Padge Plays! Replay Edition - Rockstar! (1989 -Wizard Games) - Rock Star Simulator Game (DosBox)
7Welcome to Padge Plays! Replay Edition
In this episode we're attempting to live the life of a rockstar, (again) in the game Rockstar! by Wizard Games released way back in 1989!
Rockstar! is a simulator which recreates every aspect of what it is to be a musician trying to make it to the top. From starting out doing gigs at the local pubs and clubs to finally conquering America with you latest album Rockstar! in my humble opinion is the definitive game for you to live your life out as the rock god you so want to be. But this does come with all the pitfalls you may meet along the way; can you handle the stress of producing that difficult second album? Can you figure out why the critics don't like you in Europe? And most importantly can you balance the sex, drugs and rock and roll without falling off the cart and ending up in an asylum? I guess we'll find out!
Here's the description from Abandonia:
A fine game from Wizard Games, Rockstar is also a very addictive one.
You play the role of a classic rock band leader, and your goal is to achieve maximum popularity. You'll accomplish this by writing songs, playing gigs in various places (from your neighbourhood to America and Europe), recording albums or singles, signing contracts with majors or staying an independent label, throwing parties with groupies, and always following the saying "Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll."
This isn’t a game for kids. It contains coarse language and questionable behaviour.
In fact, you’ll often be asked to take various kinds of drugs, which will have different effects on your brain and on your life as a decadent superstar. You’ll have to be careful, because some will give you more “creativity," others will damage you more and make you become drug-addicted.
Being that it's not a really "healthy" lifestyle, you'll have sometimes to visit your doctor or your analyst, go on vacation to relax (there are various possibilities, from "Sunny Britain[sic]" to "Paradise Island"), or even, in the worst case scenario unwind in a sanatorium or make drug rehabilitation. Obviously this will make you fall into deep depression...
You have to take care, because too much disorderly conduct will lead you to your death.
You can also change the names of computer bands into real rock bands, making the game even more realistic. Or even more comical. It can be funny to read sentences like, “you’re invited to a wild rave party led by Pavarotti," or “your granny invites you to take some amphetamines."
Well, if you get into this game you’ll surely enjoy it, so pick up your Stratocaster and start practicing... one day you could be a Rockstar!
You can download Rockstar from Abandonia:
http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/227/Rockstar.html
You will need DOSBox to play it. Get it here:
http://www.dosbox.com/
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In this series I will be playing some well known and less well known games all the way from yesteryear through to the present, sometimes from consoles and sometimes from the thousands of PC games available either through websites such as Steam, Good Old Games (GOG), as abandonware, (Home of the Underdogs) or through emulation software. (Such as WinVice C64)
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Curious Expedition 2 - Alpha & Beyond:
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