Genesis/Mega Drive

Starflight

A long time ago, a great empire comprised of Humans, Velox, Thrynn and Elowan ruled the stars. The Empire's currency was an energy source called Endurium. But something happened and this empire is no more. Furthermore, the small colony world named Arth has forgotten this heritage and technology. 1000 years have since passed and the people of Arth have rediscovered archaeological evidence of their empire. Using these discoveries, they create spaceships and form the Interstel corporation to govern the fleet. It's time to take the first steps back into space... but could it be the same enemy that destroyed the Empire still exists? Starflight is a space exploration game. The player must first fo...

Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Year: 1991
Developer: Binary Systems
Publisher: Electronic Arts, Inc.
Players: 1

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Achievements

40 achievements · 166 total points

Succesor to Noah Reach Heaven and log its location for a new colony.
1 pts
What Needs to be Done Find the remains of the Institute and learn how to save the galaxy.
1 pts
I Have Become Death Find a 'Black Egg' planetary bomb.
3 pts
Raid on the Most Magnificent Hexagon Steal the Crystal Orb from the Veloxi.
5 pts
The Scanning Device Find the Dodecahedron and recover the Shimmering Ball from the Gartuzoids.
3 pts
Cradle of Humanity Find the Ring Device and Hypercube artifacts.
2 pts
Chasing Ghosts Follow the trail of Harrison to get the Rod Device and Ellipsoid artifacts.
3 pts
Galactic Explorer's Essentials Fly into Uhlek Space and recover the stolen Red Cylinder and Tesseract artifacts.
5 pts
Panic Button Discover the artifact in the City of the Ancients.
3 pts
Into the Maw of the Beast Steal the Crystal Cone from the Uhlek.
5 pts
Hero of Arth Stop the solar flares before Arth is destroyed.
10 pts
Vanguard of the Old Empire Get the loyalty of the Mechans.
1 pts
Slightly Disgusting Alien Friend Befriend the Veloxi.
4 pts
Rebuilding the Old Empire Befriend a Thrynn fleet.
3 pts
Seekers of Knowledge Befriend an Elowan group.
3 pts
Aggressive Negotiations Subjugate a Spemin group without using the artifact to do so.
3 pts
The Sacred Number Get past a Veloxi Defense Probe by answering its questions.
2 pts
A Song About What Was Encounter a Minstrel and listen to their poem.
1 pts
A Nice Tip! Find a NOMAD Probe and retrieve its data.
1 pts
Where's My Translator? Receive the Mysterion's message.
1 pts
Envoy of Arth Encounter all alien civilizations in one session.
3 pts
All-Terrain Commander Fully upgrade your TV.
3 pts
Master Engineer Fully upgrade your Starship.
5 pts
Dedicated Surveyor Log at least 12 viable planets for colonization.
5 pts
Interstel's Finest Have a 5 member crew where each of them has at least one level 250 skill.
3 pts
Herald of Destruction Collect all three black eggs, they don't need to be in your cargo hold at the same time.
5 pts
Those Bastards Lied to Me Purchase the Black Box from the Thrynn.
1 pts
Traveling Xeno-Zoo Have at least 14 different alien species in your cargo hold at once.
10 pts
Seasoned Prospector In one session, have at least 400 units of valuable mined minerals at once. These are silver, gold, platinum, plutonium and rodnium.
2 pts
Heir to The Insitute Find all Artifacts except for the Flat Device and Whining Orb. They don't need to be in your possession all at once.
5 pts
Daring Pacifist While keeping the Dodecahedron in your cargo hold, collect the Crystal Cone and clear the game in one session without interfering with the Uhlek Brain World.
10 pts
Speed Star Win the game within two in-game days.
10 pts
You Can Explore EVERY Planet Land on a gas giant.
0 pts
Oh, The Humanity! Destroy Earth.
2 pts
The Nuclear Option 'Settle' the conflict between the Elowan and the Thrynn by destroying either Elan or Thoss.
2 pts
Is This a Time Paradox? Destroy Spewia, the Spemin homeworld.
2 pts
Bugging the Hive Mind 'Destroy' the Uhlek Brain World by logging it for colonization after analyzing it.
2 pts
Dogfighter Destroy an Uhlek or Gartuzoid Battlegroup of at least 3 ships.
10 pts
Float Like a Buttlerfly, Sting Like a Bee Destroy an 8 ship Uhlek battlegroup without enabling your shields.
25 pts
The Truth, at Last Discover the real identity of the Ancients.
1 pts

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Starflight frequently asked questions

How do I play Starflight online with a friend?

Starflight (Genesis/Mega Drive) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Starflight on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Starflight in the Genesis/Mega Drive library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Starflight netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Starflight have achievements?

Yes, Starflight has 40 achievements worth 166 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Starflight for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Starflight on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.