History and Origins of RAPTOR Call of the Shadows (1994, MS-DOS)

[@itsaPIXELthing]

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[@itsaPIXELthing]

Did you also played Raptor back in 1994? Were you also introduced to this game by the Shareware version?... Tell me everything! :) And, please, have a great week!

[@KARAOTI23]

Yeah probably the shareware version was the one I first played in 1998 in my crappy Pentium MMX 166MHz first PC. Now I play it in my PIII 1000EB retro PC with SB Live! which is actually pretty good for DOS games.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Thank you so much for sharing your memories! Appreciate it! Cheers!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Yeah! Love it! Thanks for your feedback! Cheers!

[@time-zero]

I played Baryon. It was better PC-DOS shmup than Raptor.

[@azop]

Good video! Didn't play Raptor until 1997 and it was indeed the shareware version... I also played Demonstar on my Windows 95 Aptiva and it was cool game too.

[@ScottHost]

Hopefully i can start making raptor 2 before next summer FYI the controls are not the same in the windows version because in DOS u could read the hardware directly the same thing is not possible in Windows or OSX..

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Thank you so much for watching and for your truly appreciated feedback, Scott! Looking forward for Raptor 2! Cheers!

[@ScottHost]

@@itsaPIXELthing I actually am working on a new version of original raptor for all platforms right now ... will have a classic dos mode with adlib or SC music .. then a new enhanced HQ mode that does more effects, new music, better sound fx and fixes game play issues... kinda a Raptor 1.8

[@itsaPIXELthing]

@@ScottHost Wow! Incredible news, Scott! Looking forward to it! :)

[@ScottHost]

@New Earth Guardian I have been working on a new port of raptor for consoles, and mobile and will have a new enhanced mode ( as well as a classic dos mode ) i made a discord channel for it discord.gg/yf8t9mZ

[@SeñorDossierOficial]

Tyrian and Raptor are my favorite 90's shooters for PC

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Yeah! I agree! Love both! Cheers! Have a great day!

[@Naedlus]

This is the game that taught me "You know, you may actually enjoy shoot em ups." My buddy showing me Blazing Lazers, and my experiencing Tyrian, and G-Darius ensured that I'll always enjoy the genre, even if I do steer clear of some aspects of it.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Nice! Thanks for sharing your experience and memories! :) Appreciate it!

[@DeetexSeraphine]

Aw man... that game. First (full)PC game I ever bought, oldest game I ever bought, and yes the one game I keep buying(iOS, Steam, GOG etc). Something so pure should be preserved.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

A new version of Raptor is in the works by Scott Host for all current platforms ;) Can't wait to try it out!

[@DeetexSeraphine]

@@itsaPIXELthing both the vector-Mountain king remake as well as the classic(backspace cheat) are available on Steam for dirt, and both work fine on god-tier computers. Is a remake really necessary?

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Scott says that it's a sort of a 1.8 version of Raptor, with "a classic dos mode with adlib or SC music .. then a new enhanced HQ mode that does more effects, new music, better sound fx and fixes game play issues".

[@terrytexas8257]

Apogee was here. Scott Host and I have been talking about Raptor lately, who knows what will "Develop" from those talks. ;)

[@itsaPIXELthing]

I'm truly looking forward for Raptor 2! :) Thank you so much for watching this video and for leaving your much appreciated feedback! Cheers!

[@alexandertan8592]

Played this game on my dos computer when i was a small kid. My cousins often came to my house during school holidays for sleepover just for this game.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Thanks for sharing, Alexander!

[@xinelli]

Ahah, the Angry Video Game Nerd nod at 4:03!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Eh eh eh! :) Thanks for watching, Alex! Have a great week!

[@RETROCENGO]

That background music😍 loved this game, sold my Amiga600 and bought a 486DX-4 100MHz/4mb ram/540mb hd. My first pc. Loved that computer. Had doom. Raptor and black stone sharware versions. Awesome games. Great review, thanks

[@itsaPIXELthing]

I thank you for watching and for sharing your personal memories! Truly appreciated! Have a great week! Cheers!

[@net_news]

juegazo total!!!! Jugué la versión shareware a poco de haber sido lanzada en un Cx 486DLC de 40mhz, no iba fino, pero me lo pasé igual.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Muchas gracias por asistir y compartir tus memorias y experiencia con Raptor! Agredecido! Tiene una buena semana! ;)

[@zockenmitkasten5419]

I was introduced to this game in ca. 2001/2002 when it appeared on a german videogame magazine CD called "Screenfun". Good Ole Times, also remember shocking my elementary school buddies with the resident evil 1 Remake Trailer that was on CD!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Ahh, mate! The memories! :) Thanks for sharing! :)

[@DisasterxUs]

There are home videos of me at 4 years old, standing at the computer desk, and typing DOS commands to play Raptor.

