Difference between revisions of "Star Trek: The Next Generation: Echoes from the Past"

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For the unreleased Mega-CD version, see Star Trek: The Next Generation: Echoes from the Past (Mega-CD).

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Star Trek: The Next Generation: Echoes from the Past

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Sega

Developer: MicroProse

Licensor: Paramount Pictures

Sound driver: GEMS

Genre: Adventure

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1994-03^[1]	$59.9959.99^[2]	1313
BR	199x		046220

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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.

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

Source:

US manual^[6]

Magazine articles

Main article: Star Trek: The Next Generation: Echoes from the Past/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #58: "May 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #59: "June 1994" (1994-xx-xx)^[7]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[8]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

63

^[9]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2 (RU)

80

^[10]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

81

^[2]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[11]

Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2 (RU)

70

^[12]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

NTSC-U

43

^[13]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

70

^[14]

Mega Force (FR)

NTSC-U

69

^[15]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-U

47

^[16]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-U

79

^[17]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-U

52

^[18]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

52

^[19]

Sega Zone (UK)

NTSC-U

82

^[20]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

86

^[21]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-U

78

^[22]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[23]

	70
Based on 17 reviews

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

Main article: Star Trek: The Next Generation: Echoes from the Past/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
↑ 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

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Echoes from the Past
	Main page \| Maps \| Magazine articles \| Video coverage \| Reception \| Region coding \| Technical information \| Bootlegs Prototypes: 1993-12-28 \| 12-29 \| 1994-01-03 \| 01-10 \| 01-18 \| 01-25 \| 01-26 \| 02-01

Star Trek games for Sega systems
	Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator (1982) \| Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (unreleased)
	Star Trek: The Next Generation: Echoes from the Past (1994) \| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Crossroads of Time (1995) \| Star Trek (unreleased)
	Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Advanced Holodeck Tutorial (1994) \| Star Trek Generations: Beyond the Nexus (1994)
	Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Starship Bridge Simulator (1995)
	Star Trek: New Worlds (unreleased)

[:File:GamePro_US_056.pdf_p174-1] GamePro, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 174

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0707.pdf_p86-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 7 July 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 86

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_03.pdf_p10-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Sega Magazine, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-15), page 10

[:File:SegaPro_UK_31.pdf_p10-4] Sega Pro, "Easter 1994" (UK; 1994-03-24), page 10

[:File:MegaTech_UK_28.pdf_p7-5] 5.0 ^5.1 MegaTech, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-18), page 7

[:File:Star_Trek_TNG_Echoes_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p9-6] File:Star Trek TNG Echoes MD US Manual.pdf, page 9

[:File:EGM_US_059.pdf_p131-7] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 131

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_22.pdf_p62-8] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "July 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 62

[:File:EGM_US_059.pdf_p34-9] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 34

[10] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 281

[:File:GamePro_US_060.pdf_p56-11] GamePro, "July 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 56

[12] Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2001-08-27), page 326

[13] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 20

[:File:Mega_UK_21.pdf_p32-14] Mega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 32

[:File:MegaForce_FR_30.pdf_p114-15] Mega Force, "Juillet/Août 1994" (FR; 1994-07-04), page 114

[:File:MegaTech_UK_30.pdf_p32-16] MegaTech, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 32

[:File:MeanMachinesSega21UK.pdf_p72-17] Mean Machines Sega, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-05-28), page 72

[:File:SegaPower_UK_56.pdf_p58-18] Sega Power, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-05-05), page 58

[:File:SegaPro_UK_33.pdf_p42-19] Sega Pro, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-24), page 42

[:File:SegaZone_UK_19.pdf_p16-20] Sega Zone, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-xx), page 16

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

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-06.pdf_p88-22] Video Games, "6/94" (DE; 1994-05-25), page 88

[:File:VideoGames_US_67.pdf_p82-23] VideoGames, "August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 82

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-A [[Sega Mega-CD]] version was planned{{magref|segamaguk|3|10}}, but cancelled.
+==History==
+===Release===
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+*'''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
+| source=US manual
+| pdf=Star Trek TNG Echoes MD US Manual.pdf
+| pdfpage=9
+| console=MD
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+}}
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+==Technical information==
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Technical information}}
+==External links==
+* Sega of America webpage: [https://web.archive.org/web/19980629073134/http://www.sega.com:80/products/games/00397.html Mega Drive]
 ==References==
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+{{STTNGEftPOmni}}
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Difference between revisions of "Star Trek: The Next Generation: Echoes from the Past"

From Sega Retro

Latest revision as of 17:37, 15 April 2024

Contents

History

Release

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

External links

References