Nikster
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Posts: 2,691 | The Last Starfughter - The Arcade game
on Monday, November, 05, 2007 7:01 PM
The arcade game from the film The Last Starfighter could very possibly be one of the most talked about non-existent arcade games ever, right up there with Space Paranoids.
I recently found this...a group of fans took it upon themselves to actually make that machine a reality.
http://www.roguesynapse.com/games/last_starfighter.php
On that page you can download their fan-made version of the game. The computer I have it running on tight now has no sound, but from what I can remember of the game from the film it's pretty accurate graphics-wise.
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on Monday, November, 05, 2007 7:52 PM
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on Tuesday, November, 06, 2007 4:36 PM
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MutoidMan
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Posts: 2,232 | Re: The Last Starfughter - The Arcade game
on Friday, November, 23, 2007 1:55 AM
Wow, I've always considered The Last Starfighter to be one of my favorite films of all time, and I've wanted to play that game from the moment it appeared on-screen.
Great find Nikster, thanks!
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MutoidMan
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Posts: 2,232 | Re: The Last Starfughter - The Arcade game
on Friday, November, 23, 2007 2:34 AM
Hey I downloaded and installed the game and it plays extremely well. The graphics and sound are dead-on from what I can see, and the gameplay is actually pretty tough, but good; I really like it.
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Nikster
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Posts: 2,691 | Re: The Last Starfughter - The Arcade game
on Saturday, November, 24, 2007 4:42 AM
Yeah...it's very authentic from what I can remember from the film (is that movie out on DVD??). Early 80's polygons RAWK! *hehe* Glad ya like it, MutoidMan 
I gotta get a gamepad tho...I cannot quite get the hang of using the keyboard to fly the ship and shoot stuff at the same time. I kinda suck 
Anyone try the Space Paranoids game they have?
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MutoidMan
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on Saturday, November, 24, 2007 2:59 PM
I find that using the keyboard to manuver the ship and using the mouse to aim the reticle works very well.where to buy abortion pill http://blog.bitimpulse.com/template/default.aspx?abortion-types buy abortion pill online
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Cam_the_Man
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Posts: 1,747 | Re: The Last Starfughter - The Arcade game
on Monday, November, 26, 2007 4:56 PM
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Posts: 1,747 | Re: The Last Starfughter - The Arcade game
on Sunday, December, 02, 2007 5:58 PM
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Cyberwolven
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Posts: 667 | Re: The Last Starfughter - The Arcade game
on Sunday, December, 02, 2007 7:56 PM
Nice....I downloaded the game it looks cool. Now if I could figure out how to play it.:}
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Compucore
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Posts: 4,450 | Re: The Last Starfughter - The Arcade game
on Sunday, December, 02, 2007 9:47 PM
I wonder what the bare minimum to play that game on a system. Looks good to me over here. 
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Posts: 3,301 | Re: The Last Starfughter - The Arcade game
on Sunday, December, 02, 2007 11:29 PM
The bare minimum is probably a Pentium 33MHz with 8MB RAM. I'm just kidding, but it can't be much, Compucore; it's pretty basic. Download and try it...
I guess I need to read the website for instructions. I can't get past the "Insert Coin" screen, despite hitting every key on the keyboard and every mouse button. I hate it when emulated games and the such aren't clear on these things.
    
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Cyberwolven
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Posts: 667 | Re: The Last Starfughter - The Arcade game
on Monday, December, 03, 2007 2:39 AM
Traahn Wrote:
I guess I need to read the website for instructions. I can't get past the "Insert Coin" screen, despite hitting every key on the keyboard and every mouse button. I hate it when emulated games and the such aren't clear on these things. |
Same here. I was pressing every key and couldn't get passed the title screen. The only thing that worked is the Esc button.:]
Edit:
I started playing the game. I took a look at the read me files and the controls are...
5 ----- To insert coin
Space-------- fire
aswd and jkli ------- for the control of the targeting and aiming
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Cam_the_Man
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Posts: 1,747 | Re: The Last Starfughter - The Arcade game
on Monday, December, 03, 2007 4:16 PM
Noooooo... I downloaded the TRON Multicab thing and it only gave me the interface... Is that as far as they've gotten, or did I miss a download?
BTW on the interface, everything loaded fine, but the icons that lead to the emulations are not in their proper positions, and I can't move them. How do I rectify this?
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Nikster
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Posts: 2,691 | Re: The Last Starfughter - The Arcade game
on Monday, December, 03, 2007 5:34 PM
Cyberwolven Wrote:Traahn Wrote:
I guess I need to read the website for instructions. I can't get past the "Insert Coin" screen, despite hitting every key on the keyboard and every mouse button. I hate it when emulated games and the such aren't clear on these things. |
Same here. I was pressing every key and couldn't get passed the title screen. The only thing that worked is the Esc button.:]
Edit:
I started playing the game. I took a look at the read me files and the controls are...
5 ----- To insert coin
Space-------- fire
aswd and jkli ------- for the control of the targeting and aiming |
You can also aim with the mouse.
I still suck at the game, but after I started using the mouse I actually started hitting the target sometimes 
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Nikster
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Posts: 2,691 | Re: The Last Starfughter - The Arcade game
on Monday, December, 03, 2007 5:35 PM
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Cam_the_Man
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Posts: 1,747 | Re: The Last Starfughter - The Arcade game
on Tuesday, December, 04, 2007 4:32 PM
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TRON.dll: (Captures the intelligence) "I have take the intelligence and it will cause meltdown!"
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