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| + | == Background == | ||
| + | Alan Caudel: | ||
| + | : The original ''Star Avenger'' was a single screen game as well. It's kind of hard to say what to compare it to. The first thing that comes to mind is a sort of mix between ''Asteroids'' and ''Space Invaders'', but not exactly. You could move your ship around the screen, but it didn't scroll. You could shoot in different directions and Orb-like alien ships came at you from all sides. You had to fight them off until time was up and you'd go to the next level. It was pretty different from any of our other games. We kind of tried to do something different with every game. | ||
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Revision as of 08:40, 5 July 2011
Release type: Unknown
Release date: ?
Levels: ?
Author: Adam Tyner
Website: On Target Programming
Related games: Star Avenger 2
Star Avenger is our first "non-side-scroller" game. It's in the style of those old 80's shoot-em-up games. We think it's really fun.
Alan Caudel later produced a sequel, Star Avenger 2.
Background
Alan Caudel:
- The original Star Avenger was a single screen game as well. It's kind of hard to say what to compare it to. The first thing that comes to mind is a sort of mix between Asteroids and Space Invaders, but not exactly. You could move your ship around the screen, but it didn't scroll. You could shoot in different directions and Orb-like alien ships came at you from all sides. You had to fight them off until time was up and you'd go to the next level. It was pretty different from any of our other games. We kind of tried to do something different with every game.
