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Stardust (1993)

Stardust (1993)

Shooter Bird view / Isometric Arcade
DOS Amiga Atari ST/STE

Star Strike

Release Date: 1993, December 31
Alternative Titles: Star Strike
Publishers: Housemarque, Bloodhouse, Daze Marketing

Description:

This is where it all began – way back in 1993 with the original Stardust, a legendary shoot-em-up for the Amiga 500 (an Atari STE version followed in ‘94) that wowed critics and gamers alike. Stardust dazzled with its tight controls, solid gameplay and stunning technical achievements like ray-traced graphics, full-screen animations & 3D hyperspace tunnel sequences. Players controlled an upgradeable starship equipped with various weapons, missiles and shields. The playfield “wrapped”, so if anything went off-screen it reappeared on the opposite side. Stardust featured five different worlds (all connected by 3D hyperspace tunnels) and 30 action-packed levels full of asteroids, enemies, and bosses bent on destruction. At game’s end, the evil mutant penguin Professor Schaumund made his first-ever appearance (and subsequent escape), meaning he could (and did) return to wreak cosmic havoc in future Stardust titles!

Keywords:

spaceship ufo asteroids pinball shmup