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Blaze of Storm (demo) Caravan Medalists
🥇hobsec
🥈sundray

Game of the Month
Medalists for June:
🏅: Sundray (1cc, Mild)

Medalists for April:
🥇: ErableEreinte
🥈: hobbssc


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Our second ever Game of the Month is Raptor: Call of the Shadows (1994 Classic Version)!

I recused myself from voting this time around, which inadvertently led to a six-way tie. So I put all of the nominees into the Wheel of Names and gave it a spin, and Raptor came out on top.

It's currently available on Steam and ZOOM Platform for US$4.99, or free to play over at archive.org, where it is described as a

futuristic arcade shooter where you take on a number of increasingly difficult missions culminating in a boss level. Lots of enemy types, and a vast array of weapons you can buy to help you smash air & ground targets.

Looking forward to giving this one a try! Post your scores! Grind those 1cc's! Share your tips and tricks!

Now if you'll excuse me, I hear those shadows callin'...

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[–] MarauderIIC@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

The music doesn't work for me until I follow the steam guide to edit the ini and set music to sound blaster mode. I had to boot my steam deck to desktop mode to make the edit. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=701564226

One review said the keyboard controls are slower, but they feel like how I remember them to me.