Genre: | Arcade: Shoot-em-up |
Publisher: | Superior |
Cover Art Language: | English |
Machine Compatibility: | BBC Model B |
Release: | Professionally released on 5.25" Disc |
Available For: | Acorn Electron & BBC B/B+/Master 128/Master Compact |
Compatible Emulators: | BeebEm (PC (Windows)) PcBBC (PC (MS-DOS)) Model B Emulator (PC (Windows)) |
Original Release Date: | 1st October 1985 |
Original Release Price: | £11.95 |
Market Valuation: | £4.00 (How Is This Calculated?) |
Item Weight: | 64g |
Box Type: | Cassette Single Plastic Clear |
Author(s): | Peter Johnson |
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The Mode 5 graphics are as elegant as they need to be, and the animation is as zippy as the sound is zippy. Read Review
A genuine arcade game... Should sell well with the shoot-'em-up addicts and, if you do buy it, don't forget a set of earplugs too. Read Review
A very fast and involved game. Keeps you playing it for hours. Read Review
A competent piece of programming with more originality than some I've seen lately. Read Review
Large, colourful sprites which, along with the background, are smoothly animated. Read Review
You have four basic controls: two to turn your ship clockwise and anticlockwise and the fire and starbomb controls. The fire button will destroy the Workers and Warriors, whereas the starbomb is your only defence against the mighty Deathstar.
A collision with either a Worker or a Warrior will cause no damage to your ship, nor will colliding with a Planetoid.
Initially the objective is to fly around each Planetoid, spraying it with bullets until it starts to emit glowing Crystals. Then you should fly over the Crystals to pick them up - each Crystal is worth 200 points and gives you a Starbomb.
Your opponents are the Workers (coloured red) and the Warriors (coloured blue).
The Workers have several tasks to perform:-
The Warriors' main jobs are:
The Deathstar is built in one piece at a time by the Workers. When 20 pieces are in place, the Deathstar is complete and the screen will flash different colours to indicate its attack is imminent.
A good strategy is to collect a full supply of 24 Starbombs, find the Deathstar by releasing a Starbomb and following its path (the Deathstar will appear on the radar screen), wait for it to be completed, and then run away from it releasing Starbombs whenever it is on screen with you. Also ensure that you shoot any Warriors that are on screen with you, as they can shoot you. The Workers which collect the Starbombs may be shot to reclaim them. If you successfully destroy the Deathstar, you progress to the Worker Zone, the Warrior Zone, the Planetoid Zone and the Void Zone (in which there are very few Planetoids present), with a bonus screen between each zone.
When viewing the radar screen, which is shown at the top of the game screen, the game characters are shown as coloured blocks as detailed below:-
Your Ship........White Warrior.........Blue Worker...........Red Deathstar.......White
15,000 | - | Destroying the Deathstar |
5,000 | - | Each Deathstar piece |
500 | - | Each Warrior |
250 | - | Each Worker |
200 | - | Collecting a Crystal |
CAPS LOCK - Rotate Anticlockwise, CTRL - Rotate Clockwise, RETURN - Fire, SHIFT - Starbomb
COPY/DELETE - Pause Off/On, ESCAPE - Restart game
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A cheat for this game was included on the Cheat It Again Joe 1 compilation, released by Impact (Refer to the specific instructions on that compilation and match the cheat to the specific version. Note that emulated versions of the game may not work with this cheat).
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A digital version of Death Star suitable for BeebEm (PC (Windows)), PcBBC (PC (MS-DOS)), Model B Emulator (PC (Windows)) |
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