Starship (Family BASIC minigame)
The title of this article is official, but it comes from a Japanese source.
If an acceptable English name is found, then the article should be moved to the new title.
| Starship | |
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| Appears in | Family BASIC V3 |
Starship is a minigame playable in Family BASIC V3. Instructions to code the game were published by Hudson Soft in the licensed magazine Nintendo no Family BASIC Nyūmon.
Gameplay[edit]
The player controls Mario, with the object of the game simply being to shoot at the Starship as it moves around a grid. If Mario hits the Starship, it explodes and respawns in a different location, and ten points are added to a score display in the top left corner of the screen. If Mario does not hit the Starship, it will eventually move straight down off the screen and respawn in a different location. Conversely, if the Starship touches Mario, he explodes and loses a life. The player has three lives; if they lose all three, they will get a Game Over and be given the option to play the game again. Aside from getting a Game Over, the game has no end.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
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| Japanese | スターシップ Sutāshippu | Starship | [1] |
References[edit]
| Family BASIC / Family BASIC V3 | ||
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| Sprites | Mario • Lady • Shellcreeper • Sidestepper • Fighter Fly • Fireball • Bird • Penpen • Star Killer • Starship • Spinner • Achilles • Nitanita | |
| Minigames | Heart* • Mario World* • Penpen Meiro* • Star Killer* • Turtle • UFO | |
| Third-party minigames | BIO-TECH • Bound Bonbon • Color Ball • Driller Tank • Dungeon & Mario • Fire Kyūjotai • Jumping Mario • Kani-tori Game • Keyboard Lesson • Kōshahō Game • Mario Shooter • Moon Base 2 • Morita‑san chi no Mario‑kun • Starship • Tsunahiki Sekai Kesshōsen | |
| Magazines | Family Computer: Family BASIC – Game Pochette 1 • Family Computer and Family BASIC Perfect Book • Family Computer Original Game-shū 25 • Family Computer Secret Game Kōryaku Techniques • Nintendo no Family BASIC Nyūmon • Nintendo Family Computer Series: Lode Runner • Kimi ni mo Tsukureru!! Family Computer Game | |
