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1. Anatoly Shashkin💾 (dosnostalgic@mastodon.social@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 07-Mar-2022 20:06:18 UTC Anatoly Shashkin💾

   EGA Trek (Nels Anderson, 1988) #DOSGaming

   • Anatoly Shashkin💾 (dosnostalgic@mastodon.social@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 07-Mar-2022 21:25:47 UTC Anatoly Shashkin💾

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     • Alexander Bochmann

     @galaxis They are all variants of "Star Trek" that go back to the mainframe days:
     https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/star-trek-variants/offset,0/so,1a/

   • Alexander Bochmann (galaxis@mastodon.infra.de)'s status on Monday, 07-Mar-2022 21:25:48 UTC Alexander Bochmann

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     @dosnostalgic Other than some added graphical fluff, the main interface elements totally look like they've been lifted verbatim from Interstel's Star Fleet series...

     https://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-st/star-fleet-i-the-war-begins/screenshots/gameShotId,483266/

   • Anatoly Shashkin💾 (dosnostalgic@mastodon.social@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 09-Mar-2022 21:40:07 UTC Anatoly Shashkin💾

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     • Blackthorn

     @Blackthorn This is actually a very accessible game genre that goes back all the way to the 70s.

   • Blackthorn (blackthorn@mastodon.gamedev.place)'s status on Wednesday, 09-Mar-2022 21:40:08 UTC Blackthorn

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     @dosnostalgic every time I see a screenshot like this, so full and data and text, I'm in awe, mesmerized. I start fantasizing about what could all of that information mean and I want to play the game, knowingly very well that I might not enjoy it at all.