Ajax

🚁 New Arcade Drop on MiSTer FPGA! Meet AJAX - The Konami Classic That Hits Hard 🚨

Strap into the cockpit (literally) because Jotego just dropped another arcade banger onto the MiSTer FPGA, and this time it’s Ajax, Konami’s 1987 twin-stick shooter that makes modern bullet hells look like warm-up laps. 🕹️

Known in Japan as Typhoon, Ajax is a vertically scrolling shoot-’em-up that lets you pilot a futuristic helicopter/jet hybrid across war-torn landscapes, blasting tanks, ships, and sci-fi bosses into 16-bit oblivion. This isn’t just another arcade port-it’s a faithful FPGA recreation of an underrated classic that finally gets its day in the (pixelated) sun thanks to Jotego’s wizardry. ✨

🔥 Why Ajax on MiSTer is a BIG deal:

First-time accurate home port of Ajax (1987) by Konami
Uses FPGA hardware-level emulation for 100% authentic gameplay
Incredible stereo sound, sprite scaling, and those juicy explosions 💥
Another high-score obsession added to your MiSTer arcade roster 🎯

Whether you're a retro head with a passion for classic Konami shooters, or new to the MiSTer FPGA scene and wondering what the hype’s about-this is one game you need to try. Just don’t expect it to go easy on you... 🧨

🧠 Fun Fact: Ajax features two gameplay modes-helicopter levels with bombs and bullets, and jet fighter stages with lock-on missiles. It was next-level for ‘87. Still is.

👉 Let me know in the comments: Did Ajax blow your mind or just blow you up?

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