Spectravideo · 1984 · By E.R. Musk

Elon Musk’s first game is back.Play Blastar. Earn SpaceX.

The 1984 Spectravideo shooter, live in the browser. Clear waves, earn SPX, submit your order.

BLASTAR wordmark

Arcade

Original Blastar, in the browser

Top-down space shooter: ship, aliens, hydrogen bombs, status-beam machines, lives, score. Shoot or catch falling stock tiles for extra SPX. High score stays on this device.

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Arrows / WASD to move · Space to fire · P to pause

SpaceX rewards

Score in Blastar. File a claim.

SPX accrues at 1 per 10,000 points (1,000 pts ≈ 0.10 SPX). Score in Blastar, submit your order, and we review your progress.

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$BLASTAR

SpaceX pair. Rewards first.

$BLASTAR is the SpaceX pair for players who clear waves and file claims. Play Blastar. Earn SpaceX.

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Score ÷ 10,000 = SPX

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Origin

Written in 1984. Printed in a magazine.

Blastar was a Spectravideo type-in by E.R. Musk: destroy an alien space freighter carrying hydrogen bombs and status-beam machines. The listing showed up in PC and Office Technology, December 1984.

Original 1984 Blastar title screen by E.R. Musk
Original title — BLASTAR by E.R. Musk
Young Elon Musk at an early computer
December 1984 magazine listing for Blastar
Young Elon Musk and original Blastar gameplay