S.A.G.A A space adventure by P. Taupin et JP. Biscay
1985 – ERE Informatique
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In spaaaaace ! Spaceship, user manual This spaceship is sold with a state-of-the-art equipment, here is how it work. The game
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coming from a satellite of supply,
you must help it immediately,
we send its coordinates to you.
You'll cross the solar system to conclude your mission while avoiding as much as possible the dangerous encounters and especially the breakdown of energy.
- The higher part shows the number of missiles available.
- The red arrows show that the three engines are working, if an engine is broken down the arrow disappears.
- Finally the coordinates indicate where the rescue spaceship is located. It will come to repair you if your spaceship is broken.
The navigation system :
- The numbers in white indicates current speed and that in green the orbital velocity. Speed orbitable, must be follow otherwidr the spaceship will lose energy.
- Come then the current coordinates (X,Y).
- And energy, it supplies the engines of the spaceship and will be used to refuelling the satellite. if energy runout, the spaceship will be incontrolable.
Here is the system coordinates, it count in hexadecimal (from 0 to F)
Log book of the captain Arnaud : |
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Useless to modify speed in order to go a little more quickly, speed is only used to enter on orbit of a planet and to leave it. A speed not aligned on the orbital velocity will make lose energy for each movement.
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Several seconds have occurred and here the first meeting, a flotilla of spaceship appears and after a few seconds request to me energy, "sorry the guy but i need to keep", I answer not. |
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Coordinates 36-5B new encounter, these spaceships seem to be in danger et ask to me to give to us 5 missiles, l've got 80, i'll be fair. |
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Coord. 36-19, i approached the planet, I put the spaceship in orbit by aligning my speed on the orbital velocity as soon as possible in order to not lose energy. I'm now in orbit and I discover the satellite to help, the goal is near. The operation of refuelling is rather delicate, but after some attempts the transfer of energy is carried out.
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Is the mission finished? Not yet, because I do not refuelling the satellite enough, now it's up to me to seek supply. |
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18-30 finally the supply! Once connected to the satellite, i make a complete check-up of my spaceship. |
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36-19 i make new transfer of energy, and once again it's insufficient, i must I go back to fill my tank at 18-30. |
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36-19 mission successfuly ! |
Conclusion |
S.A.G.A is a good small game, the duration of a play doesn't take a long time, the game is easy, too easy because we can't lose. The graphiscs are well colored and the game have different stages (repairing, combat, accosting, etc) wich make the game not too boring. In the other hand, the game lack of action, the fights are rare, and can't lost reduce the interest of the play. It's a game to try and to play from time to time. |
Annexe : keys in game |
Because the keys in game are not obvious to understand, here is small summary of the operation of the keys (the keys are those of the keyboard of the PC)
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Help | DEL | Show the help on the use of key in game |
S | Allow to show the next help on a key, in order to leave the help mode, you have to press the key several time. | |
Navigation | Left and right SHIFT | Change of direction |
; and : | Speed up and down | |
Fight mode |
ECHAP | Activate / deactivate fight mode |
Left and bottom arrow | Move the sight | |
SPACE BAR | Shoot | |
Repair et supply | R, BAR and ; | Press successively this keys to repair and supply your ship with energy and missiles |