[@root42]

I played both Raptor and Tyrian back in the day. Although I think Tyrian was more polished, had the more crazy weapons and better music, Raptor was incredible and my friends and me played it for a long time. Those were I think still the golden days of Shareware games. The internet was not quite there yet, and we got most of our games from shareware disks, since we usually couldn't afford full priced games.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Yeah, Tyrian is so awesome! Have to also bring it to the channel! :) Thank you so much for your comment and for sharing your own memories! Truly appreciate it! Have a great day!

[@SpookyBytes]

I remember playing this game on an old pc that my dad brought home! Fantastic game :D

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Indeed it is ;) Thanks for watching!

[@amerigocosta7452]

Honestly I have learnt only recently about Raptor (and also Tyrian), it's amazing how an originally shareware game has been supported so actively for more than 20 years. By the way, just curious what are you drinking at 4:06 ? It looks like some kind of milky liqueur.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Yep, a lemon liqueur ;) I love lemon! :) Thank you so much for watching and for your awesome comment, Amerigo! Have a great week!

[@GreenHillsZone]

This game, more specifically the shareware version, was part of my childhood! Thanks for the memories! Cheers!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

What a game! :) So many incredible memories from that amazing DOS era! :) Cheers, Ivo! Have a great Xmas!!!

[@GreenHillsZone]

@@itsaPIXELthing many thanks Pedro! Happy Christmas for you and your loved ones as well, cheers!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Thanks :)

[@keeganpenney169]

Raptor is still one of the best games of all time. It ranks near doom 1. I didn't know it had a successor, we need a new raptor game! I've been playing the last few nights again, and it's just so nostalgic, takes me back to my childhood when I was more hopeful about the future because it just seemed so limitless, so every time I play raptor I end up being terrible because I'm having such a good time remembering things from when I was 6 to 10, back then we made good use of our shareware games

[@itsaPIXELthing]

I absolutely love this game! One my all time favorites ;) Cheers, Keegan! Thanks for watching and for leaving your feedback and memories! All the best!

[@keeganpenney169]

@@itsaPIXELthing thank YOU for making this video! It was very informative and exactly what I was wondering about. There was something about Raptors graphics I loved, it was like blowing up pixel art, and the story when I learned about it as a kid, I had to ask my dad and he taught me about mercenaries, and my little imagination went crazy along with the thematic futurism feel of the level designs and this plane that was essentially a VTOL with wings. The future of 2020 just seemed so much brighter and cooler, like instead of owning sports cars we'd be owning sport space ships lol. Do you know who owns the rights to Raptor now?

[@itsaPIXELthing]

The rights are in the hands of Mountain King Studios, that is the re-branded named of Cygnus Studios from where came Raptor in the first place ;)

[@CrazyBossDK]

one of the first games i played back when I got my first PC. It was an 486DX66mhz, I think 4mb memory, and 210mb harddrive, it came with DOS6 and Windows 3.11 - It came with no mouse, no soundcard. I had a 14" crt screen for it :)

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Yeah, also played first on a 14'' crt screen, the original one that came with my IBM PS/1 486 :) Thanks for watching!

[@jownbey]

i remember playing raptor with my dad age five-ish it was one of my favorites. that apogee logo is enough to give me goosebumps haha

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Yeah, I know that feeling ;)

[@Dosgamert]

Yes! I remember this game crashing after the 5th stage on my 486 back in the day so I went to the Free Record Shop (Local music store) and bought the full game on a green floppy disk. Little did I know that this was the shareware version and this one also crashed on the 5th stage of the Bravo Sector. This all was in the early 2000's (yeah, due to financial reasons I only had a 486 at my mom's place). So over at my dad in the weekends (where we did have fast pentiums and internet), I searched online for a pirated copy and that one worked on my 486 at moms place. Played it a lot. Though, it does get old after a while. Finished it on all difficulties. Although, I always started on rookie-mode, I found an exploit there. The Rookie-mode lets you play the first 4 levels as a warming up. After that the game restarts on the easiest mode after rookie and resets your money. It does not reset your weapons though. If you play well enough you can earn enough credits in the first three levels to obtain the auto-aiming weapon, so you have to buy this after the third, 'cause after the fourth your credits get reset.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Wow! Thank you so much for sharing that! Loved to "hear" your stories from back in the day! Amazing! Cheers! Have a great day!

