Star Voyager 1986

ASCII Corporation

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Star Voyager is an outer space shooter for the NES. It was originally developed in Japan by ASCII Entertainment, and released as Cosmo Genesis at the very end of 1986. Acclaim picked up the rights to release the game in the United States and changed the title. The gameplay is heavily based on Atari's original Star Raiders concept. Another Famicom … Star Voyager is an outer space shooter for the NES. It was originally developed in Japan by ASCII Entertainment, and released as Cosmo Genesis at the very end of 1986. Acclaim picked up the rights to release the game in the United States and changed the title.

The gameplay is heavily based on Atari's original Star Raiders concept. Another Famicom game built on this concept is Namco's Star Luster, which many players regard as the better quality game out of the two. Star Voyager is a first-person shooter from inside the cockpit of a spaceship. The player navigates through different quadrants contained in a galactic map. Different sections of the ship can sustain damage, but this damage can be repaired by visiting a space station.
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Details

Developers
ASCII Corporation
Publishers
ASCII Corporation, Acclaim
Genres
Shooter, Simulator
Themes
Science fiction
Also known as
Acclaim's Star Voyager · Cosmo Genesis (Japanese title, romanization)

Release dates

  • Dec 23, 1986 Family Computer · Japan
  • 1987 Nintendo Entertainment System · North America