Star Fleet I: The War Begins!
In Star Fleet I: The War Begins, you are a cadet fresh out of Starfleet Academy and have assigned to command your first U.G.A.S. Starship! The Federation is currently at war with Krellans and Zaldrons, so…
Star Fleet I: The War Begins! is a strategy developed by Interstel Corporation, released 5 April 1985 on Amiga, Apple II, Atari 8-bit and Atari ST/STE.
What Star Fleet I: The War Begins! is
Star Fleet I: The War Begins! is a strategy game developed by Interstel Corporation and released in 1985. It is available on Amiga, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and Mac.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In Star Fleet I: The War Begins, you are a cadet fresh out of Starfleet Academy and have assigned to command your first U.G.A.S. Starship! The Federation is currently at war with Krellans and Zaldrons, so choose your first ship from the Federation starport and prepare for your first mission! The graphics of the PC version of Star Fleet I: The War Begins are represented by ASCII characters. Everything from your starship, the mainframe to torpedoes are all ASCII characters.
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Star Fleet I: The War Begins! launched on 5 April 1985, within three weeks of Commando, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? and The Rats.
Released around the same time: Commando, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, The Rats.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Quick answers
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