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Star86 (lost online MMO game; 2011-2014)

The game's logo.

Status: Lost

Star86 was a 3D MMO developed by Drumleaf. Sometime before 2013, the game was first launched as BigLittleBang in 2011 during its private beta session. The primary focus of the game was to encourage players to make their own music using various instruments that can be collected in various worlds.

Gameplay

The game was a 3D platformer that involved players exploring the galaxy and visiting various worlds called "systems". Each system had its own set of instruments that can be collected and used for making music. The systems also had collectable currency which could be used to buy ingame items, ranging from character accessories, to pets and modules that were used to customize the player's spaceship. Whenever a planet was entered, players had the option to play a minigame where the player could avoid asteroids as they progress. Said minigame could be skipped. Music could be made through a feature known as "dubble studio". Players could use this feature to make their own songs and place them in their spaceship. In addition, to compose music, a sequencer must be bought off from the store.

There were three playable avatars that the player could choose from, and they are referred as "dubbles"; one of them was a humanoid, another is a bulky-looking creature, and the last is another creature with a saucer for legs. The dubble the player had picked would become permanent and couldn't be changed. Some systems also had their own minigame. For example, the Zombie System would usually host a tag minigame where players try to avoid getting tagged by an infected player, and another in the food system where players could avoid ice cream-shaped creatures known as "foodzillas".

Players could also customize their spaceship using modules that could be bought from the shop. . Some players would usually host their own games in their spaceships as well.

Closure and Availability

On July 26th, 2014, Dubble Scoop editor Toodlepip had announced that the game will no longer be made playable. The main reason for its closure is due to the lack of money needed to run this site. An event leading to the shutdown was hosted for players to upload any screenshots, videos, fanart, and other forms of medium that would be placed inside the memory capsule. After the announcement was made, the game was finally closed for good on the midnight of July 31st.

With the game's existence having mostly fallen into obscurity, no known build of the game has resurfaced anywhere, and all of its assets were never preserved. A lot of accounts related to the game have not been active since the game's closure. Outside of various scattered screenshots and videos, all that was left of it are some official music, as well as a huge majority of songs that were made by various players. However, another game by Drumleaf, Universe City, seemed to have borrowed a lot of assets from Star86, but the game itself was probably never released. outside of screenshots and its core aspect involving taking jobs such as a doctor and astronaut, little is known about it.

Gallery

Images

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  An image promoting the game.

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  Screenshot of the website.

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  Screenshot of a player in universe city, one of the worlds that could be visited ingame.

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  Inside a user-built spaceship.

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  Another screenshot.

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  World map.

Video

Official Trailer of the game containing gameplay footage.

External Links

• Archived version of Star86's official website, taken a month before its closure.
• Drumleaf's soundcloud containing some songs from the game.
• Official YouTube account that contains user-made music.