Roketz

Freeware
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Left / RightPlayer 1: rotate the ship.SpacePlayer 1: thrust; confirm a menu selection.UpPlayer 1: fire the gun; move through menu options.DownPlayer 1: fire a missile; move through menu options.A / DPlayer 2: rotate the ship.TabPlayer 2: thrust.WPlayer 2: fire the gun.SPlayer 2: fire a missile.EnterConfirm menu choices and start the selected match.EscLeave the current action or return through menus.

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About this game

Roketz combines small spacecraft, gravity and confined arenas. Turning points the nose; thrust moves the ship in that direction, so momentum matters when you line up a shot or approach a landing place. Combat matches pit pilots against one another, while racing uses checkpoints instead of simply destroying an opponent.

Player one uses Left and Right to rotate, Space to thrust, Up to fire the gun and Down for missiles. Fuel and ammunition are limited, and landing at your base replenishes supplies and repairs damage. The default start leads to Wasteland Combat against a computer pilot. Menu options let you change pilots and match settings.

Blue Moon developed Roketz and later released this DOS version as freeware, as documented by RGB Classic Games. The original README explains both keyboard players and the older networking modes. Browser play here covers the original local game; it does not provide an internet matchmaking service. The original game files and README are preserved.

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Quick tips

Use short thrusts near walls; rotating alone changes direction, not your existing momentum.

Watch fuel and ammunition, and land at your base to replenish them.

Player one uses Space for thrust and Up to shoot; player two has a separate keyboard layout.

Left / Right
Player 1: rotate the ship.
Space
Player 1: thrust; confirm a menu selection.
Up
Player 1: fire the gun; move through menu options.
Down
Player 1: fire a missile; move through menu options.
A / D
Player 2: rotate the ship.
Tab
Player 2: thrust.
W
Player 2: fire the gun.
S
Player 2: fire a missile.
Enter
Confirm menu choices and start the selected match.
Esc
Leave the current action or return through menus.

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Distribution
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js-dos · Browser play
Added to archive
2026-11-05
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