History VideoGame / StarTrekTextGame

Klingon warships have invaded Federation space, and it's up to the ''Enterprise'' to hunt them down. Federation space is divided into a grid of 8 by 8 quadrants, and each quadrant is a grid of 8 by 8 sectors. The ''Enterprise'' starts in one quadrant, which may have Klingons in it. If not, use long-range scanners to determine the contents of nearby quadrants. Quadrants may contain Klingon warships, friendly [[SpaceStation starbases]], and/or stars. Once you find the enemy, warp to that quadrant.

* KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter: Torpedoes generally destroy standard enemy ships in one hit and require very little energy (if any) to fire. At the same time, however, the onboard stock of them is very limited, they have to be aimed manually, and in some versions (like ''EGA Trek'') they can miss the target completely, which generally happens at long range.

* DeathOrGloryAttack: One frequent addition to the game is to equip a superweapon on the player's ship, like the DeathRay from ''EGA Trek'' or the E-ray from ''Trek-80''. If it worked, it killed every enemy in a quadrant. When it didn't work, it could do enough damage to destroy or cripple the player's ship, cause {{Black Hole}}s to appear all over the current quadrant, or in ''EGA Trek'', temporarily mutate your crew and leave them [[InterfaceScrew drawing smiley faces on the interface while ignoring your orders and speaking nonsense]].

* DeathOrGloryAttack: One frequent addition to the game is to equip a superweapon on the player's ship, like the DeathRay from ''EGA Trek''. If it worked, it killed every enemy in a quadrant. When it didn't work, it could do enough damage to destroy or cripple the player's ship, cause {{Black Hole}}s to appear all over the current quadrant, or in ''EGA Trek'', temporarily mutate your crew and leave them [[InterfaceScrew drawing smiley faces on the interface while ignoring your orders and speaking nonsense]].

** Similarly, ''EGA Trek'' began with Klingons, the USS ''Enterprise'', the Federation, and ''Star Trek'' ship designs, changing them into "Mongols", the U.S.S. ''Lexington'', the "Union", and somewhat redesigning the ships.

* CloakingDevice: ''EGA Trek'' also included Romul... "[[InsistentTerminology Vandal]]" ships with this ability. The Zaldrons of "Star Fleet I" had this ability as well.

* DirtyCoward: In ''EGA Trek'', Kling... sorry, "[[CaptainErsatz Mongol]]" scout ships have the ability to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere flee into neighbouring quadrants]] if damaged and not destroyed, necessitating pursuit sooner or later for cleanup.

* IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels: ''EGA Trek'' has Lieutenant-Commander, Commander, Captain, Commodore and Admiral.
* ImmuneToBullets: Vandal ships in ''EGA Trek'', being cloaked, [[NoSell automatically dodge]] all torpedo attacks. The only way to take them out, short of an exploding star (assuming they're near a star at all), is to fly up to close range and pour a [[MoreDakka large amount]] of [[RuleOfThree phas]]... sorry, laser energy into them until they explode.

--> '''Message:''' [[OhCrap Mongol at X,Y fires plasma bolt.]]\\

** ''EGA Trek'' takes this UpToEleven with Mongol Plasma Bolts, which are capable of safely taking out the Mongols' [[BossInMookClothing hostile starbases]] -- or damaging the ''Lexington'' severely if deployed by the Mongols. If used by the player on tightly grouped Mongol ships, one of these can result in a OneHitPolykill.

* ItsUpToYou:

** ''EGA Trek'' takes this UpToEleven with Mongol Plasma Bolts, which are capable of safely taking out the Mongols' [[BossInMookClothing hostile starbases]] -- or damaging the ''Lexington'' severely if deployed by the Mongols.

* PressXToDie: You can shoot your own starbases! Another probable UrExample. Depending on the version, torpedoing your own starbase will either merely warn you and dock your score, or destroy it -- thereby making it [[CaptainObvious impossible to refuel there again]] -- or even cause the starbase to destroy ''you'' in retaliation.
* RandomlyGeneratedLevels: The number and locations of Klingons, starbases, and stars are random.

* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: In ''EGA Trek'', on lower difficulty levels the Mongol fleet consists of standard [[{{Mooks}} battleships]], while higher difficulty levels add variety in the form of [[FragileSpeedster scout]] [[DirtyCoward ships]], [[PinataEnemy supply ships]], Mongol [[EliteMooks Commanders]], and eventually [[BossInMookClothing Mongol Bases]].

** Vandal ships in ''EGA Trek'' never move, and they don't attack the player's vessel, but they NoSell any torpedo attacks (due to a CloakingDevice) and generally require about 1000 units of laser energy damage to actually destroy -- which is multiple times the damage that typical Mongol battleships can take in the same game.

** ''EGA Trek'' also had the possibility to explore planets, sending either a shuttlecraft or a landing party to get the stuff detected by the ''Lexington'''s sensors. These attempts can frequently end in failure, as the landing party would often be attacked, resulting in the loss of [[RedShirt crew members]].

* VideoGameCaringPotential: Later versions of the game, like ''EGA Trek'', feature allied ships that can be saved from enemy attack, although responding to their DistressCall grants no bonus points (unlike starbases). And in the same versions, there are weaker enemy ships (generally supply ships) that will [[KnowWhenToFoldEm surrender]] once damaged [[HPToOne to minimal health]] instead of stubbornly fighting to the death.
* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: A mild case, but if the player sees on their star chart that a starbase has enemy ships in the same quadrant, it can be worth waiting until the starbase puts out a DistressCall, and only ''then'' moving to that quadrant to clean up. Or if an enemy ship moves [[TooDumbToLive into a quadrant with a starbase]], it can be worth warping away and attacking the enemy elsewhere until the call for help arrives. Both allow the player to get credit for destroying the enemy ships ''and'' bonus points for saving a starbase under attack.

* BadassInDistress: Allied starbases and ships sometimes put out {{Distress Call}}s if enemy ships are in the same quadrant, whereupon the player can come to their aid for bonus points in their game score. Starbases tend to last a fair while in combat, while allied ships tend to be {{Glass Cannon}}s (if they contribute to the fight much at all) that can't take more than a direct hit or two before being destroyed.

* BossInMookClothing: Mongol Bases in ''EGA Trek'' scarcely look any more intimidating than their usual array of ships -- until the player gets anywhere close and has to deal with the [[MoreDakka ungodly amount of damage]] that they quickly dish out. If the ''Lexington'' is not at full strength confronting one, and there are multiple Mongol ships around it (which usually happens), it's often a good idea to pull a TacticalWithdrawal, go find a friendly starbase, or keep on raiding until a Mongol supply ship or planetary supply base yields a [[OneHitKill Plasma Bolt]] or two, ''then'' come back and crack the StoneWall.

* DeflectorShields: A staple of ''Star Trek'', these serve in-game to absorb most of the damage before it impacts the ship and causes structural and subsystem damage.

* FragileSpeedster: In ''EGA Trek'', Mongol scout ships are capable of [[HyperspeedEscape repeatedly retreating to adjacent sectors]] when attacked, but ultimately they pack less of a punch and are destroyed more easily than standard Mongol battleships in a straight fight.

* FromBadToWorse: Some versions, particularly at higher difficulty levels, allow enemy ships to warp in from adjacent quadrants to your own to join in a dog-pile on the player's vessel. That said, if the player is defending a [[SpaceStation starbase]] at the time, it becomes a case of TooDumbToLive [=and/or=] SuicidalOverconfidence.

* GuideDangIt: The game generally doesn't mention that the player has to manually reset their warp factor from 1 up to the desired speed (usually Warp 6, unless an emergency [[ExplosiveOverclocking demands Warp 8]]). This can result in an [[LeeroyJenkins incautious]] or unaware player blowing a massive amount of time and ruining their score right off the bat, if they forget to call up Engineering before they try to leave their first quadrant and take the fight to the enemy.

* PressXToDie: You can shoot your own starbases! Another probable UrExample. Depending on the version, torpedoing your own starbase will either destroy it -- thereby making it [[CaptainObvious impossible to refuel there again]] -- or cause the starbase to destroy ''you'' in retaliation.

* DirtyCoward: In ''EGA Trek'', Kling... sorry, "[[CaptainErsatz Mongol]]" scout ships have the ability to flee into neighbouring quadrants if damaged and not destroyed, necessitating pursuit sooner or later for cleanup.

