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A controller is highly recommended for PULSTAR.
Please note that at least one gamepad and a keyboard are required for local co-op.
A controller is highly recommended for PULSTAR.
Please note that at least one gamepad and a keyboard are required for local co-op.
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Posted on: December 23, 2021
YGJ8JPG1OVSW314
Verified ownerGames: 280 Reviews: 8
LINUX
Works very well under Linux! To insert coin = (SPACE+ENTER) confirm press (Z)
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Posted on: October 13, 2024
Thatlive
Verified ownerGames: 16 Reviews: 2
Pulstar
retro good and hardgame
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Posted on: January 5, 2025
Haniel_Adhar
Verified ownerGames: 733 Reviews: 16
30 Years of Pulstar
Pulstar is a side-scrolling space shooter that will kick your ass. A notriously addictive quarter muncher, Pulstar features a bunch of power ups to blast nasty looking aliens and space-robot-like things. It's fun, frustrating, and freaking addictive as hell. In the arcades back in the day, get ready to blow $10 in quarters in 15 minutes. They simply don't make 'em like this anymore. The comparisons to R-Type are valid. The gog version works flawlessly. Xbox style controllers work, including the joysticks. This game actually plays better with a traditional arcade-style joystick because you may find it easier to move around and mash the fire button with your forefinger instead of using your thumb. If you hold down the fire button (ala Blazing Star) and release, you will fire a cannon blast. Get good at this, because it is a major part of the game. One thing to be aware of is the terrain will kill you more often than the bad guys. A common complaint over the past 3 decades of playing this game is that the game doesn't really deliniate well between what you can fly through and what you'll crash into. Never the less, it's a fun game, easy to learn, but even after 30 years still hard to master. Luckily, it is frequently on sale for less than $2USD, and the GOG version has a save function. It's well deserved, because I fed this game enough quarters over the years!
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Posted on: June 16, 2021
poipo32
Verified ownerGames: Reviews: 2
Plays too fast
This game, just like the GOG release of Blazing Star, plays too fast. It is running at roughly 2x the speed. I tried it on Linux, and Windows, both had the issue. It doesn't work right on recent computers, avoid it. Don't buy this broken game.
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