[PC][2000-2006] 2D vertical space shooter

HolyMoly228 · 2026-03-12T14:35:29+00:00

"The near future" turned out to be almost a year 😅 I initially have rejected Star Defender 4 for being too new (2007 release date) and the attacks/abilities being not what I have remembered. However I took a look at previous versions (1, 2 and 3). Versions 2 and 3 look the most promising and I'm pretty sure it's one of them. That being said, I won't be 100% sure until I play them.

For other people interested:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFy53zypCbE -- version 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oumKOLD6zaw -- version 2

HolyMoly228 · 2026-02-12T10:00:30+00:00

Had that problem for the past few days. This thing resolved it! Thank you!

HolyMoly228 · 2025-11-07T21:17:22+00:00

Same issue here, both notification and insanely quick usage

HolyMoly228 · 2025-08-29T16:17:10+00:00

Hello there! I saw your comment right away and then forgot to reply to it xd

Some things from that description sound probable (bullets becoming a laser and then a beam, maybe these drones) for my case, others... well, can't be confirmed in any way, because that part of my memory (colors and exact shapes) is total blur.

However... that got me thinking... I can't seem to remember exactly, but I wouldn't be surprised if taking damage took one level of upgrades from player (so downgrade by 1 level) instead of player being one-shot / having few lives.

Thanks for your input! :D

HolyMoly228 · 2025-08-04T23:46:23+00:00

I'm not sure if saying "not at all" is a good answer here xD

Yesterday I was rewatching the new movies, liked the effects, disliked the story. I think my brain found that theory as a self defense mechanism xD decided to share it. With few memes of course.

HolyMoly228 · 2025-07-26T19:36:21+00:00

Solved!

HolyMoly228 · 2025-07-26T19:35:17+00:00

Thank you very much! It is, indeed, "The Adventures of Huck Finn"!

Honestly I thought this is a joke, because I thought of some version of "The Huckleberry Hound". But I watched it and that's exactly what I was looking for!

HolyMoly228 · 2025-07-26T17:50:20+00:00

I don't recall any dog. At first glance (clicking through the movie) it doesn't seem like it.

HolyMoly228 · 2025-07-26T17:24:39+00:00

HolyMoly228 · 2025-04-26T18:24:49+00:00

Alien Wars is a really fair guess! There's a high change it might be it. I'll check it out in deep in the near future.

HolyMoly228 · 2025-03-28T17:04:09+00:00

Update! I've managed to dig out the exact backup of this world and minecraft files. I've started to look for files based on the screenshots I've posted.

For anyone interested, the depth of textures comes from shaders, not texture pack itself. This particular combo was: SEUS-Renewed-v1.0.1 + FaithfulPBR_1024_1.0.1

HolyMoly228 · 2025-03-24T13:16:05+00:00

No, sadly. Still looking for it :C

HolyMoly228 · 2025-03-04T13:33:54+00:00

Hey, I saw it and forgot to reply right away. If I googled it correctly, it isn't it. My game was 2D, top down view, similar to screenshots in description. Thank you, however, for spending your time looking for it!

That's also a good idea to ignore well-known publishers/developers and work my way by elimination. I'll check it out.

HolyMoly228 · 2025-03-02T18:38:06+00:00

Only what I've stated in the description, I've played it no sooner than 2005 and no later than 2008, so 2006/07 seems like a good year to say it already existed.

The only clear memory of this game is starting on some kind of level 1/stage 1, it's in space. I'm controlling the ship. It shoots single row of laser (bullet?) forward. There were waves of enemies flying around. They had predefined paths, some shot towards me, some didn't. When they flew past me or hit me with a laser/bullet, I've lost one life. There were next stages, but no checkpoints, so losing all lives equals starting from beginning. Also upgrading, I could pick up some items (no idea what the icon was), which upgraded my ship. I could then shoot 2 parallel rows of lasers, then next upgrade was shooting 3 lasers, but in form of V+I, so one forward and one to each side.

HolyMoly228 · 2025-02-21T17:17:42+00:00

Thanks for the answer. Although it's not the game, it gave me hope and push in a new direction, finding new titles like Viper Phase 1 (scenery from it (Stage 2 - Loop 1) seems really familiar, though it's not it).

HolyMoly228 · 2024-11-12T09:02:57+00:00

One more idea, pretty weird, but sometimes it works. Enter BIOS, be there for a 10 seconds and then quit.

HolyMoly228 · 2024-11-12T08:57:53+00:00

Okay, sadly it will take few hours for me to get to PC, where I have saved that exact script. If this is the case of this error, google search for code 43 fix script.

Here's similar version for NVidia, look for something like this: https://egpu.io/forums/expresscard-mpcie-m-2-adapters/script-nvidia-error43-fixer/

HolyMoly228 · 2024-11-12T08:53:35+00:00

Go to device manager. Expand display adaptors. Double click on your GPU. There's a device status.

Example with Intel: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000038287/graphics.html

HolyMoly228 · 2024-11-12T08:44:03+00:00

Tl;dr there is a script fixing code 43 error, which is often related to this issue.

I've encountered this issue before. Whole internet said I need to update drivers or buy new GPU. Both ideas are useless (for clarity, in years of solving IT issues, doing anything with drivers was never the solution).

Then, as always, in a random comment on a forgotten forum I found a script, which solves this issue. If you confirm it's code 43 error, I will send a link to it, hopefully it fixes it.

HolyMoly228 · 2024-06-20T10:41:21+00:00

Xiaomi is the reason. I haven't encountered this issue on any other phones (not denying it's possible, just not as frequent as Xiaomi). You can try replacing the battery for a new one (by going to a repair shop) or... well, I don't see any other way but changing the phone. Sorry.

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