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Title: Long shot - does anyone know the name of this game?
Post by: gobuchul on 11:48, 31 October 18
Hi there,


First post!


Just set up a Raspberry Pi with Retropie and having a lot of fun with it.


A bit of a long shot but I am trying to find a game I had on a CPC6128 back in the day.


It was a sci-fi, 2d turn based squad combat game. Very simple graphics, even for the time. I'm pretty sure it was a "budget" game.


It was based on a off World base, Mars or the Moon, I think.


You could play against the computer or another person.


I played it a lot but can't remember the name.


It wasn't Laser Squad. Much less famous.


Any idea's?
Title: Re: Long shot - does anyone know the name of this game?
Post by: Carnivius on 12:19, 31 October 18
Not one I can help with (not my genre of games) but you could search through the screenshots on this CPC-Power list of strategy games and see if it's there?

http://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=database&lettre=all&lemot=&year=&compagnie=&cats=107&dumplang=&xplayx=&titlescreen=&unepictold=&unepictnew=&unefin=&typeins=&astuce=&pokes=&unplan=&soluce=&uncover=&desnotices=&ungoodies=&unepub=&test2=&dskcopy=&dskori=&cassette=&unezic2=&rom=&gx4000=&cpcplus=&patchplus=&lightgun=&unprix=&internautes=&alias=&trainer=&session=&flipbook=&diaporama=&video=&audiotape=&others=&bugs=&virer=&interdit2=&exporter=&position=1
Title: Re: Long shot - does anyone know the name of this game?
Post by: Penda on 12:32, 31 October 18
Was it Rebelstar? I think that was a budget game.
Title: Re: Long shot - does anyone know the name of this game?
Post by: ervin on 12:48, 31 October 18
Indeed the description does sound like Rebelstar.

Title: Re: Long shot - does anyone know the name of this game?
Post by: gobuchul on 13:17, 31 October 18
Rebelstar it was!


Great work thanks all. ;)
Title: Re: Long shot - does anyone know the name of this game?
Post by: gobuchul on 13:43, 31 October 18
Rom download and game up and running!


Unfortunately I can remember the tactics that make it really easy to win against the computer., sort of spoils the fun!
Title: Re: Long shot - does anyone know the name of this game?
Post by: tjohnson on 21:25, 31 October 18
If you haven't already tried it laser squad is a really good game and kind of sequel to Rebelstar, if you like Rebelstar you should love Laser Squad.  It could well be the best CPC game.
Title: Re: Long shot - does anyone know the name of this game?
Post by: gobuchul on 09:34, 01 November 18
Doing a bit of research, it seems that Rebelstar and Laser Squad are part of the lineage that led to Xcom.

I play the modern Xcom games, so will definitely check Laser Squad out.

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