[@alritedave]

Just getting into MS-DOS stuff!!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Have fun! :) Cheers! Thanks for watching!

[@jamesroberts8971]

Never played that bit out does look good. Love all the research you put in. It's amazing how many versions have been released.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Thank you so much, James! Appreciate it! Have a great week!

[@KokoRicky]

I absolutely loved this game as a kid and still play at once in a blue moon, my only complaint is that I wanted to see a bit more going on in terms of gameplay, like secret levels or a deeper upgrade system.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Scott Host, the creator of Raptor, teased a couple months ago that a sequel is coming ;)

[@SomeOrangeCat]

Doom, Raptor, Jazz Jackrabbit. We Dos gamers had it all!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Indeed! :)

[@UpYourArsenalTV]

Este jogo é fenomenal! Nunca fui muito bom em shooters assim, ou bullet hell, mas este comecava acessivel, e o sistema de upgrades era um incentivo a repetir os niveis. Bom video Pedro

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Sem dúvida! Raptor era bem acessível e a barra de energia era uma dádiva dos deuses! :) Quando conseguíssemos ter a nave bem apetrechada, nada nos parava! :) Eh eh eh! Grande abraço! Obrigado por assistires!

[@Cuzjudd]

Love your videos always from Australia. Keep doing your thing ! You are my favourite publisher on YT :)

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Thank you so much! You just made my day! Thank you! :) Have a great week!

[@slore676]

I played it for hours back in the day

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Yeah! Me too ;) Thanks for watching!

[@Charles-yz4lw]

Oh man, I will have to try it again... Right now!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Do it! :)

[@alexramos2568]

This is one of my favorite genre, I'le be happy to see more games coming. Keep the good work.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Thanks, Alex! Appreciate it! Cheers!

[@Charles-yz4lw]

Yes!!! i played in a 386 SX 2 MB ram and a 40 MB hard disk back 1994... But i never can finish a sector. Is a very hard game for me.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Thank you so much for sharing your memories and experience, Charles! Appreciate it! Have a great week!

[@DeckardGames]

Ahh, Apogee... Those were the days

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Indeed! I really miss those days! Cheers, David!

[@b0gster]

I've recently replayed Raptor. Yup, it still holds up even today. It is not as good as Tyrian 2000 but it is nevertheless one of the best shooters for DOS. Loved the review btw, especially the AVGN nod/spoof part :)

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Tyrian is another awesome shoot-'em-up that I have to bring! :) Love it so much! Thank you so much for watching and for leaving your much appreciated feedback, Nash! Have a great weekend!

[@bojankotur4613]

Raptor was amazing for the time!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Indeed it was! :) Still extremely playable nowadays! Have to also bring Tyrian to the channel :) Cheers!

[@bojankotur4613]

@@itsaPIXELthing ah this reminds me, I have Tyrian on Gog but never played it! Gonna give it a try.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Play it right now! :)

[@Thegamingground]

"Raptor" is still bad ass asf imo.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Indeed! :) Cheers!

[@keithtam8859]

did I play? oh hell yeah, one of the best moment!!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

So good! :) Happy new year!

[@Deathkicker666]

Nice shooter,i like that

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Me too ;) Cheers!

[@TheJamieRamone]

X-tra points 4 the Angry Video Game Nerd reference!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

;) Thank you so much for the support, Jamie! Have a great week!

[@cartoesdememoria-omelhorsh2732]

Um dos meus jogos preferidos de sempre!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

E meus! :) Adoro! Grande abraço! Obrigado por assistires!

[@VascoLopes79]

Tantas mas tantas horas a jogar isto. Que grande jogo, uns dos melhores do género sem a menor dúvida.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Mesmo! :) Muito obrigado por assistires, Vasco! Grande abraço!

[@longbottle]

In my opinion, the spiritual sequel is/was Stargunner. Same mechanics, same kickass music, same buying or finding upgrades.

[@RetroStu82]

Love space shooters ❤

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Me too! :) Cheers!

[@CrazySpence]

It also had a Linux SDL port around 2000

[@104d_3rr0r_vince]

SWIV with a touch of raiden.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Yeah! Indeed! :) Cheers, Vincent!

[@linvol20]

I was trying to find out if the title had anything to do with the F-22 raptor lol. My neighbor had this game on his windows 95 pc and we would play… Good times

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Glad you could find it :) Cheers, David!

