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|NA|Cinematronics|JP|[[Sega]]<ref name="MAD">{{cite web |title=Star Hawk |url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M732677 |website=Media Arts Database |publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] |access-date=31 May 2021}}</ref>}} | |NA|Cinematronics|JP|[[Sega]]<ref name="MAD">{{cite web |title=Star Hawk |url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M732677 |website=Media Arts Database |publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] |access-date=31 May 2021}}</ref>}} | ||
| designer = [[Tim Skelly]] | | designer = [[Tim Skelly]] | ||
| release = '''Arcade''' {{vgrelease|NA|March 1979<ref>{{cite book |last1=Akagi |first1=Masumi |title=アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971–2005) |trans-title=Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971–2005) |date=October 13, 2006 |publisher=Amusement News Agency |language=ja |location=Japan |isbn=978-4990251215 |page=114 |url=https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n115}}</ref>|JP|August 1979<ref name="MAD"/>}} '''Vectrex''' {{vgrelease|NA|1982}} | | release = '''Arcade''' {{vgrelease|NA|March 1979<ref>{{cite book |last1=Akagi |first1=Masumi |title=アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971–2005) |trans-title=Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971–2005) |date=October 13, 2006 |publisher=Amusement News Agency |language=ja |location=Japan |isbn=978-4990251215 |page=114 |url=https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n115}}</ref>|JP|August 1979<ref name="MAD"/>}} '''Vectrex''' {{vgrelease|NA|October 1982<ref>{{cite web |title=GCE Vectrex Game Release Dates |url=https://www.atariarchive.org/gce-vectrex-game-release-dates/ |website=Atari Archive}}</ref>}} | ||
| genre = [[Rail shooter]] | | genre = [[Rail shooter]] | ||
| modes = Up to two players, simultaneously | | modes = Up to two players, simultaneously | ||
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'''''Starhawk''''' is a 1979 [[Vector monitor|vector]] [[arcade game]] designed and programmed by [[Tim Skelly]] and manufactured by [[Cinematronics]].<ref name="giantlist"/> ''Starhawk'' is a [[shoot 'em up]] unofficially based on the ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars | '''''Starhawk''''' is a 1979 [[Vector monitor|vector]] [[arcade game]] designed and programmed by [[Tim Skelly]] and manufactured by [[Cinematronics]].<ref name="giantlist"/> ''Starhawk'' is a [[shoot 'em up]] unofficially based on the ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' trench run, making it one of the first arcade games to blatantly use concepts from said film.<ref name="Retrovolve"/> The game was unique at the time for its [[pseudo-3D]] graphics. It was distributed in Japan by [[Sega]], and was later ported to the [[Vectrex]] home system in 1982. | ||
The arcade cabinet had a [[cinder block]] placed inside of it, to prevent it from tipping onto the player.<ref name="Retrovolve">{{cite web|last1=Wirtanen|first1=Josh|title=The First Star Wars Arcade Game Wasn't Officially a Star Wars Game|url=http://retrovolve.com/the-first-star-wars-arcade-game-wasnt-officially-a-star-wars-game/|website=Retrovolve|accessdate=20 July 2016}}</ref> | The arcade cabinet had a [[cinder block]] placed inside of it, to prevent it from tipping onto the player.<ref name="Retrovolve">{{cite web|last1=Wirtanen|first1=Josh|title=The First Star Wars Arcade Game Wasn't Officially a Star Wars Game|url=http://retrovolve.com/the-first-star-wars-arcade-game-wasnt-officially-a-star-wars-game/|website=Retrovolve|accessdate=20 July 2016}}</ref> | ||
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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:More footnotes needed Template:Main otherScript error: No such module "infobox".Template:Main otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Main other Starhawk is a 1979 vector arcade game designed and programmed by Tim Skelly and manufactured by Cinematronics.[1] Starhawk is a shoot 'em up unofficially based on the Star Wars trench run, making it one of the first arcade games to blatantly use concepts from said film.[2] The game was unique at the time for its pseudo-3D graphics. It was distributed in Japan by Sega, and was later ported to the Vectrex home system in 1982.
The arcade cabinet had a cinder block placed inside of it, to prevent it from tipping onto the player.[2]
Plot
According to the Vectrex manual, the story involves "protecting your comrades from alien ships trying to infiltrate your culture" and "defending the sovereignty of your planet".
Gameplay
Various ships, reminiscent of TIE fighters, appear on the horizon of the trench and the player has to shoot them before they destroy the player's ship. The player is given initially sixty seconds, but additional twenty seconds is awarded for every 10,000 points scored. The player continues flying down the trench towards a target similar to the Star Wars Death Star target. The game gets progressively more difficult as the player advances. Similar to the flying saucer from Space Invaders, a command ship periodically appears and shoots at the player. If the command ship is not destroyed quickly, the player loses 800 points.
Besides the firing button, there are three buttons that control the speed of the crosshairs.
Scoring
- Command ship: 800
- Starship: 500
- Rocket: 300
- Missile: 100
- Bomber: 100
Reception
Starhawk was the fifth highest-earning arcade video game of 1979 in the United States, below Space Invaders, Football, Sprint 2 and Head On.[3]