[found] -> Ebonstar (was: Searching name for.. sos guys please!)

[Carcharias]

Hi all,

1. Possible name of game:
Romstar.. Deathstar.. Blackhole star.. (already checked with HOL)

2. Game genre (General):
Asteroid 2D

3. Game genre (Specific):
Asteroid clone

4. Viewpoint:
Only once screen with lot of levels

5. General dates:
can't remember.. sorry

6. Commercial status:
Freeware but not 100% sure

7. Other specific info:
_4 players with the help of the keyboard
_4 small spaceships triangle form, colors: red, green, blue, yellow
_the aim of the game was not destroy your opponent but push him into a black hole
_the black hole move randomly into the playfield
_laser shots can rebound across walls

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP..!

[Chuckles]

I think the odds are very good that you're thinking of Ebonstar.

See http://hol.abime.net/?id=2822 for more info.

[FromWithin]

And what a top game it is too.

You missed out a bit of information there in your question that you may not know about if you didn't have the manual...if you shoot the machine spinning around the hole when it is exactly perndicular, the hole will explode and you will go to the next level.

[Carcharias]

Chuckles .. B I N G O !!! A BIG THANKS !
I was searching for his name since 1 week..!

FromWithin , thanks for the special tip!

I remember lot of complications for configure and launch
this great odds.. but it's the past!
You can found the complete documentation
on the disk "LSD Sprint Disk 01" available here:
http://amiga.emucamp.com/sprint01.htm

AGAIN THANKS GUYS!

[andreas]

Hmmm ... could it be that there's a 1987 and a 1988 version of this game?

The disk says 1987, the box says 1987 too. But usually, the HOL DBS are taken from TOSEC cracks, so there may be differences

So could someone with the original labeled '1987' please check out what year the game intro says in his version?
[(c) 19XX THE DREAMERS GUILD]

Another important note for emulator users: To avoid ugly flashes, enable cycle-exact mode!

[Carcharias]

andreas,

Before extract Ebonstar.adf : "Ebonstar (1988)(MicroIllusions)[a].zip"
The intro sequence : 1988 THE DREAMERS GUILD

cya

[andreas]

hey, I do know that! doh!

(for I've witnessed it myself )

But if all the crack versions say '1988 ...', there might be some ORIGINALS that say 1987!
Read my post again: I did state 'original'. Concisely
This question goes to owners of the original disk; it's not about dumb cracks!