Starquake
Platform: Commodore 64
Gametype: Undefined
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As BLOB, the Bio-Logically Operated Being, you are sent into an unstable planet and charged with the task of preventing it from exploding. This involves collecting various items (the exact combination is different every time you load the game) and taking them to the planet's core.

The game is an arcade adventure viewed from the side, with 512 screens arranged in a 16x32 pattern. A teleport system exists, so once you find the codes you can get quick access to different parts of the game.

The creatures to avoid are intelligent, getting tougher to predict as you get closer to the centre, but you are armed with a gun and can also try to avoid them. BLOB has a set of platforms which can be used to allow limited vertical movement, but these disappear after a few seconds each use.

Trivia

An advertising poster for the game can be seen in the background in the sitcom The IT Crowd, which is set in the IT department of a big business.

The PC release was actually a "flippy" disk: The PC version was on the front side, and the Commodore 64 version was on the reverse side.

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Description from the packaging :

Word of an unstable planet has just reached Earth. If the core of this planet is not rebuilt, it will implode, generating a starquake that will destroy the universe!
Can you guide the Bio-Logically Operated Being (BLOB) on this ultra-dangerous mission in search of the core pieces? Your time is limited and dangers are many.
...The power is in your hands!


http://www.mobygames.com/game/c64/starquake/
