Acornsoft's Starship Command is a multidirectional shooter released in 1983 for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron.

[1][2] The player assumes the role of captain of a battle starship, charged with defending the frontiers of space from hostile alien ships,[3] which come in two sizes — large and small.

[3] By default, the game will automatically switch between them based on the proximity of enemy vessels but the player can optionally take full control.

Energy will automatically replenish, most quickly if the shields are off and the starship is not moving, but this leaves the player open to attack.

Starship Command reached number one in the BBC games charts replacing Snooker, another Acornsoft title.

[5] It spent one week at the top of the charts before being replaced by another Acornsoft game, Geoff Crammond's Super Invaders.