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DLH: Interstel also made Starflight. i unearthed the manual/disks last summer at my parents' house (note copy protection override hack in evidence):

http://f.cl.ly/items/2b251A1F0r0Z2s0S340m/starflight.jpg

just look at those guys. i studied that photo for hours.

illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 3 February 2016 23:36 (eight years ago) link

yeah but do the ships have bathrooms, though? Otherwise the title seems moot

this was all an irrelevant opening fakeout. after that it was suburbia and aliens were coming thru the toilets i think.

thanks forks! i think i tried it from home of the underdogs somewhere in the mid-00s but never got that running either, not sure if it was "v1.5" or not. the manual, anyway, remains glorious:

If you have just purchased STAR FLEET II or have never played the game before, please read carefully Sections 2 and 3 of the Star Fleet Officer's Manual, Volume 2 (the companion volume to this book) before you attempt to load or use the playing disks.

the companion volume!

denies the existence of dark matter (difficult listening hour), Wednesday, 3 February 2016 23:53 (eight years ago) link

starfleet looks great. to be one of those men. my elvish-to-dwarvish copy-protection code wheel for pool of radiance is a treasured possession, but it's not space.

denies the existence of dark matter (difficult listening hour), Wednesday, 3 February 2016 23:55 (eight years ago) link

flight.

denies the existence of dark matter (difficult listening hour), Wednesday, 3 February 2016 23:57 (eight years ago) link

I always thought Homeworld was beautiful looking. Pity I sucked at it.

koogs, Thursday, 4 February 2016 02:44 (eight years ago) link

four years pass...

The 5th Gen poll reminded me of the game Star Control 2 and I had a huge rush of long-unaccessed memories flood into my brain. It has to be in my top 5 of all time... the music, the melee, the genuinely funny plot, I still feel creepy feelings about the VUX (and the mysterious Androsynth genocide), the Druuge and their slave trade, and the bizarre Mycon.

My first play through was mildly stressful, watching the Pkunk try and reunite with the Yehat once, twice and then finally a third time and I was deprived of my favourite melee ship and had to restart

The second time was enormously stressful... I was a diligent miner and took my time until the Kzer-Za sphere of influence suddenly started waning and winked out and the Kohr-Ah began their cleansing-- again, a restart

I definitely needed a walkthrough and definitely used a "here are where the good planets are" guide... there are few games that have enthralled me as so deeply as this one

flamboyant goon tie included, Sunday, 25 October 2020 00:28 (three years ago) link

theres a very good free fan-made remaster of that game if you want to play it again http://sc2.sourceforge.net/

ciderpress, Sunday, 25 October 2020 00:51 (three years ago) link

Oh yes, I played through that remake! It's excellent

flamboyant goon tie included, Sunday, 25 October 2020 11:40 (three years ago) link


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