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Old 20-12-2004, 05:03 PM   #1
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Hi There. Great site! Love the good old games available here. There is one game that I cant remember the title of but was hoping it might become available. Basically, you are the captain of a starship that you select the crew for (you can pick different races for each position each with their own strengths and weaknesses) and you can upgrade your ship with better armor, shields, engines, etc. You need to go from planet to planet (i believe the game even included a fold out map of the galaxy) and collect minerals, alien creatures, etc. and trade them for cash, which you can then use to upgrade the ship or train the crew. I remember the you had to put the ship in "standard orbit" and have the science officer scan the planet for what goods it contained and then you selected where on the planet you wanted to land. You could take out a little buggy armed with a laser and a stun gun to deal with any creatures you could find. I really wish I could remember the name of the game and I hope one of you can. I think it was out somewhere between 89-91. Thanks alot!
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Old 20-12-2004, 08:05 PM   #2
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Old 20-12-2004, 08:24 PM   #3
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Hmm...

Sounds like:

Starship...

AAAAAAAAAhhhhhhhh..

Cant remember the name for now...ill go search for it..i know what you mean (at least i think) :angel:
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Old 20-12-2004, 08:35 PM   #4
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this sounds strangely like the topic 'this game needs a name' or whatever
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Old 20-12-2004, 09:48 PM   #5
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star control 1 or 2, maybe?
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Old 21-12-2004, 12:55 AM   #6
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Remotely reminiscent of Wing Commander Privateer...but you couldn't choose your crew or go for a burn on a buggy.
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Old 22-12-2004, 02:42 PM   #7
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Its definitely not starcontrol. And it sounds like the same game spoken about in "this game needs a name" to me as well. I have posted some replies there too.
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Old 22-12-2004, 02:53 PM   #8
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That IS star control 2, everything matches in the description, i know because i'm playing the game now!
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Old 23-12-2004, 08:46 AM   #9
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That IS star control 2, everything matches in the description, i know because i'm playing the game now!
No, I don't think it's Star Control 2 -- sounds very similar, but you can't pick a crew with strengths and weaknesses in Star Control 2. And since he pointed that out specifically, I'd assume it's a similar game but not the same.
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Old 23-12-2004, 10:05 AM   #10
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Could be he was refering to chosing which ships you take onboard the mothership. They each have different abilities and need to be crewed as well.
If you look at it that way you get a 100% match to Star Control 2 (which just happen to be my alltime favourite game ).
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