What's your favourite maze shooter?

320x240 · Post by **320x240** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 3:13 pm

Are we allowed to discuss this here?

For me it's Sega's Pulsar. Fast, thight and with autofire. When I was younger I was playing this maze shooter where the enemies would metamorphize into something else when shot. You had to shoot them 3 or 4 times to make them disappear. The music was the theme from Bluesbrothers (aka the theme from Peter Gunn) if I remember correctly. Anyone know this game. I would imagine it to be American made.

OmniGLH · Post by **OmniGLH** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 4:16 pm

MX7 · Post by **MX7** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 4:22 pm

Super Maze Wars for the Mac ZOMG BORDERLINER

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:12 pm

Crackdown.

ROBOTRON · Post by **ROBOTRON** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:04 pm

Maze shooter? ....uh I guess Wizard of Wor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHwx-I-a ... re=related

Andi · Post by **Andi** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:09 pm

ROBOTRON wrote:Maze shooter? ....uh I guess Wizard of Wor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHwx-I-a ... re=related

Yes. This game is fucking awesome. The use of real line-of-sight adds a lot of tension to the game. The mazes are well laid out and the action is frantic. If I were to own an arcade machine, I would want it to be this.

Or, Xybots is pretty great too. It's a 3D maze and one of the early games to utilize cover and strafing in a very modern way.

And both are available on Midway Arcade Treasures 2.

Dremark · Post by **Dremark** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:03 pm

OmniGLH wrote:

Seconded. That game is awesome.

ubersaurus · Post by **ubersaurus** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 9:38 pm

ROBOTRON wrote:Maze shooter? ....uh I guess Wizard of Wor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHwx-I-a ... re=related

Fuck yeah! I used to play that for Atari all the damn time. Awesome game.

It was included on the second midway arcade treasures collection, if I remember right. Still awesome.

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:47 pm

kinda borderliner i guess but Firepower for the Amiga was incredibly fun in 2 player..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edtwiQg6tLk

maxlords · Post by **maxlords** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:03 pm

Would Assault for the arcade count? Or Tank Force?

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:05 pm

sven666 wrote:kinda borderliner i guess but Firepower for the Amiga was incredibly fun in 2 player..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edtwiQg6tLk

That reminds me of...what does that remind me of? The Atari Tank game (solid state), maybe.

Although they aren't 2D, I would mention Spectre V.R. (not as good as I remembered it) and Geograph Seal / Jumping Flash.

spongdangly · Post by **spongdangly** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 1:05 am

Battle City for the NES. The two player battles were awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXKmZ8R-ebk

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 1:18 am

spongdangly wrote:Battle City for the NES. The two player battles were awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXKmZ8R-ebk

I kinda hate that game. Namco did an arcade version as well, which I find somewhat playable due to the OMG GRAFIX, but really mainly due to all the various powerup options and whatnot.

Nuke · Post by **Nuke** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 4:58 am

Does Bangai-O count?

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 5:00 am

I guess if there is such a thing as a maze shooter I will have to make one of my own. I could mix some sort of danmaku with a maze shooter. Ofcourse there would have to be quite wide passages.

lewisit · Post by **lewisit** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:23 am

casting my vote for Namco's Tank Batalion-series as well

this tread reminds me to play Tank Force in 2-player on the next possible occasion

[edited for screwed up screenshots - hope these will work...]

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:43 am

lewisit wrote:casting my vote for Namco's Tank Batalion-series as well

Yes!

That was one amazingly addictive game.
So I concur.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 12:04 pm

Tank Force has the continue screen

trivial · Post by **trivial** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 12:08 pm

Star Maze for the ][+. Probably one of the last five games I was innocent enough to buy instead of copy.

I wonder if there was ever anything like it.

Mortificator · Post by **Mortificator** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 12:35 pm

The tank stage of Tron, where the dial rotated your turret.

320x240 · Post by **320x240** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 2:33 pm

Dremark wrote:
OmniGLH wrote:

Seconded. That game is awesome.

Fun. I wish the 'casual' community could produce games of this type.

Nuke · Post by **Nuke** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 2:45 pm

lewisit wrote:Tank Batalion

You Win!!1!
I had totally forgotten Tank Battalion -I have fond memories playing it as a kid on my pirate-fanicom (Hi-tex).
Such an awesome lil' game. Namco needs to make a DS sequel.

Andi · Post by **Andi** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:16 pm

spongdangly wrote:Battle City for the NES. The two player battles were awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXKmZ8R-ebk

I had no idea there was an NES version of this game. I need to keep my eyes open for a copy. There are also about a thousand freeware PC clones of Tank Battalion if anyone is fiending to play it this intant.

lewisit · Post by **lewisit** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 5:02 pm

Nuke wrote:
lewisit wrote:Tank Batalion
You Win!!1!l.

nono... i was only third to mention it in this thread (after maxlords & spongdangly) i just provided the screenshoots

and to clear things up:

Tank Batalion -- Battle City -- Tank Force

spongdangly · Post by **spongdangly** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:38 pm

Andi wrote:
spongdangly wrote:Battle City for the NES. The two player battles were awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXKmZ8R-ebk
I had no idea there was an NES version of this game. I need to keep my eyes open for a copy. There are also about a thousand freeware PC clones of Tank Battalion if anyone is fiending to play it this intant.

I had the game when I was a kid on my 31-in-1 cartridge. I enjoyed every game on it except Five Chess.

It even had sweet menu music: link

Nate · Post by **Nate** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 1:42 am

320X240 wrote:

Fun. I wish the 'casual' community could produce games of this type.

I agree. I'd love to see more new games like this.