Saturday, 25th February 2023

Starquake: sci-fi platformer

Starquake is a weird DOS science fiction platform game developed by Bubble Bus Software in 1988 and designed by Stephen Crow and Dave Collins. I remember it fondly... it's not punishing and it's still very much enjoyable even today, after more than two decades.

Genres: action, platform

System: DOS

Year: 1988

Publisher: Sharedata

Developer: Bubble Bus Software

Designers: Stephen Crow, Dave Collins

Themes: science fiction

Game modes: single-player
Input: joystick, keyboard
Distributed on: 5,25 floppy disk

The Commodore 64 version boasts a wonderful soundtrack. Unfortunately, the PC version comes with CGA graphics and no soundtrack.

You can also play Starquake online on Abandonware DOS.

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