Indie Retro News: SkillGrid Receives Another Update – A Fantastic AGA Shoot ’em Up for the Commodore Amiga

Indie Retro News: SkillGrid - A wicked AGA Shoot 'em up for the Commodore Amiga gets another update!

Presenting late breaking news from Indie Retro, we have a significant update for Commodore Amiga users. The latest version 1.4 of SkillGrid is now available for download. This vertical shoot ’em up offers frenetic gameplay, a variety of sub-games, boss battles, and advanced scoring mechanics.

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This digital download game, based on AGA, includes original gameplay mechanics with shooting enemies, dodging cells, parallax layers, real transparency algorithm for AGA, dynamic scrolling, palette changes, sprite collision detection, and high-quality prog-rock music. The updated version is now available for download through the link provided below.

Recently released with a new version utilizing direct NVRAM access code as discussed here.

v1.9 (1.2.2025)

  • Updated Amiga CD³² NVRAM access routines, enabling hiscore loading/saving.
  • Improved startup code, making the game bootable on a stock Amiga CD³².
  • Optimized background rendering.
  • Enhanced and updated the manual.

v1.8 (12.1.2025)

  • Fixed version string.

v1.7 (31.7.2024)

  • Fixed sprite glitch from previous update.

v1.6 (30.7.2024)

  • Improved startup code for speed and stability.

v1.5 (11.5.2024)

  • Enhanced volume effect in the MUSIC MODE music.
  • Optimized cleanup code.

Links: Website


Original article by www.indieretronews.com

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