Talk:Starflight
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Need to add sections about Starflight 2 and Starflight III
- Reid 08:48, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)
Is the link to Greg Johnson correct?
Andete 09:12, 2004 Dec 23 (UTC)
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[edit] Screenshot
What platform is the screenshot from? It's too nice to be from the DOS version. — Frecklefoot | Talk 18:41, Mar 18, 2005 (UTC)
And out of all seriousness, it's too ugly for the Genesis version. Silly me, the caption says Atari ST and Amiga.
- Looks exactly like the DOS version to me. --HunterZ 21:45, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Circular Link
The link to Binary Systems redirects back to the Starflight page. Should it be removed? --HunterZ 03:15, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Commodore 64 Release Date
I got the MS-DOS EGA 16-color version for Christmas in either '86 or '87 (the first store-bought PC game I ever owned). I'd have to dig out the box (which I still have) and check to be sure, but I seem to remember mentions of the C64 version in the booklet describing how to run the game (a fold-out book with green text on white cardstock I think). In light of this, I'm surprised to see MobyGames' listing the C64 release date as 1989: http://www.mobygames.com/game/starflight/release-info - can anyone confirm this? --HunterZ 21:18, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] "We"?
Who is this "we" that is constantly referred to in the article?
- Good question. It looks to me like the Races section in the article may have been plagarized verbatim from somewhere else without credit. I've added a citation needed tag, but personally I wouldn't object if someone wants to rewrite or even remove that section. It really doesn't come across as very encyclopedic anyways. --HunterZ 15:27, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
The races section is verbatim from genesis version of the games manual pages 103-105.
[edit] External Link
I updated the fan-site link to the most complete and frequented Starflight resource I have been able to find. If anyone feels that there is a better one, feel free to update it. Crescentnebula 19:10, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Open-Endedness
"Starflight is widely regarded within the game industry as being one of the games responsible for pioneering the open-ended gameplay featured in modern games such as the Grand Theft Auto series."
I deleted this, because the same definition applies to all RPG-like games of the time: Ultima, Elite, Alternate Reality, etc. GTA is a much less linear style of game in comparison. It isn't clear the Starflight is "widely regarded" as a precursor to modern open-ended games in any case. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.134.226.55 (talk • contribs).
- Good move. — Frecklefoot | Talk 16:14, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
