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Kenton Dalziel - 16/06/2021 |
I put so much effort into designing the extra level for the competition, I even wrote a level designer in STOS so it would print out with lovely graphics, I think they thought they had to let me win after all the effort.
If I remember rightly the level turned out so hard it was nigh on impossible. |
| Although the main menu is keyboard control only, the actual game can be used on a REAL STE/Falcon with the jaguar joypad. STEEM has known issues with this game in jagpad mode though... |
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Other versions with the same title:
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Unique Development Sweden
presents
SUBSTATION - the playable demo
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GAME CONTROL
KEY FUNCTION
Esc Pause or leave game
1-6 Select weapon
TAB/backspace Drop bomb
Control Fire weapon
Shift Run; makes all movements go faster
Z Sidestep left
X Sidestep right
ALT Sidestep on.
When held down, rotate turns into sidestep
SPACE Push buttons/open doors
. Sidestep left
- Sidestep right
HELP Adrenaline-rotate left
UNDO Adrenaline-rotate right
Arrow up Walk forward
Arrow down Walk backward
Arrow left Walk left
Arrow right Walk right
(Numeric keyboard)
1 Travel to level #1 when in elevator.
2 ---"--- level #2
3 ---"--- level #3
4,5,6,8 Scroll map
7 Place map-marker
9 Centre map on player
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100% PURE ACTION
SubStation is a 1st person perspective game in which the player moves
freely in an extremely fast real-time gouraud-shaded 3D world. The
screen refresh rate for the 3D world alone is an amazing 25 fps
(frames per second) in a resolution of 320*160 pixels using 3
bitplanes! The 3D system is a state-of-the-art development solution
written by Mikael Emtinger and Oskar Burman, and will make SubStation
one of the technically most advanced games ever to appear on the
Atari STE/Falcon.
100% GAMEPLAY
SubStation runs on any Atari STE 1Mb+ or Falcon with an RGB or a VGA
monitor. Your character is controlled using the keyboard. You can
run, walk, sidestep, pick up items, choose between a great number of
weapons, open doors, access elevators between the different
sublevels, and even sidestep, rotate, run and fire your gun at the
same time, giving you total control of your actions!
100% GREAT SOUND
To further increase the horrifying atmosphere in SubStation, Tord
Jansson (responsible for the amazing sound routines in Obsession)
developed a special sound effects system called DD Audio (Distance &
Direction) which enables you to hear where monsters are lurking. The
combined effect of foggy colors and the pit-pat of tiny monster feet
from the far left will give you nightmares...
100% MULTI-PLAYER COMBAT
By utilizing the link capabilities of SubStation, you can play
against other humans in special combat-levels using the Atari's built
in MIDI ports. Up to four players can take part in a game, either by
forming two teams, or every man for himself.
100% PURE QUALITY
SubStation features a true 3D world, more than 2000 different
locations, a vast number of fearsome enemies, real-time Gouraud
shaded walls, advanced DD-Audio sound, 6 different weapon types,
multiplayer mode, secret rooms & booby traps, real-time lightsourced
sprites, 25 kHz sound quality, more than 30 colors, "Trial and error"
monster A.I, more than 32 action-packed levels, end-of-level bosses,
100% horror!
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From the makers of Obsession - now showing on a computer near you!
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Substation is available in North America from:
chro_MAGIC Software Innovations
516 North Jackson
Joplin, MO 64801-2755
United States
Phone: +1-417-623-7393
Fax: +1-417-624-0700
Internet: jimcollins@delphi.com
Substation is available outside North America from:
UNIQUE DEVELOPMENT SWEDEN HB
Rådmansgatan 5
S-602 29 Norrköping
Sweden
Phone: (+46) 11 12 02 63, 70 751 51 36
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Graphics
Features up to 54 colours on-screen simultaneously (introduction screen)
Features up to 22 colours on-screen simultaneously (in-game)
Features digitized graphics (introduction screen)
Features overscan (options or static screen)
Sound
Features digitized title soundtrack at 25KHz (stereo)
Features digitized menu soundtrack at 25KHz (stereo)
Features digitized static screen soundtrack at 25KHz (stereo)
Features digitized sound fx at 12.5KHz (stereo)
Hardware
Supports Blitter
Supports STe DMA sound
Supports STe palette
Supports STe hardware scrolling
Supports MIDI for multiplayer action
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| ST Format · July, 1995 | Rating: 75% |
 
| ST Format · March, 1995 | Rating: Preview |
| ST Format · May, 1995 | Rating: Work In Progress |
| ST Magazine · Juillet, 1995 | Rating: - |
 
| STart Micro · Septembre, 1995 | Rating: 7/10 |
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