Star Wars Fight (ABESHI)

Title – Star Wars Fight
System – NEC PC-8001
Author – ABESHI
Publication – Program Pochette – ’84 Volume 4
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Preserved By – Dustin Hubbard (Hubz)
Recommended Emulator – j80

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Loading the Game –

– Run your PC-8001 emulator and make sure it is in PC-8001 mode.

Disk Version

– Insert the disk file.
– Game should autoboot if it doesn’t you may just need to reset the emulator.

Tape Version

– Insert the tape file.
– Type MON hit enter and then type L and hit enter.

Description & Instructions

A Star Wars space shooting game in which you control an A-Wing and shoot down Tie Fighters and Command Fighters. You have a time limit but it resets every time you blast four ships. BU stands for bullets and you start with 20 these also refill after shooting down 4 enemies but if you run out you lose a life. LE stands for lives, run out of these and its game over.

Controls –

Numpad 4 – Moves ship left.

Numpad 6 – Moves ship right.

Spacebar – Shoots missiles

Magazine Article Translation from Google Gemini (FYI This may not be 100% accurate!)

STAR WARS FIGHT

FOR PC-8001, mkII / 8801, mkII N-BASIC
BY ABESHI

How to Play

What you’ll be piloting is the new A-Wing Fighter. Fight your way through TIE fighters that attack with unique techniques like spinning and the “falling leaf” maneuver.

The A-Wing Fighter (at the bottom of the screen) is controlled by moving left and right with the ④ and ⑥ keys, and firing missiles with the Space key. The game itself is a simple space-shooting game, but there are various restrictions like time and ammo count, so it’s a good idea to keep that in mind.

First, there’s the TIME displayed on the screen. This starts at 200 and gradually decreases, but if you shoot down 4 enemies, it returns to 200. Good thing, huh. However, if it reaches 0, you’ll self-destruct, and from then on, it will start at 100.

BU is your bullet count. It starts with 20, and when you shoot down 4 enemies, you’ll be resupplied back to 20. If this also reaches 0, you’ll self-destruct, and from then on, it will start at 10.

LE is your remaining ships. If this becomes 0, it’s of course game over.

And then, sometimes, a command fighter will fly by. If you shoot this down, you’ll get bonus points.

By the way, I heard the author made a game called “The Barrier Fire” before this one, but spurred on by his friend’s comment that “The movement is lame!”, he apparently remade it completely.

Author’s Bio –

Mr. ABESHI of the Seirin High School Film Club in Wakayama Prefecture.

I’m currently ABESHI, a first-year student at Seirin High School (Class I, #5), and a member of the Film Club. (You can probably figure out my real name from this without me saying it.) Anyway, I’m a show-off! I’ve been into microcomputers for 2 years. I’m also studying machine language, but I’m thinking I can get by with a compiler for now.