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Zeta Wing (C64)

A vertical SHMUP for the C64

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Zeta Wing is a fun vertical shoot-em-up for the Commodore 64, inspired by the arcade game Gemini Wing, and winner of both the RGN Gamers' Choice Award 2020 for the Commodore 64, and Indie Retro News Budget Game Of The Year 2020. Story: Strange mutant creatures have appeared across the surface of planet Earth! Earth needs a hero to stop them... one like you! So strap into your fighter and blast off to end this infestation for good! Features: 7 challenging stages, each with their own graphic style.3 difficulty settings: Easy, Normal, Hard.

Lots of parallax scrolling.10 player weapon upgrades.7 end of stage bosses.PAL and NTSC compatible. Simultaneous music and sound effects. Controls: Joystick in port 2, or Keyboard: S - Up.X - Down.< - Left.> - Right.SPACE - Fire! NB: pause key can now be configured in the options screen. UPDATES FOR v1.2.2: Fixed an issue with auto-loading of settings from disk on start-up (disk/prg). Game can now be booted from device 8 or 9. UPDATES FOR v1.2.1: Added new PAUSE option so that the pause key can be configured to be one of the following keys: PSPACEBARRUN/STOP F7 UPDATES FOR v1.2: Added save for settings (remembers auto-fire and difficulty level, plus high-scores).

Can save settings (including high scores) to either device 8 or 9. Cartridge version is now Easy Flash and will auto-save settings to cartridge. Helpful tips: Destroy entire enemy attack waves to drop a "P" symbol.…

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★ 9.4/10itch.io · 87 ratings
itch.ioLast checked November 4, 2026

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are there any retroachievements for this game? I am kinda mystified looking at RA that there are no C64 games there apparently...
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Jamais je n'aurai cru le C64 capable d'une telle prouesse. Bravo et félicitations!
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WARNING! I'm seeing scambots posting on my games comments (like every day), so please be careful!
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Hey there, I hope you don't mind, but i featured Zeta Wing in the best C64 homebrew games of all time.
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Very nice shooter! Our German-language review can be found in our recorded livestream starting at 01:19:48. Subscription to our YouTube or Twitch channel is welcome.…
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HI, am loving the game and i bought the physical cartrigge version from Bitmap soft. I only have one issue, I can't seem to save…
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Hi Sarah,I'm trying to get ZetaWing to run from a cartrdige but so far without any luck :( I've built this cartridge ( and flashed…
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Wouldn't it be better, to decouple the Highscore completely from the other saveable settings? At the moment, the score is only saved, if the player…
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Just bought this game, soooo good, smooth, great graphics, amazing sound and music, works perfect on my C64 (Maxie). A++
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The game is great, no doubt about it. Played it alot and always have alot of fun with this shooter. But if some of the…

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