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==Gameplay== | ==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. | 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). | + | 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. | Fuel usage, gravity, temperature, weight load etc. must be considered during all missions, enhancing the simulation experience. | ||
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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. | 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. | + | 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. |
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*'''Cluebook Based on a Story by:''' T. L. Thompson | *'''Cluebook Based on a Story by:''' T. L. Thompson | ||
*'''Documentation:''' Andrea Smith | *'''Documentation:''' Andrea Smith | ||
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Starflight is a 1986 simulation game for home computers by Binary Systems and Electronic Arts ported to the Sega Mega Drive in 1991.
Contents
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[3]
- 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
Magazine articles
- Main article: Starflight/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #bg92: "1992 Video Game Buyer's Guide" (199x-xx-xx)A database query error has occurred. Did you forget to run your application's database schema updater after upgrading?[5]
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Physical scans
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References
- ↑ File:GamePro US 027.pdf, page 93
- ↑ File:GamePro US 027.pdf, page 39
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Berkey
- ↑ File:Starflight MD US Manual.pdf, page 142
- ↑ ', "October 1991" (; 1991-xx-xx), page 28
- ↑ ', "October 1991" (; 1991-xx-xx), page 20
- ↑ File:CVG UK 119.pdf, page 90
- ↑ File:GamePro US 027.pdf, page 38
- ↑ File:Joypad FR 001.pdf, page 44
- ↑ File:MeanMachines UK 12.pdf, page 72
- ↑ File:SegaPro UK 02.pdf, page 46
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 222
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 128
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 134
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 90
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 22
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 96
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 42
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 38
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 36
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 104
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 44
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 188
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 94
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 79
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 93
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 72
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 140
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 81
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 182
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 52
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 46
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 67
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 25
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 35
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