Star Trek PICO-8

This is a port of Super Star Trek to the PICO-8 system. The PICO-8 isn’t an actual console, but rather a “fantasy console” designed to allow game designers to work within limitations similar to retro consoles, but much easier to develop for. This version of Star Trek 1971 is essentially a “what if the game was ported to a handheld”.

Super Star Trek is a text-based game, while this port was made for a system with a D-pad and a few buttons, so this version allows you to select your options from a menu. The biggest change made is how moving works. It has now been separated to impulse and warp. Impulse lets you move within a system, while warp lets you pick a sector from a map. Torpedoes are now aimed with the d-pad with a short aiming dot appearing near the Enterprise.

I feel like the “limitations” set about by the PICO-8 fantasy console have helped this game a lot, this a really lovely version of the game to play, and I would probably recommend this version for someone who is interested in playing a version of the 1971 Star Trek game.

Where to get Star Trek PICO-8

• Itch.io

How to play Star Trek PICO-8 on Windows 11

The Itch.io version can be played in a browser.

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