I always thought the 25th anniversary game on the NES was really good. As a kid, it was overwhelming, but I remember my dad figuring it out and having a blast! He stayed up late beating it like a teenager!
I know others have already mentioned Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Starship Bridge Simulator for the SNES and Sega 32X, but they left out the best part, there was a cheat code in the SNES version that let You name Your character James T. Kirk and succeed in the Kobayashi Maru test. Btw the SNES game came out in 1994 and the PC game that had a similar name didn't come out until 1997, so the SNES version wasn't a port of the PC game.
You missed Star Trek for the Microvision! Lol, I've never played it but I always thought it was funny that a Star Trek game was released for such an obscure console
The earliest (unofficial of course) Star Trek game would be from the early 70’s and was for mainframes and PCs. There was an Atari 2600 version called Stellar Track.
I listened to a podcast about that game. At some point the code was published in a book and they actually got the license so they could call it Star Trek.
I enjoyed the ST 25th for NES. A lot of RUclipsrs hate on it because it's hardish and a bit slow in places, but it's a classic point'n'clickish game. Had a lot of fun with it. As for the TNG NES game, it's also fun enough, but once you've experienced all the mission types it gets a bit repetitive and tedious. When you've had the fourth mission in a row that's go to place A, beam up ambassador, go to place B, beam down ambassador, all you want to do is have something more fun to do. I'll give it points for trying to capture the feel of TNG in the sense that it goes beyond just shooting stuff, but it probably illustrates why a lot of Trek games have leaned into the battle elements.
My Star Trek first game immersion was in '78 with my Commodore PET, simply called 'Star Trek'. It had 40 * 25 block graphics, pure genius. Shatner even helped with the Promo !!!!
Big fan of 90s Star Trek (The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager). Was sure to snag copy of NES TNG when I came across it. Nothing particularly special, but don't see it too often and I like TNG enough to feel a need to own it lol.
It's a bit too early for the scope of this video, but my favourite version of Star Trek was the BASIC text version from the late 60s / early 70s. I used to spend hours warping around and running into stars, and many years later I learned enough BASIC to convert a listing for the PDP into one that worked on a computer I owned. That was a very satisfying thing for me to do 👍
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Man, I loved the Star Trek game on the NES. I never played the NES TNG game, but the Gameboy version was really good. I also really liked TNG on the Genesis but I never beat it.
There was also Star Trek: The Rebel Universe that came out for the Atari ST in 1987. One of your more simulation-ey Star Trek games, featuring the original Enterprise and its crew.
There were also Game Gear ports of the two TNG simulator games, although iirc, they were functionally identical to the Game Boy versions aside from being in color. Also, that Trek V game looks pretty bad. Probably a good thing it didn't release.
I grew up with a Game Gear, and that's the version of The TNG simulator game I played. Personally, I think it's a little more polished than the NES version and looks a whole lot better (as long as you're not trying to play it on an original Game Gear screen). I believe they also had Star Trek Generations for the Game Gear, but I never played that one.
@@JohnRiggs FWIW, I checked Mobygames out of curiosity. I'd forgotten about this, but there was a Star Trek game for the Milton Bradly Microvision - which would technically make it both the first console Trek game AND the first portable Trek game. Might be worth mentioning if you're going to redo the video.
Aw man JohnRiggs I didn't know you had a teleporter. lol 😲Oh WOW! I never knew about the gameboy games,DS9 on Turbo Graphix 16 , or about Star Trek V game for the NES. That's pretty cool. Thanks so much for the video JohnRiggs. Keep up the good work.👍
It's not 16 bit [I could be wrong...we had an IBM clone]...but the PC game: "Star Trek The Next Generation: A Final Unity" was something to be seen back in the day. My friend had it and we all jumped for joy just during the 'sound test mode' during the install--dude, your computer just went to warp. A fond memory was when we heard the main cast voices on his speakers and the theme song playing as the Enterprise D zoomed by the monitor...
I spent WAY too much time on Star Trek 25th Anniversary on the NES (and DOS) and the Next Gen game on the Genesis. Perfect games for this Trekkie! Glad you hit the Game Boy game too, I feel it gets forgotten a lot and it's fantastic.
Homemicros and PC (let's say, 286, keeping it 16bit) of course had plenty of Trek games, but there were also a cornucopia of fan made PD games, some, less good, some, excellent. Might be in your wheelhouse for a video, not sure if Amiga's and ST's are your thing. ST on ST, how fun.
I never got into any of the console ST games, but I loved the point and click DOS games ST 25th Anniversary and ST Judgement Rites. If you like those types of games I highly recommend them. Also, the STNG Final Unity is great as well.
I feel that the reason I do not own or wear any red shirts is at a subconscious level because of Star Trek. Always been a fan (ST:TNG 4 Life, I hope to be Q when I grow up) but did not play many games. The NES one I remember and had the Game Boy one, which I liked alot. I need to try the VR Bridge Crew game.
