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''Begin, A Tactical Starship Simulation'' is a
''Begin'' is a tactical starship simulator where the player commands a fleet of ships against an alien force.
The game is set in the ''
Begin: A Tactical Starship SimulationThe Starfleet Project
''Begin 3'' support site
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video game
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released for MS-DOS
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in 1984 and consists of combat between spaceships.
In 1991 it was followed by ''Begin 2''. ''Begin 3'' for Microsoft Windows was released in March 2009.
Gameplay
''Begin'' is a tactical starship simulator where the player commands a fleet of ships against an alien force.
The game is set in the ''Star Trek
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vario ...
'' universe. Players can play as the Federation
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, Klingon, Romulans or Orion Pirates. Various weapons and functions are included, such as phasers, photon torpedoes
The ''Star Trek'' fictional universe contains a variety of weapons, ranging from missiles (the classic photon torpedo) to melee (primarily used by the Klingons, a race of aliens in the ''Star Trek'' universe). The ''Star Trek'' franchise cons ...
and tractor beams.
Reception
In 1996, Michael Feir stated that ''Begin 2'' is "the best and most detailed simulator accessible to the blind." According to PC-SIG, the "computer strategy is quite effective."Legacy
''Begin 2'', released in 1991, is a tactical starship simulator game set in the ''Star Trek
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vario ...
'' universe released in 1991. It is the sequel to ''Begin''. The screen is similar to the one in ''Begin''. The main difference is that the sequel featured VGA graphics whereas the original used pure ASCII screen characters (text mode). Extra ships and weapons were added as well. However, each ship is individually represented in the game, and can be individually operated and commanded by the player. Each ship has a unique set of weapons and resources. As with the first game, one of the most notable features of this game is its highly mathematical nature, and its lack of random factors.
See also
*''Trek73
''TREK73'' is a computer game based on the original ''Star Trek'' television series. It was created in 1973 by William K. Char, Perry Lee, and Dan Gee for the Hewlett-Packard 2000 minicomputer in HP Time-Shared BASIC. The game was played via ...
''
* ''Star Trek'' games
References
External links
Begin: A Tactical Starship Simulation
''Begin 3'' support site
at Abandonia {{Star Trek video games Space combat simulators DOS games DOS-only games 1984 video games Starship simulators based on Star Trek Video games based on Star Trek Video games developed in the United States Single-player video games