Faster Than Light (FTL) was a
software
Software is a set of computer programs and associated software documentation, documentation and data (computing), data. This is in contrast to Computer hardware, hardware, from which the system is built and which actually performs the work.
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publishing label established by
UK video game publisher
A video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that have been developed either internally by the publisher or externally by a video game developer.
They often finance the development, sometimes by paying a video game developer ( ...
Gargoyle Games
Gargoyle Games was a British software company founded in 1983 by Roy Carter and Greg Follis in order to publish their first game, ''Ad Astra''. They generally specialized in games for the ZX Spectrum even though the company was originally named wi ...
. The aim was for FTL to publish
arcade-style games,
while Gargoyle would concentrate on its core business of adventure games.
Games
*''
Light Force'' (1986) was a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up with a large main ship. The player had to survive alien attacks in four different sectors of the planet Regulus.
*''
Hydrofool'' (1987) was an isometric 3D game set in a giant aquarium, and a sequel to the similar (though drier) ''
Sweevo's World''. The player had to avoid fish and collect objects with the ultimate aim of pulling out enough plugs to drain the aquarium.
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Shockway Rider
Shockway Rider is an action fighting and shooting game released for the Amstrad CPC, the Commodore 64, and the ZX Spectrum. It was developed by Carter Follis Software Associates and was released in 1987
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'' (1987) was set in the future, where gangs of thugs roamed the moving walkways built around a huge city. The player had to collect weapons and bonus objects, and go "full circle" by surviving the perilous journey through the eight districts.
References
External links
*{{MobyGames company, company=ftl-faster-than-light, name=Faster Than Light
Video game publishers
Defunct video game companies of the United Kingdom