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Super Star Trek

Deck and Conn from Microsoft

This tactical space sim has Super Star Trek vibes

2025-08-25
By: Christian Cawley
On: August 25, 2025
In: Retro games news

MicroProse has listed Deck & Conn on Steam, which is dripping with retro graphics and gameplay, not to mention a heavy dose of Super Star Trek. Revived classic strategy and sim producer MicroProse is lining up the release of another retro-inspired turn-based tactical sim, but this one has a twist.Read More →

Basic logo (from Usbourne books' programming series.

BASIC is 60 years old: 5 classic games to try

2025-01-10
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 10, 2025
In: Retro gaming best and worst lists

BASIC was first released in 1964, making the programming language an incredible 60 years old. For me, that is pretty mind-blowing, as it means BASIC was already 20 years old before I tried my first type-in program. To celebrate BASIC’s anniversary, here’s a look at the language’s origins, along withRead More →

Super Star Trek

Super Star Trek has been ported to multiple 8-bit systems

2023-06-15
By: Anthony Yates
On: June 15, 2023
In: Retro games news

Retro systems developer Electron.Greg has released Super Star Trek for several 8-bit systems, including the C64 and VIC-20. On his Itch.io page for the Acorn Electron version, he says, “I have taken the original 1970s source code of the 80 column printer terminal based simulation and converted it for theRead More →

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