Zektor

This remake of Zektor, is my first (of three) games remade for the Retro Remakes Competition 2008.
The original arcade game was made in 1982/1983 by Gremlin.

Download for Windows XP and above.
Download for Mac OSX (Intel).

MAC OSX note:
Please be aware, that the games I’ve ported to OSX doesn’t run on newer OS’s. I bought my MacBook Pro in 2011 and have never updated it, so I can assure you that the games still work. BUT Apple has removed “Legacy support” from their operating systems, and since the language I’ve used hasn’t been updated to support newer OSX versions, the games won’t run on on newer and updated machines.

You control a spaceship and your mission is to liberate nine cities which have been conquered by evil aliens. Fight off three attack waves of defending enemy ships and moboids and fire through rotating rings at the alien to gain extra ships.

The original game has 8 levels (cities) but this remake has 9 levels.
When (if) you reach level 9 it will repeat indefinitely once you beat it, but it will take lots of skill.
For information on the original game, go to “Killer List Of Videogames” (KLOV)

Here’s three screenshots from the remake (pictures reduced – click to enlarge).
This first picture is from the menu.


Menu

 

The game has fullscreen wireframe scenes. This is the “Attract mode lady”…
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Screenshot from a game in progress.
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CONTROLS
Player 1
Rotate left-right: Cursor keys left and right
Thrust: Alt
Fire: Left Ctrl.

All keys can be redefined. Digital joypads are also supported.

COPYRIGHT
The original arcade game was produced Gremlin in 1983.
This remake is programmed by S. Borgquist – aka. Sokurah in 2008.
In-game sounds are mostly taken from MAME.

LEGAL BLURB
This game is FREEWARE and must remain freeware. The game shouldn’t be sold but can generally be distributed however you want, as long as all the files are included and unchanged. If you have paid for this game you’ve been conned. If you know of anyone who sells it, please let me know.

If you have any comments, questions, praise or feedback about this remake? – email me (email found on the ‘about‘ page).

Title: Highscores
Description: Highscores

VERSIONS
V1.0 – Initial release
V.1.1 – Lots of updates + ported to OSX.
V.1.2 – Fixed issues relating to online scoring.