Cover artwork of StarQuest: Rescue at Rigel

// Archive entry № 30047

StarQuest: Rescue at Rigel

Released in 1983, StarQuest: Rescue at Rigel is indexed by VG90 as part of the early cartridge-and-arcade boom for Apple II, Atari 8-bit, DOS, VIC-20.

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About the game

StarQuest: Rescue at Rigel is a video game released in 1983 for Apple II, Atari 8-bit, DOS, VIC-20. VG90 lists it as a reference record so the title stays discoverable alongside the thousands of other releases that defined the early cartridge-and-arcade boom.

By 1983 the landscape around releases like this was set — the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. Reading StarQuest: Rescue at Rigel against that backdrop is part of what makes browsing an archive by year worthwhile.

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Why it matters

This entry is worth keeping because the early cartridge-and-arcade boom is easy to flatten into a few famous names, when in truth the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. Preservation archives exist so lesser-known releases are not lost between the landmarks.

Technical notes

Platform on record: Apple II, Atari 8-bit, DOS, VIC-20. Release year: 1983. Details are drawn from public catalogue metadata; corrections and additions are welcome through the archive.