---
title: Starship 1
tags:
- 3d
- shoot them up
- space
- star trek
years:
- '1977'
params:
  specs:
  - label: year of release
    value: '1977'
  - label: companies
    value: Atari
  - label: type
    value: game
  - label: media
    value: arcade cabinet
  - label: systems
    value: Arcade
  - label: number of players
    value: 1 player
  - label: staff
    value: Dennis Koble, Steve Mayer, Dave Shepperd
  screenshots:
  - title: title screen
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: shoot at enemy ships and avoid planets
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: use your laser guns
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: another one!
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: ''
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  machines:
  - /museum/misc-arcade-video-games
  company: /companies/misc
  oc_id: 332
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20220808192935/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/software_detail.asp?id=332
    date: '2022-08-08'
---

Starship 1 is another ground breaking arcade game from Atari. It was very impressive at the time. While everybody were still playing ball & paddle arcade games, Atari released this fantastic space simulation, with pseudo 3D star field fast zooming sprites.

Of course it was a shock, and Starship 1 inspired many game to follow.

Player must chase the ennemies, center them in the crosshairs and shoot them with its phasers. Player has also 5 "proton torpedoes" which will destroy everything found on screen.