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Space Ace hits different when it boots instantly in your browser. Released in 1984 on the Sony PSP, this interactive movie classic from Digital Leisure is ready the second you press start — no downloads, no setup.
It was unveiled in October 1983, just four months after the Dragon's Lair game, followed by a limited release in December 1983 and a wide release on April 29, 1984. Space Ace is a LaserDisc video game produced by Bluth Group, Cinematronics and Advanced Microcomputer Systems.
Space Ace
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| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| D-Pad Up | ↑ | D-Pad up |
| D-Pad Down | ↓ | D-Pad down |
| D-Pad Left | ← | D-Pad left |
| D-Pad Right | → | D-Pad right |
| ✕ Cross | Z | Bottom face |
| ○ Circle | X | Right face |
| □ Square | A | Left face |
| △ Triangle | S | Top face |
| L | Q | Left shoulder |
| R | W | Right shoulder |
| Start | Space | Start |
| Select | V | Select |
| Analog Up | I | Analog up |
| Analog Down | K | Analog down |
| Analog Left | J | Analog left |
| Analog Right | L | Analog right |
🎮 PSP controls
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| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Analog Up | W | Analog up |
| Analog Down | S | Analog down |
| Analog Left | A | Analog left |
| Analog Right | D | Analog right |
| D-Pad Up | ArrowUp | D-Pad up |
| D-Pad Down | ArrowDown | D-Pad down |
| D-Pad Left | ArrowLeft | D-Pad left |
| D-Pad Right | ArrowRight | D-Pad right |
| Cross | J | Bottom face |
| Circle | K | Right face |
| Square | U | Left face |
| Triangle | I | Top face |
| L | Q | Left shoulder |
| R | E | Right shoulder |
| Start | F | Start |
| Select | Shift | Select |
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The Story Behind Space Ace
Alternatively, an MPEG-2 video stream and Ogg Vorbis audio stream can be substituted for the laserdisc. Space Ace was also released for the Super NES by Absolute Entertainment in 1994 under the same name. Numerous versions of Space Ace were created for home computers and game systems, most of which attempted to mimic the arcade version's lushly animated hand-drawn footage, with varying degrees of success.
A port for the Sega Saturn was to be released in November 1995, but was cancelled for unknown reasons. The animation for Space Ace was produced by the same team that tackled the earlier Dragon's Lair, headed by ex-Disney animator Don Bluth. Space Ace II: Borf's Revenge is a continuation of the home computer version of Space Ace, mostly featuring content that could not fit in available storage space on said version.
How Space Ace Plays
Most scenes also have separate, horizontally flipped versions. A short-lived cartoon series based on Space Ace was produced in 1984 as part of the Saturday Supercade cartoon block (which was composed of animated shorts based on then-current video games) with Ace voiced by Jim Piper, Dexter voiced by Sparky Marcus, Kimberly voiced by Nancy Cartwright, and Commander Borf voiced by Arthur Burghardt. In August 2013, the game was made available through Steam.
It was later released on the Sega CD in 1994. Numerous versions of Space Ace were created for home computers and game systems, most of which attempted to mimic the arcade version's lushly animated hand-drawn footage, with varying degrees of success. There is also the occasional option to either temporarily have the character transform into his adult form or remain as a boy with different styles of challenge.
Why Players Still Load It Up
You could surely train a monkey to do the same thing". A reviewer for Next Generation gave the PC version two out of five stars, commenting that "Don Bluth's LaserDisc classic remains an entertaining cartoon attached to the antithesis of interactivity. ... Space Ace does manage to come out looking and sounding almost exactly like the original arcade adventure, but in the end, that's not necessarily a good thing".
In their review of the Sega CD version, GamePro gave the game an overall score of 3.9 out of 5, remarking that the game 'unfortunately highlights the color bleeding of the Sega CD', but praised the story, voicing, and music, and concluded "Space Ace is great for animation buffs or gamers who enjoyed Dragon's Lair". Power Unlimited reviewed the cd-i version and game the game a 91% summarizing: "In this eye-catching interactive cartoon you do not control a character, but the course of events. Unique, but only suitable for speed freaks."
Space Ace — Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a controller to play Space Ace?
No. Keyboard controls work out of the box (see the controls panel), and any USB or Bluetooth gamepad is detected automatically.
Who developed Space Ace?
Development was handled by Don Bluth / Digital Leisure, with Digital Leisure publishing the release.
Where can I buy the original Space Ace?
See the "Other Places You Can Get This Game" section below the article for legitimate places to buy real-world versions.
What console was Space Ace released on?
Digital Leisure shipped Space Ace for the Sony PSP back in 1984, and this page runs that release.