The Grand Emperor's Retro Video Gaming Blog

There is definitely something about Friday nights and gaming that seems inseparable. To me there was nothing like being a kid and coming home from that last long day of school for the week, with its spelling tests, math tests and other Friday quizzes, and than melting your brain on some video games. Of course the experience was even better when you could share it with friends, or just with a nice plate of delivery pizza.  As adults we no longer have to endure tests and quizzes every Friday, but none the less Friday's still encapsulate a final measure of stress and closure after a week of work and home stress. My current definition of a good Friday night is coming home, having a nice dinner, a little something to drink, and ending with a relaxing evening of TV and/or Music, till I can barely keep my eyes open. Well, to be more accurate this has been my definition of a good Friday night since I moved last June. Before then I use to do something I personally called “8-bit Fridays”. In...

When it comes to video games,  Star Trek  has been a favorite subject of programmers and gamers for years. The first  Star Trek  games appeared in the form of text adventures shared between hobby computer enthusiasts as far back as 1971 and s ince then  Star Trek  games have appeared on multiple systems and in multiple forms. Games have ranged from the afore mentioned text adventures, to arcade space shooters, ship combat simulators, FPS's, MMO's, and many other genres. Some of these games have been really good, some mediocre, and others absolutely dreadful, but no matter the quality they are still integral to the fan based experience, and bring us one step closer to our beloved franchise.  In this series Trekking Through Games  I will be discussing and reviewing many of the Star Trek game titles that have appeared over the years. Due to the sheer number of Star Trek titles however, I will not be presenting the games chronologically, so th...