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I must be some kind of glutton for punishment.
By 1989 there were a diverse selection of Star Trek games available for various consoles and home computers, including the first title based on
Star Trek: The Next Generation; an MS-DOS adventure game called
The Transinium Challenge where you play Commander Riker in charge of a team investigating terrorist attacks in the Aquila system. It was one of the first games to showcase the format that would go on to characterize many of the Star Trek games I remember, such as plotting a course in stellar cartography and leading an away team comprised of party members of your choosing, each of whom has their own unique skillsets.
The Transinium Challenge was also interesting because of its emphasis on diplomacy and puzzle-solving instead of space tactics, and its original extraterrestrial culture, which draws heavy influence from Celtic mythology and folklore.
But no, I had to pick a game for the NES based on
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.To be fair, it's not strictly a red flag when you get a game based on a mediocre, unsuccessful movie. Sometimes passionate and tenacious ...
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