I think you misunderstood how the engineering mini game works. It's not for repairing - it's for boosting power. T = transporter, P = phasers, S = shields. Sending a majority number of sparks into a specific item will boost the system. Phasers become more powerful, or shields become more powerful, or transporter locks and beams up people much faster. Repairs happen on their own, but you can tell Geordi which system to work on first. The only way to get them to speed up in any noticeable way is to return to earth and enter orbit. Repairs will proceed very quickly there. You can also engage sensors directly from navigation mode by pressing Start. You don't have to exist navigation mode and then check on Data. You also don't need to slow down to begin orbit (at least not on the gameboy version). you just ask Data to do it as soon a the planet is the largest size it gets. Edit: Yes, apparently I'm somehow a nerd on this particular game.
Same here, got a copy on the GameBoy. I wasn't aware how good the GameGear version looked, so I've started playing that version now. I agree the controls take some getting used to, but they're not that hard. I wish they implemented indicators around the viewscreen that pointed out targets.
I fondly remember that game. It's the perfect portable game, which is why it was the best on Gameboy. Pick it up, play a mission or two, and put it back down. It had the atmosphere of the show. It was great in its simplicity.
This, 100%. It's perfect for casual gaming. And it was particularly meaningful for me back when I was a kid because 1) TNG had been off the air for years by the time I got it so it was the only way to get my Star Trek fix, and 2) I've always been pretty bad at videogames, but this one, apart from the Borg mission (which I could never figure out), I could actually handle.
It's both a case of a good licensed game, and a case of a point-and-click adventure with a serious tone to it. Almost all point-and-click adventures since have been pretty humorous, but I can only remember one piece of humor in the whole thing, some throwaway lines on the Bridge that happen if nothing happens for a while when Dr. Crusher gets on the comm.
The thing with A Final Unity is that it's a game that appeals only to the trekkies themselves. A non-trekkie will find that game incredibly dull. However, it is definitely THE most authentic trek experience you'll ever experience in gaming...bridge commander, starfleet command 3 and STO don't even come close.
I used to love this game when I was a kid. You forgot to mention that you grow in rank as you complete missions and get progressively harder ones unti the Captain missions see you tasked with single-handedly destroying Borg cubes
@@stevemichaels3497 on the Game Gear version, there was a specific angle and distance you could sit at where you could pummel them without them shooting back.
@@chrissetti1390 Same on the Gameboy. It was quite close if I recall as only two torpedos could be on screen at once but it was close enough to be a constant stream of them. I think it was the only fight you couldn't avoid by going into orbit too.
My first video game ever was Star Trek Operations Simulation on a Sega Master System. My father's coworker let him borrow it overnight and he set it up in the garage so we could all watch. Just being able to control what's happening on the TV blew my freakin' mind!!!
I work with 16-21 year olds these days who basically never understand anything I reference anymore....I'm always saying things like, "Wait a minute, do you guys know who The Brady Bunch was?.......SERIOUSLY?!?"
I remember having a really good time playing "A Final Unity" It played like an episode of the show which made it more interesting. The space combat was janky though.
Final Unity is still one of my favourite games of all time. Would give my left kidney for a good remake. I still have Star Trek Generations for the GameBoy. It wasn't really better than "STTNG", was it?
Agreed. "A Final Unity" was a great evolution from "25th Anniversary" and "Judgement Rites," even though it was from a different publisher. Space combat in most Trek games suffers on account of designers trying to cram "exciting" fighter jet combat into a Starfleet mission simulation. Starships are not fighter jets and it never quite feels like Trek.
You should do a video talking about the golden age of Star Trek gaming. Don't know the years, but late 90's to early 2000's. I think it started with _Star Trek: Starfleet Command,_ and ended with _Elite Force II._ There could be more to it then that. Some might include _Starfleet Academy,_ and _Klingon Academy._ But from that era you get all the great Star Trek games like _Armada_ and its sequel, _Bridge Commander,_ _ST: Voyager Elite Force._ So many!
Some of those were awesome! Hard to call the live action ones games though. You mostly just clicked on options I seem to recall. I loved how the Voyager ones recreated the sets so well, and let you go to the holodeck for combat simulations.
@@mccallosone4903 Cool! I seem to recall it was First Contact era, with ships like the Akira class. I don’t suppose there’s a way to play it these days? Seems like it came out around ‘98…. Legacy for the 360 was exciting fun too, when it wasn’t confusing. My favorite RTS is probably LOTR Battle for Middle Earth 2.
