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Star Dust

The Biodroid Empire has launched a mass attack on Earth. Fortunately, its entire network of ships use shields powered remotely from a single generator located on their homeworld. As a feared pilot, you must…

1 February 1987

Star Dust is a shooter developed by Topo Soft, released 1 February 1987 on Amstrad CPC, DOS, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

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What Star Dust is

Star Dust is a shooter game developed by Topo Soft and released in 1987. It was published by Kixx. It is available on Amstrad CPC, DOS, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Biodroid Empire has launched a mass attack on Earth. Fortunately, its entire network of ships use shields powered remotely from a single generator located on their homeworld. As a feared pilot, you must fly your Astrohunter spaceship through hostile territory to destroy it. The journey is viewed from above. The threat is from nine increasingly-tough Supercruisers, which have the ability to launch spaceships, missiles and mines. These must all be avoided or shot out. In this part of the game, you have four lives, represented by shields which deplete as you take hits. The last Supercruiser contains the six all-important Generator panels. This final phase of the game takes place on foot…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Quick answers

Star Dust — frequently asked questions

When did Star Dust come out?
Star Dust was released on 1 February 1987 for Amstrad CPC, DOS, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

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