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Omega Race

Overview

This is a remake of a Bally-Midway arcade game. You control a spaceship and shoot down the enemy "Droid" ships that attack you. Your ship must survive Droid-dropped mines too--but you can shoot them too. The last ship of the Droid flights goes into a spiraling pattern.

There is no end to this game. Rather, it is a game in which you try to get the highest score, or complete the highest number of levels.

You control a small triangle that is your ship. The ship can turn, move forward (with thrusters) and fire. Movement is one of the games challenges; once the ship is moving, it can only be slowed by turning the nose in the opposite direction and use the thrusters. While doing that, the ship is unable to fire toward anything it is in motion toward.

Bouncing also comes into play during movement. When the ship hits the side of the screen, a wall of force appears, and the ship bounces. You don't have control over where the ship bounces, and must take time to regain control, before you run into an enemy ship and die.

Platform
Commodore 64
Genre
Shooter
Alternate Names
No information available

Media

Box - 3D

Omega Race - Box - 3D - 910x1478
World -  910 x 1478

Box - Back

Omega Race - Box - Back - 800x1104
North America -  800 x 1104

Box - Front

Omega Race - Box - Front - 800x1104
North America -  800 x 1104

Box - Front - Reconstructed

Omega Race - Box - Front - Reconstructed - 796x1100
North America -  796 x 1100

Cart - Front

Omega Race - Cart - Front - 800x1028
North America -  800 x 1028

Clear Logo

Omega Race - Clear Logo - 800x255
800 x 255
Omega Race - Clear Logo - 800x277
800 x 277

Screenshot - Gameplay

Omega Race - Screenshot - Gameplay - 320x200
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