Corescape
shoot'em up game for Commodore 64, 2024
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After your last trade of corefakeium crystals went sideways (your business
associates decided to rat you out to the authorities to keep the merchandise,
money, and the bounty), you are once again trying to escape from the evil
galactic empire (is there such a thing as a decent galactic empire?).
Luckily, your chances are great; you are only at the core of the main
galactic hub space station where all of the empire's fleet is stationed.
Battle your way out through eight stages in a constant race forward – you have
not been voted the "Best-looking blockade runner of the interior systems" for
the last three years to be caught by the authorities. Collect additional
lives and credits (score) on the way out.
Control is with a joystick in port two – just move and fire, no brains
required. The space bar will pause the game, and 'Stop' returns you to the
main menu.
Various cheats are available that can be activated during gameplay, but using
them will prevent you from getting a high score:
T: Trainer mode grants infinite lives.
L: Gives you another life.
R: Restarts the current level.
S: Skips the current level.
H: Slows the game to half speed.
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Some useful keyboard shortcuts
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[PAUSE] - stop/continue game
[F9] - quick load game state
[F12] - quick save game state (still stored after leaving the site)
[F11] - toggle fullscreen mode
[ScrollLock] - quick switch control ports
[PageDown] - make a screenshot (320x200)