The Fourth Generation

The Fourth Generation is a video game in the action genre developed by D'India Software and published by Webfoot Technologies, Inc. originally released in 1997. It is currently playable on DOS.

The Fourth Generation is a shareware side-scrolling shooter game with pre-rendered graphics. The player controls a futuristic aircraft and has to fight against continuous waves of enemies.

The story takes place in the distant future, during a time called 'The Fourth Generation'. After the collapse of the Galactic Empire, a series of smaller kingdoms emerge, loosely united in a Galactic Republic. Although there is no open conflict, there are tensions between the various political entities in the galaxy. Following an incident in the Senate, one of the factions, Lorien, intends to attack the neighboring kingdoms of Qualix and Nimbur. This cannot be done openly under the watch of the Republic, so a different plan is devised instead.

The player assumes the role of a Lorien space fighter pilot who has been stripped of his rank and imprisoned for misusing a prototype military aircraft (he took it for a ride with a date). The Lorien government chooses the pilot for a secret mission: to fake a prison break, steal a fighter ship and leave to attack the defenses of Qualix and Nimbur. In this way, the rulers of Lorien will not be held responsible for the actions of a renegade pilot.

The Fourth Generation covers 11 missions, the first three available in the shareware version. Between levels, the player can upgrade the ship using credits earned by destroying enemy targets. Many different components can be upgraded, allowing substantial customization of the player's ship. In addition, on-board systems can be damaged by enemy fire, and as a result the player may lose the ability to maneuver, target enemies, fire weapons, etc. for the remainder of the level. Damaged equipment can be repaired between levels at the cost of some credits.

The game can be played by one or two players on the same computer.

It is possible that we have multiple downloads available when different versions exist.