Classic Maelstrom vs Astro Burn

Maelstrom is a licensed open source port of the original shareware game for the Macintosh by Ambrosia Software, Inc. It is a fast-action, asteroids-like game, with classic pixel graphics and original sounds. In addition to being a faithful reproduction of the original game, this version adds game controller support, mobile touch controls, and both cooperative and competitive multiplayer action. Features: Kid Mode Clicking the "kid mode" icon next to the play button will enable an easier play mode which will add the retro-thruster prize and automatically shield you as long as shields are available - but beware the Shenobi ships! Their shots will not trigger the automatic defensive systems. Achievements and high scores are not available while in this mode. Multiplayer You can host or join a multiplayer game from the main menu. Up to three players can play at once, and they can be any combination of other players on the local network, and connected controllers. Easter Eggs The classic easter eggs from the original game are all there, and it's up to you to find them...

Astro Burn is a love letter to early ’90s cute-em-up classics like Parodius and Pop’n TwinBee—bold, imaginative, and delightfully unhinged. Play as Astro, a spacefaring cat armed with overwhelming firepower and a taste for catnip-fuelled destruction. Dodge relentless projectile storms, weave through laser grids, collapsing structures, fire traps, and floating islands, and blast everything standing between Astro and home. Destroy enemies and collect temporary power-ups to build momentum, stacking your weapons into increasingly absurd combinations. The longer you survive, the more devastating you become—but miss an upgrade and the chaos will quickly catch up with you. When everything aligns, unleash Astro’s ultimate catnip-powered attack: a spectacular anime-style finishing move and an instrument of pure feline fury. Every level is a high-speed gauntlet packed with deadly hazards, bizarre enemies, and outrageous bosses. Face screen-filling mecha pandas, hyperactive huskies ripping open solar vortexes, opera-singing space squids, and celestial goldfish firing star-shaped projectiles. Stay alive. Build your firepower. Reach the boss. Bring it down. Astro Burn delivers fast-paced bullet-hell action with the colourful, anything-goes spirit of the arcade classics that inspired it.