
Arcadia - The Particle Experiment

A remake of the speccy version of Arcadia by Imagine

(C)opyright 2004 PeeJay

For the fabuloso Retro Remakes Coding Compo 2004



Version 1.1 - Particle engine rewritten due to slowdown on some systems.
              This version has refused to work on a Win98 machine - reason unknown.
              Version 1.0 also included if problems do occur.



Instructions:-

If it moves, shoot it!
Survive 60 seconds on each level



Control:-

Cursor keys and either control button to fire
Alternatively, use a joystick or joypad
Esc to quit



Improvements Over Original:-

Particles everywhere!
Updated gfx
Updated sonics
Inertia on ship
Speed upped to increase playability
Timer fixed to give exactly 60 seconds per level
4 layers of parallax scrolling


Other features:-

Ultra sexy hiscore table
Not pressing a key will cycle through attract screens
Settings for fast / slow PC's
2 graphics sets (2004 and 1983 - smoothed off)
Settings to play or mute music