Starcross (1982)
Amiga · Amstrad CPC · Amstrad PCW · Apple II · Atari 8-bit · Atari ST/STE · Commodore 16 · Commodore C64/128/MAX · Commodore Plus/4 · DOS · Mac · TRS-80 · Tatung Einstein
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The year is 2186. Humanity has established colonies on the moon, Mars, and several of the larger asteroids. Earth's sky is dotted with space habitats, and the spaceways are always busy. As usual, there is the urgent need for energy to power this advanced civilization; one of the primary sources of that energy is quantum black holes.
In Starcross, you …
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The year is 2186. Humanity has established colonies on the moon, Mars, and several of the larger asteroids. Earth's sky is dotted with space habitats, and the spaceways are always busy. As usual, there is the urgent need for energy to power this advanced civilization; one of the primary sources of that energy is quantum black holes.
In Starcross, you are a miner of black holes, scouring the asteroid belt in your one-man survey ship. Finding and harnessing a single black hole can make a person's fortune. It's a lonely business, fraught with the known and unknown hazards of space. You've equipped your ship, the M.C.S. STARCROSS, with the best gear you could afford. You've put everything into this venture, and though you've tried before, you somehow sense that this time will be different.
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Details
- Developers
- Infocom
- Publishers
- Infocom
- Genres
- Adventure, Puzzle
- Themes
- Science fiction
Release dates
- Sep 01, 1982 (Full Release) (North_America) Apple II, Atari 8-bit, DOS, TRS-80
- 1983 (Full Release) (North_America) Commodore C64/128/MAX
- 1984 (Full Release) (North_America) Commodore 16, Commodore Plus/4, Mac
- 1985 (Full Release) (North_America) Atari ST/STE
- 1985 (Full Release) (Europe) Tatung Einstein
- 1986 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Amiga
- 1986 (Full Release) (Europe) Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW
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- The Lost Treasures of Infocom (Feb 1991) · AMI, APL2, DOS
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