Starflight

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Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000035XNJ
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,077 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Die Spemin blobbies!, September 25, 2001

By	Ethan D Van Vorst (Salisbury, NC USA) - See all my reviews

Many years ago my roomate bought a Sega Genesis, and since I had no real interest in the games he had for it I usually was content with my Nintendo. Then one day he brought Starflight in. From that day I was hooked for months on end. The premise is straightforward: You're the captain of an Interstel (A corporation that runs Arth's starships) exploring vessel. You select a crew among 5 different races, all with thier own unique traits and proficiencies, and send them out to go discover the universe. Along the way the major plot of the game is uncovered...solar flares are erupting all along the coreward fringes of space and they're slowly heading in the general direction of your planet, Arth. Needless to say that investigating the flares themselves (the solution to which will shock you by games' end) and encountering a dozen different alien species, strange artifacts and a simply mindboggling amount of planets, well there's not a lack of something to do throughout the game. With money made by the selling of mineral deposits you can upgrade your ship for fights with some of the more hostile denizens of the universe. My roomate took his copy with him long ago leaving me with nothing except fond memories of this fantastic game. It prompted me to buy the PC version of Starflight 2: Trade Routes of the Cloud Nebula and play that into the ground as well. If you're a fan of Master of Orion or even better StarControl I + II, this game is a *must* have.