1:33 Hold it. First of all, Tandy computers were DOS machines with greatly enhanced graphics (at the time) they were very popular in the late 80s. Also, the Transinium Challenge was also released for classic Macintoshes, which is the version I had. It was pretty cool. Had something approaching "video" clips, except monochrome and no audio.
I had this for the Game Boy, back in the day. I accidentally beat it in about fifteen minutes. After the first couple of Star Trek related passwords it gave me to continue the game, I saw where they were going and entered: LOCUTUS... Brought me right to the final showdown with the Borg
The only TNG game I remember playing was Spectrum Holobyte’s “A Final Unity,” which came out on just about everything, but the “best” version was the PC release where you got to control wax figure versions of the crew.
No, there was a different TNG game (with the same name as the show) for the SNES and Genesis around the same time, but A Final Unity only came out on Mac and PC.
Honestly, I always hit thumbs up on every Junkball video before it starts playing, and I have NEVER been let down. It’s always an amazing mix of information and hilarity. Well done Junkball Media guy!
Final Unity is amazing. Even more amazing is in the pre-internet era, a game that installs to a directory named "STFU" garnered no negative attention :D
As a fellow creator I just wanted to take the time to mention that you've done a great job editing this video. You switch between the versions, zoom in or move the screen in some way. This could've been a very static video but with clever editing you made it quite dynamic. Just wanted to recognise that and tell you to keep up the good work
Always a good day when a new Junkball video appears! I never played this game but I did play Star Trek: The Next Generation - Future's Past on the SNES, which was also released in 1994. It's a pretty decent game but in my opinion the greatest Star Trek game of all time is Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity for PC and Mac(I think?). It's like playing a multiple hour new TNG episode. It's fully voiced and a great combo of point and click adventure and RPG. I still play it once a year. Great video. I can't wait for the next ten year long decade.
Thanks. Agreed, A Final Unity was an enthralling Trek game. Someone mentioned earlier in the comments that you need a specific specs in order to run it. What do you use to run it?
@@JunkBallMedia I run it using DOS box on both my editing rig and my laptop. I had to set the CPU cycles really low but it runs great. The one thing that doesn't run correctly are the space battles. They run extremely quickly so you pretty much have to leave Worf on to do the shooting for you. But it's no big deal. Let me know if you want me to DM you the dos box details on Twitter or something.
Holodeck simulator was my fab on the Game Gear. Literally spent hours recently looking up info about this game and found nothing. At all. This was a great watch. Thank you
Yes, I think Junkball should review that Starship Creator game. I watched about ten minutes of a playthrough just now, and I already want to throw rocks!
I remember wanting this so bad for my game gear. I asked for it for like 3 months straight leading up to my Bday. Then on my Bday I see a gamegear shaped box and was so excited. I open the box and what did I get? instead of the star trek game. I got "Cool Spot" a game where you play as the red dot from the 7up soda can drink....I still never got to play this TNG game
Haha this game kept me entertained on a 10-hr drive when I was a kid. I had no idea it never ended!! Thanks for the amazing retrospective, I am now a massive fan.
Holy crap, I remember that Game Pro review. Nothing like digging up a 28 year old memory. When you were a young videogame nerd with no money and no internet, you read your monthly Game Pro magazine, over and over again, until you memorized tips for games you'd never play, and jokes you wouldn't get until you were much older. Looking back on it, I'm glad I never got this game for my Game Gear, that poor machine suffered enough.
Oh, NOW someone says it doesn't end. Started playing in 1994 and just kept picking away. Select Data. Select destination. Select Worf. Select LaForge. Select sparks. Select O'Brien. Select Data. Select. Select. Been stuck next to this AC outlet keeping the Gameboy powered for 17 years. Select. Select. Select. Just waiting for Picard. Select. Just waiting to graduate from the Academy. Select. So much life gone. Select. ..... Or I never selected this this game for play. Thanks for selecting it for review. Awesome selection of content as always. It's why I select your Trek videos before all others. Live long and select.
I absolutely LOVED this game for game boy in the 90’s. I know it’s pretty cheesy now, but for a young Star Trek nerd, I loved it, especially since you could just ignore the missions and fly to random places looking for trouble.
