MagMax (1986)

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

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

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

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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.

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.