* PinataEnemy: ''EGA Trek'' sometimes spawns Mongol supply ships, which are weaker than their usual battlecruisers, and if the player batters them merely to the point of surrender (not destruction), they hand over their cargo to the player's ship before [[NoBodyLeftBehind vanishing from the map]]. This loot can vary from emergency life support supplies to Mongol [[PowerCrystal power crystals]] (i.e. dilithium) and [[OneHitKill plasma bolts]].

* BadassInDistress: Allied starbases and ships sometimes put out {{Distress Call}}s if enemy ships are in the same quadrant, whereupon the player can come to their aid for bonus points in their game score. Starbases tend to last a fair while in combat, while allied ships tend to be {{Glass Cannon}}s (if they contribute to the fight much at all) that can't take more than a direct hit or two.

* FromBadToWorse: Some versions, particularly at higher difficulty levels, allow enemy ships to warp in from adjacent quadrants to your own to join in a dog-pile on the player's vessel. That said, if the player is defending a [[SpaceStation starbase]] at the time, it becomes a case of TooDumbToLive.

* PinataEnemy: ''EGA Trek'' sometimes spawns Mongol supply ships, which are weaker than their usual battlecruisers, and if the player batters them merely to the point of surrender (not destruction), they hand over their cargo to the player's ship before [[NoBodyLeftBehind vanishing from the map]]. This could vary from emergency life support supplies to Mongol [[PowerCrystal power crystals]] (i.e. dilithium) and [[OneHitKill plasma bolts]].

* DeathOrGloryAttack: One frequent addition to the game is to equip a superweapon on the player's ship, like the DeathRay from ''EGA Trek''. If it worked, it killed every enemy in a quadrant. When it didn't work, it could do enough damage to destroy or cripple the player's ship, or in ''EGA Trek'', temporarily mutate your crew and have them [[InterfaceScrew draw smiley faces on the interface while ignoring your orders]].

* ImmuneToBullets: Vandal ships in ''EGA Trek'', being cloaked, [[NoSell automatically dodge]] torpedo attacks. The only way to take them out, short of an exploding star (assuming they're near a star at all), is to fly up to close range and pour a [[MoreDakka large amount]] of [[RuleOfThree phas]]... sorry, laser energy into them until they explode.

** ''EGA Trek'' had a variety of {{Palette Swap}}ped "Mongol" ships as EliteMooks.

Klingon warships have invaded Federation space and it's up to the Enterprise to hunt them down. Federation space is divided into a grid of 8 by 8 quadrants, and each quadrant is a grid of 8 by 8 sectors. The Enterprise starts in one quadrant, which may have Klingons in it. If not, use long-range scanners to determine the contents of nearby quadrants. Quadrants may contain Klingon warships, friendly [[SpaceStation starbases]], and/or stars. Once you find the enemy, warp to that quadrant.

Combat is turn-based. You have phasers and photon torpedoes, and the Klingons have phasers. Your phasers automatically target the enemy, but may take several shots to destroy them. Torpedoes will kill an enemy in one shot, but you only carry a limited supply of them and you have to aim them by typing in a shot angle. The ship's computer (usually) includes a calculator to help you set up the shot. You can also maneuver using impulse drive. Meanwhile, the Klingons are shooting at you and moving around, and stars can get in the way of the fighting. The Enterprise takes SubsystemDamage, so a lucky shot can cripple you until repairs are made.

The Enterprise runs on a PowerSource of energy units. Warp drive, shields, and phasers all cost energy. (In some variants, taking a hit to your shields consumes energy.) Dock at a starbase to replenish your energy and torpedoes.