There's a goldmine of iffy and good ST games out there. Hope this is successful enough to warrant you digging into more of them! Great vid as always :)
First Star Trek video game I played was on an IBM XT... It was 1986. I was logged onto a BBS in Monterey, CA. I downloaded the game in basic. It was a grid system graphic... Monochrome... You entered a heading, entered the distance, and hit enter. It re drew the grid. When you saw a square with a Klingon in it, you hit F key for fire, the typed in the grid square number. Random number generator decided hit or miss. It was crap so I added The TOS theme by recoding the basic and adding the command: 10 play (and then some numbers which corresponded to tones and lengths of tones) Ah the good old days
I had the game gear version as a kid and man was it fun and immersive. I really felt I'm command. I loved the power management and transporter minigames
I actually still own a copy of this game on Gameboy. It was ok when I was little but it definitely hasn't aged well and I also hated how it never had an end. I remember getting to the Borg and thinking this is it, but sadly I was disappointed when it just continued on. My favorite Next Gen game at the time was the Super NES Next Gen. game but I haven't played it in years. I really enjoy your videos and your humor is perfect!
Tandy was the British version of Radio Shack. I walked into a Radio Shack once on holiday in Florida and thought “this is a big Tandy” it was exactly the same even the shelves.
You didn't mention the Borg mission! Beating that mission was basically like winning the game as I don't think you actually get that mission until you reach the final rank of captain. Or maybe that's what gets you promoted to captain. It's been so long since I played this game that I don't exactly remember.
It's pissed me off for the last FIVE YEARS how damned SLOW the Subscriber rate is for this channel. C'MON, guys! Seriously, this is one of the best Trek and movies channels out there!
Absolutely fantastic game as a young kid. It wasn't released in Europe so I had to import it by buying from an advert on the back of GB action magazine. It wasn't that easy to source imports back then so it was an incredible feeling to have it in my hands. It felt really immersive back then like I was traveling around the universe. Open ended in that you could get to the final Borg missions which were very hard but the game didn't end. You could continue to roam the universe looking for Ferengi Marauders to destroy. Classic game that I still have boxed and intact. There is also a NES version that is in Color.
I played a super fun PC game around ‘97, narrated by Sulu. I think it was called Starfleet Command. It was like submarine combat with a lot of strategy.
man i remember the game boy game , wonder if i still have it laying around. the spark minigame was for boosting power to a system , P= Phasers S= Shields T= Transporter, with the exception of when life support took too much damage the spark minigame was used to keep it online. Getting to blow up the borg was a good time once I figured out how to do it.
I played this game a ton on road trips back in the day. I was determined to beat the Borg level but it just always kicked my butt no matter if I boosted Shields or Weapons.
Remember playing this on the gameboy! Somehow managed to get to the 4th or 5th go round the missions and got confronted with a borg cube! Got destoryed before i completed it but this was the only level where you had to get close to a ship and transport a virus to it! Never had the patience to find this level again! Seem to remember that there were passwords as well to get to the next level or increased difficulty (Ensign, Lieutenant, Commander etc) and these were names from the show that you needed to be a true fan to know. Had no idea who Tomalok was as a young boy! Space ship fights were cool if frustrating though!
I knew I loved your vids and channel almost immediately. However, I KNEW it and you were awesome when my fiancee rolled her eyes at me when she saw me excited for a new release from you. Carry on!
It's no wonder Picard needed a holiday on his Risa vacation. He was exhausted from all the micromanagement using his select button with no end in sight. Makes much more sense sense now :)
"DOS" is short for "MS-DOS," which is an acronym for, "Microsoft Disk Operating System." Before the advent of Windows, operating systems were text-only command lines. You can still access this on a Windows computer by opening the "Command Prompt." Pre-Windows, your screen was black with text only. Navigation between directories, disks, etc was done by typing in commands and pressing the ENTER key. For example, typing "DIR" at the command line would list all files/folders in the current directory you're in. "Tandy" was a brand of home computer that ran on DOS. The first computer in my home was a Tandy 1000, with a crushing 64KB of RAM! Tandy sold several models in the early 80s, but like all DOS machines, they became obsolete overnight with the release of Windows.
I was obsessed with Star Trek games back then. Rented and played them all. I think I own all ST games on PC. Finished each..even the bad ones. I do own but have never played both Klingon and Borg...the FMV games. Still in shrinkwrap. My favorite is still ST 25th Ann on PC,,,then Judgement Rites.
