Laser Squad is a seminal turn-based tactics game, these days best known as the spiritual predecessor of X-COM: UFO Defense.
Unlike its 8-bit predecessors, the Atari ST version is presented in glorious 16-bit.
Developer Message#
There's a small message in the boot sector. It can be found in both of the .stx dumps and the .ipf dump. For the .stx dumps, it's at 1A72 in the US dump and 172 in the European dump. The .ipf dump for the European version has it at 37FE.
LASER SQUAD
ANY JIGGERY POKERY OF THIS DISK MAY
CONSTITUTE AN OFFENCE AND COULD
SERIOUSLY DAMAGE YOUR FREEDOM.
WRITTEN BY TEQUE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
IF YOU COPY THIS GAME THE SPIRIT OF THE DESIGNER
WILL HAUNT YOU AS MUCH AS HE DID THE PROGRAMMERS
- THIS IS A BOOT SECTOR
- THIS IS A BOOT SECTOR
- THIS IS A BOOT SECTOR