Star Control

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Star Control
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Ballistic
Developer:
Genre: Simulation

















Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
$69.9569.95[2][1] ACLD002
Sega Mega Drive
EU
ACLD002

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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[5].

As a 12-megabit (1.5MB) cartridge, Star Control was the largest Mega Drive game at the time of release[5], 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.

Magazine articles

Main article: Star Control/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #27: "October 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
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Print advert in GamePro (US) #29: "December 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Game Players Sega Guide! (US) #0203: "Vol. 2, No. 3: June/July 1991" (1991-0x-xx)
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Print advert in Joystick (FR) #18: "Juillet/Août 1991" (1991-0x-xx)
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Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #2: "Octobre 1991" (1991-10-05)
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Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90 №116, p108-110[7]
92 №23, p44/45[8]
80 №12
75 №18, p180
68 №5, p94
74 №23, p79
89 №1, p65
90 №1, p80[9]
86 №10, p46-48[10]
70 №12, p50/51[11]
80 №23, p54
70 №25, p30/31
Sega Mega Drive
80
Based on
12 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[12]
Cool Gamer (RU)
30
[13]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
90
[7]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2 (RU)
80
[14]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
83
[15]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
96
[8]
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
[9]
Mean Machines (UK) PAL
86
[10]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
90
[21]
Power Play (DE)
68
[22]
Raze (UK) PAL
70
[11]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
75
[23]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
70
[24]
Sega Opisaniy i sekretov (RU)
65
[25]
User (GR) PAL
85
[26]
Video Games (DE)
67
[27]
Sega Mega Drive
76
Based on
21 reviews

Star Control

Mega Drive, US
StarControl MD US Box Back.jpgStarControl MD US BoxSpine.jpgStarControl MD US Box Front.jpg
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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 File:GamePro US 023.pdf, page 47
  2. File:VG&CE US 31.pdf, page 42
  3. File:MeanMachines UK 10.pdf, page 48
  4. File:Raze UK 12.pdf, page 51
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:GamesX UK 04.pdf, page 36
  6. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 76
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:CVG UK 116.pdf, page 108 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 116.pdf_p108" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:GamePro US 023.pdf, page 46 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 023.pdf_p46" defined multiple times with different content
  9. 9.0 9.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content
  10. 10.0 10.1 File:MeanMachines UK 10.pdf, page 46 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 10.pdf_p46" defined multiple times with different content
  11. 11.0 11.1 File:Raze UK 12.pdf, page 50 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Raze UK 12.pdf_p50" defined multiple times with different content
  12. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 222
  13. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 206
  14. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 224
  15. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 95
  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. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
  22. Power Play, "10/91" (DE; 1991-09-xx), page 163
  23. Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
  24. Sega Power, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-10-30), page 30
  25. Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 176
  26. User, "Ávgoustos 1992" (GR; 1992-0x-xx), page 86
  27. Video Games, "3/91" (DE; 1991-09-06), page 89