I remember this game fondly, not for it being good just because I loved all things Star Trek! One secret is if you do enough missions on the Gameboy version you “unlock” a special mission where you get to go up against the Borg. They can even follow you through warp drive to attack earth! However the unbeatable level is the Romulans, they are impossible to actually hit with you phasers no matter how hard you try.
"A decade that only lasted ten years" Great throwaway line. LOL
I legitimately hit pause, fifteen seconds in, to make sure I heard that right.
Why can't the 90s last two decades :(
@@CathrineMacNiel Truth!
This channel is full of great throwaway lines, that's why I love it!
@@stevenmcd4741 Oh, absolutely!
It’s disappointing the 90’s lasted only 10 years. Such a simpler time- I miss it.
Alas, 1990 to 1999 was only 10 years in length, while 2020 lasted at least 5 decades, 2 millennia, and potentially one geological age.
Yes it is
Yet it pailed in comparison to the glorious 80s.
Nostalgia is dumb. Today rules
I do too!
Wasn't expecting another video so soon! Yay!
W0W did not you follow our show???
It makes me happy that TrekCulture watches other Trek youtubers
@@BirthquakeRecords makes me happier that it's, my favourite, Junkball (Sorry TrekCulture).
TrekCulture👏👏👏👏👏👏🙌
Yes to the rocks video!
Dude. I laughed out loud right out the gate with the “decade that only lasted 10 years”. Man you are legit the funniest star trek reviewer out here.
💯
Some decades seem like they don’t ever go away tough. Like the 50s during the 80s.
Agreed 👍
I think you misunderstood how the engineering mini game works. It's not for repairing - it's for boosting power. T = transporter, P = phasers, S = shields. Sending a majority number of sparks into a specific item will boost the system. Phasers become more powerful, or shields become more powerful, or transporter locks and beams up people much faster. Repairs happen on their own, but you can tell Geordi which system to work on first. The only way to get them to speed up in any noticeable way is to return to earth and enter orbit. Repairs will proceed very quickly there. You can also engage sensors directly from navigation mode by pressing Start. You don't have to exist navigation mode and then check on Data. You also don't need to slow down to begin orbit (at least not on the gameboy version). you just ask Data to do it as soon a the planet is the largest size it gets.
Edit: Yes, apparently I'm somehow a nerd on this particular game.
Yes! Someone else who has ACTUALLY played this game!
Same here, got a copy on the GameBoy. I wasn't aware how good the GameGear version looked, so I've started playing that version now.
I agree the controls take some getting used to, but they're not that hard.
I wish they implemented indicators around the viewscreen that pointed out targets.
You def remember more then I do. I only vaguely remember this game lol.
I fondly remember that game. It's the perfect portable game, which is why it was the best on Gameboy. Pick it up, play a mission or two, and put it back down. It had the atmosphere of the show. It was great in its simplicity.
This, 100%. It's perfect for casual gaming. And it was particularly meaningful for me back when I was a kid because 1) TNG had been off the air for years by the time I got it so it was the only way to get my Star Trek fix, and 2) I've always been pretty bad at videogames, but this one, apart from the Borg mission (which I could never figure out), I could actually handle.
Seriously this looks great, gonna have to get it for Gameboy
''Let's take a trip back to the 1990s, a decade that lasted only 10 years.'' Not even 15 seconds in and I'm already dying.
You need to do a retrospective on Star Trek The Next Generation: A Final Unity. I still play that game trough every now and then.
It's both a case of a good licensed game, and a case of a point-and-click adventure with a serious tone to it. Almost all point-and-click adventures since have been pretty humorous, but I can only remember one piece of humor in the whole thing, some throwaway lines on the Bridge that happen if nothing happens for a while when Dr. Crusher gets on the comm.
The thing with A Final Unity is that it's a game that appeals only to the trekkies themselves. A non-trekkie will find that game incredibly dull. However, it is definitely THE most authentic trek experience you'll ever experience in gaming...bridge commander, starfleet command 3 and STO don't even come close.
Wow I had completely forgotten about that game until I read this. I need to dig it out from the closest and fire up the good ol virtual windows 98 😅
@@jagger2001 if you get the Good Old Games version of the game, it runs on Windows 11 no problem.
