Invasion of the Mutant Space Bats of Doom (0)

Invasion of the Mutant Space Bats of Doom
First release date
1993-12-31
Platform
PC
Developer
Pop Software
Publisher
Pop Software

Overview

Released in 1993 by (later known as ), the version of the game contained 21 rounds of gameplay while the full version contained a total of 65.

The game featured a very unique sense of humor (found almost entirely in the game's brief opening ) that played off of B-movie tropes of the 50s and 60s.

Interestingly for the time, Invasion of the Mutant Space Bats of Doom allowed the player to not only move the spaceship horizontally but vertically as well, allowing for a much more complete range of motion.

A sequel titled was released in 1995.

The game was originally distributed as shareware via mail-order throughout the 1990s. In 2001, briefly resurfaced and sold the game along with its sequel via PayPal. By 2002 though, , along with any real distribution of the game, had vanished once again.

Power Ups

  • Green Gems: Increase speed of shots temporarily
  • Red Gems: Increase rate-of-fire temporarily
  • White Gems: Increase damage temporarily
  • Blue Gems: Slow down the game temporarily
  • Purple Gems: After collecting six of these gems, the player is granted an extra life