Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Star Control

Title	Star Control
First release	1990
Developer	Toys for Bob
Publisher	Accolade
Platforms	Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, DOS, PC (Windows), ZX Spectrum
Genres	action game, space opera video game
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
Releases	DOS: 1990-01-01 Amiga: 1990-12-01 ZX Spectrum: 1991-03-01 Commodore 64: 1991-04-01
Wikidata ID	Q614831

Command seven different types of warships for both the Alliance of Free Stars and the Ur-Quan Hierarchy to engage in tactical combat. Each vessel features unique maneuvering, firing characteristics, and a specific special power that players must time correctly to gain an advantage during space battles.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sources

Wikidata (Q614831) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (c64/star-control) · last updated 2026-10-01 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (amiga/star-control) · last updated 2026-09-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (zxspectrum/star-control) · last updated 2026-10-08 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (amstradcpc/star-control) · last updated 2026-10-23 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (amstradcpc/star-control-2) · last updated 2026-10-23 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (52302) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (14457) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (66427) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

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Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Accolade · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (18): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Accolade · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots (2): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Accolade · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots, Logos (4): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Accolade · internal use only.

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Videos

Amiga Longplay Star Control

World-of-Longplays · Amiga version · longplay · 40:24auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:search, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC

Let's Play: Star Control (Amiga)

SpiderMwa · Amiga version · longplay · 43:09auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:search, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

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