Help the Gamma Bros. destroy evil space bats

by Ludwig Kietzmann on Jul 13th 2006 10:25PM

It would be wise to examine the severe implications of a post such as this one. You know, one which links to a horribly addictive game filled with old-school flair, adorably pixelated explosions and unstoppable space bats. Gamma Bros. is exactly that kind of game, a sort of Galaga meets Robotron meets, well, space bats. As you sit there, caressing your keyboard into annihilating said beasties, consider how many people are doing the very same thing and how many more are sharing the experience with their friends. From this humble starting point, a plague of unproductivity will spread, tearing apart relationships, economies and the very concept of outdoor activity.

But at least those stinkin' space bats will get what's coming to them.

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Tags: Galaga, Gamma Bros, GammaBros, Old-school, Robotron, Shooter, Space bats, SpaceBats

Reader Comments (8)

Whoa, its like playing a primitive version of Geometry Wars.

I hate to be a hater Joystiq, cause so many people on these message boards are, but the games not that great. I mean it's not bad for a free game that you don't need to download, but it's pretty standard fare. The only reason someone would spend hours in that game is because it takes too long to die, and you have two different guys. It was cool getting to play as a brotha though.

In recent years, I have noticed a disturbing trend among the youth of the world. A trend which I am glad to say, games like this helps eliminate.
With the current lack of Godzilla movies, side scrolling space shooters, and even Sci-Fi flight sims, the children of today very often do not learn life's most important lesson.

Things from space are coming to kill you.

How will the know how to react in the face of the inevitable alien invasion/apocalypse? There will be division in the ranks if ALL our children are not taught, from an early age, to hate and destroy all that which comes to us from the stars.

I salute you valiant efforts to secure the future of our species, Joystiq. Keep up the good work.

Well, I thought it was pretty cool. I'd pay for this on XBLA.

For those who couldn't figure it out initially, it's arrow keys to move and WASD to shoot.

Hey! Insomnia Bob, children of today are anything BUT clueless of invaders from space.

I mean, Halo? That's about aliens who want to eat your soul, and thanks to Bungie, we now know how to combat them. Combo-ing. A little plasma pistol to battle rifle is all it takes to defeat their superior technology. Or you could even go the ol' M Night Shamalanalanalan route and throw water on them. Everyone knows space-traveling super aliens will always over look their fatal weakness; earth's most abundant natural resource.

I hope in the future you think more thoroughly about the youth of today before you form an opinion on them. Of course, when they are done saving our asses they'll drink Smirnoff Ice and watch "Next" on MTV.. but its all good.