Who didn't walk out of The Last Starfighter -- yep, the Lance Guest movie from the '80s -- hoping to find a Starfighter game in the arcade? Sadly, the game was never produced. But some guys over at Rogue Synapse recreated a playable version of the actual game from the movie -- it's a free download -- and offer drawings of the movie-prop game cabinet. Add a little MAME ingenuity and you've got yourself the arcade you dreamed of as a kid. (Just don't leave me behind if Centauri comes for you first.)
Posted by: robertadams1 on November 3, 2007 at 2:36 PM
Wow! That is fantastic! When I was a kid I always used to look in every arcade I went into for that game- I figured that there _must_ be a movie tie-in somewhere. I guess I know what I am going to have to do now- I have to show "Last Starfighter" to my kids and build one... :-)
Posted by: screaminscott on November 4, 2007 at 9:12 AM
I downloaded the game, and would LOVE to play it.
But I can't find any instructions!!! All I get on the game is the demo. I can't figure out the key combination to "insert coin" or any of the other controls
Any help? I've surfed the web page and can't anything!
Void your warranty, violate a user agreement, fry a circuit, blow a fuse, poke an eye out. Make: The risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things... Welcome to Make: Online!
Weekend Project: Gourd Lanterns
Turn hard-shell gourds into decorative party lights. Thanks go to Diane Gilleland for the original article in MAKE Volume 21. To download The Gourd Lanterns video click here and subscribe in iTunes. Check out the complete Gourd Lanterns article...
More...
Sign up for the Make: Newsletter
Our Make: Newsletter covers news from maker Media, has original columns, Shed deals, and more! You can also read the archives of past issues.
RSS
Wow! That is fantastic! When I was a kid I always used to look in every arcade I went into for that game- I figured that there _must_ be a movie tie-in somewhere. I guess I know what I am going to have to do now- I have to show "Last Starfighter" to my kids and build one... :-)
Reply to this comment
Out-freakin'-standing!
What a great movie - one of the first to use computer animation of that quantity and quality.
In fact, I still have the movie on VHS!
I can't wait to see how well this game works.
And yes, I am still trying to get my Beta unit functioning properly!!!
Reply to this comment
I downloaded the game, and would LOVE to play it.
But I can't find any instructions!!! All I get on the game is the demo. I can't figure out the key combination to "insert coin" or any of the other controls
Any help? I've surfed the web page and can't anything!
Reply to this comment
The instructions are on a READ ME in the folder where it's installed: "C:\Program Files\RogueSynapse\Starfighter\"
Reply to this comment
losing or not having this fantastic game will be a surely miss to game addicts...
__________
www.videogamecabinets.net
Reply to this comment