Fly the triangular shaped by rotating and thrusting it in the direction it is facing all while avoiding gravity puling you into the floor. Sounds easy? In the original levels you will need to collect (land on) and return the yellow boxes / astronauts to the start point along with collecting orbs which hang from the players ship. In the nostalgia levels collect (pick up) the orb and fly out the atmosphere.

Based on ideas from the classic 8bit game "Thrust" as well as the excellent 16bit Amiga game "Gravity Force" along with a sprinkling of ideas from the awesome ST game "Oids". This demo includes 2 original levels, 2 nostalgia remake levels and a single deathmatch level. It has come a long way since the previous demo and will hopefully be release mid 2025.

The final version will include 12 unique levels each progressively getting big and tougher. All 6 remixed levels from Thrust as well as possibly including the reversed gravity ones. To top it off a NEW deathmatch mode has been added which will have at least 4 challenging levels.  

The pause menu enables the volume to be changed. In deathmatch mode it also enables a few customization options. If you die due to crashing into walls or dislike the amount of knockback that occurs when being shot tweak the values to your preference. 

Thrusters 1 was an unreleased games I originally made for my Amiga. It was developed using the excellent Blitz Basic 2 back in 1998. 

Any ideas, bugs or feedback will be very helpful in refining the game.

Credits

Code and Design: James Roberts
Graphics: Kevin Saunders, James Roberts
Sound FX: James Roberts
Music: Karl Casey - White Bat V (temporarily)

Controls	Keyboard	XBox Pad
Rotate left / right	A, D	DPad or Left Analogue
Thrust	Right Shift	A or R2
Fire	Return	X, L1 or L2
Pick / Drop	Right Control	B
Shields	Space	Y or R1
Pause	Escape	Start