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1986 · Arcade & Origins

Uridium

Graftgold · Shooter · Arcade

Cover Uridium
Screenshot Uridium 1
Developer
Graftgold
Original release
31 dicembre 1986
Genre
Shooter · Arcade

Overview

Uridium (released on the NES as The Last Starfighter) is a science fiction side-scrolling shoot 'em up originally designed by Andrew Braybrook for the Commodore 64, and later ported to other 8-bit machines. It consists of fifteen levels, each named after a metal element, with the last level being called Uridium (a fictional metallic element, not to be confused with the real metallic element iridium). The manual quotes Robert Orchard, who invented the name as saying "I really thought it existed".

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Uridium — screenshot

Screenshot Uridium 1

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1986 — A year in gaming

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1972–1983

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Game data

Original title
Uridium
Developer
Graftgold
Publisher
Commodore, Elite Systems, Mindscape, Inc., Hewson Consultants, Rack-It
First release
31 dicembre 1986
Genres
Shooter · Arcade
Era
Arcade & Origins