* AbandonShip: Doubling as VideoGameLives. Some variants of the game allow you to abandon the Enterprise; you're then given command of a weaker ship, the USS Faerie Queene, which you can't abandon.
* CaptainErsatz: Since the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' franchise was copyrighted and trademarked, any company that wants to sell a variant of the game has to [[SerialNumbersFiledOff file all the serial numbers off]]. For example, when Radio Shack wanted to sell the Sol-20 variant "TREK 80" for its UsefulNotes/TRS80 microcomputer, they renamed it "Invasion Force", and had it feature the starship ''U.S.S. Hephaestus'' firing its masers and triton missiles at Jovian warships. Similarly, ''EGA Trek'' began with Klingons, the USS Enterprise, and Star Trek ship designs[[note]]Changed with "Mongols", the "U.S.S. Lexington", and somewhat redesigned ships. It's not hard to guess why[[/note]]. Sears Telegames exclusive release for Atari 2600 was called ''Stellar Track''. Interstel's ''Star Fleet'' series had the United Galactic Alliance fighting off "Krellans" and "Zaldrons".
* CloakingDevice: ''EGA Trek'' also included Romul... "Vandal" ships with this ability. The Zaldrons of "Star Fleet I" had this ability as well.
* DeathOrGloryAttack: One frequent addition to the game is to equip a superweapon on the player's ship, like the DeathRay from ''EGA Trek''. If it worked, it killed every enemy in a quadrant. When it didn't work, it could do enough damage to destroy or cripple the player's ship, or (in ''EGA Trek'') mutate your crew and have them [[InterfaceScrew draw smiley faces on the interface while ignoring your orders]].

* DirtyCoward: In ''EGA Trek'', Kling... sorry, Mongol scout ships have the ability to flee into neighbouring quadrants if damaged and not destroyed, necessitating pursuit sooner or later for cleanup.
* EliteMooks: In ''EGA Trek'', these come in the form of Mongol Commander battleships, and on higher difficulty levels, the occasional Mongol Base; both are significantly tougher than the average battlecruiser of their faction.

* ExplodingBarrels: The stars will explode if a torpedo is fired into them in some versions, destroying anything in the surrounding sectors. (The game penalizes players for stars destroyed to discourage this.) Some versions also have the risk of stars going supernova, destroying the entire quadrant (and damaging the player's ship as it's thrown out).

* ImmuneToBullets: Vandal ships in ''EGA Trek'', being cloaked, [[NoSell automatically dodge]] torpedo attacks. The only way to take them out (short of an exploding star) is to fly up to close range and pour a large amount of [[RuleOfThree phas]]... sorry, laser energy into them until they explode.

* InterfaceScrew: Damage to the Main Computer results in the loss of data on the long-range sensor map, meaning the player has to fly around to scan it all again or reconstruct the last known tactical situation from their own memory.

** Photon torpedoes, if they make contact.
** ''EGA Trek'' takes this UpToEleven with Mongol Plasma Bolts, which are capable of taking out the Mongols' hostile starbases.
* PinataEnemy: ''EGA Trek'' sometimes spawns Mongol supply ships, which are weaker than their usual battlecruisers, and if the player batters them merely to the point of surrender (not destruction), they hand over their cargo to the player's ship before vanishing from the map. This could vary from emergency life support supplies to Mongol [[PowerCrystal power crystals]] (i.e. dilithium) and [[OneHitKill plasma bolts]].
* PowerSource: Your energy.

* RayGun: Phasers.

* SubsystemDamage: Happens frequently during gameplay, usually as a result of combat, but random breakdowns can still happen and require repair time all the same.

** ''EGA Trek'' also had the possibility to explore planets, sending either a shuttlecraft or a landing party (to attempt, as it often was attacked with you losing [[Redshirt crew]]) to get the stuff detected by the ships's sensors

* CaptainErsatz: Since the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' franchise was copyrighted and trademarked, any company that wants to sell a variant of the game has to [[SerialNumbersFiledOff file all the serial numbers off]]. For example, when Radio Shack wanted to sell the Sol-20 variant "TREK 80" for its UsefulNotes/TRS80 microcomputer, they renamed it "Invasion Force", and had it feature the starship ''U.S.S. Hephaestus'' firing its masers and triton missiles at Jovian warships. Similarly, ''EGA Trek'' had Klingons, the USS Enterprise, and Star Trek ship designs[[note]]It later went with "Mongols", the "U.S.S. Lexington", and somewhat changed ships. It's not hard to guess why[[/note]]. Sears Telegames exclusive release for Atari 2600 was called ''Stellar Track''. Interstel's ''Star Fleet'' series had the United Galactic Alliance fighting off "Krellans" and "Zaldrons".