That game fucking rocks! I just got a DOS emulator running on my Series S so I could play it in my living room
I can't wait to hear what you have to say about the PC Game adaptation of Star Trek Generations.
that's the most unforgiving Trek game created.
Hey, I was selling those “Tandy’s” when that game came out. It sold a lot of computers! Thanks again for sharing!
I used to love this game when I was a kid. You forgot to mention that you grow in rank as you complete missions and get progressively harder ones unti the Captain missions see you tasked with single-handedly destroying Borg cubes
That was hard. You had to sit there pummelling it for ages to beam down the virus!
@@stevemichaels3497 on the Game Gear version, there was a specific angle and distance you could sit at where you could pummel them without them shooting back.
@@chrissetti1390 Same on the Gameboy. It was quite close if I recall as only two torpedos could be on screen at once but it was close enough to be a constant stream of them. I think it was the only fight you couldn't avoid by going into orbit too.
My first video game ever was Star Trek Operations Simulation on a Sega Master System. My father's coworker let him borrow it overnight and he set it up in the garage so we could all watch. Just being able to control what's happening on the TV blew my freakin' mind!!!
"If you're old enough to remember Gamepro magazine"
Thanks for the existential crises.
I work with 16-21 year olds these days who basically never understand anything I reference anymore....I'm always saying things like, "Wait a minute, do you guys know who The Brady Bunch was?.......SERIOUSLY?!?"
I remember having a really good time playing "A Final Unity" It played like an episode of the show which made it more interesting. The space combat was janky though.
Final Unity is still one of my favourite games of all time. Would give my left kidney for a good remake.
I still have Star Trek Generations for the GameBoy. It wasn't really better than "STTNG", was it?
Yeah, A Final Unity was pretty awesome. I'd love to have another game like that
Agreed. "A Final Unity" was a great evolution from "25th Anniversary" and "Judgement Rites," even though it was from a different publisher.
Space combat in most Trek games suffers on account of designers trying to cram "exciting" fighter jet combat into a Starfleet mission simulation. Starships are not fighter jets and it never quite feels like Trek.
You should do a video talking about the golden age of Star Trek gaming. Don't know the years, but late 90's to early 2000's. I think it started with _Star Trek: Starfleet Command,_ and ended with _Elite Force II._ There could be more to it then that. Some might include _Starfleet Academy,_ and _Klingon Academy._ But from that era you get all the great Star Trek games like _Armada_ and its sequel, _Bridge Commander,_ _ST: Voyager Elite Force._ So many!
Some of those were awesome! Hard to call the live action ones games though. You mostly just clicked on options I seem to recall. I loved how the Voyager ones recreated the sets so well, and let you go to the holodeck for combat simulations.
Idk about Elite Force II, but the first one is badass. I like revisiting that one a lot
Armada is one of the best RTS games ever
@@mccallosone4903 Cool! I seem to recall it was First Contact era, with ships like the Akira class. I don’t suppose there’s a way to play it these days? Seems like it came out around ‘98…. Legacy for the 360 was exciting fun too, when it wasn’t confusing. My favorite RTS is probably LOTR Battle for Middle Earth 2.
"The 1990's, a decade that only lasted ten years," may be my favorite opener of a youtube video ever.
1:33 Hold it.
First of all, Tandy computers were DOS machines with greatly enhanced graphics (at the time) they were very popular in the late 80s.
Also, the Transinium Challenge was also released for classic Macintoshes, which is the version I had.
It was pretty cool. Had something approaching "video" clips, except monochrome and no audio.
“A decade that only lasted 10 years” Lmao. The very first sentence caught me off guard.
I played this on my gameboy when I was little. Good to know there was no way to "beat the game" and it wasn't just me that gave up on it. lol
I absolute…ly loved this game back in the day.
The closest to getting to the end is fighting the Borg cube that only has a chance of appearing when you're in Captain tier.
I had this for the Game Boy, back in the day. I accidentally beat it in about fifteen minutes. After the first couple of Star Trek related passwords it gave me to continue the game, I saw where they were going and entered: LOCUTUS... Brought me right to the final showdown with the Borg
I thought there is a final Borg mission. Kept thinking that when he was saying that there’s no ending.
The only TNG game I remember playing was Spectrum Holobyte’s “A Final Unity,” which came out on just about everything, but the “best” version was the PC release where you got to control wax figure versions of the crew.
