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   Message 11,785 of 13,461   
   BelPowerslave to All   
   Re: Searching Name of Old Sega Game   
   01 Dec 06 18:39:20   
   
   From: bel@whipassgaming.com   
      
   >> this is correct. played both Star Flight and Star Control on the PC.   
   >> when i saw the genesis versions, they were quite decent.   
   >>   
   >> FYI, IIRC you should be able to get either Star Flight or Star Control 2   
   >> (retitled, due to loss of original code and painstakingly reconstructed   
   >> by fans) as Abandonware. basically, it means they should be free, the   
   >> license ran out and wasn't renewed.   
   >> I'd check out Home of the Underdogs website to start your search. have fun!   
   >   
   > Thanks guys. I found these as I searched while waiting for replies.   
   > However, these are not the game I am looking for. I saw pictures but   
   > they didn't ring a bell. yes, theys eem like it. But still not the   
   > same.   
   > Is there a one stop complete list of Megadrive games that you know of?   
   >   
   > The game was so special because you could fly around a galaxy and get   
   > in orbit around a planet and send down a little vehicle that used fuel   
   > and had to be taklen abck on bioard before ir tan out. You could shoot   
   > and stun creatures that you could sell at a starbase and there weren't   
   > many of those. If your ship ran out of fuel, emnergency call would get   
   > you back but cost you so much, it would set you back enormously. You   
   > could mine panets by douing a scan of the surface and then drill using   
   > the vehicle.   
   >   
   > There were wormholes that tranported you elsewhere but that was   
   > dangerous because of the fuel proble. The game came with a starmap.   
   >   
   > Perhaps it is one of the games you guys mention....but it doesn't feel   
   > or see like it. Strange.   
   >   
   > I loved the game that I borrowed from a freind who worked in a   
   > videostore who rented them out but the game crash completley at a   
   > certain point. Even a complete restart didn't help.   
   >   
   > Tje idea to use mining vehicle was phenomenal to me.   
   >   
   > The Underdogs carries these games, so you can download them.   
      
   Break out an Genesis emulator and grab the rom real quick, playing it   
   should immediately let you know if it's what you're looking for or not. :)   
      
   Bel   
      
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