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Avatard

11-11-2005, 03:29 PM

I'm in the mood for a Start Trek game. What all are my options? I have the 25th anniversary NES one and ST:TNG on SNES. None of those are too my liking. They are just too hard to enjoy, even though digging through the computer on the SNES one is a lot of fun. Also I have ST: Starfleet Acadamy, I liked it ok, too bad I can't find it now. What are some games worth my time on the PC?

kevin_psx

11-11-2005, 03:32 PM

DS9 - The Fallen was a fun game

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004SUK6/

Ed Oscuro

11-11-2005, 04:03 PM

Deep Space 9: Crossroads of Time got decent enough reviews; I haven't played more than a minute of it but what I saw was a platformer with beat-em-up elements...come to think of it, my inital look didn't last long enough to see any enemies.

*plays through it some more*

Hmm, this is a pretty darn good representation of Deep Space 9 in 2D.

http://home.comcast.net/~edoscuro/gen_st_ds9_crossroads_garak.png

For PC titles, the old 25th Anniversary game seemed pretty good (have had a copy myself, one of the first PC games I played, actually), and the two Elite Force FPS titles are quite good as well.

boatofcar

11-11-2005, 04:13 PM

Ed Oscuro

11-11-2005, 04:22 PM

Well, I do know of Captain's Chair, but that's from quite a bit later.

googlefest1

11-11-2005, 04:25 PM

i thought startek judgement rights on PC was great

gepeto

11-11-2005, 04:43 PM

I loved the fallen
bridge commander
and elite forces 1&2

kevin_psx

11-11-2005, 04:59 PM

I remember when cd roms first came out in the early 90's, there was a Star Trek "game" where you could just walk around a starship. I remember thinking it was so cool, but I don't know if it had a plot or not. Anybody know what I'm talking about?

Not a game. It was a Computerized version of the Technical Manual that was released 1991. When the show ended in 1994 - they dumped the manual to CD - and added that bonus feature of exploring the ship.

Today it looks primitive (160x100 - tiny little window) & the explorable part is not that great - cause you see more just watching the show! Bought it last year and quickly sold it.

SuperShark

11-11-2005, 05:05 PM

One of my all time fav StarTrek games on the PC was actually StarTrek: Klingon. If you have what it takes to enjoy a fun FMV game with lots of puzzles and point-and-click style adventures, this is a great game. It also give you a chance to fell what it is like to be a Klingon with a good storyline, and it even comes with a Klingon Dictionary type thing so you can lear even more and learn to speak Klingon!

Another simular title that I have not played in a LONG time, but remember enjoying very much, and heck Id proably like it 20 times more now that I am older and could follow directions and solve the puzzles more easily, was StarTrek: Borg. THis game puts you into conflict with the Borg, and I dont remember the whole storyline well enogh to try to say much more. You ron into Q a LOT in this game too, I remember that, mostly when you mess up. He's right there ready to tell you that you messed up and to snap his fingers to take you back in time to try again and again till you get it right or he gets fed up with you and shuts the game off for you! Great game from what I can remember, me and my bro worked together and beat it once, many a year ago.

Many think that most all FMV games suck, but I MUST recomende Klingon, great game, I need to play it again some day.

BTW, if ya got a GameGear, a great game for a quick StarTrek fix is IMHO Generations. I love it, very fun. Fly the ship in battles, take controle of crew to save crewmates, fix the wireing or blow up, becode the message's signal, fun and fast game, Ive beaten it several times, and you cant ever Beat the game without seeing the movie and knowing a couple of things about the ST universe. Fast and fun, and its goten me coming back a few times before to play again, though there really is nothing diffrent and therefore not a whole lot of replay value besides the fun and quick fix.

YoshiM

11-11-2005, 05:14 PM

I remember when cd roms first came out in the early 90's, there was a Star Trek "game" where you could just walk around a starship. I remember thinking it was so cool, but I don't know if it had a plot or not. Anybody know what I'm talking about?

Well, there's Star Trek Interactive Technical Manual but I don't think it lets you do a full tour. Basically it uses Quicktime VR to allow you to check out various sets from the show. Commander Riker can also take you on a tour. This came out in late 1994, if I'm not mistaken.

Another game that came to mind was Star Trek: Borg where you were a young officer whose father was killed at Wolf 359 by the Borg. Q gives you the opportunity to go back in time and try and save the starship your father was on. I played the demo once (and it locked up on me) and I think you could go from place to place Myst-style (I remember stepping into the turbolift and trying to figure out the panel as it was one of the many puzzles in the game). I could be wrong, though. Basically an FMV game.