No, there was a different TNG game (with the same name as the show) for the SNES and Genesis around the same time, but A Final Unity only came out on Mac and PC.
@@tartrazine5 it was Echos From the Past.
Honestly, I always hit thumbs up on every Junkball video before it starts playing, and I have NEVER been let down. It’s always an amazing mix of information and hilarity. Well done Junkball Media guy!
Junkball almost singlehandedly got me into Star Trek last year. Very glad to see new videos coming out. Thank you for your service, Junkball.
Glad you like the videos.
Love the fact that trekculture watches these!
Well, I guess it's better than Star Trek Starship Creator.
Not exactly a high bar to cross
Didnt exspect to see you here Aspec
Lmao I just got given that as a gift. It sucks, huh? That’s a shame.
Oh my GOD.... I had blocked Starship Creator out of my memory.
That game... *sigh* Potential, but so janky.
Missed this one, but played Echoes From the Past and A Final Unity to death.
Final Unity is amazing. Even more amazing is in the pre-internet era, a game that installs to a directory named "STFU" garnered no negative attention :D
oh yeah that was awesome
@@salamand3r- oh yeah i noticed that. lolololololol
As a fellow creator I just wanted to take the time to mention that you've done a great job editing this video. You switch between the versions, zoom in or move the screen in some way. This could've been a very static video but with clever editing you made it quite dynamic. Just wanted to recognise that and tell you to keep up the good work
I remember Generations on the original Gameboy. That's was pretty cool. Probably my 1st Star Trek game.
Glad for a new video, and can't wait to hear you talk about TNG on the Genesis and SNES
That "a decade that only lasted ten years" line sounds like a joke, except that the 1980s are celebrating their 41st continuous year
No where near as bad the the non-stop celebration of the 60's. *shudders*
I had this back in the day, it was actually quite good, the Borg cube was fun.
1:31 “Tandy, whatever that was.”
8-Bit Guy: “Am I a joke to you?”
Always a good day when a new Junkball video appears! I never played this game but I did play Star Trek: The Next Generation - Future's Past on the SNES, which was also released in 1994. It's a pretty decent game but in my opinion the greatest Star Trek game of all time is Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity for PC and Mac(I think?).
It's like playing a multiple hour new TNG episode. It's fully voiced and a great combo of point and click adventure and RPG. I still play it once a year. Great video. I can't wait for the next ten year long decade.
Thanks. Agreed, A Final Unity was an enthralling Trek game. Someone mentioned earlier in the comments that you need a specific specs in order to run it. What do you use to run it?
@@JunkBallMedia I run it using DOS box on both my editing rig and my laptop. I had to set the CPU cycles really low but it runs great. The one thing that doesn't run correctly are the space battles. They run extremely quickly so you pretty much have to leave Worf on to do the shooting for you. But it's no big deal. Let me know if you want me to DM you the dos box details on Twitter or something.
Holodeck simulator was my fab on the Game Gear. Literally spent hours recently looking up info about this game and found nothing. At all. This was a great watch. Thank you
Each of your videos is a gem, thank you!
Yes, I think Junkball should review that Starship Creator game. I watched about ten minutes of a playthrough just now, and I already want to throw rocks!
Said it before and ill say it again.. this man uploads a video, I like and then watch it. Awesome.
The "27 years ago" in your name made me double take.
@@JunkBallMedia lol.. thats kinda the point. 🤣
I remember wanting this so bad for my game gear. I asked for it for like 3 months straight leading up to my Bday. Then on my Bday I see a gamegear shaped box and was so excited. I open the box and what did I get? instead of the star trek game. I got "Cool Spot" a game where you play as the red dot from the 7up soda can drink....I still never got to play this TNG game
Please do more. There are so many Star Trek games to review. It’s a content gold mine!
Haha this game kept me entertained on a 10-hr drive when I was a kid. I had no idea it never ended!! Thanks for the amazing retrospective, I am now a massive fan.
man this was a great junkball transmission. i might Select another video.
Since you're onto games now, would you consider reviewing The Next Generation's Interactive VCR Board Game??
I loved that game as a kid.
Judgment Rites was the first one I ever played. Man, I was so young and innocent back then.
So soon?!?!? LUCKY DAY! We love you Junkball! :)
Today was a day and there was nothing of note til the walls fell and Junkball dropped an upload from Tenagra, my bandwidth spread wide.
