Star Control

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Star Control
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Ballistic
Developer:
Sound driver: Accolade sound driver
Genre: Simulation

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$69.9569.95[2][1] ACLD002
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		ACLD002
Sega Mega Drive
DE
Sega Mega Drive
FR
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£39.9939.99[4][5] ACLD002
Non-Sega versions

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Star Control is a 1990 space combat simulation game developed by Toys for Bob and published for a variety of video game systems by Accolade, including to the Sega Mega Drive in 1991 (under the Ballistic brand). It was released without a license from Sega, prior to the Sega v. Accolade lawsuit.

Gameplay

The Mega Drive version of Star Control adds a further six scenarios not seen in the original Amiga version.

History

Development

The Mega Drive Star Control was ported from its Amiga incarnation. The original game was written in C, and porting to the Mega Drive took roughly four months[6].

As a 12-megabit (1.5MB) cartridge, Star Control was the largest Mega Drive game at the time of release[6], a selling point so prized by Accolade, that the publisher rushed the port out of the door before optimisations to the gameplay could be made.

Legacy

While its sequel Star Control II skipped Sega systems, plans were drawn up at one stage to bring Star Control III to the Sega Saturn.

Production credits

  • Program Design: Fred Ford
  • Game Design: Paul Reiche
  • Sega Program: Robert Leyland
  • Game Art: Paul Reiche, Greg Johnson, Erol Otus
Source:
In-game credits
Star Control MD credits.pdf
[7]
  • Programming: Robert Leyland, Fred Ford
  • Design: Paul Reiche III
  • Art work: Paul Reiche III
  • Manual illustrations: Erol Otus
  • Music: Erol Otus, Tommy V. Dunbar
  • Sound effects: Paul Reiche III, Erol Otus
  • Produced by: Pam Levins
  • Testers: James Kucera, David Friedland
  • Original manual: Larry Hall
  • Sega manual conversion: Jeff Wagner, David Friedland
  • Special thanks: Tim Wilson, Mike Lorenzen, Jay Stevens, Russell Shiffer, Andrew Kaluzniacki
Source:
US manual
Star Control MD US Manual.pdf
[8]

Magazine articles

Main article: Star Control/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in (US) #27: "October 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:
  • (US) #30: "January 1992" (199x-xx-xx)[9]
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Print advert in (US) #29: "December 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
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Print advert in (US) #0203: "Vol. 2, No. 3: June/July 1991" (1991-0x-xx)
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Print advert in (FR) #18: "Juillet/Août 1991" (1991-0x-xx)
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Print advert in (FR) #2: "Octobre 1991" (1991-10-05)
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Artwork

  • StarControl MD Art Cover.jpg

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
(RU)
60
[10]
(RU)
30
[11]
(UK)
90
[12]
(RU)
80
[13]
(UK)
83
[14]
(US) NTSC-U
96
[15]
(UK) PAL
80
[16]
(FR)
75
[17]
(UK) NTSC-U
68
[18]
(UK)
74
[19]
(UK)
89
[20]
(UK)
90
[21]
(UK) PAL
86
[22]
(UK)
90
[23]
(DE)
68
[24]
(UK) PAL
70
[25]
(UK) PAL
75
[26]
(UK) PAL
70
[27]
(RU)
65
[28]
(GR) PAL
85
[29]
(DE)
67
[30]
Sega Mega Drive
 76
Based on
21 reviews

Star Control

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Star Control MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Star Control MD US Alien and Starship Specifications.pdf
Alien & Starship Specs
Mega Drive, UK
StarControl MD US Box Back.jpgStarControl MD US BoxSpine.jpgStar Control MD UK Box Front.jpg
Cover
StarControl MD US CartTop.jpg
StarControl MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Star Control MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Star Control MD US Alien and Starship Specifications.pdf
Alien & Starship Specs
Mega Drive, FR

Mega Drive, DE

Technical information

Main article: Star Control/Technical information.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 GamePro, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 47
  2. ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "August 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 42
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mean Machines, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-29), page 48
  4. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-15), page 109
  5. ↑ Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 48
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:GamesX UK 04.pdf, page 36
  7. ↑ File:Star Control MD credits.pdf
  8. ↑ File:Star Control MD US Manual.pdf, page 2
  9. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 76
  10. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 222
  11. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 206
  12. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-15), page 108
  13. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 224
  14. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 95
  15. ↑ GamePro, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 46
  16. ↑ Games-X, "11th-17th July 1991" (UK; 1991-07-11), page 18
  17. ↑ Joystick, "Juillet/Août 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 180
  18. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94
  19. ↑ Mega, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-21), page 79
  20. ↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65
  21. ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 80
  22. ↑ Mean Machines, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-29), page 46
  23. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
  24. ↑ Power Play, "10/91" (DE; 1991-09-xx), page 163
  25. ↑ Raze, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-08-29), page 50
  26. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
  27. ↑ Sega Power, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-10-30), page 30
  28. ↑ Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 176
  29. ↑ User, "Ávgoustos 1992" (GR; 1992-0x-xx), page 86
  30. ↑ Video Games, "3/91" (DE; 1991-09-06), page 89


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