That help?

roushimsx

11-11-2005, 05:38 PM

I didn't much care for Star Trek Klingon, but I did like Star Trek Borg a good bit.

On a sidenote, Klingon Honor Guard was a good letdown (didn't make very good use of the Unreal engine) :( I was really expecting something golden but it was a fairly generic fps. I'd say it's on par in quality and letdown-factor to Blood 2: The Chosen.

Deep Space Nine - The Fallen was quite awesome, on the other hand. I've been meaning to check out The Collective's Buffy game (don't care for the show, but I'm willing to check out just about anything from the developers after The Fallen). The branches you go out on from using the three different characters aren't that drastic, but they're still pretty interesting.

I also really liked Star Trek 25th Anniversary on PC.

Elite Force was surprisingly awesome but way too short. I think you can find it bundled with the expansion for like $10 now a days, and I have no idea how much the sequel is (I never picked it up because I didn't want to wind up with another really short game for ~$50). One of these days I'll have to pick it up. I liked the subtle effects that your decisions would sometimes have, such as early on when you can save a few lives or not by performing certian actions. Didn't change the story at all, but it was a nice addition that added to the atmosphere.

Hall of Shame
Oh man, I just have to add my least favorite in here as well:
Star Trek New Worlds.

Sweet mother of god was that an incredible piece of shit.

edit - Added "On a sidenote" since it previously sounded like I was mixing Klingon Honor Guard up with Star Trek Klingon.

Avatard

11-11-2005, 05:48 PM

Hmm, all these suggestions and I still don't have a good idea of which I'd want to try.

What are the FPS options? And are they good?

What are the RTSish options? And are they good?

I seem to recall one sorta like a RTS where you'd fly the ship and fight in 3rd person space combat and it was pretty cool.

Haoie

11-11-2005, 05:53 PM

I can't believe nobody thinks of ST: Invasion.

A total must have if you're a fan of Colony Wars like me.

3D space combat if you don't know it. Got the voices of Picard and Worf in it, for fun.

CaryMG

11-11-2005, 06:18 PM

Here ya go, Avatard ....

1] "BORG" (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/star-trek-borg/cover-art/gameCoverId,4680/) -- PC

2] "Klingon" (http://www.mobygames.com/game/win3x/star-trek-klingon/cover-art/gameCoverId,9440/) -- PC

3] "StarFleet Academy" (http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/star-trek-starfleet-academy/screenshots) -- SNES

4] "The 25th Anniversary" (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/star-trek-25th-anniversary/screenshots) -- AMIGA

5] "Judgement Rites" (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/star-trek-judgment-rites/screenshots) -- PC

Ed Oscuro

11-11-2005, 06:21 PM

What are the FPS options? And are they good?
Elite Force 1 & 2. Quite good. Not as pretty as the newest games out, but I believe both use the Quake III engine, and the first was developed by Raven, the second by Ritual. Both very nice.

SoulBlazer

11-11-2005, 07:19 PM

Birth of the Federation has always been a favorite of mine, it's a fun strategy game set in the ST universe.

Elite Force 1 and 2 are very good FPS's.

If you want a more 'stealthy' game, Away Team is decent.

Bridge Commander is another favorite of mine, great fun. That game is action, shooting up ships.

The Starfleet Command games are based on the old table based game, great fun.

And if you like real time strategy, the Armada games are great.

Invasion for the PS is a decent action game as well.

The classics are 25th Anniversary and Judgement Rites for the PC. They work fine in DosBOX.

But 25th Anniversary for the NES a is a great game also!

kevin_psx

11-11-2005, 10:04 PM

I can't believe nobody thinks of ST: Invasion. A total must have if you're a fan of Colony Wars like me.

Truly a good sim like colony wars? I hear lots of bad things about Trek space combat.

diskoboy

11-11-2005, 10:32 PM

Star Trek - The Arcade game in MAME :D

Kai

11-11-2005, 10:34 PM

I also really liked Star Trek 25th Anniversary on PC.

I love that game. Especially the comments from McCoy when you try to shoot him with the phaser.

".....(sigh)..Put that damn thing away, Jim"

SuperShark

11-11-2005, 11:12 PM

Star Trek - The Arcade game in MAME :D

Yes! Very fun, and a classic, and it's FREE, only it is to dang short. PLay for not even 10 mins and you get a 'you beat the game, game over' screen.

