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Steigar

Steigar is a scrolling horizontal shoot-em-up viewed from the side as you start out on an aircraft carrier and fly over various assigned missions while shooting and killing many waves of enemies including…

31 December 1989

Steigar is a shooter developed by Akaido Arcade Systems, released 31 December 1989 on Amiga, Atari ST/STE and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Steigar is

Steigar is a shooter game developed by Akaido Arcade Systems and released in 1989. It is available on Amiga, Atari ST/STE and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You are Steigar and you used to make your living as a mercenary being paid to complete missions big or small as long as the price was right. That was until the CIA managed to find you and take you prisoner, but you were too good at your job and so they have made you join the US Navy and become a helicopter pilot to participate in one man missions against various threats to the USA.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Steigar launched on 31 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris and Pipe Dream.

Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris, Pipe Dream.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did Steigar come out?
Steigar was released on 31 December 1989 for Amiga, Atari ST/STE and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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