D4 Enterprise announced that it will be bringing the NEC PC-88 version of Star Cruiser to the Nintendo Switch eShop on September 19th, as part of the EGGCONSOLE series of retro reissues. Star Cruise a first-person sci-fi action RPG from the Japanese developer Arsys Software featuring polygonal 3D graphics originally launched back in 1988 for the PC-88 and was later ported to the PC-98, Sharp X1, Sharp X68000, and Sega Mega Drive.
The game has never been officially released outside of Japan, but Namco did almost publish Masaya’s Mega Drive port in North America in the early 90s, under the title Star Quest, before plans were eventually abandoned, along with fan translations for the Mega Drive and X68000 versions.
The game has players take control of a pilot named Brian Light, as he battles against a new military threat in space, called VOID, who plans to wipe out humanity. Players explore a bunch of maze-like corridors, chatting with NPCs, purchasing items, and participating in fights with enemy forces on foot, occasionally diving into an aircraft to take part in various space battles.
Asa reminder, the EGGCONSOLE releases are presented mostly as is and that means the game is in Japanese with the addition of an English main menu and a “how to play” section.
