice. Anyone remember a game where essentially little paratroopers fall down from the sky and you have a cannon rotating on a turret to shoot them down? When you hit the little paratroopers they blew into little green pieces all over the screen. That was a blast.
My sister sold our Apple IIe at a yard sale for like $8.00 in the mid 90's :(
- jaysonelliot 15y agoYes - that game was called Sabotage. You could play it with keyboard, joystick, or paddle, but paddles were the best way to win. I remember that you lost points if you just fired indiscriminately, as well. Here's a vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbHW66AbzHA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbHW66AbzHA
- boneheadmed 15y agoBrilliant! As soon as I read the name "Sabotage" I knew it was correct. Thanks for the clip. I had just a monochrome green monitor and didn't realize it also had such striking color.
- boneheadmed 15y agoBy the way, (warning a shameless plug): I created an HTML5 game loosely based on my best memory of the Sabotage game. The graphics are only marginally better and I couldn't really capture the game play, but it can be tried here(works best on Chrome): http://carbwars.tapjs.com/ http://carbwars.tapjs.com/
- andrewflnr 15y agoWow, is that actually letting the player shoot out the parachutes?
- shubber 15y agoYes it is. IIRC, extra points for shooting the parachute, then shooting the guy who was otherwise falling to his death. Simple and classic.