Oh man... Glad I missed those. My first TNG game was Final Unity. That was a pretty darn good game! Also, loved your ending. Cracked me up!
Oh man, I actually still have this game, and the OG gameboy my grandmother gave me when I was little
I've never played any Star Trek game that I actually liked, but I like your videos so I watched it anyway 👍
I'm glad you show a realistic green and yellow Gameboy screen :)
Your editing is just as smooth as your voice. 😇 love this channel!
My voice sucks, but I'll take that editing compliments. Much appreciated.
This video just made my week so much sweeter!
Yes! Final Unity would be amazing.
Hello again fellow "Ball"! Love more frequent videos happening again!
This was great! Looking forward to the next one about the Generations game. And yes please to further Next Gen game reviews.
Holy crap, I remember that Game Pro review. Nothing like digging up a 28 year old memory. When you were a young videogame nerd with no money and no internet, you read your monthly Game Pro magazine, over and over again, until you memorized tips for games you'd never play, and jokes you wouldn't get until you were much older. Looking back on it, I'm glad I never got this game for my Game Gear, that poor machine suffered enough.
Very fun and informative video + really nice editing.
Oh, NOW someone says it doesn't end. Started playing in 1994 and just kept picking away. Select Data. Select destination. Select Worf. Select LaForge. Select sparks. Select O'Brien. Select Data. Select. Select.
Been stuck next to this AC outlet keeping the Gameboy powered for 17 years. Select. Select. Select. Just waiting for Picard. Select. Just waiting to graduate from the Academy. Select. So much life gone. Select.
..... Or I never selected this this game for play. Thanks for selecting it for review. Awesome selection of content as always. It's why I select your Trek videos before all others. Live long and select.
Your experience playing the game sounds like Inner Light.
The low-key biting humor is so good!
Great video, would love to hear about some more obscure Star Trek games. Star Trek Starship Creator would be a good one to review.
I love the end of the video with Riker going crazy in the back ground from "Frame of Mind" LMAO
Review Star Trek Armada 1!!!!
That was my childhood.
I absolutely LOVED this game for game boy in the 90’s. I know it’s pretty cheesy now, but for a young Star Trek nerd, I loved it, especially since you could just ignore the missions and fly to random places looking for trouble.
There's a goldmine of iffy and good ST games out there. Hope this is successful enough to warrant you digging into more of them! Great vid as always :)
First Star Trek video game I played was on an IBM XT... It was 1986. I was logged onto a BBS in Monterey, CA. I downloaded the game in basic. It was a grid system graphic... Monochrome... You entered a heading, entered the distance, and hit enter. It re drew the grid. When you saw a square with a Klingon in it, you hit F key for fire, the typed in the grid square number. Random number generator decided hit or miss.
It was crap so I added The TOS theme by recoding the basic and adding the command:
10 play (and then some numbers which corresponded to tones and lengths of tones)
Ah the good old days
I had the game gear version as a kid and man was it fun and immersive. I really felt I'm command. I loved the power management and transporter minigames
I got the game boy game for my birthday and I loved this game. I really enjoyed it
4:24 "O'Brien beams things up and down." Yup, that sums up his existence on the Enterprise.
I actually still own a copy of this game on Gameboy. It was ok when I was little but it definitely hasn't aged well and I also hated how it never had an end. I remember getting to the Borg and thinking this is it, but sadly I was disappointed when it just continued on. My favorite Next Gen game at the time was the Super NES Next Gen. game but I haven't played it in years. I really enjoy your videos and your humor is perfect!
Great video. Really enjoyed it
Thanks. My pleasure.
Tandy was the British version of Radio Shack. I walked into a Radio Shack once on holiday in Florida and thought “this is a big Tandy” it was exactly the same even the shelves.
Oh man. Beyond the Nexus was my childhood… and incredibly broken. I can’t wait to see you review it.
There should be a portion of the game before or after the engineering section either avoiding or cleaning all of the exploded rocks on bridge.
This cracked me up, loved the Decade joke! Also, brought back memories of being very frustrated with this game lol. Great video:)
Frame of Mind was the first thing I thought of too! Great video as always! Then of course there's the tng lcd game....
This is a worthy tribute. You got style kid.
Awesome video. Funny cuts. This should have more views
I appreciate it.
