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2D space shooters that obey the laws of physics

DeebaserDeebaser on my way to work in a suit and a tieAhhhh...come on fucking guyRegistered User regular
edited May 2010 in Games and Technology
Do they exist?

I've got my semi-annual craving for a game like Star Control 2. I can't be the only one. Have there been any games made in the past 15 years for this genre?

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  • Phoenix-DPhoenix-D Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Subspace?

    EV:Nova, Flatspace...though those two aren't straight shooters.

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  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    2D? Maybe pixeljunk shooter?

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  • DeMoNDeMoN twitch.tv/toxic_cizzle Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Astroids?

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  • Renegade WolfRenegade Wolf Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Space Hawk
    Free download here

    edit: scratch that. You need a subscription to download from there. I'll try to find the site I got it from ages ago.

    Its a caveflyer in space but with gravity, so your shots fall back down and so will you unless you keep flying.

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Star Control 2 still holds up. It's free now too.

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  • That_GuyThat_Guy I don't wanna be that guy Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    2NDing EV:Nova. It was pretty rad.

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  • UnderHero5UnderHero5 Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    TychoCelchuuu wrote: »
    Star Control 2 still holds up. It's free now too.

    http://sc2.sourceforge.net/

    Also, while not exactly what you're looking for, you may enjoy this
    http://www.captainforever.com/captainforever.php

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  • DrakeDrake Edgelord Trash Below the ecliptic plane.Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Transcendence!

    Asteroids meets Nethack.

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  • Mister_PenguinMister_Penguin Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Drake wrote: »
    Transcendence!

    Asteroids meets Nethack.
    Holy crap - thanks for pointing this out. I mean, loot, space, smuggling, random star systems - this scratches an itch I didn't even know I had yet.

    "Asteroids meets Nethack" may be the greatest sequence of three words I have heard in a long, long time.

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  • Raoulduke20Raoulduke20 Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Mister_Penguin wrote: »
    Drake wrote: »
    Transcendence!

    Asteroids meets Nethack.
    Holy crap - thanks for pointing this out. I mean, loot, space, smuggling, random star systems - this scratches an itch I didn't even know I had yet.

    "Asteroids meets Nethack" may be the greatest sequence of three words I have heard in a long, long time.

    I was coming to suggest this. Fun fucking game, great for sneaking in some pew pew during short breaks or college lecture classes.

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  • jothkijothki Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I remember there being some Babylon 5 fangame with realistic physics. I didn't get far enough in it to give you a review, though.

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  • DeebaserDeebaser on my way to work in a suit and a tie Ahhhh...come on fucking guyRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Thank you all so much. Im going to try Trancendence and Nova when I get home. They look quite 'def' (retro genres require retro slang).

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