Paul Kooistra
Paul Kooistra (AKA Axelay)
Releases
Games
- Star Sabre (2007) ‒ an impressive horizontally scrolling shoot-'em-up that was rated 88% in issue 51 of Retro Gamer magazine
- Star Sabre 128K (2009) ‒ an extended version of the same game using 128KB of RAM
- Dead on Time (2010) ‒ another completely different multi-directional shoot-'em-up, with a heavy emphasis on the High-Score burst, that was rated 93% in issue 77 of Retro Gamer and was also awarded a Retro Gamer Sizzler
- Sub Hunter (2011) ‒ a horizontally scrolling shoot-'em-up featuring parallax scrolling that was rated 90% in issue 89 of Retro Gamer and was also awarded a Retro Gamer Sizzler
- Edge Grinder (2011) ‒ a horizontally scrolling shoot-'em-up; an enhanced version was released in 2012 as Super Edge Grinder
- Relentless (2013) ‒ a horizontally scrolling shoot-'em-up that was the winner of the Amstrad CPC 16KBs ROM Game Development Competition 2013 hosted by CPCWiki
- Megablasters: Escape from Castle in the Clouds (2015) ‒ an unofficial sequel to Odiesoft's Megablasters that was rated 87% in issue 140 of Retro Gamer
- Dragon Attack (2016) ‒ a ‘bullet hell’ shoot-'em-up that was an entrant in the 2016 #CPCRetroDev Game Creation Contest and was ranked 4th place out of 34 entries
Those games are renowned for their smooth and fast animation and high level of difficulty, yet are considered some of the best shoot-'em-ups available for the Amstrad CPC.
Associates
Known for additional contributions to his games are: