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Stargunner
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Official freeware Shooter 1996 Apogee

Stargunner

A 1996 horizontal space shooter from Apogee, with pre-rendered 3D graphics and a ship you upgrade as you go.

Pilot your fighter through waves of enemy ships, collect credits from destroyed foes and spend them on better weapons between levels.

Released as freeware by Apogee / 3D Realms in 2005.

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About the game

It was one of the last shareware-style games from Apogee, with three episodes of side-scrolling action.

Its pre-rendered graphics looked very modern for a DOS shooter at the time.

History

Published by Apogee in 1996 for DOS.

3D Realms released it as freeware in 2005.

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Ways to play

3D Realms Official freeware release, runs in DOSBox
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Extras

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Getting it running Any modern computer, using the free DOSBox emulator. Our Emulators page lists the best free, legal tools for every system. See emulators
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