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https://github.com/mhatxotic/starcatch

An old, addictive and very hard point-and-click Macromedia Flash game made in 2013 and now thanks to the Ruffle emulator, it can now be played again, even on a phone or a pad but was originally meant for a desktop and mouse.
https://github.com/mhatxotic/starcatch

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An old, addictive and very hard point-and-click Macromedia Flash game made in 2013 and now thanks to the Ruffle emulator, it can now be played again, even on a phone or a pad but was originally meant for a desktop and mouse.

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# StarCatch



## What is it?



This is an old, addictive and very hard Macromedia Flash game I made in 2013 and now thanks to the [Ruffle emulator](https://github.com/ruffle-rs/ruffle) it can now be played again and it even plays well on a modern smartphone and a pad although it was originally designed for a desktop pc, mouse and browser!



## Play it now…



Hosted right here on GitHub: [https://mhatxotic.github.io/StarCatch](https://mhatxotic.github.io/StarCatch).



## How to play…



* Simply click on all the objects you see. It helps both hand-eye co-ordination.

* Missing an object will decrease your time by 5 seconds and multiplier by a half so don't miss. Time is never docked when the time remaining is under 10 seconds.

* Grabbing stars will increase your score and multiplier.

* Egg-timer objects will greatly increase time.

* Ying-yang objects will greatly increase multiplier.

* Circular objects with arrows suck all the objects into the void and give a fraction of any applicable bonuses.

* Destroy invaders before they leave the screen or they will steal your time, multiplier and score.

* The smaller the object, the higher the gains.

* Destroy invaders in quick succession will grant a multiplier bonus every single hit.

* For each 5 invaders destroyed in quick succession will grant a familiar 'killing spree' rank increasing your time multiplier every single hit.

* Grab 5 or more grouped stars to get a super multiplier bonus.

* Grab 8 or more grouped stars to get a mega multiplier and time bonus.

* Shiny stars act as 5 stars only when clicked directly.

* Get a multiplier and time bonus for every 100 stars accumulated.

* Increasing stages gradually get harder with more and more invaders.

* Gaining time when it is under 10 seconds gives you an extra bonus to time.

* Completing a stage when the remaining time is under 30 seconds resets your time to 30 seconds, else you use the time you finished the stage with.



## Keys…



* `F`: Toggle full-screen mode.

* `H`: High quality mode.

* `L`: Low quality mode.

* `M`: Medium quality mode.

* `P`: Pause the game.

* `Q`: Quit the game.

* `S`: Stop music from playing.



## Issues and other info…



Since Flash is obsolete and one no longer has access to the Flash authoring software, the game can no longer be updated, unless someone knows a way to hack a legal CS6 Web Premimum for Mac to work on a ARM processor via Rosetta.



* The game is 99.9% functional with the Ruffle emulator.

* There is a bug that the background stars may appear off the stage.

* (Ruffle) The title and stage complete music will not loop.

* (Ruffle) The score does not update properly until it changes when starting a new stage.

* (Ruffle) The quality and full-screen keys may not work.

* (Ruffle) There is no thousand separators localisation.



## Credits…



All graphics, music and most sounds were made by myself in Flash and GarageBand.



## Copyright © 2013-2025 Mhatxotic Design.