Iridis Alpha
A fast paced, mind-bending horizontal shoot 'em up from Jeff Minter where the player must hop between parallel planets to survive. It also has a giant smiling yak head.
Iridis Alpha is a shooter developed by Llamasoft LTD, released 31 December 1986 on Commodore C64/128/MAX.
What Iridis Alpha is
Iridis Alpha is a shooter game developed by Llamasoft LTD and released in 1986. It was published by Hewson Consultants. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A fast paced, mind-bending horizontal shoot 'em up from Jeff Minter where the player must hop between parallel planets to survive. It also has a giant smiling yak head.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Iridis Alpha launched on 31 December 1986, within three weeks of World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel and Rebelstar.
Released around the same time: World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel, Rebelstar.
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