Tempest Posted July 7, 2001 Share Posted July 7, 2001 I was just playing wiht my Last Starfighter proto for the Atari 400/800 and I swear I saw the strangest thing. I was recharging my sheilds in the sun (as usual) and on the right edge of the screen I swear I saw the Enterprise move quickly out of sight. If it wasn't the Enterprise then it was something white and similar looking. Has anyone else seen this? I haven't been able to do it again. Also, at the end of the game I had to go up against the Ko-Dan Flagship (which almost kicked my ass three times), but I swear I don't remember this in the 5200 version. Anyone want to fire up the 5200 multi-cart and check for me? If not I'll try it tomorrow. This just may be because I fought the last squadron outside the frontier (those flagships never appear inside the galaxy) but I don't remember the last enemy waiting outside the barrier for me to go and attack it (it never came in the galaxy). Maybe there's some difference between these two versions afterall? Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zekish Posted July 7, 2001 Share Posted July 7, 2001 Not sure about the flagship thing, but I do recall the Enterprise while recharging, now that you mention it. I think it's a random occurence. If you have to do something to make it happen I couldn't tell you what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted July 8, 2001 Author Share Posted July 8, 2001 Well at least I know I'm not crazy now. I'll have to see if I can do it again. Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckybuck Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Yes, that is true, under rare circumstances you can see the Enterprise: Just search after easter eggs in the game. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Whoever coded the game must of been a trekkie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelmischief Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Whoever coded the game must of been a trekkie The statement is redundant. There are no game coders who aren't Trekkies. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Welcome to 2001. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 The statement is redundant. There are no game coders who aren't Trekkies. And you, I guess have asked every known games programmer known to man, if they are 'trekkies' or not (me thinks not) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenjennings Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 The statement is redundant. There are no game coders who aren't Trekkies. And you, I guess have asked every known games programmer known to man, if they are 'trekkies' or not (me thinks not) Yes, he did. I was there, I saw it. If they are not Trekkies, they cannot really be game coders. Just wannabe game coders. :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Usotsuki Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 I'm not a Trekkie - I don't prefer TOS, but TNG. =p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelmischief Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Yes, he did. I was there, I saw it. If they are not Trekkies, they cannot really be game coders. Just wannabe game coders. :-) Thank you for handling that; and just right, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 The statement is redundant. There are no game coders who aren't Trekkies. Lol...Very true..I've met many a coder over the years and Star Trek came up many many times.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 And you, I guess have asked every known games programmer known to man, if they are 'trekkies' or not (me thinks not) And the prize for Mr Pedant goes to.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 And the prize for Mr Pedant goes to.......... You possibly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 You possibly Watch out, the hand bags out!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Usotsuki Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Well, my understanding is "Trekkies" are TOS fans (and I don't mean Atari ST GEMDOS), and there's a separate term "Trekker" for TNG fans. Though different people seem to use different lines to differentiate the two, or none. Never cared for TOS, but I did get into TNG. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Whoever coded the game must of been a trekkie All coders had to be Trekkies. It is a requirement for the position. Any one who was not a Trekkie was not allowed to write code except for shareware that they would have to sell themselves. If it was found out later that they lied about being a Trekkie to get a job as a coder, they were killed by phaser fire. No company wanted to deal with scandal that one of their coders was not a Trekkie. It would have been a public relations nightmare. ;P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelmischief Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 All coders had to be Trekkies. It is a requirement for the position. Any one who was not a Trekkie was not allowed to write code except for shareware that they would have to sell themselves. If it was found out later that they lied about being a Trekkie to get a job as a coder, they were killed by phaser fire. No company wanted to deal with scandal that one of their coders was not a Trekkie. It would have been a public relations nightmare. ;P I saw it happen. Dude was right there in his chair, pretending to "code" (by definition, a non-trekkie does not "code"). Two Ensign's from security walked up, told the imposter to stand, and phasered dude right there. All of his "keyboard fistings" (the technical term for the false codings of an imposter) were purged from storage. I felt bad for the guy's family; the shame of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 You think that is bad? You should see what the Borg will do to someone if they find out that they could not code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Knight Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 I saw it happen. Dude was right there in his chair, pretending to "code" (by definition, a non-trekkie does not "code"). Two Ensign's from security walked up, told the imposter to stand, and phasered dude right there. All of his "keyboard fistings" (the technical term for the false codings of an imposter) were purged from storage. I felt bad for the guy's family; the shame of it. The Red uniform was a giveaway... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 This is applies to the original series. In STNG, a lot of people were wearing red shirts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 26, 2013 Author Share Posted September 26, 2013 People really need to look at the date on the thread before they respond. There's no point in responding to a 12 year old thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 People really need to look at the date on the thread before they respond. There's no point in responding to a 12 year old thread. hey this is retro computing.. time stands still, that's the fun Shameless plug for the HSC we are about to have a multi-game tournament if anyone wants to join in there is still time to vote if you are quick - everyone welcome to play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fibrewire Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 I came across this thread not long ago. It "was" the oldest thread in the forum until someone resurrected it. I only know because I was a thread necromancer when I first joined this forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelmischief Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 People really need to look at the date on the thread before they respond. There's no point in responding to a 12 year old thread. Oooh. Thread Police. Very helpful, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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