Besides console i highly recommend the 25th anniversary and startrek judgement rites on pc!! And you missed an tng game for snes and megadrive/genesis ;)
I've seen videos of that Star Trek V prototype, but I never put together that your character was Sulu -- I just assumed it was Kirk with weird hair, a la the Famicom Star Wars.
@@JohnRiggs Oh I know, but at the same time, the TG16 library is full of hidden gems. There's nothing hidden about DS9, except a cloaked Defiant! Avery Brooks was the best captain to ever sit in the big chair, and I can live with it. I CAN live with it... - Captain Benjamin Sisko, In the Pale Moonlight
If you'd like to play a Trek game where you just blow stuff up? And it plays a bit like a shmup? Then you should check out Bethesda's Star Trek Encounters game for the PS2. It's criminally underrated and a ton of fun.
I rented DS9 from the local Thrifty Foods but never figured it out before the rental return was due..I think DS9 had alot of potential for a game but no one ever went the right route with it.
DS9: The Fallen for the PC is arguably the finest Trek game ever made. Seriously, next to Star Fleet Commands I and II, it's right up there with the best of the best in Trek gaming.
I COULD play Star Trek: Fleet Command, or I could watch paint dry. The latter is just as exciting as the former, but there are far fewer microtransactions involved.
I always thought the 25th anniversary game on the NES was really good. As a kid, it was overwhelming, but I remember my dad figuring it out and having a blast! He stayed up late beating it like a teenager!
The NES game is a hidden gem IMO. I liked the 25th Anniversary GB game a lot too.
Vectrex Star Trek was a blast. The transformer buzz on the Vectrex was louder than a warp core. Dammit Wesley.
You missed Star Trek: Starfleet Academy on the SNES. It was a port of a PC game and it actually used the Super FX chip for rendering 3D ship models.
I knew I'd miss a couple of them. Thanks! I'll have to check it out.
Actually the SNES Starfleet Academy game came out a few years before the PC Starfleet Academy game.
I played a TON of Starfleet Academy. Easily my favorite Star Trek game
That one also released for the Sega 32X.
@@JohnRiggs You'll love Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, especially for the 2 player combat.
Love the 25th anniversary on NES! The DS9 game on Genesis is good too. I have the TNG game on game boy, it looks exactly like the NES game!
I know others have already mentioned Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Starship Bridge Simulator for the SNES and Sega 32X, but they left out the best part, there was a cheat code in the SNES version that let You name Your character James T. Kirk and succeed in the Kobayashi Maru test. Btw the SNES game came out in 1994 and the PC game that had a similar name didn't come out until 1997, so the SNES version wasn't a port of the PC game.
You missed Star Trek for the Microvision! Lol, I've never played it but I always thought it was funny that a Star Trek game was released for such an obscure console
Star Trek Starfleet Academy for the SNES was great for it’s time. Played it way too much considering I’m a Star Wars geek.
Great video. I havent seen more than half of these games or heard anything about star trek for awhile. Gonna have to check these out. Thanks Riggs
The earliest (unofficial of course) Star Trek game would be from the early 70’s and was for mainframes and PCs. There was an Atari 2600 version called Stellar Track.
I listened to a podcast about that game. At some point the code was published in a book and they actually got the license so they could call it Star Trek.
I enjoyed the ST 25th for NES. A lot of RUclipsrs hate on it because it's hardish and a bit slow in places, but it's a classic point'n'clickish game. Had a lot of fun with it.
As for the TNG NES game, it's also fun enough, but once you've experienced all the mission types it gets a bit repetitive and tedious. When you've had the fourth mission in a row that's go to place A, beam up ambassador, go to place B, beam down ambassador, all you want to do is have something more fun to do. I'll give it points for trying to capture the feel of TNG in the sense that it goes beyond just shooting stuff, but it probably illustrates why a lot of Trek games have leaned into the battle elements.
I love the new and old Star Trek shows!
My Star Trek first game immersion was in '78 with my Commodore PET, simply called 'Star Trek'. It had 40 * 25 block graphics, pure genius. Shatner even helped with the Promo !!!!
Also Microvision by Milton Bradley had an official ST game in 1979.
Wow! Thank you for the video. I'm a huge Star Trek fan. I've got all the Star Trek games on the NES, Sega Genesis, Sega 32X, PS2 and PS3.
Oh man. Three of my favorites. Trek, video games, and a Riggs video!
Big fan of 90s Star Trek (The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager). Was sure to snag copy of NES TNG when I came across it. Nothing particularly special, but don't see it too often and I like TNG enough to feel a need to own it lol.
Great video! I definitely didn’t know about the Gameboy Star Trek games.
