MobyRank MobyScore
Commodore 64
...
4.6
Atari ST
...
3.4
Genesis
84
3.8

Description

A long time ago, a great empire comprised of Humans, Velox, Thrynn and Elowan ruled the stars. The Empire's currency was an energy source called Endurium. But something happened and this empire is no more. Furthermore, the small colony world named Arth has forgotten this heritage and technology. 1000 years have since passed and the people of Arth have rediscovered archaeological evidence of their empire. Using these discoveries, they create spaceships and form the Interstel corporation to govern the fleet. It's time to take the first steps back into space... but could it be the same enemy that destroyed the Empire still exists?

Starflight is a space exploration game. The player must first form a crew, assign their positions and customize the spaceship before blasting off from spacedock. Once out into space, the standard interface allows access to different crew members and navigation. The entire galaxy is unknown and it's up to the player to travel to distant planets to explore and land on them. Using a top-down interface, a planetary lander will venture out with the task of finding minerals and biological data to transport back to Starport. These resources can then be used to train crew members and improve the ship. Different alien races control the galaxy and it will be up to the player to engage them diplomatically or engage them in combat. Successful exploration of the galaxy and alien cultures will yield clues and new leads as to the fate of the Empire.

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User Reviews

Snerg snerg snerg, and by the shimmering ball! This is the greatest game of all time. DOS J. P. Gray (79)
Gives Star Control 2 A Run For It's Money Genesis Benjamin Leggett (117)
Despite its age, Starflight is the greatest game ever made. DOS Jeffrey Graw (60)
Six months of lost education DOS mclazyj (28)
This game rocks! DOS ex_navynuke! (51)
A large section of the galaxy is yours to explore, and a story yours to unravel. Genesis Paul Johnson (4)
The 2nd Most Adictive Game I've Ever Played DOS AstroNerdBoy (40)
The best game ever (even before Daggerfall) DOS markus miller (3)
Sleepless Nights and Bleary-Eyed Days DOS Chris Martin Bronze Star Contributing Member (1116)
An industry pioneer DOS Tony Van (2707)

The Press Says

Abandonia DOS Mar 03, 2008 5 out of 5 100
The Good Old Days DOS Jun 02, 2006 6 out of 6 100
HonestGamers DOS Mar 20, 2009 10 out of 10 100
Digital Press - Classic Video Games DOS Feb 08, 2004 9 out of 10 90
16bit Genesis 2004 89 out of 100 89
Happy Computer DOS Jan, 1987 89 out of 100 89
Power Play Genesis Dec, 1991 84 out of 100 84
Zzap! Amiga Mar, 1990 82 out of 100 82
Power Play Commodore 64 May, 1990 79 out of 100 79
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) Genesis Nov, 1991 6.3 out of 10 63

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
MGers assemble! Which artist drew the cover? 5 J. P. Gray (79)
Jul 04, 2008

Trivia

For the DOS version of the game, all of the player's information is saved onto a single save file. For this reason, the game points out you NEED to make a backup and should not play off of the original disks. And also, the game needs to be saved prior to exiting or the progress can get stuck "in-progress".


This entry was contributed by Trixter Bronze Star Contributing Member (8865), PCGamer77 Bronze Star Contributing Member (3025), NGC 5194 (17444), Christian Klein Bronze Star Contributing Member (5686), Terok Nor (10580) and Belboz Bronze Star Contributing Member (6609)
 

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