Hi, I am the developer for Space Junk. Space Junk is a retro styled shooter and loving homage to classic arcade games and classic Sci-Fi, packed with slick graphics, furious action, screen shaking sound effects and plenty of humour. So, if you fancy a break from puzzle games, then switch your brain off, get your trigger finger ready, and blast your way through 25 levels of fast paced, junk smashing action! 25 levels, 3 bonus levels and 3 difficulty options Ultra smooth movement, even when the screen is bursting with action Crisp neon, old school Vector style, fused with modern day arcade feel Multiple weapon power ups, shield and bonuses Play in either Portrait or Landscape view Space Junk Upside Down Games Limited Space Junk is a retro arcade shooter packed with furious action and crazy humour all rendered in stylish, neon vector gr… TouchArcade Rating: $0.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsSpace Junk is a retro arcade shooter packed with furious action and crazy humour all rendered in stylish, neon vector graphics. Get your trigger finger ready, and blast your way through level after level of fast paced, Junk smashing action! As this is a reconstruction of the original game, some of the previous content is missing, but it will be put back, plus more! Coming very soon in the next update: Re-instated Bonus Levels, plus new Bonus Levels, More Junk, Improved Controls and Options Stay up to date with news of updates and new content by following Space Junk on facebook Information Seller:Upside Down Games Limited Genre:Action, Arcade Release:Sep 15, 2011 Updated:Aug 31, 2017 Version:2.0 Size:150.8 MB TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (3) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal website: http://www.upsidedowngames.co.uk/SpaceJunk.htm We really hope you guys have a great blast !!! LordGek Well-Known Member Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Feb 19, 2009 12,282 141 63 Software QA Engineer Saratoga, CA, USA #2 LordGek, Sep 24, 2011 It looks like a cool take on Asteroids and something one could have played on the old Vectrex system (http://computermuseum.50megs.com/brands/vectrex.htm), downloading now! Greg Michael Active Member Sep 24, 2011 27 0 0 #3 Greg Michael, Sep 24, 2011 Thanks...we kind of did base the idea around the Vectrex system... This from the official press release... "Space Junk is based around an imaginary console, the RetroVex Advanced Games System, which in turn is based on the home consoles of the ‘80s. All RetroVex games are rendered in the classic cool retro Vector style, with a bright colourful neon look, on top of deep dark backgrounds. More games for the RetroVex system are planned for the near future as is support for GameCentre Leaderboards and Achievements." LordGek Well-Known Member Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Feb 19, 2009 12,282 141 63 Software QA Engineer Saratoga, CA, USA #4 LordGek, Sep 24, 2011 WOWZA! If this is only a small sampling of what is in store for us count me down as an instant buyer sight unseen of all of your upcoming games! It is clearly "yet another asteroids clone" at its core, but the vector models are so detailed and smoothly animated! There are no borders (although there clearly is some sort of limits to the space as things flying far to the left appear back to the right of you) and your character is always in the very center of the screen so there are never any "blind corners" as it were. It's also neat how the different shapes break apart in interesting pieces. Blow Sputnik apart and just look at the crap that comes out! Even cooler is some of the "Asteroids" (although rarely that in this game, but you get my drift) sometimes contain little wrenches that you can snag up for extra points (if you look carefully at the asteroids you can even see which ones will drop these little morsels). The occasionally appearing UFOs are nasty and will invariably require multiple hits to take out! On the nice side, however, is that UFOs always leave a power-up, in the form of a toolbox, in their wake once destroyed! Once you've cleared a level you'll receive bonuses based on your accuracy, number of UFOs you blasted, and the time it took for you to complete the level. 5/5 bagofeyes Well-Known Member Jul 27, 2011 150 0 0 Australia #5 bagofeyes, Sep 24, 2011 looks nice Greg Michael Active Member Sep 24, 2011 27 0 0 #6 Greg Michael, Sep 24, 2011 Many thanks glad you like it...please help and spread the word Ned and I have been working in the video game industry since the late 80's, but this is our first indie game. LordGek Well-Known Member Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Feb 19, 2009 12,282 141 63 Software QA Engineer Saratoga, CA, USA #7 LordGek, Sep 24, 2011 You know we're all curious, what are some of the titles Ned and yourself were involved with? Greg Michael Active Member Sep 24, 2011 27 0 0 #8 Greg Michael, Sep 24, 2011 Ned was lead artist and designer on the Amiga Classic SWIV, I was lead programmer on Alien Trilogy PSone and Forsaken PSone. Ned has worked on many many games since those days...I later co-founded Climax Brighton (Racing) as Technical director and we produced MotoGP Xbox, ATV, Hotwheels and a lot more racing games. Climax Brighton was then bought by Disney and renamed Black Rock studios..just before that I moved to a smallholding in Wales and continued to write games. LordGek Well-Known Member Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Feb 19, 2009 12,282 141 63 Software QA Engineer Saratoga, CA, USA #9 LordGek, Sep 24, 2011 Thanks, then you guys clearly know your stuff! Greg Michael Active Member Sep 24, 2011 27 0 0 #10 Greg Michael, Sep 24, 2011 Not really...it just means I'm old - LOL Gnome Well-Known Member Jun 9, 2011 66 0 0 Athens http://www.gnomeslair.com/ #11 Gnome, Sep 24, 2011 The aesthetics alone are utterly brilliant! Greg Michael Active Member Sep 24, 2011 27 0 0 #12 Greg Michael, Sep 24, 2011 Thank you very much it's most appreciated. CygnetSeven Well-Known Member Feb 6, 2010 7,596 33 48 #13 CygnetSeven, Sep 24, 2011 It's a shame you couldn't use the song 'Space Junk' by Devo as your soundtrack. That would have been pretty trippy! LordGek Well-Known Member Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Feb 19, 2009 12,282 141 63 Software QA Engineer Saratoga, CA, USA #14 LordGek, Sep 26, 2011 Game Impressions Could the preferneces, like last difficulty level chosen and last initials entered be saved between sessions? Gabrien Well-Known Member Nov 24, 