The First Starfighter

The First Starfighter is a video game in the action genre and published by Orpheus Ltd originally released in 1986. It is currently playable on Commodore 64.

With the death of the emperor of the Kohdan system, the peaceful alliance between them and the Rilos system has disappeared, as the emperor's son Zolan has taken over as emperor. Zuurr wants to rule Rilos now and has begun his plans of invasion and conquest by taking over the space stations of the Rilos System that power the defenses deep within an asteroid field. Inside each station are Talathium Jewels that, if recovered, can allow the Rilos to build more stations to keep their defenses powered. Now a pilot is needed for your first starfighter built to enter the area and retrieve the jewels while destroying as many Kohdan as possible, and you have been chosen for this dangerous mission.

The First Starfighter is a game with two elements, a multi-directional scrolling shooter and a maze game with flickering screen viewed from the side as you fight the various enemies searching for the jewels. In the shooter you control the fighter as you search for six jewels that only appear above the space gates, one at a time, within the asteroid field. As you collect the jewels the letters of the word JEWELS are highlighted. You can shoot in various directions and if you touch any enemy ships, energy gates or asteroids, the energy meter decreases and when it is empty it is game over.

You can also dock to one of six space stations and this becomes a maze game where you control yourself with a jet-pack in search of more jewels. First you enter a room with no exits and you have to keep shooting enemies as the timer increases. Once you have exploded enough, a large jewel will appear and then you will be placed in a new room with exits. If you enter a room and the timer increases, then there is a jewel in it and, once again, you must keep shooting until it appears. If you touch the sides of the room or any enemy, your energy decreases again.

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