SuperShark

11-11-2005, 11:12 PM

:embarrassed: Double Post :)

SoulBlazer

11-11-2005, 11:25 PM

How about the TOS and TNG Pinball games? Those are fun as all heck. :)

Jorpho

11-11-2005, 11:27 PM

http://www.gamespot.com/features/startrek_hs/
Rather outdated, but very comprehensive as far as it goes. A lot of these can still be purchased at http://www.starvector.com for reasonable prices, by the way.

I've heard good things about Klingon Honor Guard, an FPS which is not the same as ST: Klingon. It's available at Underdogs.

Is the SNES TNG game much different from A Final Unity? I know the NES game is original (and quite well regarded).

And what ever happened to Star Trek ConQuest? Looked quite intriguing, vanished quite quickly.

SoulBlazer

11-11-2005, 11:30 PM

Now, I LOVED Final Unity (and my second CD based game I ever bought, first being Command and Conquer) but ST:TNG for the SNES (has a subname) was only average. It's long, plodding, rather slow, a whole bunch of missions linked together where you just walk around and the password system was a ass!

The GB one is decent, though.

Stringfellow

11-12-2005, 10:51 AM

One game I really got into was Starfleet Academy for the PC. I know the SNES version was mentioned but the PC version was very different.

dreamcaster

11-12-2005, 11:47 AM

Star Trek: Starfleet Command (PC) and Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (SNES) get my vote.

CaryMG

11-13-2005, 08:58 AM

Here's every "Star Trek" game ever made.

It goes from 1976 to 2008.

The Compleat "Star Trek" Game List (http://gaming.trekpulse.com/chrono_list.html)

Enjoy!

Later!
:) :) :)

Jorpho

11-13-2005, 01:47 PM

ubersaurus

11-13-2005, 03:24 PM

My fav was Starfleet Academy on SNES and 32X.

Though I did enjoy the old EGA Trek game.

SuperShark

11-13-2005, 03:59 PM

One game I really got into was Starfleet Academy for the PC. I know the SNES version was mentioned but the PC version was very different.

Yes, they are VERY diffrent when it comes to, well, everything! Sound quality, Graphics (PC version actualy has pics of real actors, and awsome 3-dimensional models for ships that show damage a bit), and to a lesser degree, gameplay. I have played the SNES version, didnt interest me much. Take a look at snapshots of the SNES version to the 32X version, night and day man. 32X version, got it, OK. PC version, got it, Great!

SuperShark

11-13-2005, 04:02 PM

Say, has anyone ever seen the big Star Trek Voyager arcade game? It was quite odd to see an arcade game based on Star Trek, let alone a huge sit-down cabinet based on one of its less popular variants.

I have seen it. Used to have it at a local movie theater near me, they recently got rid of it though. I thought is was slightly odd though, to use Voyager out of all the series, make it so big, make it a sit down game, and it was a shooter where you hold the guns in yo hand which made me fell like I should be standing, yet at the same time, it is fun to be lazy. :P

boatofcar

11-13-2005, 05:20 PM

shopkins

11-14-2005, 09:32 PM

Say, has anyone ever seen the big Star Trek Voyager arcade game? It was quite odd to see an arcade game based on Star Trek, let alone a huge sit-down cabinet based on one of its less popular variants.

They had that at my local Wal-Mart and I played it quite a bit. Since I didn't really like Voyager I sometimes couldn't help "accidentally" hitting a crew member, but I thought the game was pretty fun.

My favorites, of the ones I've played, would be the 25th Anniversary Game for the NES and Elite Force. I also liked the DS9 game for SNES, but for some reason got stuck or frustrated with it and couldn't finish it.

Jorpho

11-15-2005, 08:06 AM

The Macintosh thread brought to mind that fine old game, Rescue! (http://www.traud.de/rescue/). It's similar to EGA trek (and its various text-based ancestors), but it's faster and more action-oriented.

Avatard

11-15-2005, 01:09 PM

Shopkins, I know what you mean. There is one part where there is this ledge that no matter how much you try to grab it you go right through it. But when you beat the boss you can come back and grab it. Figuring that out was 1 of 2 times I've called NP hotline. Thats just a bad bad design, I had no idea that killing some boss father in the game would make this ledge "grabable" without some kinda visual clue. Also running all around the decks of DS9 looking for a isolinear chip stuck in a wall wasn't my idea of fun.

Kim Possible

11-15-2005, 10:34 PM

Sheesh. The best Star Trek game is STAR TREK: Strategic Operations Simulator for the VCS. I can play it for hours and not get bored.

The NES games are ok, but I've not played a good one since those.