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− | ''Echoes from the Past'' was prevented from release in Europe as it "[didn't] represent value for money"{{magref|segamaguk|3|10}}{{magref|megatech|28|7}}. A 16-megabit cartridge with battery back-up would have led to the game selling at £59.99 in the UK{{magref|segamaguk|3|10}}. There was also a suggestion that the show itself was only available on satellite TV at the time, limiting its audience{{magref|megatech|28|7}} (although this is not strictly true, as the UK's public broadcaster, the BBC had obtained the rights to the first three seasons and were airing them at the time - seasons 4, 5, 6 and 7 were only available on satellite channel Sky One). | + | ''Echoes from the Past'' was prevented from a planned release{{magref|segapro|31|10}} in Europe as it "[didn't] represent value for money"{{magref|segamaguk|3|10}}{{magref|megatech|28|7}}. A 16-megabit cartridge with battery back-up would have led to the game selling at £59.99 in the UK{{magref|segamaguk|3|10}}. There was also a suggestion that the show itself was only available on satellite TV at the time, limiting its audience{{magref|megatech|28|7}} (although this is not strictly true, as the UK's public broadcaster, the BBC had obtained the rights to the first three seasons and were airing them at the time - seasons 4, 5, 6 and 7 were only available on satellite channel Sky One). |
==Production credits== | ==Production credits== |
Revision as of 14:03, 17 December 2023
- For the unreleased Mega-CD version, see Star Trek: The Next Generation: Echoes from the Past (Mega-CD).
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System(s): Sega Mega Drive | |||||||||||||||
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Developer: MicroProse | |||||||||||||||
Licensor: Paramount Pictures | |||||||||||||||
Sound driver: GEMS | |||||||||||||||
Genre: Adventure | |||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Star Trek: The Next Generation: Echoes from the Past is an adventure game based on the Star Trek: The Next Generation television series. It was released for the Sega Mega Drive exclusively in the Americas in 1994.
A Mega-CD version was planned for later in 1994[3], but cancelled.
Contents
History
Release
Echoes from the Past was prevented from a planned release[4] in Europe as it "[didn't] represent value for money"[3][5]. A 16-megabit cartridge with battery back-up would have led to the game selling at £59.99 in the UK[3]. There was also a suggestion that the show itself was only available on satellite TV at the time, limiting its audience[5] (although this is not strictly true, as the UK's public broadcaster, the BBC had obtained the rights to the first three seasons and were airing them at the time - seasons 4, 5, 6 and 7 were only available on satellite channel Sky One).
Production credits
- Producer: Stewart Kosoy
- With a Lot of Help From: Max Taylor
- Product Manager: Jaime Wojick
- Designers: Randy Angle (Lead), Sergio Vuskavic, Kurt Boutin
- Game Software Engineers: Simon Ffinch (Lead), Dean Grandquist, Randy Angle
- Artists: Russle Comte (Lead), Karen Ffinch, Greg Dyer, Paul Wood, David McGrath, Jim Voytilla, Matt Carlstrom
- Music Composer: Andrew Edlen
- Sound Design: Andrew Edlen (Lead), Randy Angie
- Level Layout: Sergio Vuskovic, Jeffrey Love
- Writers/Game Text: Max Taylor, Dante Anderson, Simon Ffinch, Steve Olson, Vera Chan
- Tool Software Engineer: Don Harlow
- Testers: Tony Lynch (Lead), Atom Ellis (Lieutenant), Darin Johnston (Lieutenant), Dianna Boundy, Greg Fieming, Jason Kuo, Vasily Lewis, Rick Greer, Lawrence Gibson, Ty Johnson, Tim Spengler, Dante Anderson, Simon Lu, Dermot Lyons, Chris Hudak, Steve Bourdet, Janine Cook, Mike Williams, Dusty Bedford, Joanna Pataki, Dave Forster, Crisi Albertson, Ivan Foong, Greg Becksted, Michael Baldwin, Heather Meigs, Max Loeb, John Jansen, Jennifer Brozek, Ben Szymkowiak, John Amirkhan, Lance Nelson, Vince Nason, Christine Watson, Brian Dawson, Daniel Dunn
- Manual: Carol Ann Hanshaw
- Special Thanks To: Mat Genser, Diane Fornasier, Clint Dyer, Andy Probert, Stephen Goldin, Meg Storey, Daniel Lucas, J. White, John Vifian, Jeff Hall, Marc Reynolds, Adrian Jones, Judy Biletnikoff, Rich Keightley, Barbara Gleason, Mark Lindstrom, Neil Hanshaw
- And at Paramount To: Suzie Domnick, Renee Froix
Magazine articles
Promotional material
also published in:
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #59: "June 1994" (1994-xx-xx)[7]
Physical scans
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Technical information
External links
- Sega of America webpage: Mega Drive
References
- ↑ GamePro, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 174
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 7 July 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 86
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sega Magazine, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-15), page 10
- ↑ Sega Pro, "Easter 1994" (UK; 1994-03-24), page 10
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 MegaTech, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-18), page 7
- ↑ File:Star Trek TNG Echoes MD US Manual.pdf, page 9
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 131
- ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "July 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 62
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 34
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 281
- ↑ GamePro, "July 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 56
- ↑ Game Informer, "July/August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 22
- ↑ Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2001-08-27), page 326
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 20
- ↑ Mega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 32
- ↑ Mega Force, "Juillet/Août 1994" (FR; 1994-07-04), page 114
- ↑ MegaTech, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 32
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-05-28), page 72
- ↑ Sega Power, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-05-05), page 58
- ↑ Sega Pro, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-24), page 42
- ↑ Sega Zone, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-xx), page 16
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 25
- ↑ Video Games, "6/94" (DE; 1994-05-25), page 88
- ↑ VideoGames, "August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 82
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