Starfighter (video game)
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| Publisher(s) | Aardvark |
| Platform(s) | Ohio Scientific, TRS-80, TRS-80 Color Computer |
| Release | 1979: OSI 1981: TRS-80 |
Starfighter is a video game published by Aardvark Technical Services in 1979 for Ohio Scientific computers. Three versions of the game were sold so they could work on a range of OSI hardware: Starfighter 540, Starfighter 600, and Starfighter Alphabetics.[1] It was ported to the TRS-80 and TRS-80 Color Computer.
Plot
[edit]Starfighter is a game in which the player commands a starfighter, using photon torpedoes and missiles against enemy starfighters, battleships, cruisers, and supercruisers in the Alpha Centauri system.[2]
Reception
[edit]Bruce Campbell reviewed Starfighter in The Space Gamer No. 61.[2] Campbell commented that "While I have enjoyed playing Starfighter, I refuse to recommend a program that so badly needed additional debugging."[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Aardvark Technical Services Catalog" (PDF).
- ^ a b c Campbell, Bruce (March 1983). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (61). Steve Jackson Games: 41.