DOS late 80s (probably) platform game [Starquake]

roko · Post by **roko** » Mon May 01, 2023 4:22 am

I'm looking for a late 80s (probably) platform game maybe called something with 'abyss' (not catacomb abyss and not beyond the abyss).
It was mostly single colored though the colors changed maybe according to areas.
It was a small characeter moving around underground areas shaped something like caves (nothing like montezuma).
I think it was not scrolling but the room changes when you pass the screen edge.
I think that you could enter checkpoint codes.
I think it had fonts looking like Retro Cyber font.
Anyone remembers anything like it?

Rwolf · Post by **Rwolf** » Mon May 01, 2023 9:40 am

Maybe Apocalypse Abyss?

Not many screenhots, but the fonts do look funny. It seems to be viewed from above, so maybe not a platform game?

Pharaos Tomb is using a platform style, and has old style fonts too, but the colors used are all the same (red) through the game I think.

roko · Post by **roko** » Mon May 01, 2023 9:46 am

Not apocalypse abyss either. Maybe it had a different name. I just think abyss was what I put on the command line to run it.. but not sure.

Rwolf · Post by **Rwolf** » Mon May 01, 2023 10:09 am

A list of possible candidates:
https://www.mobygames.com/game/from:198 ... re/page:1/

roko · Post by **roko** » Tue May 02, 2023 4:04 am

Found it

Starquake

Rwolf · Post by **Rwolf** » Tue May 02, 2023 10:56 am

Glad you found it. Also a bit funny - I just saw it by chance in a youtube clip, it looked cool.

Mobygames link: Starquake

roko · Post by **roko** » Fri May 05, 2023 10:20 am

Yes. It was very fun to play. And it turns out "abyss" was actualy one of those codes in the game.