Your are in command of the USS Sinclair, a Federation scout ship.
Each episode consists of an adventure that requires making good decisions on the bridge as well as (in later episodes) in away missions as well. There are multiple ways to succeed (or fail).
Do you have what it takes to be a good Starfleet captain?
There are several options how you can play the episodes below, even without owning the actual 8-bit computer hardware.
Download the tape image for an episode
Download and install an emulator on your computer
(e.g. EightyOne for the ZX81)
Run the emulator and check whether it is set to the minimum amount of memory required by the game (e.g., 16K for the ZX81)
Load the tape image into the emulator.
Load and start the game as per the instructions available below (Press the 'J' key to get the LOAD command in ZX81 Basic.)
Download the tape image for an episode
Go to a website that provides an online emulator allowing a file upload (e.g., this one for the ZX81)
On the emulator website, select the downloaded tape file as the one to load
Start the emulation on the website.
Load and start the game as per the instructions available below
(Press the 'J' key to get the LOAD command in ZX81 Basic.)
You are on a routine patrol mission with your starship when you respond to an emergency signal. The last thing you remember is that another ship opens fire. You can only think “Ambush!”, then everything goes dark...
Your goal for this game is to come out alive of the situation you find yourself in!
There are multiple ways of beating (and also for losing) the game - can you find them all?
Good luck!
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