Star Voyager (Atari 2600)

Star Voyager is a first-person space combat game designed by Bob Smith for the Atari 2600 and published in 1982 by Imagic.[2]

Star Voyager
Developer(s)Imagic[1]
Publisher(s)Imagic[1]
Designer(s)Bob Smith[2]
Platform(s)Atari 2600
Release
Genre(s)Space combat simulator
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

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Gameplay screenshot

In Star Voyager, the player has to save the Capital Starport[3] (although the player never sees it in the game). A two-player mode allows two people to become either the Star Voyager or the enemy fleet.[3] The commander of the Star Voyager has the ability to use missiles or a laser beam in order to stop the enemy.[3] Star portals play a role in transporting the Star Voyager into another part of the galaxy.[3] The game ends when the player dies or runs out of energy.[3] The gameplay is loosely similar to that of the Atari 8-bit computers game Star Raiders (1979).

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  2. ^ a b Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
  3. ^ a b c d e "Star Voyager Manual" (PDF). Games Database. Imagic. 1982.