Starcross
- Genres
- Puzzle Adventure
- Platforms
- DOS · Mac · Commodore C64/128/MAX · Amiga · Amstrad CPC · Atari ST/STE · Atari 8-bit · Apple II · Commodore 16 · Commodore Plus/4 · TRS-80 · Amstrad PCW · Tatung Einstein
- Release
- Apple II Sep 01, 1982 Atari 8-bit Sep 01, 1982 DOS Sep 01, 1982 TRS-80 Sep 01, 1982 Commodore C64/128/MAX 1983 Month only Commodore 16 1984 Month only Commodore Plus/4 1984 Month only Mac 1984 Month only Atari ST/STE 1985 Month only Tatung Einstein 1985 Month only Amiga 1986 Month only Amstrad CPC 1986 Month only Amstrad PCW 1986 Month only
- Credits
- I Infocom
- Board status
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About
The year is 2186. Humanity has established colonies on the moon, Mars, and several of the larger asteroids. Earth's sky is dotted with space habitats, and the spaceways are always busy. As usual, there is the urgent need for energy to power this advanced civilization; one of the primary sources of that energy is quantum black holes. In Starcross, you are a miner of black holes, scouring the asteroid belt in your one-man survey ship. Finding and harnessing a single black hole can make a person's fortune. It's a lonely business, fraught with the known and unknown hazards of space. You've equipped your ship, the M.C.S. STARCROSS, with the best gear you could afford. You've put everything into this venture, and though you've tried before, you somehow sense that this time will be different.