3D Starstrike - Revision history

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Ritchardo mkII at 19:20, 31 August 2010

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Ritchardo mkII at 12:03, 31 August 2010

2010-08-31T12:03:38Z

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Arnoldemu at 16:11, 13 July 2010

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Ritchardo mkII: /* Compilations & Re-Releases */

2009-10-29T11:05:05Z

‎Compilations & Re-Releases

Ritchardo mkII at 10:12, 29 October 2009

2009-10-29T10:12:44Z

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Ritchardo mkII: Created page with 'Cover Screenshot {|{{Prettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}} |Title:|| '''3D Starstri…'

2009-10-28T13:14:59Z

Created page with 'Cover Screenshot {|{{Prettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}} |Title:|| '''3D Starstri…'

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[[Image:Starstrike Cover.jpg|thumb|175px|Cover]]
[[Image:Starstrike Screen.png|thumb|175px|Screenshot]]
{|{{Prettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}}
|Title:|| '''3D Starstrike'''
|-
|Company:|| [[Realtime Games]]
|-
|Type:|| Shoot-em-up (3D)
|-
|Year:|| 1985
|-
|No of Players:|| 1
|-
|Language:|| English
|-
|}

== Plot ==

'''3D Starstrike by Ian Oliver, Andy Onions & Graeme Baird'''

... suddenly there were the Outsiders. Appearing in massive fleets on the edge of the galaxy they seemed uninterested in conquest, only destruction. Earth's fleets decimated and the Federation lay on the brink of collapse. In desperation Federation Command chose to strike directly at the Outsider control centres. These immense bases were constructed within hollowed out moons.

To destroy them required a direct hit on the base's reactor systems at the very centre of the moon. The only access to the reactor chamber was through two cooling ports within the base's equatorial duct. To reach these, however, an attacker was forced to run the gauntlet of the base's heavy ground and space defences. To penetrate these a new generation of starfighters was created - the STARSTRIKE series...

== Overview ==

Based on the extremely successful Star Wars arcade cabinet, 3D Starstrike was pretty accurate for what was a very complex game at the time. Unlike many of the other 3D games being released at the time, accuracy and strategy were jettisoned in favour of old fashioned, blasting fun.

Still plays a good game now and stands up well against the official [[Star Wars]] release on the CPC despite being released almost three years before it!

== Reaction ==

3D Starstrike was set to be the first in a series of 3D games for the Leeds based outfit that would all garner good press from the gaming world in general. The Amstrad scene was no different with ''[[Amstrad Action]]'' firmly in the belief that this was "an outstanding vector graphic shoot-out" praising its "four different and taxing stages" highly. Had the game been covered in the main magazine rather than in the Amsyclopedia section, it would undoubtedly have picked up AA Rave status.

{|{{Prettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}}
|AA:|| Issue 01 (Oct '85)|| Page 80-81|| 86%
|-
|Amtix:|| Issue 01 (Nov '85)|| Page 118|| 87%
|-
|}

== Prequels/Sequels ==

* 1. 3D Starstrike (1985)
* 2. [[Starstrike II]] (1986)

== Compilations & Re-Releases ==

*Appeared on [[10 Computer Hits 2]] from [[Beau Jolly]] in 1986
*Appeared on [[Starstrike I & II]] from [[Silverbird]] (1987)

== Trivia ==

* 3D Starstrike was also released on the 48k Spectrum
* The game was known as 'Starburst' during its developmental phase, a name suggested by future ''[[Amtix]]'' editor Roger Kean

== By the Same Author ==

* [[Starstrike II]] (1986) (Ian Oliver, Graeme Baird)
* [[Starglider]] (1986) (Ian Oliver, Graeme Baird)
* [[Starfox]] (1987) (Ian Oliver)
* [[Carrier Command]] (1989) (Andy Onions)

== Resources ==

None

== Links ==

* [http://tacgr.emuunlim.com/downloads/filedetail.php?recid=11 The Amstrad CPC Games Resource]

* [http://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=588 CPC game base from CPC Power]

* [http://http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004880 3D Starstrike at World of Spectrum]

[[Category:Games]] [[Category:Games 1985]]

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		+	== '''Technical''' ==
		+
		+	The cross hairs will flash on CRTCs with a fixed length VSYNC. i.e. Type 1 (UM6845R) or Type 2 (MC6845).
		+	It doesn't flash on a CRTC with a variable length VSYNC i.e. Type 0 (HD6845S, UM6845), ASIC or Pre-ASIC.

