Omega Race (1981 Midway)

A vector (wireframe) space shooting game where you are the pilot of an Omegan Space Fighter in training to defend Omega's Star Colonies. You are stationed in space to destroy as many waves of attacking enemy droid ships as possible.


You begin your training with a small number of droid ships in the first wave of attackers and gradually build your skill until there is a maximum number of 12 attacking droid ships per wave. These attaching ships not only move independently and fire at you, they also drop two different kinds of space mines to block your path and your shots at them.


As your skill level increases, the speed with which the droid ships attack is gradually increased and their shots at you become more accurate.


Bonus ships are awarded to you periodically throughout the game as you reach or pass certain preselected point values. Each enemy ship and mine has a point value.


The object of the game is to survive as long as possible while destroying as many attacking droid ships and space mines as you can. As you do this, each following wave of attackers will be harder to destroy.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• arcade game
• shooting game
• shoot 'em up
• star
• colonies
• enemy
• droids
• midway
• 1981

[FornaxHM]

nice :)

[nickantibarney]

the level clear music sounds like the star wars theme.

[bitterbug]

This was my first Vic20 cartridge and I played it a lot. Hundreds of games and it was this and Sword of Fargoal which consumed most of my time. :)

[21Laser]

I spent so many quarters playing Omega Race that if added up today would likely be a sum that I would not admit in public. Several years ago, I searched for and purchased a mint Omega Race upright console that I have sitting about three feet from me as I type this. Great game that harkens back to the 80s in every way. I still believe that it still has a truly great look that no other game offered. The black light effect of the console with the overall design of the unit is unmatched!

[lowaces]

i wasted a fortune on this game, but i liked it

[JustCause2Club]

i dnt know why ur underrated cause ur doing a great job of posting these videos and showing the world what the games of our time looks like...awsome work keep it up please. thank you