Salamander NG

Salamander NG is a fanmade game in the style of Salamander, produced by Oblio Design for PC. It features original weapons and enemies, multiscrolling stages, 2 endings, original music, and an online high score table.

Features
The game features several powerups including:
 * 6 levels of speed ups, as well as "hyper speed" and speed downs.
 * Standard and double missiles.
 * Blue, red, and green lasers.
 * Three types of option configurations; Standard, spacing, and rotate.
 * Bombs.
 * Three types of force fields, including standard, double and shield.
 * Bonus points + lives.

There are also several options available such as 2 player co-op, joystick support, editable controls, difficulty selection, and various other settings. Difficulty settings are Very Easy, Easy, Normal, Hard and Very Hard.

Stages

 * Stage 1: Lost Planet (Horizontal)
 * Stage 2: Deep Space (Vertical)
 * Stage 3: Organic Planet (Horizontal/Diagonal)
 * Stage 4: Ice Planet (Vertical)
 * Stage 5: Fire Star (Horizontal)
 * Stage 6: ??? (Vertical, version 0.98+ only)
 * Bonus: The Great Escape (Horizontal)
 * Extra: Bacterion Mode (Horizontal)

Bosses

 * Stage 1: Octopus Zed (stage 1)
 * Stage 2: Brain Impact - The Core - The Great Core (stage 2)
 * Stage 3: Brain Golem NG (stage 3)
 * Stage 4: Kodroypo (stage 4)
 * Stage 5: The Core (x1) - The Cores (x4) - The Great Eye - Intruder NG (stage 5) Note: Intruder NG available from version 0.98
 * Stage 6: ??? Note: available from version 0.98

Secrets

 * The green laser is hidden at the beginning of stage 4.
 * In normal mode or higher, an option hunter will appear at the beginning of stage 4 if you have more than one option.
 * To access the bonus stage, complete stage 6 on normal mode or higher.
 * To access the extra stage, you must destroy the three 3 Vic Vipers at the beginning of the game and then complete stage 1 destroying the boss with at least -20,000 points.
 * Type "planetoblio" as your nation in the settings menu to get unlimited credits.

Credits
Developers: 
 * mvm/speedup (Max Moretti): creator/programmer
 * Alley (Roberto Allevi): creator/graphic
 * Matt Carr: music (from version 0.98)
 * Dave Jackson: sound engineer (from version 0.98)

Special Thanks to:
 * Filo95: particle effects
 * Bak IV - John 4300 (help programming)
 * The Tetran (beta tester)
 * Maz85 (online ranking)
 * Roach (Netread dll)
 * Snake5 (sgaudio dll)
 * AFA (credit scene)
 * Roberta Pagnetti (voice)
 * Marco Tommaseo (music in demo version)