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Starglider

General info

Not Amiga Original

Relationships

WHDLoad

2001-06-04

Stats

6,449

Genre

Conversions

Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128
Amstrad/Schneider PcW 8256/8512/9256/9512/10
Apple II/IIGS
Apple Macintosh (Classic)
Atari ST/E
Commodore C64/128
PC (DOS)
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128/+2/+3
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 – Timex TS2068/TC2068/TC2048

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Version info

No
Max 1, Sim 1

Features

Hard Disk Installer

No

Compilations

Releases

Year
Name
Licence
Type
Country
Publisher
Languages
Manual Languages
Disks
Rarity
1987
Starglider
Commercial
Full Price
Worldwide
English
1
One version is common, at least one other version is rare

Notes

[1] Game contents contained a sci-fi novella (English or German) by UK novelist/scriptwriter James Follett that described the background story. A Playguide, Keyguide and a giant game poster were also included with the game.

[2] More info. about game development is contained on The Bird Sanctuary website.

[3] Distributed in Germany by Ariolasoft.


TRIVIA:
[1] In 1986, Jez San compiled a special time-limited version of STARGLIDER which featured every Saturday morning in the UK on ITV kid's show "Get Fresh". Two contestants simultaneously played the special version, and the one with the highest score at the end of 3 minutes was deemed the winner.

[2] Game designer Jez San was keen to make the Amiga conversion of the game solid 3D rather than wireframe. Telecomsoft, however, argued that this would excessively delay the Amiga release and that solid 3D would be better left for the sequel, STARGLIDER 2 [Source: The Bird Sanctuary website].

Conversion Notes

Based on 1986 Argonaut Software/Rainbird Atari ST release.
PC versions: CGA

N.B. An Amiga-based coin-op conversion of Starglider was developed by Bally-Sente, but never went into production.

Screen info

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Scan info

Box: OCS
Box scan OCS no. 1

Box scan OCS no. 2

Disk: OCS
Disk scan OCS no. 1

Misc: OCS
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Novella Cover

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German Advert (ASM 2/1987, Page 47)

Manual info

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Playguide (English)

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Figher Profile (English)

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Slow down the ship completely and press ‘F1’ for fixed sights. Press the ‘BACKSPACE’ to pause the game. Now type “JS ARG S” and hit return (twice). This will give infinite life, fuel, and shields. It may be JS(Space)ARG(Backspace)S(Backspace)(Return). Now use any of the following keys:

 

‘P’………………….Restock missiles

‘E’………………….Reboots the disk

‘N’……………..Gives you 5000 points

‘M’………………Stops enemy aircraft

‘Z’………………Secret object viewer

To enter the secret object viewer, press ‘z’. Then press ‘p’ to pause. Select ‘[‘, and ‘]’ and manipulate objects. You can use all keys but ‘q’ and ‘ESC’. Use the mouse to change point of view, or magnification with right mouse button.

Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128
Conversion Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128

Conversion Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128

Amstrad/Schneider PcW 8256/8512/9256/9512/10
No conversion screens found.
Apple II/IIGS
No conversion screens found.
Apple Macintosh (Classic)
No conversion screens found.
Atari ST/E
No conversion screens found.
Commodore C64/128
Conversion Commodore C64/128

Conversion Commodore C64/128

PC (DOS)
Conversion PC (DOS)

CGA

Conversion PC (DOS)

Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128/+2/+3
No conversion screens found.
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 – Timex TS2068/TC2068/TC2048
No conversion screens found.

Map info

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No maps found.

MAGAZINE REVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
Australian Commodore and Amiga Review
Vol 4 No 8 (Aug 1987)
96%
1
CU Amiga
May 1987
7/10
Francis Jago
1
Datormagazin
Vol 1987 No 4-5 (Jun - Jul 1987)
4/5
Kalle Andersson
1

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