Super Nova is a home-brew space shooter game for the Commodore 64.

It pays loosely homage to the old Atari classics Starmaster and Star Raiders.

 

 

 

 

Download:

super-nova-v4.6.d64 (latest version)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instructions:

 

Your star system is attacked by six enemy battlestars that try to reach and destroy the sun. Your mission is to stop them!

 

 

 

Cockpit:

 

The status display shows either your enemy the condition of the sun. When it turns from yellow to red, then the nova is not far.

 

 

 

Map:

 

Press M to open the map. This only possible if no enemy is in range.

You can only fly to one of the next sectors to your current position.

 

Sun: Protect the sun!

Planet: Fly to the plant and blow up the repository ship to gain a shield.

Space Station: Here you can regain the ship’s energy.

Enemy Hunter: There are one to three enemy hunters in this sector.

Enemy Battlestar: You need to get a shield to go there. It will vanish after the jump.

Vortex: Teleports you to a random sector. Without a shield it will damage your ship.

Destroyed Space Station or Planet: Your enemy will destroy your space stations and planets when the game goes on.

 

 

 

 

 

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