Starflight

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Starflight

Developer: Binary Systems, Electronic Arts

Genre: Simulation

Release	Date	RRP	Code

Starflight is a 1986 simulation game for home computers by Binary Systems and Electronic Arts ported to the Sega Mega Drive in 1991. You control an astronaut in a space program who uses the program's limited funds to set up a spaceflight that completes a variety of missions. You do this by first building your crew and ship, then taking them off into space to explore. Completing these missions gives the player MU (monetary units). Other very important sources of MU are digging for metals and suggestion planets colonization.

Fuel usage, gravity, temperature, weight load etc. must be considered during all missions, enhancing the simulation experience.

Compared to the PC original, most of the graphics have been updated. The game came with a space map as pack-in. The instruction manual contains the story of a starship captain, which can be used as a walkthrough, although not every item location was revealed.

It should be noted that the player is never forced to actually complete a mission, one might fly and explore as long as there are enough resources. The game however has an ending that requires a sequence of discoveries to be made: Uncover the reasons for the so called "flaring" phenomena and destroy the source of it.

The game got a sequel called "Starflight 2: Trade Routes of the Cloud Nebula", but it was never ported to a Sega system.

Promotional Material

StarFlight MD US PrintAdvert.jpg

US print advert

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

40

^[5]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

75

^[6]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

82

^[7]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

91

^[1]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

63

^[8]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

91

^[9]

Game Power (IT)

89

^[10]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

96

^[11]

Games-X (UK)

90

^[12]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

90

^[2]

Joystick (FR)

91

^[13]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

56

^[14]

Mega (UK)

79

^[15]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

70

^[16]

Mean Machines (UK)

94

^[3]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

94

^[17]

Player One (FR)

90

^[18]

Power Play (DE)

84

^[19]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

62

^[20]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

83

^[4]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

82

^[21]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

76

^[22]

Video Games (DE)

82

^[23]

	80
Based on 23 reviews

Starflight

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, BR
Cover

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↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 File:SegaPro UK 02.pdf, page 46 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 02.pdf_p46" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 222
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Februar 1992" (DE; 1992-01-10), page 128
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 134
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1991" (US; 1991-1x-xx), page 22
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 96
↑ Game Power, "Giugno 1992" (IT; 1992-0x-xx), page 42
↑ GamePro, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 38
↑ Games-X, "10th-16th October 1991" (UK; 1991-10-10), page 36
↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 188
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94
↑ Mega, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-21), page 79
↑ Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-13), page 93
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
↑ Player One, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 81
↑ Power Play, "12/91" (DE; 1991-11-13), page 182
↑ Sega Power, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-05), page 52
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 25
↑ Video Games, "4/91" (DE; 1991-12-06), page 35

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[5] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 222

[:File:ASM_DE_1992-02.pdf_p128-6] Aktueller Software Markt, "Februar 1992" (DE; 1992-01-10), page 128

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p134-7] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 134

[:File:EGM_US_028.pdf_p22-8] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1991" (US; 1991-1x-xx), page 22

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p96-9] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 96

[:File:GamePower_IT_07.pdf_p42-10] Game Power, "Giugno 1992" (IT; 1992-0x-xx), page 42

[:File:GamePro_US_027.pdf_p38-11] GamePro, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 38

[:File:GamesX_UK_25.pdf_p36-12] Games-X, "10th-16th October 1991" (UK; 1991-10-10), page 36

[:File:Joystick_FR_019.pdf_p188-13] Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 188

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p94-14] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:Mega_UK_23.pdf_p79-15] Mega, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-21), page 79

[:File:MegaForce_FR_02.pdf_p93-16] Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-13), page 93

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p140-17] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_014.pdf_p81-18] Player One, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 81

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-12.pdf_p182-19] Power Play, "12/91" (DE; 1991-11-13), page 182

[:File:SegaPower_UK_26.pdf_p52-20] Sega Power, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-05), page 52

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p67-21] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67

[22] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 25

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1991-04.pdf_p35-23] Video Games, "4/91" (DE; 1991-12-06), page 35

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