[@carmeloortiz186]

Wow! A lot of hours plauing this game! One of the best shooters in PC at this time. Are you played F29 Retaliator? Was other incredible game. Muito obrigado e saudaçoes da Espanha!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Yep! Played a ton F29 Retaliator! Loved it! :) Muchas gracias! ;)

[@prozzac85]

Raptor might be my favourite shooter ever! I played it for the first time in 1996 and have'nt stopped playing it since then :) I play through the entire game a couple of times per year, just for fun! But how can you say mouse controlls are bad? I played with it from the start and in my opinion it works great. Could be because I'm used to it, but I don't think so. And yes, the first time I played it was the Shareware version. It was on the one public computer at school. Good memories :)

[@itsaPIXELthing]

I found the mouse and keyboard controls from the 1999 Windows version really strange and completely different from what I was used to on the DOS original from '94. Even so, I mess up all the time when playing this type of games with a mouse! :) Thank you so much for sharing your experience, Stefan! Appreciate it! Have a great week!

[@prozzac85]

@@itsaPIXELthingAre the different from the DOS controls? Missed that if you mentioned it. I only played the original and the 2010 version, ant they are the same at least.

[@hugomcardoso]

Desconhecia esse titulo mas fiquei com vontade de passar pelo Steam. 😁

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Ou pelo GOG ;) A versão do Steam é a mais atual, a do GOG mais fiel ao original de 1994 :) Grande abraço, Hugo! Tem uma excelente semana!

[@gasparmc]

I play this game until today and I must say it's impossible to get through Outer Regions level 1 in Elite mode with only the starting machine guns!

[@paulobastos7703]

Tenho boas memórias deste jogo especialmente do som que me ficou na cabeça, sou um grande fã de shoot 'em ups, actualmente estou viciado no Sky Force Reloaded.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Tenho de experimentar esse ;) Muito obrigado por partilhares as tuas memórias, Paulo! Grande abraço! Boa semana!

[@alexramos2568]

I haven't watched the video yet. Coming from you a games called Raptor, I think of the Ford F-150 Raptor

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Eh eh eh! Nice call! :) But, no! It has nothing to do with cars ;) Cheers, Alex!

[@alexramos2568]

@@itsaPIXELthing Ok, this was my second guess.

[@DanielMonteiroNit]

Granda Nerd :P

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Eh eh eh! :) Abraço, Daniel!

[@spapputop]

Boas Pedro... nao conhecia este,mas ta muito bom pra sua epoca,e cm disseste muito bem,ainda hoje se joga muito bem,obrigatorio pra os fãs de shmups,gostei da historia em torno do nome,sempre bom saber esses pormenores nos backstages :D,obrigado por partilhares e Grande Abraço Pedro!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Em tempos trouxe um gameplay para o canal e prometi que faria a review e contava um pouco da sua história :) O criador do jogo já me confirmou que estão mesmo a pensar em lançar uma sequela em 2019, quando o jogo fizer 25 anos! :) Grande abraço, Simão! Obrigado por assistires!

[@retroasado5443]

Nao me lembro quando conheci o jogo, mais consegui a versão completa em 1997, com a revista de política Tempo que teve uma coleçao de jogos, mas só compramos este. O meu irmão e eu tinhamos e gostavamos muito do shareware de Tyrian e chamos que podia ser uma boa alternativa. Gostamos do jogo mas nao tanto como do Tyrian (jogo com melhores gráficos e podsibilidades). Mas o teu video é muito bom, um trabalho muito elaborado e com muitas curiosidades! Saludações!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Muito obrigado pelo teu comentário e por partilhares as tuas memórias :) Também adoro o Tyrian! Que jogasso! Grande abraço!

[@KgamesReviews]

Amigo muito fixe jogo tenho o jogar já adoro género.....:)

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Também eu! Este e o Tyrian que tenho de trazer no futuro :) Abraço! Obrigado por assistires!

[@StevenCusic]

Used too play this on my acer with cyrix processor. It and a gui or frontend for dos cant remember what it was called can someone clear this up?

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Humm. DOSbox? Thank you so much for watching and for sharing your memories! Cheers!

[@countfrackula6707]

What, no comment about the games that this game is based off of? Raiden, for example?

[@DJNicShogun]

Join scott host remaster coming 2024

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Oh yeah 😉

[@DJNicShogun]

@@itsaPIXELthing waiting for the remaster so badly went to his channel he is still making the remaster such as graphics and audio upgrade can't wait

[@itsaPIXELthing]

@@DJNicShogun Can't wait to try it out either :)

[@sumitkid123]

Not shore i havent checked still downloadable on Gog.