Star Control

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Star Control

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Ballistic

Developer: Toys for Bob, Accolade

Sound driver: Accolade sound driver

Genre: Simulation

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1991-06^[1]	$69.9569.95^[2]^[1]	ACLD002
EU	1991-07^[3]		ACLD002
DE	1991
FR	1991
UK	1991-07^[3]	£39.9939.99^[4]^[5]	ACLD002

Non-Sega versions
Amiga Amstrad CPC Commodore 64 IBM PC ZX Spectrum

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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^[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^[8]

Magazine articles

Main article: Star Control/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #27: "October 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #30: "January 1992" (199x-xx-xx)^[9]

Print advert in GamePro (US) #29: "December 1991" (1991-xx-xx)

Print advert in Game Players Sega Guide! (US) #0203: "Vol. 2, No. 3: June/July 1991" (1991-0x-xx)

Print advert in Joystick (FR) #18: "Juillet/Août 1991" (1991-0x-xx)

Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #2: "Octobre 1991" (1991-10-05)

Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[10]

Cool Gamer (RU)

30

^[11]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

90

^[12]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2 (RU)

80

^[13]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

83

^[14]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

96

^[15]

Games-X (UK)

PAL

80

^[16]

Joystick (FR)

75

^[17]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

NTSC-U

68

^[18]

Mega (UK)

74

^[19]

Mega Action (UK)

89

^[20]

MegaTech (UK)

90

^[21]

Mean Machines (UK)

PAL

86

^[22]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

90

^[23]

Power Play (DE)

68

^[24]

Raze (UK)

PAL

70

^[25]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

75

^[26]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

70

^[27]

Sega Opisaniy i sekretov (RU)

65

^[28]

User (GR)

PAL

85

^[29]

Video Games (DE)

67

^[30]

	76
Based on 21 reviews

Star Control

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual Alien & Starship Specs

Mega Drive, UK
Cover
Cart Manual Alien & Starship Specs

Mega Drive, FR

Mega Drive, DE

Technical information

Main article: Star Control/Technical information.

References

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[:File:GamePro_US_023.pdf_p47-1] 1.0 ^1.1 GamePro, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 47

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_31.pdf_p42-2] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "August 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 42

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_10.pdf_p48-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Mean Machines, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-29), page 48

[:File:CVG_UK_116.pdf_p109-4] Computer & Video Games, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-15), page 109

[:File:SegaPower_UK_20.pdf_p48-5] Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 48

[:File:GamesX_UK_04.pdf_p36-6] 6.0 ^6.1 File:GamesX UK 04.pdf, page 36

[:File:Star_Control_MD_credits.pdf_p-7] File:Star Control MD credits.pdf

[:File:Star_Control_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p2-8] File:Star Control MD US Manual.pdf, page 2

[:File:EGM_US_030.pdf_p76-9] 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

[:File:CVG_UK_116.pdf_p108-12] Computer & Video Games, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-15), page 108

[13] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 224

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p95-14] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 95

[:File:GamePro_US_023.pdf_p46-15] GamePro, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 46

[:File:GamesX_UK_12.pdf_p18-16] Games-X, "11th-17th July 1991" (UK; 1991-07-11), page 18

[:File:Joystick_FR_018.pdf_p180-17] Joystick, "Juillet/Août 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 180

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p94-18] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:Mega_UK_23.pdf_p79-19] Mega, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-21), page 79

[:File:MegaAction_UK_01.pdf_p65-20] Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p80-21] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 80

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_10.pdf_p46-22] Mean Machines, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-29), page 46

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p140-23] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-10.pdf_p163-24] Power Play, "10/91" (DE; 1991-09-xx), page 163

[:File:Raze_UK_12.pdf_p50-25] Raze, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-08-29), page 50

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p54-26] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54

[:File:SegaPower_UK_25.pdf_p30-27] Sega Power, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-10-30), page 30

[:File:14000_opisaniy_i_sekretov_SEGA.pdf_p176-28] Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 176

[:File:User_GR_27.pdf_p86-29] User, "Ávgoustos 1992" (GR; 1992-0x-xx), page 86

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1991-03.pdf_p89-30] Video Games, "3/91" (DE; 1991-09-06), page 89

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Star Control

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Contents

Gameplay

History

Development

Legacy

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

Technical information

References