Overview and Gameplay
Colonel Jack O’Neil is stranded on Abydos after Ra’s forces seize the nuclear device brought through the Stargate. Stargate is a side-scrolling action-platform shooter based on the 1994 film, sending O’Neil through deserts, caves, Nagada, mines, Ra’s palace, and glider missions to recover bomb pieces and Stargate symbols.
Controls And Mechanics
- Combat: O’Neil uses a machine gun with an overheat meter and grenades with different throwing angles.
- Movement: running, jumping, climbing, crouching, ledge grabbing, and doorway entry are part of exploration.
- Pickups: coolant, weapon upgrades, energy, lives, grenades, bomb pieces, and Stargate hieroglyphs support mission progress.
- Glider stages: flight sections add laser fire, missiles, braking, boosting, and sharp turns.
- Mode: single-player only, with no alternating, versus, simultaneous, or co-op multiplayer.
Version Notes
This is the European PAL SNES release, published by Acclaim and commonly associated with English, French, and German support. Progress uses passwords rather than battery saving.
Release And Credits
- Release year: 1995
- Developer: Probe Entertainment / Tantalus Interactive
- Publisher: Acclaim
- License: based on the 1994 Stargate film
