Videos

Longplays, developer interviews, and retrospectives. All videos oEmbed-verified as embeddable. All using youtube-nocookie.com.

International Karate+ three-fighter gameplay screenshot, C64
IK+ (1987) — the three-fighter format MacLean invented

Developer Interviews

Archer MacLean Interview - Revival 2013

SpencerMarshman - Live event interview. MacLean discusses Dropzone origins, IK+ development speed, and career highlights.

The Retro Hour EP136 - International Karate and Jimmy White's Snooker

The Retro Hour - Deep career retrospective covering IK, IK+, and Jimmy White's Snooker development in detail.

Longplays

Dropzone (C64 Longplay)

Myrryspeikko - Clean, high quality C64 longplay from 2023. Best starting point for Dropzone.

C64 Longplay - Dropzone (HQ)

Earlier HQ longplay showing the full C64 version run.

C64 Longplay - International Karate

Clean longplay with Rob Hubbard's soundtrack clearly audible throughout.

Commodore 64 Longplay [035] IK+ (EU)

World of Longplays production - high quality C64 recording showing three-fighter combat and balloon bonus stages.

IK+ - Amiga Longplay

The Amiga version shows the higher resolution assets and smoother animation - the version ported in seven days.

Archer Maclean's Super Dropzone (SNES) - Longplay

No commentary. Shows the 1994 SNES sequel with new weapon types and end-level bosses.

Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker - Gameplay

Amiga/PC gameplay demonstration showing the physics simulation that took MacLean several months to perfect.