2009 5,148 0 36 #15 Gabrien, Sep 26, 2011 Game Impressions Really nice game, gorgeous on the iPad, but again no option to move the on-screen controls around. The thrust button is too far into the screen to play comfortably. Can we please get an update that allows us to freely place the on-screen controls where we choose? This really (really!) needs to be standard for iPad games. Greg Michael Active Member Sep 24, 2011 27 0 0 #16 Greg Michael, Sep 26, 2011 Thanks for the feed back...will look at getting those implemented for the next update. My to-do list is getting longer treasurestudio Well-Known Member Apr 19, 2011 71 1 6 http://www.treasurestudio.co.uk #17 treasurestudio, Sep 26, 2011 Liking this. Great to read about you guys on your site, looks like both of you were involved in some of the games I grew up with, especially Silkworm & SWIV. Space Junk plays and looks great. Love the style of it all. Great sounds too. Nice to be a character rather than just another ship. Also, the game really rewards you for being accurate... very satisfying. This running in the iCade would be a great way to start the day! Plays great on the iPhone too. Any plans for Gamecenter to be added? Greg Michael Active Member Sep 24, 2011 27 0 0 #18 Greg Michael, Sep 26, 2011 Many thanks - GameCentre is at the top of the list for the first update. And iCade support is in there somewhere too ! UpsideDownNed Member Sep 26, 2011 9 0 0 #19 UpsideDownNed, Sep 26, 2011 Space Junk Updates Hi, thanks for all the positive feedback and suggestions for Space Junk! Lots of valid points from everyone, most of which we are addressing at the moment. If anyone wants to keep up to date with what we're up to, we will be posting updates here: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Space-Junk/274615899215286 Right, back to work! gormster Well-Known Member Sep 24, 2011 131 0 16 #20 gormster, Sep 26, 2011 Really, really love the idea of building up games an a legacy for a fictional games system! Might grab a copy when I get home from work. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
It looks like a cool take on Asteroids and something one could have played on the old Vectrex system (http://computermuseum.50megs.com/brands/vectrex.htm), downloading now!
Thanks...we kind of did base the idea around the Vectrex system... This from the official press release... "Space Junk is based around an imaginary console, the RetroVex Advanced Games System, which in turn is based on the home consoles of the ‘80s. All RetroVex games are rendered in the classic cool retro Vector style, with a bright colourful neon look, on top of deep dark backgrounds. More games for the RetroVex system are planned for the near future as is support for GameCentre Leaderboards and Achievements."
WOWZA! If this is only a small sampling of what is in store for us count me down as an instant buyer sight unseen of all of your upcoming games! It is clearly "yet another asteroids clone" at its core, but the vector models are so detailed and smoothly animated! There are no borders (although there clearly is some sort of limits to the space as things flying far to the left appear back to the right of you) and your character is always in the very center of the screen so there are never any "blind corners" as it were. It's also neat how the different shapes break apart in interesting pieces. Blow Sputnik apart and just look at the crap that comes out! Even cooler is some of the "Asteroids" (although rarely that in this game, but you get my drift) sometimes contain little wrenches that you can snag up for extra points (if you look carefully at the asteroids you can even see which ones will drop these little morsels). The occasionally appearing UFOs are nasty and will invariably require multiple hits to take out! On the nice side, however, is that UFOs always leave a power-up, in the form of a toolbox, in their wake once destroyed! Once you've cleared a level you'll receive bonuses based on your accuracy, number of UFOs you blasted, and the time it took for you to complete the level. 5/5
Many thanks glad you like it...please help and spread the word Ned and I have been working in the video game industry since the late 80's, but this is our first indie game.
Ned was lead artist and designer on the Amiga Classic SWIV, I was lead programmer on Alien Trilogy PSone and Forsaken PSone. Ned has worked on many many games since those days...I later co-founded Climax Brighton (Racing) as Technical director and we produced MotoGP Xbox, ATV, Hotwheels and a lot more racing games. Climax Brighton was then bought by Disney and renamed Black Rock studios..just before that I moved to a smallholding in Wales and continued to write games.
It's a shame you couldn't use the song 'Space Junk' by Devo as your soundtrack. That would have been pretty trippy!
Game Impressions Could the preferneces, like last difficulty level chosen and last initials entered be saved between sessions?
Game Impressions Really nice game, gorgeous on the iPad, but again no option to move the on-screen controls around. The thrust button is too far into the screen to play comfortably. Can we please get an update that allows us to freely place the on-screen controls where we choose? This really (really!) needs to be standard for iPad games.
Thanks for the feed back...will look at getting those implemented for the next update. My to-do list is getting longer
Liking this. Great to read about you guys on your site, looks like both of you were involved in some of the games I grew up with, especially Silkworm & SWIV. Space Junk plays and looks great. Love the style of it all. Great sounds too. Nice to be a character rather than just another ship. Also, the game really rewards you for being accurate... very satisfying. This running in the iCade would be a great way to start the day! Plays great on the iPhone too. Any plans for Gamecenter to be added?
Many thanks - GameCentre is at the top of the list for the first update. And iCade support is in there somewhere too !
Space Junk Updates Hi, thanks for all the positive feedback and suggestions for Space Junk! Lots of valid points from everyone, most of which we are addressing at the moment. If anyone wants to keep up to date with what we're up to, we will be posting updates here: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Space-Junk/274615899215286 Right, back to work!
Really, really love the idea of building up games an a legacy for a fictional games system! Might grab a copy when I get home from work.
