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Alien Shooter Terminal Velocity To Be Remastered After 28 Years

A classic is back from the grave with all the modern touch-ups

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The 28-year-old flight action simulator, Terminal Velocity, is now getting a full re-release on Steam as Terminal Velocity Boosted Edition (via PCgamer) thanks to Ziggurat Interactive, and the release date is set for March 14.

Ziggurat Interactive is a publisher that specializes in preserving the past, as well as making sure our memories with classic games — even the DOS ones — do not have to disappear with the times, and Terminal Velocity is not any less important. The game lets players engage in 360-degree combat flight simulation across nine different planets with seven destructive weapons in their arsenal, and with the updates it has received in sound and gameplay, it should feel like a new experience altogether.

"Terminal Velocity was one of the most exciting and innovative shooters of the 1990s and being able to revitalize it for a modern audience is a dream come true," said Ziggurat's vice president, Kate Woods. "The team has worked hard to update the game and provide the definitive Terminal Velocity experience, and one that we're thrilled to share soon." It should be noted that it's not a straight-line game like other Shoot 'em ups, and the locations here span across 40,000 square miles of terrain and dozens of tunnels you can circumvent at your leisure.

 

[kvltus lvlzvs]

That is awesome. I was actually thinking about Terminal Velocity a couple of days ago. Hope it turns out well.

 

[BennyBlanco]

The demo of this game is one of my earliest gaming memories.

 

[a multicultural team of v]

Always heard of this game but never played it, I should fire it up on my P133. I did own Fury3 though back in the day, and that is apparently basically the same game?

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Always heard of this game but never played it, I should fire it up on my P133. I did own Fury3 though back in the day, and that is apparently basically the same game?

Yeah, Microsoft basically paid for the game's rights and then changed a few models and sold it again as a Windows 95 exclusive game. It was an early experiment in trying to get gamers to move from DOS to Windows IIRC

Come to think of it, that would presage MS's entire strategy in video games going forward. There isn't a single moment since then when MS actually created anything themselves.

 

[Tarin02543]

Yeah, Microsoft basically paid for the game's rights and then changed a few models and sold it again as a Windows 95 exclusive game. It was an early experiment in trying to get gamers to move from DOS to Windows IIRC

Come to think of it, that would presage MS's entire strategy in video games going forward. There isn't a single moment since then when MS actually created anything themselves.

Just like DOS.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Terminal Velocity: Boosted Edition is an updated version of the original 360-degree combat flight simulator, Terminal Velocity, running natively on modern systems with the Infernal Engine. Rendering the original graphics with an improved HUD for widescreen displays, battle across a variety of different planets using your high-powered weapon arsenal to aid you in all of the fast-paced action. Terminal Velocity: Boosted Edition is available now on Nintendo Switch and PC with PlayStation and Xbox versions coming at a later date.

 

[Knightime_X]

I played this on steam and switch.
Framerate is incredibly smooth.
If it's 30fps its DEADLOCKED 30.
extremely smooth

controls very well, too.
This game is perfect for switch, it looks pretty good undocked.

 

[Nico_D]

Damn, I had forgotten this game. Used to play it a lot.

I wonder how it holds today.