Gravity Beam (Amiga)

Code & GFX by: Mathew Carr Music by: Mathew Carr & Jonathon Carr Ship 1P mode only. Invincible. You have 1 ship. You can continue the game freely and also save. Controls CD32 pad Mouse Rotate left  left -- Rotate right  right -- Thrust  Red button -- Catch or release  Blue button -- Restart a current level  -- right button (right-click) Return to the level selection screen  -- left button (left-click)

The story is set in Mars, a red planet in the 33rd century.  The aim of the game is fetching a box of vital supplies.  (In some levels, a destination would be a different place from the starting point.)  Although your ship is invincible, the box of supplies has HP.  After you make the box crash into the wall again and again, the box would explode.  Then you must fetch it again.  HP of the box is not visible, however,  you can see that the more the box crashes into the wall, the more the box flashes.  Your results would be ranked according to how much time you take to complete the level.  That ranking itself is the main essence in this game.  In other words, this game is for a speedrun !

You can see that the game was created by mixing a popular Amiga game  "Gravity Force II"("race" levels) and a very difficult game "Tractor Beam".  But, warning!(Lol) ...This game would make you enthusiastic  although there are no enemies or traps in this game.  It's because several reasons but its nice controllability.  You will feel comfortable while your ship go through the map at high speed.  It switches music depend on whether you use tractor beam or not  while many Amiga games don't play music in gaming.  The standard of ranking is surely for beginners, so you will be able to  mark better ranks (e.g. "C" or "B" rank) after a few practice.  While the game enthuse you,  your skill would be improving before you would know it.

Did you notice "S" rank hidden?

Gravity Beam Master Gaiden (Sega Master System)

Author Mathew Carr Ship 1P mode only. Invincible. You have 1 ship. No continue. No passwords. No saving. Controls CD32 pad SNES pad Rotate left  left left Rotate right  right right Thrust  Blue button B Catch or release  Red button A Pause  -- Start

You can switch 2 buttons.

Feature-limited version of Amiga version.  • Only 1 level is available.  • You cannot restart a current level instantly.  • The box has more HP, so it would NOT be destroyed easily than Amiga version.     It means that it's easier than Amiga version.  • After you get a box, only you have to do is go across the top of the map while carrying a box.     It means that it's easier than Amiga version that force you to place a box on the starting point.     Remember that the better technique was required to place a box on the certain point. Anyway, this is SMS port from Amiga. It's enough to feel its original atmosphere.