You should do this 8-bit/16-bit for more franchises. Great thumbnail btw
That is my favorite intro by far Mr. John Riggs. Beam me back to the 80's please.
It's a bit too early for the scope of this video, but my favourite version of Star Trek was the BASIC text version from the late 60s / early 70s. I used to spend hours warping around and running into stars, and many years later I learned enough BASIC to convert a listing for the PDP into one that worked on a computer I owned. That was a very satisfying thing for me to do 👍
I remember that
I have never read a more nerdy sounding comment
@@tymfelton I never thought of it like that, but thank you! 😁😅
I can remember playing one of those old star trek games on an old apple 2 in grade school.
Echos from the past for sega was awesome. Going to the computer and looking up ships and races and all the history in there
I spent forever reading all of that information. Really learned a lot from it
The SNES (+32X) Starfleet Academy game was my favorite from that particular era.
I used to like Star Trek on the Atari 2600 from SEGA. It was great.
Star Trek: Stategic Operations Simulator is still one of my favorite 2600 games. The arcade game was wild. I haven't played any of the others.
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missing the 2 games on the game gear!
Man, I loved the Star Trek game on the NES.
I never played the NES TNG game, but the Gameboy version was really good. I also really liked TNG on the Genesis but I never beat it.
I played the Vectrex Star Trek game and the Next Generation SNES game the most.
That Vectrex game looks like Tailgunner
Star Trek: The Next Generation also made an appearance on the Game Gear. Pretty much the same as tthe Game Boy/ NES with graphics from both.
Dang, was really hoping to see VR Bridge crew coverage. Its a ton of fun!
I kept this video retro but, yeah, I had a LOT of fun with Star Trek Bridge Crew on PSVR.
There was also Star Trek: The Rebel Universe that came out for the Atari ST in 1987.
One of your more simulation-ey Star Trek games, featuring the original Enterprise and its crew.
I had that one on the Commodore 64.
We heard you like ST so we put an ST on your ST so you can trek with your trackball.
that transporter effect is so cool
That Star Trek transporter animation was dope hahah.
There were also Game Gear ports of the two TNG simulator games, although iirc, they were functionally identical to the Game Boy versions aside from being in color.
Also, that Trek V game looks pretty bad. Probably a good thing it didn't release.
ooh, forgot about Game Gear. I'll have to make an updated video.
I grew up with a Game Gear, and that's the version of The TNG simulator game I played. Personally, I think it's a little more polished than the NES version and looks a whole lot better (as long as you're not trying to play it on an original Game Gear screen).
I believe they also had Star Trek Generations for the Game Gear, but I never played that one.
@@JohnRiggs FWIW, I checked Mobygames out of curiosity. I'd forgotten about this, but there was a Star Trek game for the Milton Bradly Microvision - which would technically make it both the first console Trek game AND the first portable Trek game. Might be worth mentioning if you're going to redo the video.
Great video!! Vic 20 had one too
Aw man JohnRiggs I didn't know you had a teleporter. lol
😲Oh WOW! I never knew about the gameboy games,DS9 on Turbo Graphix 16 , or about Star Trek V game for the NES.
That's pretty cool.
Thanks so much for the video JohnRiggs. Keep up the good work.👍
That Star Trek V prototype looks a lot like the Japanese Star Wars Famicom game.
Funny how this is on here on the weekend of the Star Trek Convention in Vegas.
May the force be with you🖖
It's not 16 bit [I could be wrong...we had an IBM clone]...but the PC game: "Star Trek The Next Generation: A Final Unity" was something to be seen back in the day. My friend had it and we all jumped for joy just during the 'sound test mode' during the install--dude, your computer just went to warp. A fond memory was when we heard the main cast voices on his speakers and the theme song playing as the Enterprise D zoomed by the monitor...
I spent WAY too much time on Star Trek 25th Anniversary on the NES (and DOS) and the Next Gen game on the Genesis. Perfect games for this Trekkie! Glad you hit the Game Boy game too, I feel it gets forgotten a lot and it's fantastic.
I loved the NES version.
Kelvin timeline but everyone is there from Picard and the TNG crew to Strange New Worlds. I play on server 64 if anyone wants to join.
“… if you only had the Sega Genesis …”
Ouchie! 😆 … trying to single-handedly reignite the old console wars ??! 😉
Trek73 for the HP2000 back in the day! We would play it on the terminal at lunch time in the computer room.
Played next generation on sega genesis over & over again back when. Loved that game
Had ST:TNG for the SNES, loved the space battles but didn't get into the away missions.
Homemicros and PC (let's say, 286, keeping it 16bit) of course had plenty of Trek games, but there were also a cornucopia of fan made PD games, some, less good, some, excellent. Might be in your wheelhouse for a video, not sure if Amiga's and ST's are your thing. ST on ST, how fun.
Fascinating intro, Mr Riggs...
