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

Some late Indie Retro Information for you all and one I feel you will agree is slightly cool when you’ve got a Commodore Amiga, as we have just lately been knowledgeable through the EAB boards, you can now obtain the most recent model 1.4 of SkillGrid; an infinite score-attack vertical shoot ’em up that includes frenetic, tactical gameplay and comprising of a wide range of totally different sub-games, boss battles and complex scoring mechanics.

This AGA primarily based sport obtainable as a digital obtain, options not simply authentic gameplay primarily based on capturing at enemies and catching/dodging of cells. But additionally a powerful quantity of parallax layers (2 of which generated procedurally) scrolling at variable pace, actual transparency algorithm for AGA, 1 fastened layer for the HUD, actual time palette adjustments, tiny sprites, pixel-perfect collision detection, an superior top quality prog-rock music and far rather more all obtainable on the hyperlink under.

Simply launched a brand new model which makes use of the direct NVRAM entry code mentioned here.

v1.9 (1.2.2025)

Changed the Amiga CD³² NVRAM entry routines with new and dealing ones, and enabled the hiscore loading/saving from/to NVRAM (earlier than it was enabled on demand by the consumer at boot, however the studying failed, so the hiscore loading/saving self-disabled).
Improved the startup code (amongst different issues, now it allocates dynamically a CHIM RAM buffer that earlier than was reserved in a BSS part, permitting the sport besides on a inventory Amiga CD³² once more – which didn’t occur anymore since one of many earlier updates).
Lowered the variety of stars pre-rendered on the background.
Fastened, improved and up to date the guide.

v1.8 (12.1.2025)