You didn't mention the Borg mission! Beating that mission was basically like winning the game as I don't think you actually get that mission until you reach the final rank of captain. Or maybe that's what gets you promoted to captain. It's been so long since I played this game that I don't exactly remember.
You're right.
I still have my original Gameboy copy. As a TNG super fan, I loved playing this game, even if there wasn't much to the gameplay.
What a nostalgia trip this was. I had the Nintendo one (still have it!)…wasn’t a great game but it certainly stuck in my memory.
The intro animation is so good
It's pissed me off for the last FIVE YEARS how damned SLOW the Subscriber rate is for this channel. C'MON, guys! Seriously, this is one of the best Trek and movies channels out there!
Absolutely fantastic game as a young kid. It wasn't released in Europe so I had to import it by buying from an advert on the back of GB action magazine. It wasn't that easy to source imports back then so it was an incredible feeling to have it in my hands. It felt really immersive back then like I was traveling around the universe. Open ended in that you could get to the final Borg missions which were very hard but the game didn't end. You could continue to roam the universe looking for Ferengi Marauders to destroy. Classic game that I still have boxed and intact. There is also a NES version that is in Color.
Another master piece, thanks ! I don't have high cholesterol had it checked out last year.
I can’t tell you how many hours I played the game boy version at my grandparents house as a kid on the weekends
ST:TNG A Final Unity was great!
I played a super fun PC game around ‘97, narrated by Sulu. I think it was called Starfleet Command. It was like submarine combat with a lot of strategy.
man i remember the game boy game , wonder if i still have it laying around. the spark minigame was for boosting power to a system , P= Phasers S= Shields T= Transporter, with the exception of when life support took too much damage the spark minigame was used to keep it online. Getting to blow up the borg was a good time once I figured out how to do it.
I played this game a ton on road trips back in the day. I was determined to beat the Borg level but it just always kicked my butt no matter if I boosted Shields or Weapons.
Remember playing this on the gameboy! Somehow managed to get to the 4th or 5th go round the missions and got confronted with a borg cube! Got destoryed before i completed it but this was the only level where you had to get close to a ship and transport a virus to it! Never had the patience to find this level again! Seem to remember that there were passwords as well to get to the next level or increased difficulty (Ensign, Lieutenant, Commander etc) and these were names from the show that you needed to be a true fan to know. Had no idea who Tomalok was as a young boy! Space ship fights were cool if frustrating though!
I think the code OVERRIDE will let you generate new missions until you find one you want.
I knew I loved your vids and channel almost immediately. However, I KNEW it and you were awesome when my fiancee rolled her eyes at me when she saw me excited for a new release from you. Carry on!
I remember playing and really liking Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force (both I and II) when I was in high school.
It's no wonder Picard needed a holiday on his Risa vacation. He was exhausted from all the micromanagement using his select button with no end in sight. Makes much more sense sense now :)
"Tandy... whatever that was" says so much about this person.
Wow, this one certainly stretches the definition of "game". Fascinating.
"DOS" is short for "MS-DOS," which is an acronym for, "Microsoft Disk Operating System." Before the advent of Windows, operating systems were text-only command lines. You can still access this on a Windows computer by opening the "Command Prompt." Pre-Windows, your screen was black with text only. Navigation between directories, disks, etc was done by typing in commands and pressing the ENTER key. For example, typing "DIR" at the command line would list all files/folders in the current directory you're in.
"Tandy" was a brand of home computer that ran on DOS. The first computer in my home was a Tandy 1000, with a crushing 64KB of RAM! Tandy sold several models in the early 80s, but like all DOS machines, they became obsolete overnight with the release of Windows.
I was obsessed with Star Trek games back then. Rented and played them all. I think I own all ST games on PC. Finished each..even the bad ones. I do own but have never played both Klingon and Borg...the FMV games. Still in shrinkwrap. My favorite is still ST 25th Ann on PC,,,then Judgement Rites.
Yay. New video. I hit the like button before the vid even started…
Also, Tandy was the UK brand of Radio Shack, which it owned in the US.
I remember this game fondly, not for it being good just because I loved all things Star Trek!
One secret is if you do enough missions on the Gameboy version you “unlock” a special mission where you get to go up against the Borg. They can even follow you through warp drive to attack earth!
However the unbeatable level is the Romulans, they are impossible to actually hit with you phasers no matter how hard you try.