Starflight

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Starflight

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Electronic Arts (US,EU,AU) Tec Toy (BR)

Developer: BlueSky Software

Distributor: Hent Gruppen (SE rental), Tec Toy (BR)

Original system(s): IBM PC

Developer(s) of original games: Binary Systems

Genre: Simulation

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1991-10-07^[1]	$69.9569.95^[2]	701401
EU	1991-11		E013SMXI
PT	1991
UK	1991-10-09^[3]	£39.9939.99^[4]	E013SMXI
SE (Rental)	199x
AU	199x
BR	199x

Non-Sega versions
Amiga Atari ST Commodore 64 IBM PC Macintosh

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Starflight is a Sega Mega Drive space adventure simulation game developed by BlueSky Software and published by Electronic Arts. A port of the titular 1986 Binary Systems computer game Starflight, it was first released in the United States in October 1991, and was brought to Europe the following month. Sometime later, it was published in Brazil by Tec Toy, and in Australia by Electronic Arts.

Gameplay

You control an astronaut in a space program who uses the program's limited funds to set up a spaceflight that completes a variety of missions. You do this by first building your crew and ship, then taking them off into space to explore.

Completing these missions gives the player MU (monetary units). Other very important sources of MU are digging for metals and suggestion planets colonization.

Fuel usage, gravity, temperature, weight load etc. must be considered during all missions, enhancing the simulation experience.

Compared to the PC original, most of the graphics have been updated. The game came with a space map as pack-in. The instruction manual contains the story of a starship captain, which can be used as a walkthrough, although not every item location was revealed.

It should be noted that the player is never forced to actually complete a mission, one might fly and explore as long as there are enough resources. The game however has an ending that requires a sequence of discoveries to be made: Uncover the reasons for the so called "flaring" phenomena and destroy the source of it.

History

Legacy

The game got a sequel called Starflight 2: Trade Routes of the Cloud Nebula, but it was never ported to a Sega system.

Production credits

Producer: Christopher Erhardt
Associate Producer: Roland Kippenhan III
Assistant Producer: Steve Matulac
Programmers: Richard Karpp, Keith Freiheit, Antony Ignacio
Technical Director: Jesse Taylor
Game Graphics: Geoffrey Knobel, Rahim Mehra, David Fenderson
Music and Sound Composition: Michael Bartlow
Sound and Music Driver: Rob Hubbard, Michael Bartlow
Manual Art: Alan Okamoto
Technical Drawings: Adrian Bourne
Product Management: David Bamberger, Rob Sears
Art Director: Nancy Waisanen
Cover Art: John Berkey
Package Design: William Gin
Documentation Layout: Robert Gin
Testing: Steve Matulac, Gerald Mclane, Mike Wallas
Quality Assurance: Hunter Smith, Manny Granillo
Cluebook Based on a Story by: T. L. Thompson
Documentation: Andrea Smith

Source:

US manual^[5]

Magazine articles

Main article: Starflight/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #27: "October 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #bg92: "1992 Video Game Buyer's Guide" (199x-xx-xx)^[6]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #32: "March 1992" (1992-xx-xx)^[7]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

40

^[8]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

75

^[9]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

82

^[10]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

91

^[11]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

63

^[12]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

91

^[13]

Game Power (IT)

89

^[14]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

96

^[15]

Games-X (UK)

90

^[16]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

89

^[17]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

90

^[18]

Joystick (FR)

91

^[19]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

56

^[20]

Mega (UK)

79

^[21]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

70

^[22]

Mean Machines (UK)

94

^[23]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

94

^[24]

Player One (FR)

90

^[25]

Power Play (DE)

84

^[26]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

62

^[4]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

83

^[27]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

82

^[28]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

76

^[29]

Video Games (DE)

82

^[30]

	81
Based on 24 reviews

Starflight

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual Poster

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual Poster

Mega Drive, PT

Mega Drive, SE (rental; Hent; black)
Cover

Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, BR
Cover

Technical information

Main article: Starflight/Technical information.

References

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[:File:GamePro_US_027.pdf_p93-1] GamePro, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 93

[:File:GamePro_US_027.pdf_p39-2] GamePro, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 39

[3] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1991-10-07), page 19

[:File:SegaPower_UK_26.pdf_p52-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Sega Power, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-05), page 52

[:File:Starflight_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p142-5] File:Starflight MD US Manual.pdf, page 142

[:File:EGM_US_BuyersGuide_1992.pdf_p28-6] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "1992 Video Game Buyer's Guide" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 28

[:File:EGM_US_032.pdf_p20-7] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 20

[8] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 222

[:File:ASM_DE_1992-02.pdf_p128-9] Aktueller Software Markt, "Februar 1992" (DE; 1992-01-10), page 128

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p134-10] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 134

[:File:CVG_UK_119.pdf_p90-11] Computer & Video Games, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-15), page 90

[:File:EGM_US_028.pdf_p22-12] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1991" (US; 1991-1x-xx), page 22

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p96-13] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 96

[:File:GamePower_IT_07.pdf_p42-14] Game Power, "Giugno 1992" (IT; 1992-0x-xx), page 42

[:File:GamePro_US_027.pdf_p38-15] GamePro, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 38

[:File:GamesX_UK_25.pdf_p36-16] Games-X, "10th-16th October 1991" (UK; 1991-10-10), page 36

[:File:GameInformer_US_095.pdf_p104-17] Game Informer, "March 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 104

[:File:Joypad_FR_001.pdf_p44-18] Joypad, "Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-17), page 44

[:File:Joystick_FR_019.pdf_p188-19] Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 188

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p94-20] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:Mega_UK_23.pdf_p79-21] Mega, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-21), page 79

[:File:MegaForce_FR_02.pdf_p93-22] Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-13), page 93

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_12.pdf_p72-23] Mean Machines, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-08-29), page 72

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p140-24] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_014.pdf_p81-25] Player One, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 81

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-12.pdf_p182-26] Power Play, "12/91" (DE; 1991-11-13), page 182

[:File:SegaPro_UK_02.pdf_p46-27] Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 46

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p67-28] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67

[29] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 25

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1991-04.pdf_p35-30] Video Games, "4/91" (DE; 1991-12-06), page 35

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Starflight

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Contents

Gameplay

History

Legacy

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References