Underplayed Gems

MagMax (1986)

MagMax cover
Developer
Nichibutsu, Nichibutsu
Publisher
Imagine Software, HAMSTER, Nichibutsu
Platforms
Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Wii U, Amstrad CPC
Genres
Shooter, Adventure, Arcade
Rating
3.9 of 5, 8 player ratings

How it feels

Classic horizontal shooter where you assemble a giant robot mid-flight and blast waves of alien enemies.

retroarcade-stylefast-pacedsci-fiaction-packedclassicshoot-em-up

About

A horizontal scrolling shooter, players control the title hover ship in an attempt to completely construct the ship into a giant robot and to destroy any enemies attempting to stop it. The three-headed mechanical dragon found as a boss character in the game, known as Babylon, strongly resembles Mecha-King Ghidorah from the Godzilla franchise.

Screenshots

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