Underplayed Gems

Destination Earthstar (1990)

Destination Earthstar cover
Developer
Imagineering Inc.
Publisher
Acclaim
Platforms
Nintendo Entertainment System
Genres
Shooter, Simulator

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How it feels

Blast enemies from a first-person cockpit then switch to side-scrolling shoot-em-up for planetary assault missions.

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About

A starfighter emulation game with a first-person cockpit view, like Wing Commander. Certain portions of the game require assaults on the enemy's planetary bases. These segments are played as 2D side scrolling shoot-em-ups, like R-Type.

Screenshots

Destination Earthstar screenshot 1

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