Sky Saviour 64
A downloadable game
Sky Saviour is an original shmup for the Commodore 64 written in in 6502 assembly.
SEIZURE WARNING ! The base game contains intense flashing.
I have included a low flashing mode download for people sensitive to flashing and strobing lights, this build still contains mild flashing elements (like the ship flashing when out of bullets) but is hugely toned down..
How To Play
Defend the futuristic city of NeoCov from bizarre alien insect invaders! Your mission is to intercept and eliminate the enemies before they reach the city center.
Use the fire button to shoot down the alien threats, but there's a catch, you can only carry 7 shells at a time. To reload, descend into NeoCov city center. Drop down into NeoCov city centre to reload, beware however, whilst in the city you are unable to shoot.
Your ship is invulnerable to enemy collisions, but be wary of their bullets. A direct hit to your ship's hit point will cost you a life.
Scoring
The amount of shells you have represent the amount of points that will add to you chain, 7 shells adds 7 points.
Chains
Shooting enemies without missing adds 10 points to your chain. Dropping into the city banks your chain, turning your accumulated points into your score. For a perfect scoring run, destroy 7 enemies in a row without missing, then drop into the city to bank your chain. The challenge intensifies as the enemies become more numerous and aggressive!
Bonus life
You will recieve a bonus live when you hit 1000 points
Tips
Don't forget to reload between waves
Note: This uses joystick port 1.
Status | Released |
Rating | Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars (1 total ratings) |
Author | Flump Studios |
Genre | Shooter |
Tags | Commodore 64, Homebrew, Retro, Shoot 'Em Up |
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Nice game! Our German-language review can be found in our recorded livestream starting at 01:49:40. English subtitles are also available. Subscription to our YouTube and Twitch channel is welcome. ๐
Good game. I also added it to my new "Gameplay of New C64 Games from May 2024" video.
There are some bugs here, lock up on level 8 and an edge case where score goes from 255 or 511 back to 1.
Thank you!
I actually noticed the score bug earlier today, will get fixed.
The level 8 lock up is new to me though
OK, I think I've fixed those and the graphics glitch.
Thanks for your help
Not a bad game with some quite clever ideas. I like that you have to go to the bottom of the screen to charge up your laser beam to fight those nasty aliens. This proves to be a big challenge. This game does feel like going back to the early 1980s. Although I didn't have my Commodore 64 until 1990, and I did buy very old budget games that were being sold on the shelves back then.
Good game ๐
Personally, I would add some improvements. First of all the graphics bug that C64 Universe user mentioned. Loading weapons should be done automatically and not by going down to the level of buildings (it makes it a bit difficult to play). Additional bonuses that will allow you to get better weapons e.g.: laser, double cannon, self-guided missiles. Overall, the potential in the game is there but expanding it would be more playable. Of course, this is my suggestion ๐
As the editor of K&A PLUS I would like to talk about this game. Feel free to email me
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Awesome! Thank you for your suggestion.
I've just uploaded an update which slows the game down a bit, so I think the city mechanic is less annoying now.
I'm actually thinking of doing an expanded version for the Megadrive/Genesis which would be easier for me to add different weapons and power-ups.
Thanks for your interest I'll email you right away :)
Ahh sorry, good point.
I think I'll upload a separate png file, which removes the flashing.
Hello again,
I have just uploaded an new version of the game, you can now download low_flash_mode_sky_saviour.
There is some minor flashing, like the end of level text and on the ship when it's out of shells, but it's greatly reduced. I hope this helps.
Thanks again for playing my little game :)
It would be good but too fast and very difficult from the start and I've found a graphical bug, please fix all of these problems for getting a more playable game.
I wanted it to be a difficult game, which short play sessions, but maybe I've over done it. I'll see if I can dial it back and also fix that glitch :)
Thank you for trying my game and taking the time to comment!
I really like this kind of games - I was one of the official testers of the Commodore 64 version of Galaga (https://arlagames.itch.io/galaga-c64). Unfortunately, you have to be very quick here, but I would like to play more time with this game to get to the later levels. Very good job anyway!
OK, I've just updated, and slowed everything down a bit.
You were certainly right, it plays a lot better now I think.
I really appreciate your feedback on this!
Just wanted to get this update out, I'll hunt down that glitch tonight :)
Very good job, its much better now! ;) https://c64universe.wordpress.com/2024/05/19/sky-saviour-2024-flump-studios/
Amazing! Thank you :)
One small thing, it says Horizon Shift 65 rather than 65 in the article...other than that, thank you so much.