Comments on: Trip Into Space: Astro Tripper Coming Soon

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:34:12 +0000

The game is pretty good. It is quite difficult.

I have put a video on youtube:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OVKiVzMbz7Y&feature=channel_page

By: Digit

Digit — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:25:52 +0000

I loved both their games, can’t wait for Astro Tripper. :D

By: thesombrerokid

thesombrerokid — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:01:51 +0000

OMFG this is the best news i’ve heard all week!

By: Alex May

Alex May — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 09:49:41 +0000

I love Space Tripper. It was all downhill from there though.
I agree – I’ve been waiting for them (and cajoling them) to do this for ages, and almost lost faith when they started working on Bliss Island (too much time spent at the Indiegamer forums IMO) and shut down their forums rather than appoint a moderator to answer questions and fix the spam.

Great news, look forward to it massively. Space Tripper is still one of the best shooter games I’ve ever played.

By: MeestaNob!

MeestaNob! — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:06:43 +0000

Space Tripper and Mutant Storm were great fun.

If I could get them on Steam I’d be very happy. Just saying. Happy.

Very.

By: subedii

subedii — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:01:33 +0000

Wow, I remember buying both Space Tripper and Mutant Storm way back when. I was even a regular on their forums for a while.

Although I was under the impression that Pompom had abandoned the platform after they managed to hit XBL, they never really visited the forums or made any announcements after that, none of their updates came to the PC, and their whole site pretty much stagnated.

Now that I visit their site again, it says that both Mutant Storm Reloaded AND Empire are in the works for PC now as well as the new Astro Tripper.

Wonder what’s going on. Several years without communication and it looks like they’re back from phantom zone and with a new site to boot.

Shame they don’t have the forums anymore, those got locked after the site pretty much went quiet for years, and they don’t seem to have come back now.

By: Smee

Smee — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:21:07 +0000

I don’t really see the point…? It’s exactly the same. I mean, exactly the same. Same levels, same design, same boss patterns, same enemy behaviour. The only gameplay difference is that the red laser now has a wider spread. Space Tripper was a great game, but really, couldn’t they have done something more than making the graphics brighter?

By: Jon

Jon — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:29:59 +0000

The Space Tripper demo I had caused me to sit and play for hours at a time, causing a mild occurance of RSI. I loved that game.

By: Oddbob

Oddbob — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:19:36 +0000

Ah sorry, they’ve added a PC since the last time I checked the PomPom page. I’m a fool.

By: Oddbob

Oddbob — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:16:30 +0000

It’s for the PS3 isn’t it?

I love Space Tripper. It was all downhill from there though.

By: KBKarma

KBKarma — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 15:00:13 +0000

I remember some of those levels! Now I want to play Space Tripper again.

I wonder if it’ll work under WINE…

Also, they could be remaking it for XBLA or something. Don’t worry, I’m relatively sure they’re OK.