Madgarden is pleased to announce their latest release: Chillaxian Chillaxian Madgarden Inc Classic early 80's style arcade space shooter, with a laid back vibe and easy, smooth controls. Just chillax and shoot s… TouchArcade Rating: $1.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsClassic early 80's style arcade space shooter, with a laid back vibe and easy, smooth controls. Just chillax and shoot some aliens for a while. - Variety of different aliens that swoop down at a nonchalant pace (it gets crazy later on). - Unique boss every 5 waves - Shoot meteors, debris, SPACE HIVES - Scavenge and attach gadgetry to create varied powerups - Rescue hapless humans floating around in space FOR POINTS - Every 10 waves passed, you can continue from that point! Each new wave is unique and incrementally harder. Information Seller:Madgarden Inc Genre:Action, Arcade Release:Jul 23, 2013 Updated:Feb 13, 2019 Version:2.0.3 Size:1.1 MB TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (10) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Description Classic early 80's style arcade space shooter, with a laid back vibe and easy, smooth controls. Just chillax and shoot some aliens for a while. - Variety of different aliens that swoop down at a nonchalant pace - Unique boss every 10 waves - Real-time synthesized arcade sounds psj3809 Moderator Jan 13, 2011 12,964 717 113 England #2 psj3809, Jul 23, 2013 Looks good, just the controls though ! Is it relative touch ? Do you swipe to move etc ? Mrs.Madgarden Well-Known Member Apr 6, 2010 247 0 0 SAHM and admin. work for Madgarden Kitchener, Ontario http://www.madgarden.net #3 Mrs.Madgarden, Jul 23, 2013 Just touch left if you want to go left, touch right to go right. How long you hold the touch determines how far you move in that direction. It auto fires when an alien is in the red beam. Mrs.Madgarden Well-Known Member Apr 6, 2010 247 0 0 SAHM and admin. work for Madgarden Kitchener, Ontario http://www.madgarden.net #4 Mrs.Madgarden, Jul 23, 2013 Just noticed in your signature that you pick up iCade games and so I wanted to mention that iCade support will be coming to Chillaxian in an update, not this first one that's rolling out but hopefully the one after. Madgarden also has Saucelifter! that offers iCade support. It's vector retro goodness...with Aliens! Capricornman Well-Known Member Dec 8, 2011 2,992 0 0 #5 Capricornman, Jul 23, 2013 Very good game! Excellent graphics, retro sounds and controls very well. Just played two games and I'm already addicted A very easy recommendation! mchlmc Member Oct 31, 2012 14 0 1 #6 mchlmc, Jul 23, 2013 I had been following the progress of Chillaxian after I voted for it to be made in the poll on Madgarden's site and bought it as soon as I saw it was available. I'm pleased to say that the finished game more than lives up to its promise! It is a very well implemented retro shooter which has perfect controls. Highly recommended! bigred447uk Well-Known Member Apr 16, 2009 1,241 3 38 #7 bigred447uk, Jul 24, 2013 Bought ! Great game. I'm a sucker for this particular nostalgia trip being pretty ancient myself Gabrien Well-Known Member Nov 24, 2009 5,148 0 36 #8 Gabrien, Jul 24, 2013 Joy in 600 KB. Capricornman Well-Known Member Dec 8, 2011 2,992 0 0 #9 Capricornman, Jul 24, 2013 I think he likes it!! Madgarden Well-Known Member Mar 10, 2009 1,681 2 0 Galactic Game Creation Overlord Kitchener, ON http://www.madgarden.net #10 Madgarden, Jul 24, 2013 Hmm not sure why it's so huge... guess the package gets fattened up a bit after submission. Should be under 300k. It should fit on a C64 floppy dammit! toxiccheese Well-Known Member Mar 21, 2010 394 0 0 #11 toxiccheese, Jul 24, 2013 Buying this just for the awesome name alone! Madgarden Well-Known Member Mar 10, 2009 1,681 2 0 Galactic Game Creation Overlord Kitchener, ON http://www.madgarden.net #12 Madgarden, Jul 24, 2013 My name or the game's (probably both amirite?) In any case... thanks! Pipipitchu Well-Known Member May 4, 2013 1,644 0 0 Civil Servant Rio de Janeiro, Brazil #13 Pipipitchu, Jul 24, 2013 Is there a video? Royce Well-Known Member Mar 22, 2011 4,240 180 63 #14 Royce, Jul 24, 2013 Last edited: Jul 24, 2013 Very well done, but a bit slow to start for my taste. I wish there was a way to get it to ramp up a bit faster, a hard mode or faster turbo mode, but I suppose that might be counter to the chillaxing intent of the game. I just though it took too long to play, especially considering it was my first game. Controls are nice, and I love the vibe. The only other thing I didn't really like was the blobbing action of the alien mobs. It just removes any sort of strategy in trying to pick off particular aliens and makes it a matter of indiscriminately firing on the blob until there are only a few left and you have to aim. The bosses are a lot of fun, more about bullet dodging. The debris fields seem a little sparse and easy relative to the other segments. Overall, I would recommend it as a quality causal static shooter. Edit: I just saw the achievements, and I'm starting to think maybe it's a game I'm supposed to play and stop and continue over longer periods of time than I had expected for this sort of game. So I might have just approached it incorrectly. Okay I just discovered I can start from higher waves So that might solve my primary complaint. Madgarden Well-Known Member Mar 10, 2009 1,681 2 0 Galactic Game Creation Overlord Kitchener, ON http://www.madgarden.net #15 Madgarden, Jul 24, 2013 Last edited: Jul 24, 2013 Hey Royce, once you get into the double-digit waves, things start to heat up. When you pass every 10 wave stretch (and beat the boss) you can then start at that wave in new games... at that ncreased difficulty level. The clumping etc. is all part of it and you'll appreciate being able to more easily take out the fodder once the weirder/tougher aliens show up. Update 1.1, which is already submitted, accentuates this further. But yeah, chillaxing early on, and more intense as you unlock higher waves. Pipipitchu, I didn't make a trailer/video, but might tackle that in a couple days. There are already some video reviews online though. oldgamer dude Well-Known Member Mar 22, 2013 487 0 0 #16 oldgamer dude, Jul 24, 2013 Any more impressions? Man I'm so close to getting this TheFrost Well-Known Member Nov 18, 2010 5,772 0 0 #17 TheFrost, Jul 24, 2013 Just because it says Madgarden I will buy it tonight but I never played Galaxian so I don't know what to expect. Well, coming from this dev, expect greatness. Edit: Its already out! So... bought Early release night gift Royce Well-Known Member Mar 22, 2011 4,240 180 63 #18 Royce, Jul 24, 2013 It gets more fun the more I play. Anything in particular you're wondering about? oldgamer dude Well-Known Member Mar 22, 2013 487 0 0 #19 oldgamer dude, Jul 24, 2013 Well since you asked, how is the variety of stages and enemies? Plus can you turn off auto shoot and control it like the old galaxien? I mean is there another control method? Thanks, also I couldn't find a vid, but the pics look like pixely goodness. Royce Well-Known Member Mar 22, 2011 4,240 180 63 #20 Royce, Jul 24, 2013 There are three types of "stages", enemy groups, bosses, and debris fields. The different types require different strategies and keep things interesting (bosses are my favorite part). The variety of enemies and bosses seems pretty good once you get a little further in. I don't know at what point I will have seen all the alien types but currently I'm still discovering new ones. 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Just touch left if you want to go left, touch right to go right. How long you hold the touch determines how far you move in that direction. It auto fires when an alien is in the red beam.
Just noticed in your signature that you pick up iCade games and so I wanted to mention that iCade support will be coming to Chillaxian in an update, not this first one that's rolling out but hopefully the one after. Madgarden also has Saucelifter! that offers iCade support. It's vector retro goodness...with Aliens!
Very good game! Excellent graphics, retro sounds and controls very well. Just played two games and I'm already addicted A very easy recommendation!
I had been following the progress of Chillaxian after I voted for it to be made in the poll on Madgarden's site and bought it as soon as I saw it was available. I'm pleased to say that the finished game more than lives up to its promise! It is a very well implemented retro shooter which has perfect controls. Highly recommended!
Hmm not sure why it's so huge... guess the package gets fattened up a bit after submission. Should be under 300k. It should fit on a C64 floppy dammit!
Very well done, but a bit slow to start for my taste. I wish there was a way to get it to ramp up a bit faster, a hard mode or faster turbo mode, but I suppose that might be counter to the chillaxing intent of the game. I just though it took too long to play, especially considering it was my first game. Controls are nice, and I love the vibe. The only other thing I didn't really like was the blobbing action of the alien mobs. It just removes any sort of strategy in trying to pick off particular aliens and makes it a matter of indiscriminately firing on the blob until there are only a few left and you have to aim. The bosses are a lot of fun, more about bullet dodging. The debris fields seem a little sparse and easy relative to the other segments. Overall, I would recommend it as a quality causal static shooter. Edit: I just saw the achievements, and I'm starting to think maybe it's a game I'm supposed to play and stop and continue over longer periods of time than I had expected for this sort of game. So I might have just approached it incorrectly. Okay I just discovered I can start from higher waves So that might solve my primary complaint.
Hey Royce, once you get into the double-digit waves, things start to heat up. When you pass every 10 wave stretch (and beat the boss) you can then start at that wave in new games... at that ncreased difficulty level. The clumping etc. is all part of it and you'll appreciate being able to more easily take out the fodder once the weirder/tougher aliens show up. Update 1.1, which is already submitted, accentuates this further. But yeah, chillaxing early on, and more intense as you unlock higher waves. Pipipitchu, I didn't make a trailer/video, but might tackle that in a couple days. There are already some video reviews online though.
Just because it says Madgarden I will buy it tonight but I never played Galaxian so I don't know what to expect. Well, coming from this dev, expect greatness. Edit: Its already out! So... bought Early release night gift
Well since you asked, how is the variety of stages and enemies? Plus can you turn off auto shoot and control it like the old galaxien? I mean is there another control method? Thanks, also I couldn't find a vid, but the pics look like pixely goodness.
There are three types of "stages", enemy groups, bosses, and debris fields. The different types require different strategies and keep things interesting (bosses are my favorite part). The variety of enemies and bosses seems pretty good once you get a little further in. I don't know at what point I will have seen all the alien types but currently I'm still discovering new ones. There is no way to turn off autofire, and no alternative control method.
