Underplayed Gems

Star Cruiser (1990)

Star Cruiser cover
Developer
JP Home Computers
Publisher
Masaya
Platforms
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Genres
Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure
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The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

An ambitious early 3D first-person RPG shooter with open-world space exploration and a sweeping sci-fi space opera narrative.

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About

An early first-person role-playing shooter released by Arysis Software for the PC-88 and PC-98 in 1988, and later ported to the Sharp X68000 and Mega Drive/Genesis. Ahead of its time, it had 3D polygon graphics, FPS gameplay, strafing controls, open-world space exploration, and an epic sci-fi space opera plot.

Screenshots

Star Cruiser screenshot 1Star Cruiser screenshot 2

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.