Shoot'em Up! / Shoot'em Up! - 3-D · 1995

Zero-5

Published by Caspian Software · Developed by [n/a]

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Information

Genre: Shoot'em Up! - 3-D
Language: Machine Language
Controls: Jagpad, Mouse
Players: 1
Resolution: Low
Programmer(s): Bennett, Tony, Baggaley, Sean, Gisby, Andrew T.
Graphic Artist(s): Gisby, Andrew T.
Game design: Gisby, Andrew T.
Musician(s): Newman, David, Veal, James
Sound FX: Gisby, Andrew T.
Year: 1995
Publisher: Caspian Software
Distributor: -
Developer: [n/a]
Licensed from: -
Country: United Kingdom
Software: English
Box/Instructions: English
License: Commercial
ST Type: STe Only, TT, Falcon030, 1MB
Number of Disks: 3, Double Sided, HD Installable
Protection: Password

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 7.5/10 · Votes: 39 · Downloads: 3,029 · Hits: 12,026

Additional Comments

Distributed in France by Frontier Software

See P. Putnik's site for adapted versions for hardware like HxC Floppy Emulator, Atari harddisk, TT, Falcon030 and more: The Atari ST Game Archive

Screenshots (10)

Cover Art (2)

Ads (2)

Article (1)

Andrew Gisby interview

Trivia (5)

Conversion - Atari Jaguar

Development

It seems that the game was originally designed with "old" ST in mind aswell as the disk editor reveals:
'Zero-5' (c)1994,1995 Caspian Software Ltd
Active STF(m) enhancements... Digital Sound - Extended Palette 'Blitter' Chip (If fitted)
Active STE enhancements... 'Blitter' Chip - Digital Stereo Sound PCM 'Sound Scaping' - Extended Palette
Active TT enhancements... Digital Stereo Sound PCM 'Sound Scaping' - Extended Palette
Active Falcon030 enhancements... 'Blitter' Chip - Digital Stereo Sound Extended Palette

Sound

Features digitized menu soundtrack at 25KHz (stereo)
Features digitized sound fx at 50KHz (stereo)

Hardware

Supports Blitter
Supports STe DMA sound
Supports STe palette

Speech feature is available for machines over 1MB of RAM.
Atari Falcon requires 4MB of RAM to run the game.

Graphics

Features up to 36 colours on-screen simultaneously (in-game)

Book / Magazine Reviews (6)

ST Magazine · Juin, 1988

ST Review · December, 1994 · Rating: Preview

ST Format · August, 1994 · Rating: Preview

ST Review · January, 1995 · Rating: 86%

STart Micro · Juin, 1995 · Rating: 8/10

ST Format · January, 1995 · Rating: 92%

Comments (4)

Steve — 23 Dec 2015
Interesting.. I imagine they went down the blackhole of death, like everything else back then lol. Thankfully AtariMania remains and it is truly an incredible website - thank you!
marakatti — 26 Nov 2015
Not sure if it's the same company but according to this data it was dissolved in 1999 after last annual return made in july 1997. https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/02840315
Steve — 3 Nov 2015
Whatever happened to Caspian? I remember them featured in magazines at the time.. big plans & all that. But only two games. Albeit great games! But a shame there wasn't more :/
lotek style/tscc^ymr — 17 May 2010
Pretty nice game and I guess one of the very last commercial games on STE ever.