Oids
Sign in to saveOids is a multidirectional shooter developed and self-published by FTL Games in 1987. The game was originally released on the Atari ST, followed by a B&W version for the classic 68k Macintosh in 1990. The Atari ST version, written by Dan Hewitt, was a cult favourite in the UK, where it received rave reviews.
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Oids is a multidirectional shooter developed and self-published by FTL Games in 1987. The game was originally released on the Atari ST, followed by a B&W version for the classic 68k Macintosh in 1990. The Atari ST version, written by Dan Hewitt, was a cult favourite in the UK, where it received rave reviews.
The game follows in the footsteps of shoot 'em ups such as Asteroids (1979), Gravitar (1982), Defender and Thrust (1986), with its "thrust-and-rotate" controls, inertia and gravity-based movement, 360-degree shooting and manually operated shield. The main activity in the game is rescuing abused android slaves (the "Oids" of the title), and there is rather more emphasis on arcade action than the slower-paced gameplay of Gravitar and Thrust.
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1987 video gamesAmiga gamesAtari ST gamesClassic Mac OS gamesFTL Games gamesMacintosh gamesMultidirectional shootersSingle-player video gamesVideo games about extraterrestrial lifeVideo games about robotsVideo games about slaveryVideo games developed in the United StatesVideo games set on fictional planets