* CaptainErsatz: Since the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' franchise was copyrighted and trademarked, any company that wants to sell a variant of the game has to [[SerialNumbersFiledOff file all the serial numbers off]]. For example, when Radio Shack wanted to sell the Sol-20 variant "TREK 80" for its UsefulNotes/TRS80 microcomputer, they renamed it "Invasion Force", and had it feature the starship ''U.S.S. Hephaestus'' firing its masers and triton missiles at Jovian warships. Similarly, ''EGA Trek'' went with "Mongols". Sears Telegames exclusive release for Atari 2600 was called ''Stellar Track''. Interstel's ''Star Fleet'' series had the United Galactic Alliance fighting off "Krellans" and "Zaldrons".

* DirtyCoward: In ''EGA Trek'', Mongol scout ships have the ability to flee into neighbouring quadrants if damaged and not destroyed, necessitating pursuit sooner or later for cleanup.

* ImmuneToBullets: Vandal ships in ''EGA Trek'', being cloaked, [[NoSell automatically dodge]] torpedo attacks. The only way to take them out (short of an exploding star) is to fly up to close range and pour a large amount of laser energy into them until they explode.

* ThatOneRule: Aiming torpedoes. The makers of the ''Star Trek III.5'' variant of the game actually sold aiming charts, so that you could figure out exactly what bearing to fire your torpedoes at, depending on the sector the Klingon ship was in.

* EliteMooks: In ''EGA Trek'', these came in the form of Mongol Commander battleships, and on higher difficulty levels, the occasional Mongol Base; both were significantly tougher than the average battlecruiser of their faction.

* ImmuneToBullets: Vandal ships in ''EGA Trek'', being cloaked, [[NoSell automatically dodge]] torpedo attacks. The only way to take them out (short of an exploding star) is to fly up to point-blank range and pour a large amount of phaser energy into them until they explode.

** Photon torpedoes, if they made contact.

* RescueMission: Occasionally, a starbase or an allied vessel sitting in the same quadrant as an enemy vessel will hail for assistance, and successful completion brings a point bonus for the player.

%% * DeflectorShields

* OneHitKill: Photon torpedoes.

%% * SpaceStation
%% * SubsystemDamage: Another possible UrExample.

%% * TurnBasedStrategy
%% * TwoDSpace

** ''EGA Trek'' had a variety of {{Palette Swap}}ed "Mongol" ships as EliteMooks.

* CaptainErsatz: Since the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' franchise was copyrighted and trademarked, any company that wants to sell a variant of the game has to [[SerialNumbersFiledOff file all the serial numbers off]]. For example, when Radio Shack wanted to sell the Sol-20 variant "TREK 80" for its UsefulNotes/TRS80 microcomputer, they renamed it "Invasion Force", and had it feature the starship ''U.S.S. Hephaestus'' firing its masers and triton missiles at Jovian warships. Similarly, ''EGA Trek'' went with "Mongols". Sears Telegames exclusive release for Atari 2600 was called ''Stellar Track''. Interstel released the ''Star Fleet'' series with the United Galactic Alliance fighting off "Krellans" and "Zaldrons".
* CloakingDevice: ''EGA Trek'' also included Romul... "Vandal" ships with this ability. The Zaldrons of "Star Fleet I" did this as well.

* CaptainErsatz: Since the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' franchise was copyrighted and trademarked, any company that wants to sell a variant of the game has to [[SerialNumbersFiledOff file all the serial numbers off]]. For example, when Radio Shack wanted to sell the Sol-20 variant "TREK 80" for its UsefulNotes/TRS80 microcomputer, they renamed it "Invasion Force", and had it feature the starship ''U.S.S. Hephaestus'' firing its masers and triton missiles at Jovian warships. Similarly, ''EGA Trek'' went with "Mongols". Sears Telegames exclusive release for Atari 2600 was called ''Stellar Track''.
* CloakingDevice: ''EGA Trek'' also included Romul... "Vandal" ships with this ability.

