Curated Footage

Videos

Six curated videos covering Mercenary and Damocles: complete longplays, live commentary sessions, key gameplay mechanics, and a tribute to Paul Woakes and Novagen Software. All videos confirmed embeddable from YouTube.

Longplays

Mercenary: Escape from Targ -- C64 Longplay

World of Longplays -- C64, 1985 -- Full playthrough

Mercenary: Escape from Targ -- C64 Longplay (alternate)

C64, 1985 -- Full playthrough showing the wireframe 3D world

Damocles: Mercenary II -- Amiga Longplay

Amiga, 1990 -- Full playthrough across the Eris solar system

Retrospectives

Paul Woakes -- Head of Novagen (Tribute)

Stu-dog, YouTube, 2017 -- Tribute to Paul Woakes following his passing, covering Novagen's history and the Mercenary trilogy

Technical / Demos

Peri Plays Damocles -- Mercenary II (Full Amiga Longplay, Live)

Retro Recipes (Perifractic), YouTube -- Live commentary walkthrough explaining the game's mechanics, solar system navigation, and Novagen history

Reviews / Gameplay Clips

Damocles -- Novabomb Sequence (1/8)

Amiga, 1990 -- Focused gameplay clip showing the Novabomb mechanic at the core of Damocles' plot: obtaining and deploying the device that redirects the comet