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Looking for a game, think it was under Dos but could’ve been under Windows as well, I don’t remember that part and don’t remeber the game’s name. Vaguely it could be mine something… The game was mouse centric by controlling a spaceship’s velocity and direction. Spaceship had inertia and slowing down would be done in the reverse direction with the mouse. The spaceship was small/white against a dark space backdrop. There were some items to collect but also mines or enemy ships to avoid. The walls were either bouncy or you’d crush your ship into them. I think you’d be able to shoot too. It was pretty well done and quite engaging. I remember I was having lots of fun playing this with my friends back then.


That kinda sounds like a version of XPilot ¹).

¹) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XPilot

¹) http://www.xpilot.org


Make sure to check "Home of the Underdogs".



Could it have been some variant of Lunar Lander[1]? The gameplay sounds a bit like Solar Jetman[2] which was one of my favorites on the NES.

1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Lander_(video_game_genre...

2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Jetman



Sounds like astroids… almost.


Check out Space Hawk (2000), Gravity Force, AUTS and V-Wing.


Clear memory of this too now. It's right on the tip of my hippocampus...


Your description reminds me of Crystal Quest / Crystal Raider.


Descent? Descent 2?


Sounds like an Omega Race clone/variant


Hover, Windows 95?


Subspace?


I loved that game. I’m still surprised how that was free, genuinely fun, and even unique compared to todays games.




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