STAR TREK MAINFRAME TEXT GAME (BEST) -- Admittedly, this 1971 game might not excite today's graphics-focused gamer, but in the early 70s and 80s, Trekkies couldn't stop playing it. Entirely text-based, the game challenged you to hunt down and destroy a number of Klingon ships within a certain time. It was challenging, fun and held up well over time. In 1980, a game critic for Dragon magazine called it "one of the most popular (if not the most ...
more STAR TREK MAINFRAME TEXT GAME (BEST) -- Admittedly, this 1971 game might not excite today's graphics-focused gamer, but in the early 70s and 80s, Trekkies couldn't stop playing it. Entirely text-based, the game challenged you to hunt down and destroy a number of Klingon ships within a certain time. It was challenging, fun and held up well over time. In 1980, a game critic for Dragon magazine called it "one of the most popular (if not the most popular) computer games around."
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