Ad Astra (1984)

Ad Astra is a space shoot-em-up released in 1984 for the ZX Spectrum 48K. The game was published by Gargoyle Games and created by Roy Carter and Greg Follis.

The title supports up to two players. Players can control the action using cursor keys, Kempston joysticks, or Interface 2 (left and right ports).

The original cassette price was £5.95.

The game holds an average magazine score of 80%. Big K awarded it a perfect 3 out of 3, while Crash, Personal Computer Games, and Sinclair User all rated it at 80% or 8 out of 10.

In Russia, the game gained popularity through numerous TR-DOS adaptations by groups such as Sanek and Perestroika. POKE codes were frequently published in magazines like Spectrofon and Emulate. There was also an official Russian translation by Evgeny Sardak and a version featuring General Sound support.