North Star (1988)

Gremlin Graphics published North Star in 1988 for the ZX Spectrum 48K. The development team included John O'Brien, Steve Kerry, and Ben Daglish.

This arcade action game is designed for a single player and features side-view 2D graphics with horizontal scrolling. Players can control the action using redefined keys, or via Kempston and Interface 2 joysticks.

The cassette version retailed for £7.99, while the disk edition was priced at £14.99. The game was also ported to the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and Atari ST platforms.

North Star holds an average magazine score of 75%. It received a 90% rating and a Crash Smash award from Crash magazine, along with scores ranging from 60% to 80% in other contemporary publications.

The game gained popularity in Russia through numerous TR-DOS adaptations released by groups such as Triumph, SHRSoft, and Tron z. Various cracked cassette versions were also available, often featuring POKE codes added by local crackers.