	== '''Prequels / Sequels''' ==		== '''Prequels / Sequels''' ==

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-Based on the extremely successful ''Star Wars'' arcade cabinet, '''3D Starstrike''' was pretty accurate for what was a very complex game at the time.  Unlike many of the other 3D games being released at the time, accuracy and strategy were jettisoned in favour of old fashioned, blasting fun.
+Based on the extremely successful ''Star Wars'' arcade cabinet, '''''3D Starstrike''''' was pretty accurate for what was a very complex game at the time.  Unlike many of the other 3D games being released at the time, accuracy and strategy were jettisoned in favour of old fashioned, blasting fun.
 Still plays a good game now and stands up well against the official [[Star Wars]] release on the CPC despite being released almost three years before it!
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 == '''Trivia''' ==
 * The game was known as 'Starburst' during its developmental phase, a name suggested by future ''[[Amtix]]'' editor Roger Kean
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 </gallery>
-== '''Weblinks''' ==
+== Links ==
-* {{CpcPower|205|Link to CPC-Power.com}}
+* {{CPCPower|205}}
-* {{Tacgr|11|Link to Tacgr}}
+* {{Tacgr|11}}
-* [http://www.cpcgamereviews.com/t/index5.html| Link to CPC Game Reviews]
+* {{CPCGameReviews|t/index5.html#3d_starstrike}}
 * {{WorldOfSpectrum|0004880|Link to World of Spectrum}}
-[[Category:Games]] [[Category:Games 1985]], [[Category:Shoot them Up|Shoot-em-ups]]
+[[Category:Games]] [[Category:Games 1985]] [[Category:Shoot them Up|Shoot-em-ups]]

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 == '''Videos''' ==
-None
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 == '''Ratings''' ==
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 Image:Starstrike Cover.jpg|Cover
 </gallery>

