25. 01. 2025

Added level graphics to the game Starray and included the graphics for the Atari ST version as comparison since it actually manage to improve over the Amiga version, despite being technically at a disadvantage.
Also found an alternative version of the title screen.

Starray

IFF
Amiga

Arno Seiler
Starray
1988
Lowres (PAL)
Copper
2 colors (92 used)

The copper was used to switch the color registers between the logo and the rest of the image. Nearly all palette entries are changed, except the orange background colors which have to remain the same between both palettes so that the switch doesn't get noticed.

Arno Seiler
Starray
1988
Lowres (PAL)
Copper
32 colors

Same background but different spaceship. There are no visible artifacts and the previously obscured explosion looks coherent to the rest of the style. I think it's highly likely that this was an earlier artwork from Arno.

AtariST

Arno Seiler
Starray
1988
Lowres (PAL)
Copper
16 colors

Original title art for Starray on the Atari-ST by Pete Lyon. It looks like this may have been inspired by the variation of the title screen, since the spaceship is flying in the same direction and also has similarly double-angled wings.

Starray - Credits

Amiga

Arno Seiler
Starray
1988
Lowres (PAL)
Copper
2 colors (92 used)

Starray - Level 1

Amiga

Andreas Voigt
Starray
1988
Lowres (PAL)
Comparison
32 colors (28 used)

AtariST

Andreas Voigt
Starray
1988
Lowres (PAL)
Comparison
16 colors (13 used)

Starray - Level 2

Amiga

Andreas Voigt
Starray
1988
Lowres (PAL)
Comparison
32 colors (19 used)

AtariST

Andreas Voigt
Starray
1988
Lowres (PAL)
Comparison
16 colors (10 used)

Starray - Level 3

Amiga

Andreas Voigt
Starray
1988
Lowres (PAL)
Comparison
32 colors (15 used)

AtariST

Andreas Voigt
Starray
1988
Lowres (PAL)
Comparison
16 colors (8 used)

Starray - Level 4

Amiga

Andreas Voigt
Starray
1988
Lowres (PAL)
Comparison
32 colors (22 used)

AtariST

Andreas Voigt
Starray
1988
Lowres (PAL)
Comparison
16 colors (12 used)

Advertisments and box art for Starray seem to show an early version of the level 4 background. The numbers next to the shapes made them look even more like electrical circuits than in the final version.