I never got into any of the console ST games, but I loved the point and click DOS games ST 25th Anniversary and ST Judgement Rites. If you like those types of games I highly recommend them. Also, the STNG Final Unity is great as well.
If I'm not mistaken, the TNG on SNES had a glitch that made it unbeatable. For the reason alone the Genesis version is preferable.
They missed an opportunity to call the Vectrex game "Star Trex."
There was a DS9 game for the SNES. Basically the same as the one for both the Genesis and TurboGrafx 16.
You forgot the Starfleet Academy Simulator which also came out on SNES
Let's just all agree that all Kurtzman Trek is in the Calvin Timeline. It totally goes against Gene's vision.
We can quite readily agree on that, my good man. It is many things, and none of them are Star Trek.
I feel that the reason I do not own or wear any red shirts is at a subconscious level because of Star Trek. Always been a fan (ST:TNG 4 Life, I hope to be Q when I grow up) but did not play many games. The NES one I remember and had the Game Boy one, which I liked alot. I need to try the VR Bridge Crew game.
Besides console i highly recommend the 25th anniversary and startrek judgement rites on pc!! And you missed an tng game for snes and megadrive/genesis ;)
OK! Let's!
How did you miss star fleet academy for the SNES? even had FX Chip addon for more realistic bridge/battle simulations.
Yay uploads are showing again maybe they fixed the issue i stated
Who knows. Thanks john.
I didn't know you had a transporter!!!
Star trek for the Gameboy is favorite Gameboy game.
Very very found as well of the Nes 25th anniversary Star Trek
Beated once !
I had the NES Star Trek 25th Anniversary game one of the few adventure games on NES
There was also Starfleet Academy For 32X and SNES.
that NES game was a lot of fun
I've seen videos of that Star Trek V prototype, but I never put together that your character was Sulu -- I just assumed it was Kirk with weird hair, a la the Famicom Star Wars.
Star Trek for the Nintendo DS was pretty good.
There are some solid TNG carts out there.
4 seconds in and i love it already :) great opening!!!
I love Star Trek but only played the original series Game Boy game. I liked the shooting aspect but landing on planets and exploring was good.
You forgot the one for the Sega GameGear. Star Trek Generations Beyond The Nexus
The Vectrex Star Trek looks like a clone of the arcade game Tail Gunner
5:53 - "Chase n Phase"
Star Trek for Vectrex is naked without the overlay
Just to make us feel even older heh! Star Trek: The Next Generation turns 35 next month.
Oh no, DS9 is not the TG16, it is widely regarded of the Best series, best stories, best cast, best captain...
I say with love - I love the TurboGrafx-16 :)
@@JohnRiggs Oh I know, but at the same time, the TG16 library is full of hidden gems. There's nothing hidden about DS9, except a cloaked Defiant! Avery Brooks was the best captain to ever sit in the big chair, and I can live with it. I CAN live with it... - Captain Benjamin Sisko, In the Pale Moonlight
I took the analogy to mean that people either love it or forget that it exists
Hey gamegear 👈
Star Trek 25th anniversary Man ,
from MsDos John!
I heard it's something else.
Are you saying that the Turbografx 16 is the best of the 16-Bit generation? I mean, DS9 is the best Trek series, so it tracks.
The Star Trek/Phaser Strike game on the Microvision handheld was blocky as hell, but hey - STAR TREK!
The game at 4:10 which console does it run on?
You definitely could have worn the shill hat for this video lol.
Was probably instructed not to do so.
Omg I can't wait to download and grab this game (didnt use the link srry) so I can beat the ewoks! Thx Shilly Riggs!
If you'd like to play a Trek game where you just blow stuff up? And it plays a bit like a shmup? Then you should check out Bethesda's Star Trek Encounters game for the PS2. It's criminally underrated and a ton of fun.
Hey John have you considered reviewing the ogre battle saga?
You can get Star Trek 25th anniversary for PC on gog.
Play as Sulu? Oh my!
I rented DS9 from the local Thrifty Foods but never figured it out before the rental return was due..I think DS9 had alot of potential for a game but no one ever went the right route with it.
DS9: The Fallen for the PC is arguably the finest Trek game ever made. Seriously, next to Star Fleet Commands I and II, it's right up there with the best of the best in Trek gaming.
STTNG is best on the Game Gear, which is not something I get to say often enough.
What about the Vetrex ST game?
I'll have to check it out. Thanks!
God i loved the 2600 ST
You missed Star Trek, starfleet academy for SNES!
Too bad you didn't cover Star Trek on Sega 32X. That game is pretty decent.
Star Trek Timelines!!
Awesome thanks
I COULD play Star Trek: Fleet Command, or I could watch paint dry. The latter is just as exciting as the former, but there are far fewer microtransactions involved.
It's not really "Just for fun" to decide to look at Star Trek games when the subject is directly tied to your video's sponsor.