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-[[Image:Starstrike Cover.jpg|thumb|175px|Cover]]
+{| align="right" valign="top"
-[[Image:Starstrike Screen.png|thumb|175px|Screenshot]]
+|{{Infobox Game
-{|{{Prettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}}
+|Image = [[Image:Starstrike Cover.jpg|centre|300px|Coverscan]]
-|Title:|| '''3D Starstrike'''
+|Developer = [[Ian Oliver]], [[Graeme Baird]] & [[Andy Onions]]
-|-
+|Publisher = [[Realtime Games]]
-|Company:|| [[Realtime Games Software]]
+|Musician = None
-|-
+|Release = [[:Category:Games 1985|1985]]
-|Type:|| Shoot-em-up (3D)
+|Platform = [[Amstrad CPC|CPC]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
-|-
+|Genre = [[:Category:Shoot them Up|Shoot-em-up]]
-|Year:|| 1985
+|GameModes = 1 Player
-|-
+|Controls = {{Keyboard}} {{Joystick}}
-|No of Players:|| 1
+|Media = {{Disk}} {{Tape}}
-|-
+|Language = {{EN}}
-|Language:|| English
+|Info =
-|-
+}}
 |}
-== Plot ==
+Based on the extremely successful ''Star Wars'' arcade cabinet, '''3D Starstrike''' was pretty accurate for what was a very complex game at the time.  Unlike many of the other 3D games being released at the time, accuracy and strategy were jettisoned in favour of old fashioned, blasting fun.
-'''3D Starstrike by Ian Oliver, Andy Onions & Graeme Baird'''
+== '''Inlay Text''' ==
 ... suddenly there were the Outsiders. Appearing in massive fleets on the edge of the galaxy they seemed uninterested in conquest, only destruction. Earth's fleets decimated and the Federation lay on the brink of collapse. In desperation Federation Command chose to strike directly at the Outsider control centres. These immense bases were constructed within hollowed out moons.
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 To destroy them required a direct hit on the base's reactor systems at the very centre of the moon. The only access to the reactor chamber was through two cooling ports within the base's equatorial duct. To reach these, however, an attacker was forced to run the gauntlet of the base's heavy ground and space defences. To penetrate these a new generation of starfighters was created - the STARSTRIKE series...
-== Overview ==
+{|
-Based on the extremely successful Star Wars arcade cabinet, 3D Starstrike was pretty accurate for what was a very complex game at the time.  Unlike many of the other 3D games being released at the time, accuracy and strategy were jettisoned in favour of old fashioned, blasting fun.
+== '''Videos''' ==
-Still plays a good game now and stands up well against the official [[Star Wars]] release on the CPC despite being released almost three years before it!
+None
-== Reaction ==
+== '''Ratings''' ==
 D Starstrike was set to be the first in a series of 3D games for the Leeds based outfit that would all garner good press from the gaming world in general.  The Amstrad scene was no different with ''[[Amstrad Action]]'' firmly in the belief that this was "an outstanding vector graphic shoot-out" praising its "four different and taxing stages" highly.  Had the game been covered in the main magazine rather than in the Amsyclopedia section, it would undoubtedly have picked up AA Rave status.
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 |}
-== Prequels/Sequels ==
+== '''Cheat Mode''' ==
 * 1.  3D Starstrike (1985)
 * 2.  [[Starstrike II]] (1986)
-== Compilations & Re-Releases ==
+== '''Compilations & Re-releases''' ==
-*Appeared on [[10 Computer Hits 2]] from [[Beau Jolly]] in 1986
+* Appeared on the following Compilations
-*Appeared on [[Kidsplay]] from [[Activision]] in 1987
+** [[10 Computer Hits 2]] (1986)
-*Appeared on [[Starstrike I & II]] from [[Silverbird]] in 1988
+** [[Kidsplay]] (1987)
-== Trivia ==
+== '''Trivia''' ==
 * 3D Starstrike was also released on the 48k Spectrum
 * The game was known as 'Starburst' during its developmental phase, a name suggested by future ''[[Amtix]]'' editor Roger Kean
-== By the Same Author ==
+== '''Downloads & Materials''' ==
-* [[Starstrike II]] (1986) (Ian Oliver, Graeme Baird)
+<gallery caption="3D Starstrike">
-* [[Starglider]] (1986) (Ian Oliver, Graeme Baird)
-* [[Starfox]] (1987) (Ian Oliver)
-* [[Carrier Command]] (1989) (Andy Onions)
-== Resources ==
+Image:Starstrike Cover.jpg|Cover
-−
-None
-== Links ==
+</gallery>
-* {{CPCPower|205}}
+== '''Weblinks''' ==
-* [http://tacgr.emuunlim.com/downloads/filedetail.php?recid=11 The Amstrad CPC Games Resource]
-* [http://http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004880 3D Starstrike at World of Spectrum]
-[[Category:Games]] [[Category:Games 1985]]
+[[Category:Games]] [[Category:Games 1985]], [[Category:Shoot them Up|Shoot-em-ups]]

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	*Appeared on [[10 Computer Hits 2]] from [[Beau Jolly]] in 1986		*Appeared on [[10 Computer Hits 2]] from [[Beau Jolly]] in 1986
		+	*Appeared on [[Kidsplay]] from [[Activision]] in 1987
	*Appeared on [[Starstrike I & II]] from [[Silverbird]] (1987)		*Appeared on [[Starstrike I & II]] from [[Silverbird]] (1987)

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	3D Starstrike was set to be the first in a series of 3D games for the Leeds based outfit that would all garner good press from the gaming world in general. The Amstrad scene was no different with ''[[Amstrad Action]]'' firmly in the belief that this was "an outstanding vector graphic shoot-out" praising its "four different and taxing stages" highly. Had the game been covered in the main magazine rather than in the Amsyclopedia section, it would undoubtedly have picked up AA Rave status.		3D Starstrike was set to be the first in a series of 3D games for the Leeds based outfit that would all garner good press from the gaming world in general. The Amstrad scene was no different with ''[[Amstrad Action]]'' firmly in the belief that this was "an outstanding vector graphic shoot-out" praising its "four different and taxing stages" highly. Had the game been covered in the main magazine rather than in the Amsyclopedia section, it would undoubtedly have picked up AA Rave status.
		+
		+	''[[Amtix]]'' was not short of praise either describing the game as "probably the best vector graphics game for the Amstrad that should appeal to most people"

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