* AdaptationExpansion: Many versions of the game add extra elements to the basic gameplay, such as:
** CloakingDevice: ''EGA Trek'' also included Romul... "Vandal" ships with this ability.
** DeathOrGloryAttack: One frequent addition to the game is to equip a superweapon on the player's ship, like the DeathRay from ''EGA Trek''. If it worked, it killed every enemy in a quadrant. When it didn't work, it could do enough damage to destroy or cripple the player's ship, or (in ''EGA Trek'') mutate your crew and have them [[InterfaceScrew draw smiley faces on the interface while ignoring your orders]].
** UndergroundMonkey: ''EGA Trek'' had a variety of {{Palette Swap}}ed "Mongol" ships as EliteMooks.
** ''Supertrek'' has a use of shuttlecraft where you would mine for dilithium crystals on planets. This was an alternative to refueling at a starbase.
** ''Supertrek'' also had Romulans that were more of a nuisance than a threat. If you entered a Romulan quadrant, they'd simply politely ask you to leave. They didn't attack unless you attacked them first. And their attacks were weak.

* DeflectorShields

* SpaceStation
* SubsystemDamage: Another possible UrExample.

* TurnBasedStrategy
* {{Two-D Space}}

The first ''Franchise/StarTrek'' computer game [[note]]The original version used teletype for output, so it was a few years before it became a "video game"![[/note]] is a TurnBasedStrategy game written by Mike Mayfield in 1971 on a [[MainframesAndMinicomputers Sigma 7 mainframe]], using the BASIC programming language. It became one of the big hits of the early home computer era in the late [[TheSeventies 1970s]] and early [[TheEighties 1980s]].

BASIC was a very common programming language in the '70s, so the game was ported to minicomputers, and distributed in books and magazines as a type-in program. Later versions deepened the gameplay with exploration, mining missions, and (in some cases) "real time" play where the Klingons acted once every few seconds instead of once per turn.[[note]]A UsefulNotes/TRS80 adaptation named ''Graphictrek 2000'' even included steerable torpedoes[[/note]] It became one of the most popular games of the pre-PC college minicomputer era. In 1978, it was ported to Microsoft BASIC, the emerging standard for microcomputers. Versions appeared for the UsefulNotes/AppleII, UsefulNotes/TRS80, and IBMPersonalComputer, and it was one of the most popular games on those platforms too. Derivatives with graphics and sound started appearing, in particular ''VideoGame/StarRaiders'', and the original faded into history.

* EnemyDetectingRadar: Long-range scanners. Possibly the UrExample in video games. You could tell how many klingon warships were in a neighboring quadrant, but not precisely ''where'' they were in the quadrant.

* InsistentTerminology: The galactic grid is usually said to be composed of 64 quadrants in a standard game. A quadrant is actually a fourth of something. So it would be more proper to call them sectors, and their divisions subsectors. The ''StarTrek'' universe does properly divide the galaxy into four quadrants but these games were made decades before that development appeared. It may be an understandable mistake as the original series was sometimes erroneous and inconsistent in the use of the terms quadrant and sector.

* ThatOneRule: Aiming torpedoes. The makers of the ''Star Trek III.5'' variant of the game actually sold aiming charts, so that you could figure out exactly what bearing to fire your torpedoes at depending on the sector the klingon ship was in.

** ''Supertrek'' has a use of shuttlecraft where you would mine for dilithium crytals on planets. This was an alternative to refueling at a starbase.

* CaptainErsatz: Since the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' franchise was copyrighted and trademarked, any company that wants to sell a variant of the game has to [[SerialNumbersFiledOff file all the serial numbers off]]. For example, when Radio Shack wanted to sell the Sol-20 variant "TREK 80" for its TRS80 microcomputer, they renamed it "Invasion Force", and had it feature the starship ''U.S.S. Hephaestus'' firing its masers and triton missiles at Jovian warships. Similarly, ''EGA Trek'' went with "Mongols". Sears Telegames exclusive release for Atari 2600 was called ''Stellar Track''.

BASIC was a very common programming language in the '70s, so the game was ported to minicomputers, and distributed in books and magazines as a type-in program. Later versions deepened the gameplay with exploration, mining missions, and (in some cases) "real time" play where the Klingons acted once every few seconds instead of once per turn.[[note]]A TRS80 adaptation named ''Graphictrek 2000'' even included steerable torpedoes[[/note]] It became one of the most popular games of the pre-PC college minicomputer era. In 1978, it was ported to Microsoft BASIC, the emerging standard for microcomputers. Versions appeared for the UsefulNotes/AppleII, TRS80, and IBMPersonalComputer, and it was one of the most popular games on those platforms too. Derivatives with graphics and sound started appearing, in particular ''VideoGame/StarRaiders'', and the original faded into history.