Starion
Release Date  1985
Original Publisher  Melbourne House (Australia/UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up
Max. Players  2 (Alternating)
Original Price  £7.95
Features  Border Effects, Vector Graphics
Controls  Cursor
Other Platforms  Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64
Average mag. score  90.80% (5 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  80.6% (43 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Software Center S.A. (Spain)(1985)

Authors/Contributors
     David M. Webb (UK) - ?
     Ian McCausland (Australia) - Inlay/Poster Art

Review Awards
     "C+VG Game of the Month"at C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #44 - 1985/Junpage 18
     "Crash Smash"at Crashissue v.1 #16 - 1985/Maypage 18

Known Errors
     There were various bugs in the original release, including an error in the OBERAMMERGAU section which caused the game to crash.
The fixes were not in the final release and were only made available on request from Melbourne House as a printed correction sheet.
The '(patched)' version is the only version of Starion that can actually be finished.

Compilations
     Full version inKidsplay(1987)by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK)
     Full version inZX-Spectrum Vega(2015/Apr/24)by Retro Computers Ltd (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
Starion(patched).tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English - (patched)
Starion.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English
Starion.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     Starion.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     Starion.gif3,117OriginalRunning screen
     Starion.jpg458,074OriginalInlay - Front
     Starion_2.jpg350,049OriginalInlay - Front
     Starion_Back.jpg438,163OriginalInlay - Back
     STARION.TXT3,063OriginalInstructions - Docs (from games database)
     Starion(patched).txt1,069OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     Starion.txt10,081OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     Starion(EN).pdf136,267OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     Starion.jpg133,136OriginalAdvertisement
     starion.rzx0OriginalRZX playback file - Recorded by Daren (with rollback)
     Starion (1985)(Melbourne House).pok33OriginalPOK pokes file
     Starion(SoftwareCenterS.A.).jpg254,415#1Advertisement

Magazine Reviews
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #44-1985/Junpage 18- Review
     Computer Gamerissue #2-1985/Maypage 63- Review
     Crashissue v.1 #16-1985/Maypage 18- Review: 94%
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #114-1985/May/28 special "week#4"page 15- Review
     Personal Computer Newsissue #109-1985/May/4page 34- Review
     Sinclair Userissue 1986 special "Annual 1986"page 47- Review: 4/5
     Sinclair Userissue #39-1985/Junpage 22- Review: 4/5
     Your Computerissue v.5 #6-1985/Junpage 39- Review: 5/5
     Your Spectrumissue #15-1985/Junpage 36- Review
     ZX Computingissue #20-1985/Augpage 76- Review: 5/5

Magazine References
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #46-1985/Augpage 82- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #49-1985/Novpage 38- Hack/Poke
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #50-1985/Decpage 46- Hack/Poke
     Crashissue v.1 #15-1985/Aprpage 9- Preview
     Crashissue v.1 #16-1985/Maypage 64- CompoEntry
     Crashissue v.1 #17-1985/Junpage 72- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #18-1985/Julpage 122- CompoResult
     Crashissue v.1 #19-1985/Augpage 54- Letters
     Crashissue v.1 #19-1985/Augpage 60- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #20-1985/Seppage 60- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #21-1985/Octpage 68- Letters
     Crashissue v.1 #21-1985/Octpage 76- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #27-1986/Apr supplement "Playing Tips Special"page 6- Tips
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #108-1985/Apr/16 special "week#3"page 5- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #38-1985/Sep/19 special "week#3"page 27- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #42-1985/Oct/17 special "week#3"page 36- Tips
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #1-1985/Dec/26 special "week#4"page 32- Tips
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #5-1986/Jan/30 special "week#5"page 26- Hack/Poke
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #23-1986/Jun/5 special "week#1"page 17- Hack/Poke
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #42-1986/Oct/16 special "week#3"page 15- Hack/Poke
     SSD-IIissue 1999/Seppage 0- Information
     Sinclair Programsissue #31-1985/Maypage 11- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #38-1985/Maypage 5- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #41-1985/Augpage 13- Tips
     Sinclair Userissue #42-1985/Seppage 12- Letters
     YS Smash Tipsissue 1988/Augpage 49- Hack/Poke
     Your Computerissue v.5 #8-1985/Augpage 40- Feature - First Fist, Then ...
     Your Spectrumissue #15-1985/Junpage 36- Feature - Space Ace
     Your Spectrumissue #15-1985/Junpage 39- Hack/Poke
     Your Spectrumissue #18-1985/Seppage 15- Letters
     Your Spectrumissue #18-1985/Seppage 64- Tips

Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #43-1985/Maypage 116- Two-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #46-1985/Augpage 94- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #48-1985/Octpage 51- Full-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #16-1985/Maypage 26- Two-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #17-1985/Junpage 6- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #38-1985/Maypage 42- Two-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #39-1985/Junpage 29- Full-page ad

Related Magazine Reviews
     Crashissue v.1 #45-1987/Octpage 106- Review - Crash - Compilation (Kidsplay)

Related Magazine References
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #71-1987/Seppage 12- News/Note - ref. "Backpack" (Kidsplay)
     Crashissue v.1 #43-1987/Augpage 10- News/Note (Kidsplay)
     Crashissue v.1 #45-1987/Octpage 106- Feature - All Together Now (compilations) (Kidsplay)
     Crashissue v.1 #47-1987/Decpage 32- News/Note (Kidsplay)
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.6 #18-1987/May/8 special "week#2"page 8- News/Note - Off the Hook follow-up tape to aid NSPCC (Kidsplay)
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.7 #3-1988/Jan/21 special "week#3"page 4- News/Note (Kidsplay)
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.7 #21-1988/Jun/2 special "week#1"page 8- Letters (Kidsplay)
     Sinclair Userissue #64-1987/Julpage 21- News/Note (Kidsplay)
     Sinclair Userissue #70-1988/Janpage 27- Feature - Kamikaze's Guide to Compilations (Kidsplay)
     The Games Machineissue #2-1987/Decpage 124- Offer (Kidsplay)
     Your Computerissue v.7 #12-1987/Decpage 11- News/Note (Kidsplay)
     Your Sinclairissue #21-1987/Seppage 6- News/Note (Kidsplay)

Related Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #74-1987/Decpage 138- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #81-1988/Julpage 110- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #86-1988/Decpage 168- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #89-1989/Marpage 72- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #91-1989/Maypage 38- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
     Crashissue v.1 #46-1987/Novpage 144- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
     Crashissue v.1 #47-1987/Decpage 136- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.6 #32-1987/Aug/14 special "week#2"page 10- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
     Sinclair Userissue #66-1987/Seppage 71- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
     Sinclair Userissue #68-1987/Novpage 114- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
     Sinclair Userissue #71-1988/Febpage 69- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
     Sinclair Userissue #72-1988/Marpage 91- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
     Sinclair Userissue #73-1988/Aprpage 99- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
     Sinclair Userissue #87-1989/Junpage 90- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
     The Games Machineissue #1-1987/Octpage 126- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
     Your Sinclairissue #25-1988/Janpage 26- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)

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