There's Klingons on the starboard bow!
Lay in a course, Mister Sulu. You can almost hear the voice. And now, thanks to the enterprising programmer Emanuele Bolognesi, wannabe Captain Kirks can play the 1978 game Super Star Trek in a gorgeously overhauled audiovisual form.is a remake / conversion of the strategy game Super Star Trek, written by Bob Leedom and David Ahl and published in the book BASIC Computer Games in 1978.
The mechanics are simple but the game is fun and the vibes here are immaculate. The goal is to find and destroy a Klingon invasion fleet before time runs out, with the game randomly choosing a starting position on a 64-square grid and the Enterprise able to warp freely between them and engage Klingon ships at will. If you're in an empty sector you can use long-range sensors to scan nearby sectors, then activate the warp engines to jump around.
After combat the Kingons will attack back and, perfectly, the Enterprise can be partially damaged, which means finding a Starbase to repair at and getting Uhuru to initiate docking procedures. Even more surprising is that, as the game progresses, you'll find the Klingons targeting these bases so you can't repair. There are even multiple difficulty levels: Not bad for something written 35 years ago.
The nostalgia hit with this one is enormous. It's a brilliantly realised project that takes a relatively simple older game and renders it irresistible once more with an audiovisual overhaul, all adding up to that jolt of happiness as you say"Mister Spock, full scan of the region." Time to boldly go where no man has gone before.Sign up to get the best content of the week, and great gaming deals, as picked by the editors.
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