Retro Parsec

Retro Parsec

By Yesung Moore

  • Category: Games
  • Release Date: 2016-04-11
  • Current Version: 2.3
  • Adult Rating: 9+
  • File Size: 15.08 MB
  • Developer: Yesung Moore
  • Compatibility: Android, iOS 9.0
Score: 4.13042
4.13042
From 46 Ratings

Description

Enjoy the nostalgia of this classic game re-created in the original style of the TI-99/4a computer game from the 1980's! Re-live the era with blocky but colourful graphics and simple but captivating sound effects. You are the commander of the starship Parsec patrolling an alien planet. Suddenly, the on-board computer announces that you are about to come under attack by small alien fighters and large, heavily armed, hostile alien cruisers! The fighters are highly mobile, and unless they are eliminated by your laser, they fill the screen, restrict manoeuvering of your craft, and may cause a deadly collision. The cruisers are highly aggressive and their armament devastating. Armed with photon missiles, they track your ship and fire on it. You must out-manoeuver and destroy them with accurate fire from your ship's laser. If you survive the waves of alien craft, do not let down your guard, for you also have to blast through an asteroid belt or refuel your ship, demanding the utmost in skilful flying. Parsec is a challenging, exciting game packed with thrills. Danger and excitement are brought on with each new attack. Some of Parsec's features include: - Waves of attack from seven different alien craft. - Challenging flights through refuelling tunnels. - Asteroid belts through which you must blast a path for your starship. - Synthesised speech to warn of approaching alien craft or when it's time to refuel. - Three different lifts to vary the speed at which the ship moves vertically. - Increased difficulty levels to challenge you. Parsec is a one-player game which tests your skills and strategy. Movement of the ship on screen may be controlled by on-screen controls or an MFI certified Bluetooth controller. When the Bluetooth controller is used, the A button is for firing the laser and the B button alters the lift speed. Scoring of points for destroying alien craft increases with waves and levels. Bonus points are awarded for successfully navigating an asteroid belt and refuelling. Asteroid belts increase in speed and duration as levels increase. Extra ships are awarded at certain score levels throughout the game.

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Reviews

  • Love this remake of an old classic

    4
    By hernia1
    Nostalgic. Brings back memories of my first computer, the TI99/4A and it’s amazing gameplay. I played Parsec all the time. My only issue is with the controls. It’s difficult to play on my iPhone 13 Pro Max. Can the controls be moved closer to the center - at least for the larger form factors? The fire button is in the lower-right corner and is often missed when tapped. It’s nearly off-screen for me.
  • Fix please

    1
    By jerbele
    Doesn’t work at all anymore. Closes app in a split second once you open it.
  • Takes me back to my childhood!

    4
    By RetroGamer313
    Awesome remake! I forgot how difficult it was. However on my iPhone 14 pro max, the controls are in the corners, almost off the screen completely. Makes it difficult to hold the phone and they aren’t very responsive. They need to be moved in the screen more. Other than that it’s great!
  • Outstanding!

    5
    By Mattjumbo
    Perfect emulation of a classic for old-timers like me!
  • Feel like a kid again…but controls not responsive enough

    4
    By thedivamommy
    I love this game,,,I wish the screen joystick control was more responsive and not so close to the edge. My son thinks it doesn’t work right because the controller is too close to the screen border. We are using a iPad Pro.
  • Only two thing needs to be changed

    4
    By Buster9z
    Please add external bluetooth joystick support, so that it will work with iPhone joysticks, and I can use a separate joystick just like I did back in my TI994A days. Please stop the top score from resetting. To encourage game play, I want to try to beat my last high score with my kids, but the app doesn’t retain the top score after exiting :(
  • What a flashback!

    5
    By AbsolutmanMI
    This is exactly like playing the old TI 99/4A game! Thank you so much for making this. Now if someone could just make a version of TI Invaders...
  • Difficult to control

    3
    By Gliderjockey
    The graphics are great! I would play this a lot more but the controls are difficult. The joystick is sluggish and the fire and lift buttons are difficult to hit. They don’t respond well. Fix those and I’ll give this a higher rating, and play it more!
  • Well done!

    5
    By unkasmohawk
    Thanks for putting some amber around a great part of my childhood.
  • Upgrade Support Needed

    5
    By July736
    I absolutely love this app. Ah, the memories it brings as a young kid paying this game with parents, siblings, and friends back in the 80’s on our “new” Texas Instrument game consoles. Thank you for creating this app to allow such wonderful memories to resurface! To my dismay, with the recent iPhone and iOS upgrades, there’s a screen resolution issue causing the bottom portion of the game screen not to be visible. I’ll continue play occasionally on an older phone as long it’s still operational. My fingers are crossed the developers will do an upgrade allowing us nostalgic players to once again play to our hearts content on more current platforms. Thank you again for creating this app and letting us re-live such childhood memories!!! Let Parsec live on!!

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