New indie shooter “Frontier Force” released for Master System

We love new games released for Sega consoles here at SegaBits, and this is one you won’t want to miss. Homebrew developer Badcomputer has just released an amazing new shmup for Master System called Frontier Force. The game sees your Space Harrier-looking character on the ground firing upwards at enemy forces with six different weapons, five of which have limited ammunition that requires replenishing. The game boasts some incredible graphics with plenty of detail and parallax scrolling, more than you saw in most official Master System games at retail back in the day. It also features an incredible soundtrack by chiptune musician Crisps as well as a printable digital manual.

The game is now available as a digital ROM file for your favorite Master System emulator or to run on a flash cartridge on any Master System, Mark III, or Master System-compatible Genesis/Mega-Drive console for only $5 USD from Badcomputer’s itch.io page, which will be linked beyond the break below.
Here are the game’s features, listed from the itch.io page.

• Colourful SEGA Master System graphics
• 5 stages, plus 2 bonus stages, each with different hazards
• Mid bosses and HUGE end-stage bosses unique to each stage
• 6 different weapons
• Over 40 unique enemies
• Dynamic difficulty
• Scoring mechanics to discover
• Printable manual

Here’s a gameplay video, courtesy of retro YouTuber John Riggs.

Don’t forget to leave Badcomputer some feedback in the comments on their itch.io page, and give us a comment below about what you think of this game if you’ve tried it for yourself. Tell us what hardware or emulator you tried it on too.

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