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Classic Scrolling Shooter 'Raptor: Call of the Shadows' Lands on GOG

by Alice O'Connor, Aug 10, 2010 7:00am PDT

Related Topics – Raptor: Call of the Shadows, screenshots, Good Old Games, PC

The celebrated vintage scrolling shooter Raptor: Call of the Shadows has taxied onto digital distributor Good Old Games, slightly updated in a $5.99 '2010 Edition'.

Cygnus Studios' 1994 shareware superstar has been revamped with "improved graphics and native support for higher resolutions," says GOG. If you don't enjoy the somewhat crude upscaling and filtering, however, you can have the original graphics.

As every broke mid-Nineties PC Gamer who relied on shareware collections and magazine cover disks for their fix of new games knows, Raptor was--then, at least--an enjoyable scrolling shooter with new weapons and tech upgrades to save for and buy.

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Raptor was amazing, and then there was another one it was like Sol *something* that I can't remember that had more shield buying and stuff... i'm going to look it up.. but I used to LOVE games like this.

Aug 24, 2010 9:17am PDT

Raptor was amazing, and then there was another one it was like Sol *something* that I can't remember that... : galewind

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I wonder if I can still "cheat" by replaying the first mission to get the SSM's and selling them for early cash boost.

Getting that auto cannon really helped.

Aug 11, 2010 6:09pm PDT

I wonder if I can still "cheat" by replaying the first mission to get the SSM's and selling them for earl... : Sailor of Fortune

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This was the first pc game i purchased with my own allowance (I was 14). My mom drove me to Apogee games and I saw them working on Rise of the Triad while I purchased it. Fucking awesome.

Aug 11, 2010 6:03pm PDT

This was the first pc game i purchased with my own allowance (I was 14). My mom drove me to Apogee games ... : kelbane

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You know a game is fucking brilliant when it goes on sale digitally 15 years after release and people are setting up accounts just to buy it.

As for me, instant buy. Good memories playing this with my brother and family friends during social gatherings (we were like 10 years old).

Aug 10, 2010 9:53am PDT

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  Why not just play Strike Gunner STG on the SNES, better graphics + older : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  - Very few people have a working SNES and a copy of Strike Gunner STG nowadays, GoldfishInAJarOfPickles. : Alice O'Connor
- got my account... and bought it. : megreedy
- I played this so much I still remember SET S_HOST=CASTLE : JozhGoober

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Sweet! I loved this game.

Aug 11, 2010 4:20am PDT

Sweet! I loved this game. : suqur

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By: flasher 907 x Show Full Post

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What the hell is this

Aug 10, 2010 6:50pm PDT

What the hell is this : flasher 907

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By: MamiyaOtaru x Show Full Post

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I actually bought the full version of Major Stryker (like a predecessor to this). It was supposed to come with a cheat code for perma auto fire (would have saved me some pseudo carpal tunnel) but the code wasn't in the box :( This was before I understood the internet or I would have just looked it up. Was kinda disappointed at the time.

Super fun game though

Aug 10, 2010 6:50pm PDT

I actually bought the full version of Major Stryker (like a predecessor to this). It was supposed to com... : MamiyaOtaru

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By: Sailor of Fortune x Show Full Post

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Holy shit!

Aug 10, 2010 5:27pm PDT

Holy shit! : Sailor of Fortune

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By: tomservo x Show Full Post

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Oh how I love this game.

Aug 10, 2010 3:17pm PDT

Oh how I love this game. : tomservo

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By: lukej1337 x Show Full Post

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So great! I hope the original devs get money for this. I loved this shareware. Kept us going in those years where SNES and GENESIS had all the cool scrolling games and pc gamers had....commander keen and little else

Aug 10, 2010 7:43am PDT

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So great! I hope the original devs get money for this. I loved this shareware. Kept us going in those ye... : lukej1337
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  Well, if it came out in 1994 then we would also have had Doom and Doom II. : Hitman05
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    Not exactly side scrollers. : heartsauce
    - i was using the left and right arrow keys to play doom/2 and did not yet learn of strafing. : j0nchan
    - Who needs side scrollers when you have Doom? : razlebol

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Would've been great if it was released on XBLA too

Aug 10, 2010 1:13pm PDT

Would've been great if it was released on XBLA too : humbleone

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Raptor is alright, but Tyrian is where it's at!

Aug 10, 2010 9:33am PDT

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Raptor is alright, but Tyrian is where it's at! : csana
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- Could not agree more. Still remember saving money for the flying carrot ship... : _rage

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i remember when i fired up the game one day, instead of the normal intro music, it was a bunch of guys going "la la la" to the music. lol.

Aug 10, 2010 7:27am PDT

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- epic. someone's gotta find a youtube of this. : lukej1337
- It's set to do that on the birthdays of the game's creators - March 12 (Bobby Prince), August 28 (Rich Fl... : NeoChaosX

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FUCKIN A

Never did buy a full version of this, now I can

Aug 10, 2010 8:58am PDT

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- Yeah me either. Couldn't save up enough allowance. Not this time though! : MondayJBlack

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Is there a shareware version of this new 2010 Edition?

Aug 10, 2010 10:40am PDT

Is there a shareware version of this new 2010 Edition? : Haxim

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Oh man. I remember picking up the shareware version from Electronic Boutique. Tyrian/Tyrian 2000 was another good side scroller. Ahh memories...

Aug 10, 2010 7:29am PDT

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- tyrian 2000 is freeware now, and it is awesome : vitek r

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my co-worker and I have talked many times how we grew up playing the shareware of this game. We've both tried to find a copy of this game and play it, but never any luck.

I made me a GOG account and bought it within 5 minutes of seeing the headline!

Aug 10, 2010 8:31am PDT

my co-worker and I have talked many times how we grew up playing the shareware of this game. We've both t... : bighirst

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i played so much of the demo... i think i'll grab this!

Aug 10, 2010 7:49am PDT

i played so much of the demo... i think i'll grab this! : barichnikov

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Holy crap, I remember this! Old school DOS shareware shit right here.

Aug 10, 2010 7:08am PDT

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Holy crap, I remember this! Old school DOS shareware shit right here. : Freon
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    - something about that..................the 90s were so cool. : lukej1337

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Dear GOG, I love you.

Aug 10, 2010 7:22am PDT

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HOLY FUCK! I LOVE THIS GAME!

Aug 10, 2010 7:28am PDT

HOLY FUCK! I LOVE THIS GAME! : deject

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This ranks up there with Doom and Wolfenstein as one of the all time classic sharewares on PC.

Aug 10, 2010 7:14am PDT

This ranks up there with Doom and Wolfenstein as one of the all time classic sharewares on PC. : Ocelot

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