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   Rebelstar 2 - Amiga version played on #WNW
 

I've been hard at work to get Rebelstar 2 finished. And its getting to more people to beta test it and also give their impressions. Mitch on Discord has suggested CharliesFAR #WNW (WHAT'S NEW WEDNESDAY) Twitch stream to show off project development so far. AcidBottle vouched for them. So I was like - "This should be fun!" 


Take into context that for Charlie never played Rebelstar or Laser Squad. He just dabbled with UFO-Enemy Unknown CD-32 version (or X-COM in the USA).

The stream was yesterday, and boy it was a rollercoster for me! You can watch it on the link below  - It's timed to the start of the Rebelstar bit (almost an hour long):

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WHAT'S NEW WEDNESDAY! | Rebelstar II (Amiga), Ghosts 'n Goblins (Plus/4), Dig Dug II (Amiga) and more... | !wnw !discord - Twitch

I kept typing frantically at the keyboard as I was playing it in my head. In reality CHARLIESFAR play, thoughts and reactions were absolutely incredible. It made the experience so gratifying as he discovers the game for the first time and gets his bearings, and consitently gets the hang of it.

While it was a short play it was very eye-opener and I had a few notes taken. Also I can add the Mister to hw supported, but I did find some weird corruptions which do not happen on UAE or original, I have to dig further on what's behind the Mister or the commodities and hacks he might be running.


Joining in were a bunch of people were ULARISBADDLER who's the designer/programmer on ArchRebel Tactics, and NIVRIG who you all know the Rogue Declan game (which seems a major fan of the old Rebelstar / Laser Squad games. 

Also streamers/players like RetroDenmark, Morgan_Just_Games, MitchFrenz, KazReyn and others showed up 

When I saw, the replay above I kept finding that a lot of people were reaching to me and I was completely oblivious, nervously trying to get some instructions to Charlie while he was playing and cursing the time lag.
Sorry people I just was in my little world.

But I guess I'll have to do FAQ sooner rather than later!

I just leave this small clip at the end about Amiga Rebelstar with CharliesFAR opinion and last thoughts on the end of the stream.

Anyway, if you're into Retro - just tune in Wednesday on the CharliesFAR streams! It made me a fan of it! And check out the rest of the stream, specially Amiga Dig-dug 2 by JOTD, the C16 Ghost'n'Goblins, as well the MSX2 Angelic Warrior!

Thursday, 15 January 2026