Coin Slot Magazine - #V8N8 - 1983 - April [International Arcade Museum]
NEWS
VIEWS
SEGA beams up to galactic challenge
with exciting, new STAR STREK
The training system used by crew
members of the starship, Enterprise,
to sharpen their battle skills against
the Klingon Empire is now available
on Earth!
Strategic Operations Simulator pro
vides challenge and excitement to
all trainees, whether they re beginning
recruits or advanced cadets.
The STAR TREK Strategic Opera
tions Simulator is available as an
upright one trainee/two trainee unit,
or as a sit down cockpit.
The STAR TREK Strategic Opera
tions Simulator, from SEGA simulates
actual
simulation levels, the STAR TREK
On Earth, carbon-based life units
may obtain more information on the
battle conditions encoun
STAR TREK Strategic Operations
Simulator from an authorized SEGA
distributor or from the factory.
tered by Federation starships while
on patrol, enabling cadet trainees
to learn Federation tactics while
combating the Klingon threat.
Arcade owners
in orbit
The simulation sequence begins
with the introduction of Klingons,
starbases and the mighty Enterprise
onto the scanner screen. The trainee
The mission: To open new frontiers
may maneuver the Enterprise about
in the arcade experience...to heighten
the scanner screen by actuating
player excitement and awareness...to
the rotary helm control and pressing
boldly go where no game has gone
the thrust button on the control
before.
panel. For high speed travel across
Starting on Earthdate, January
great distances the trainee may
29, 1983, and orbiting the country
for three consecutive weeks, "STAR
press the Warp Drive button.
with a limited number of shields
TREK DAYS" brought arcade owners
and operators overwhelming re
and Photon torpedoes, and a limited
sponse and real
amount of Warp Drive energy. In
their locations as Sega Electronics,
The Enterprise starts its' mission
"warp drive" to
Inc., launched their massive pro
order to destroy Klingon enemies,
motional tour announcing the arrival
the trainee may use either one of
of the STAR TREK Strategic Opera
two weapons: Phasers, which can
tions Simulator.
destroy only one enemy at a time
but are in unlimited supply, or, Photon
Beaming down at over 100 selected
torpedoes, which are in limited supply
arcade locations in the top twenty
enemy
selves, drain off the ship's Warp
Drive energy and then leave quickly.
To protect the Enterprise from
enemy fire and collisions, an auto
Without Warp Drive capabilities, the
Enterprise may be in clanger if it is
any great distance from a starbase
but
can
destroy several
vessels at one time.
matic shield envelopes the ship.
The number of shields available are
displayed on the screen. Once their
strength is depleted, the Enterprise
can sustain damage. In order to
repair this damage, the trainee must
and unable to dock for repairs or
supplies.
markets around the nation, the STAR
TREK Strategic Operations Simulator
arcade game recreates actual battle
conditions encountered by Federation
starships while on patrol.
"This is a first for the industry,"
said Bob Rosenbaum, Vice President
After several challenging simula
tions, the trainee advances to the
Nomad round. In this sequence,
chosen to introduce STAR TREK in
Nomad, a robot ship, moves about
thesame mannerasamajormotion
of Marketing and Sales. "Sega has
dock with a starbase repair station.
the screen depositing dangerous
picture company would premiere a
All
and the
space minea The mines are unstable
blockbuster movie."
ship's supplies of shields, Photon
and can set off chain reactions that
Traveling at rates somewhat slower
torpedoes and Warp Drive energy
must be avoided. It is to the trainee's
than warp speed, several stars from
damage
is repaired,
advantage
om to locate and destroy
m.c as quickly as possible, gaining
:
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fro three
battle cruisers, which
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tendencies.
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Each succeeding simulation, an
saucers, which
and move
:
p
htt screen randomly. Should nounced by the First Science Officer,
about the
are replenished.
The primary enemies are Klingon
they collide with the Enterprise,
anti-matter saucers attach them-
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© The International Arcade Museum
presents faster action and more
Klingons. With forty
aggressive
the "Star Trek"
movies and the
long running television series made
personal appearances at arcades
around the country. Dressed in
official StarFleet uniforms* the person
alities promoted the game, signed
autographs, posed for photos and
chatted with players, some of whom
came to the event in Trekkie uniforms
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