Starhawk cover

Starhawk

First release
Mar 1979
Publisher
Cinematronics, GCE
Genres
Shooter, Arcade · Action, Science fiction
Platforms
Arcade, Vectrex

Starhawk is a 1979 vector arcade game by Cinematronics. Starhawk is a shoot 'em up with a fixed environment. The game was unique at the time as it presented the graphics in a pseudo-three dimensional way. Essentially, the game is a simple video game version of the Star Wars: Episode IV trench run. The game was later ported to the Vectrex video game console in 1982. The game is remembered as having quite advanced graphics for the time and being the first video game based upon or to have noticeable references to Star Wars.

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Release dates
Arcade
Mar 1979
Vectrex
1982
Game modes
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
spaceship, high score, vector graphics, screen overlay

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface
IGDB · recorded 25 Sept 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 25 Sept 2026