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Stellar 7 is a futuristic shooter computer game in which the player assumes the role of a tank pilot. The enemies include anything from other tanks to mechanical birds. Several years later a sequel game, Nova 9 was released. The game's creator, Damon Slye, created similar tank games, including Arctic Fox
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Stellar 7 was developed by Dynamix, which is now defunct.

Game Description

The original game was written by Damon Slye in the 1980's for a variety of home computer platforms. It had minimalistic, 3-dimensional wireframe graphics. The player's tank had a front-facing cannon with an unlimited supply of bullets. The cannon could fire up to two shots at a time. The tank also had a cloaking device that, when triggered, would render it invisible to enemies for about a minute. Gauges on the left side of the screen indicated the amount of shields and power remaining. The tank started with enough power to cloak twice, and power slowly trickled away as the time passed. The game ended when either shields or power ran out.

Each of the seven levels represented a different solar system, hence the title. The player's objective was to get to the last level and defeat the enemy boss, Gir Draxon. Each level was depicted as a nearly featureless plain dotted by geometric obstacles, some indestructible and some not, and various enemies. After the player destroyed a certain number of enemies, a warplink would appear that provided a gateway to the next level. The levels were:

# Sol: Its regular grid of indestructible obstacles provided plenty of cover. The relatively weak set of enemies included sandsleds and hovercraft. # Antares: The dreaded laser batteries made their first appearance here, along with seekers and prowler tanks. Obstacles were fewer and farther between. # Rigel: Rigel was most notable for its fuel bay, which would restore the player's shields and power. # Deneb: Deneb introduced cannon batteries, an enemy not described in the documentation but equipped with a formidable heavy cannon and thick armor. The level was also festooned with heavy tanks that would form packs to relentlessly hunt the player. # Sirius: Sirius was populated by flying enemies that would circle the player, landing only briefly to fire. # Regulus: This level had another fuel bay and introduced invisible "stalker" tanks. # Arcturus: Arcturus featured the confrontation with Gir Draxon.

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