Creating a new "Star Trek Enterprise" game for the
Creating a new "Star Trek Enterprise" game for the
For the past couple of days I've been thinking about creating a new game for the Vic 20 based on the TV series Star Trek Enterprise. I was thinking it would be based on the Mirror Darkly episode. I would most likely have to write it in Basic since I'm not all that good with machine language yet. But I was thinking maybe some of you people might have some useful input for me. I'm thinking the Vic might be able to play some of the ENTERPRISE theme. I would love to do this for the fun and benefit of all Vic 20 fans.
Are you thinking of doing a text adventure game? that would be a very good for a star-treck game, after all star trek is very much about the story line and plots.
However, one down side of text adventure here is that if you base it too much on an episode, people who already known that episode will find it too easy or maybe even boring?
One way would be to keep the characters (friend and foe from star trek), but build your own story line and plots-goals?
Or... you could pretty much keep with the episode story but have a game that could branch off into several alternative endings?
However, one down side of text adventure here is that if you base it too much on an episode, people who already known that episode will find it too easy or maybe even boring?
One way would be to keep the characters (friend and foe from star trek), but build your own story line and plots-goals?
Or... you could pretty much keep with the episode story but have a game that could branch off into several alternative endings?
LOve the idea of another Star Trek game for the VIC 20. So far the only ones that I've played that have been any good at all are the Star Trek Cartridge (which is pretty good IMO), and 3D Time Trek (which is a star trek inspired game I suppose). The trouble is 3D Time tRek has some nice graphics and sound effects, but there isn't much game included.
I am pretty rubbish at programming, so I can't be any help in that department. What memory configuration were you thinking of? Reckon you may need at least 8K to do it justice.
I am pretty rubbish at programming, so I can't be any help in that department. What memory configuration were you thinking of? Reckon you may need at least 8K to do it justice.
I may get an 8k cartridge or something. But right now I only have some regular Vic 20's. I might do a text adventure but I was originally thinking that I'd use graphics of some kind. No matter what though I definately want to use the Enterprise theme in it.16KVIC20 wrote:LOve the idea of another Star Trek game for the VIC 20. So far the only ones that I've played that have been any good at all are the Star Trek Cartridge (which is pretty good IMO), and 3D Time Trek (which is a star trek inspired game I suppose). The trouble is 3D Time tRek has some nice graphics and sound effects, but there isn't much game included.
I am pretty rubbish at programming, so I can't be any help in that department. What memory configuration were you thinking of? Reckon you may need at least 8K to do it justice.
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Hi Frank
I will love to see a new Star Trek based game for vic 20.
I am a huge Star Trek fan
just looove the old Willam Shatner series (TOS) from the sixties.
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I will love to see a new Star Trek based game for vic 20.
I am a huge Star Trek fan
just looove the old Willam Shatner series (TOS) from the sixties.[Edit:Spelling]
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I remember a Star Trek game from the late 80s/early 90s which featured original series characters. Each time you went to a specific area the appropriate characters head popped up on screen eg, if you went to science, Spock would pop up. This obviously wasn't for the VIC 20, but I don't know which system it was for, does anybody else? I only ever saw it once, it was being demonstrated in a shop, I thought it was pretty amazing. I don't think it was for Amiga or ST.
OK, thanks Mike, I'll take a look. Great if there's a C64 version, I'll have to hunt it down for nostalgia.
Well yes, that's definitely the game, so thanks. I remember I use dto have an Amiga Star Trek game (I think it was a public domain game) which featured what sounded like actual samples of the sounds featured in the original series. It was pretty good, but I remember it had bugs.
Having seen screen shots from the C64 version of rebel universe it must have been the ST or dos version that I saw.
There was also the 25th anniversary game.16KVIC20 wrote:OK, thanks Mike, I'll take a look. Great if there's a C64 version, I'll have to hunt it down for nostalgia.
Well yes, that's definitely the game, so thanks. I remember I use dto have an Amiga Star Trek game (I think it was a public domain game) which featured what sounded like actual samples of the sounds featured in the original series. It was pretty good, but I remember it had bugs.
Having seen screen shots from the C64 version of rebel universe it must have been the ST or dos version that I saw.
I have that one for the Amiga 1200/4000.Frank wrote:There was also the 25th anniversary game.
Remember the walk-through for that game,
Robert Bernardo
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