Greatly expanding upon the classic mainframe Star Trek simulation tradition with new tactical layers, planetary exploration, and cloaked enemy AI, programmer Brandon Rigney III and The Software Exchange released Meta-Trek in 1980 for the TRS-80 Model I, placing players in the captain's chair of the USS Enterprise to patrol an 8x8 quadrant galaxy, manage dilithium crystal energy reserves, fire phasers and photon torpedoes, and defend federation starbases from hostile Klingon and Romulan fleets.
🎬 Deep Vision & Technical Analysis
🌆 Atmosphere & Visual Direction
Authentic vintage visual direction representing landmark era aesthetic standards.
⚡ Action Pacing & Physics Engine
Systemic interaction and engaging pacing designed for historical immersion.
🎯 Performance & Launch Trajectory
An essential milestone preserved in masterclass gaming archival standard.
Meta-Trek is a 1980 video game published on disk only by The Alternate Source for TRS-80 32K microcomputers.
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Meta-Trek is a Star Trek style game where the object is to explore and claim as many of the 256 available quadrants as possible, while destroying enemy Binarians.
Reception
J. Mishcon reviewed Meta-Trek in The Space Gamer No. 37. Mishcon commented that “All in all, I would say that for those interested in a first rate original-Trek style game, this fits the bill nicely.”
