Set phasers to “gaming”! There’s a great big universe out there, and by gum, someone’s gotta make sense of it. Join us, as we beam up old-school YouTuber and die-hard Odo fanboy Christopher Bingham (@chriscoolblog) to explore what works about Star Trek (and what so often doesn’t) across a plethora of interactive tie-ins. A most vital engagement!

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Topics discussed: “Star Trek” [1971 text adventure], Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator, Star Trek: 25th Anniversary, Star Trek: Borg, Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force; Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Crossroads of Time, Star Trek: Bridge Crew, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Harbinger; Star Trek: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Fallen, Star Trek: Prodigy - Supernova

Also mentioned: Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (GBA), Elden Ring, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, UFO 50 (Pingolf, Magic Garden, Mooncat); Thy Dungeonman (Homestar Runner), Star Raiders (Atari), Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Mass Effect, Rugrats: Search for Reptar

Music used:

Opening Titles [from “Star Trek: The Original Series”] - Alexander Courage
Deku Palace [from “The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask”] - Koji Kondo
Cucumbers in Space [from “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”] - Dennis McCarthy
Main Theme 2 [from “Star Trek 25th Anniversary Pinball”] - Brian Schmidt
Battle at Wolf 359 [from “Star Trek: Borg”] - Dennis McCarthy, Kevin Kiner
Hot Pursuit [from “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Crossroads of Time”, SNES] - Attila Dobos, Steve Zuckermann
Enterprising Young Men [from “Star Trek” (2009)] - Michael Giacchino