Atari 400/800/XL/XE/XEGS systems

THE LAST STARFIGHTER

· HIDDEN MESSAGE: Programmers Gary Stark and Bruce Poehlman admit to putting a few hidden extras in the game, but they don’t recall how to trigger them.  One that’s been seen is the Starship Enterprise will sometimes make a brief appearance (by the sun) when recharging. The graphics for it may be at bytes $3a46-3a48.

· 2 prototype versions exist!  It seems the only difference between the 5200 (picture #1) and 8-bit (picture #2) prototypes is the title screens.  Note the missing copyright information in the first version, as well as the different mountain terrain.

· The game was eventually released as Star Raiders II, with a number of changes.  For an in-depth comparison between the two, check out: http://www.atarihq.com/atcomp/lastsr2.html

 


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