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[Borodin]

Originally posted by Timpsi@Jan 3 2005, 11:24 AM
Actually, people are trying, like for example those at http://www.starflight3.net/

However, it seems that and the others I came across are not going to be completed soon, if at all.

I should have been clearer. I meant, it's astonishing no commercial developers have jumped on the idea of a new Starflight title. But then, I also feel that way about Star Control, Quest for Glory, Darklands, and even Hyperspeed (an excellent Microprose title which did poorly for lack of advanced promotion). I would think the guys at Toys for Bob or the Coles would have difficulty in lining up development support, but clearly they do.

-Back to the matter at hand. Unfortunately, the likelihood of a Starflight 3 is small. The new development team, an avocational one, is pragmatic:

"Since we're doing this in our spare time we don't know when completion will be. People join and people leave all the time, sometimes not getting anything done for us and sometimes not submitting what they have done, resulting in setbacks. This is one of the negatives of an internet-based fan project and everyone will just have to be patient. When the game is close to completion and release, believe us, you'll know."

That's well and good, and I wish them the best. But they're still pre-alpha, and they've been at it since 2000, by their own figures; possibly earlier.

[Veloxi]

Hi there, just found your excellent site, but noticed it doesn't have three of the BEST games of all time:

Starflight
Starflight 2: Trade Routes of the Cloud Nebula
Sentinel Worlds: Future Magic Volume 1

The additions of these would have me donatin' some fundage in no time.

[skaven510]

You have some great games on this site. I just thought those two gems should be added as well.

[Luchsen]

Starflight | 1986 | Electronic Arts | [APPROVED]
Starflight 2: Trade Routes of the Cloud Nebula | 1989 | Electronic Arts | [APPROVED]

[Dave]

Starflight (1986) by Electronic Arts, Inc.
Abandonware

Starflight 2: Trade Routes of the Cloud Nebula (1989) by Electronic Arts, Inc.
Abandonware

[Japo]

Great. This was the precursor of Star Control II, :w00t: and Star Control 3 basically plagiarized its story from here. :not_ok: There is a Starflight III, only named diferently because it wasn't distributed by the company owning I and II BUT yes it was made by the programmers of I and II, so it's SF3 anyway you see it except for the name. It's called Protostar and is AW and already on the site. k:

[Luchsen]

Split off from What Oldies Would You Like To See On Abandonia?

Starflight | 1986 | Electronic Arts [APPROVED]
Starflight 2: Trade Routes of the Cloud Nebula | 1989 | Electronic Arts [APPROVED]
Sentinel Worlds I: Future Magic | 1988 | Electronic Arts [APPROVED]

[Solcutter]

Im looking for the name of an old game my father and I used to play all of the time. Never finished it, but still it was an awesome game.

The whole concept was your mission was to find a new colony for your civilization. the star of the system your home is at is going nova. you start out with a ship, and can upgrade its shields, weapons, engines, ect.
The exploration part was going through different solar systems, and landing on worlds to find minerals to gather and take back to get more upgrades. you could also find scraps of logs from other races. ruins native life forms, ect.
the copy protection from the game was cool. if you had a pirated version of the game, the intergalactic police came after you and tried to destroy your ship. you could beat them, but it was a major pain in the but to repair all the damage caused by them.

I know there was a sequel to the game many years later. I never played it. If anyone can give me any clues, i would appreciate it.

[Juanca]

looks like
Star control 2
and the sequel is
Star control 3

there is also a prequel
Star control 1

all at abandonia and are abandonware

[Japo]

Just in case it's not one of the SC games... Was the game about exploration with a single ship only, or also about founding colonies and expanding an empire?