Star Trek: 25th Anniversary (NES) Playthrough

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A playthrough of Ultra's 1992 license-based action-adventure game for the NES, Star Trek: 25th Anniversary.
Celebrating the 1966 debut of one of TV's most iconic sci-fi series, Star Trek: 25th Anniversary provides the opportunity to go galavanting about the galaxy as Captain James T. Kirk and company aboard the USS Enterprise. The NES game is not the same game as the PC and Game Boy titles of the same name, but it is a fantastic addition to the NES library, and it's one of the best video games to ever bear the Star Trek license.
Not that that's a terribly high bar to clear. If you've played Star Trek: The Next Generation on NES ( • Star Trek: The Next Ge... ) or TNG: Future's Past on SNES ( • Star Trek: The Next Ge... ), you know what I mean.
Star Trek 25th Anniversary's story takes place during the second season of the television show. The Enterprise has been ordered to collect data on some sort of gravitational disturbance near Sigma Iotia, but as they draw close the ship is caught in the phenomenon and finds itself flung to the other end of the galaxy in an instant. The Enterprise needs to make it back to address the threat before it expands, but the ship isn't going to make it far in its current condition.
The game is setup like an episode of the show. You begin on the bridge of the Enterprise with Scotty informing you that the warp drive won't be usable until you find some dilithium. Luckily the ship's sensors have picked up on the presence of crystals on a nearby planet, so Kirk, Spock, and Bones all beam down to the surface to take a look.
Once they've beamed down, they'll need to explore the area, talking to the locals and fending off threats (phasers set to "stun," of course!) as they puzzle out what needs to be done to proceed. During the away missions, the gameplay revolves around collecting items and using them where appropriate, and if you need a specialist to assist you, you can go back to the Enterprise at anytime to swap out members of your away team.
After you've finished on the planet you chat with the bridge crew to figure out your next steps, set your course, and engage. There are a total of four away missions that each pose their own unique challenges, and they all stay true to the spirit of the show. The personalities of the characters and the dialog is spot on - I especially liked how well they nailed Dr. McCoy's stodgy gruffness - and episode-specific characters appear in some welcome bits of fan service. You get to break Harry Mudd out of jail and scheme with the gangster Oxmyx, which I thought was pretty neat. It's clear that the people who made this knew and loved the TV show.
The game plays quite well, overall. The puzzles can tricky but their solutions are reasonable, and the combat is light and doesn't distract much from the adventuring. It's a good challenge that'll require a bit of effort to solve, and it's fun.
Even if you're not a fan of the series, if you like adventure games, I think you'll enjoy Star Trek: 25th Anniversary quite a bit. If you are a fan, this is a must play!
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@NintendoComplete 2 жыл бұрын

Of all of the Star Trek console games to come out over the years, this is easily one of the best!

@rjcupid 2 жыл бұрын

I fully agree. This game is faithful to the spirit of Star Trek and the gameplay, atmosphere, sprites, background graphics, "cutscenes" and sound effects are all really polished.

@christopherthibeault7502 2 жыл бұрын

James Rolfe hates the graphic adventure approach--it puts him to sleep. He didn't look fondly upon this game by proxy, but conceded that it held up better than most licensed games. He said the same of Raiders of the Lost Ark and even E.T., stating that these are games that do not conform with his expectations of skill-based twitching.

@edwardgaines6561 2 жыл бұрын

Question: If Ultra Games made this, why is Konami's name in the screen credits?

@rcslyman8929 2 жыл бұрын

It really was one of the best ones. Sigma Iotia could have been done a little better, maybe, but overall they had really captured a lot of the classic Trek elements. Thing that always struck me the most was the score. For an NES game with the limited sound bits... I mean damn. This played like an episode. There was a couple things that irked me, though. The limitation of 3 party members in certain instances. It would have been one thing if you could have traded out a specialist mid mission, but effectively you had to beam up and beam back down if you wanted to trade out anyone in the party. I also would have liked to have heard the Vulcan theme when Spock mindmelds with the Captain during the second mission. Not a crucial thing, but definitely a missed call back.

@christopherthibeault7502 2 жыл бұрын

@@edwardgaines6561 Back in the eighties and nineties, Nintendo enforced a five-game/year limit on companies wishing to publish an NES game. This came out of a few assumptions: A) Minimize the amount of competitive back-and-forth B) Reduce the influx of new content C) Ensure companies can ensure quality on their end to make the Seal of Quality mean something The American video game crash of 1983 occurred in part when so many choices of similar-looking games alienated buyers. Nintendo did these things to preclude the drawbacks of excessive competition on their platform, like how social media platforms want to curate users. Nintendo has always worried about their reputation, which explains both terrible cease-and-desist orders on ROM modders and also their top-shelf first-party releases. Large companies capable of delivering content on a frequent basis thought Nintendo's criterions were dumb. "This isn't about leasing a vehicle--it's about a game that might not sell, disrupting the salaries of our creative and marketing teams!" To minimize said pressure, companies like Konami instituted shell corporations that published the companies' in-house material, bypassing red tape. And Ultra Games was Konami's gig. Ultra was the same label behind the NES TMNT, which is somewhat infamous, and also the stellar port and reimagining of Gyruss, which I've played on the Atari 2600 as well. Several companies did this. LJN became a shell company (for video games at least) on behalf of Acclaim. Toy Headquarters (THQ) is an offshoot. I think Acclaim's founders were part of Activision like Accolade. Activision started out by releasing games to existent systems like the 2600. Once Nintendo nixed that 5-Game limit, the shell companies merged back to their parents. In fact, Nintendo also did away with the sort of censorship they had in said times (which now plagues Sony) and retains a new edge in the market. I guess it's a good business lesson: don't grip liquid assets and not expect some to slip through your fingers.

@rjcupid 2 жыл бұрын

This game and Starflight (Genesis) were my favorite console space exploration games of that era. This particular NES game was a Trekker's dream. Thanks once again for the playthrough!

@mortithedog8088 2 жыл бұрын

One of my earliest memories ever is my dad playing this game. I wrote in my little five-year-old kids diary about the “room with the tiles“ which ended up being that room with all the Led Zeppelin imagery tiles that you had to press. Good times!

@ReinEngel 2 жыл бұрын

I literally have this same memory, and I would have loved to have a diary from those days.

@mortithedog8088 2 жыл бұрын

@@ReinEngel I still have it. The only two things that are written in it is this entry and one sentence on the day my hamster died. Still kept it all these years though!

@rjcupid 2 жыл бұрын

Great comment/story. It's amazing how moments involving video games you experience in your childhood really stay with you. I remember as a kid waking up during the middle of the night because I heard Tetris music. I walked out of my room, looked downstairs and saw my mom (who supposedly hated video games) intensely playing Tetris in the dark with the glow of the TV shining on her face. She still talks about being a "Tetris Master" today. Video games mean a lot to so many people and they are a big part of the story of our lives.

@jasonkh4 2 жыл бұрын

Kirk's side eye in that thumbnail tho lol 😂

@ShurlockHolmes Жыл бұрын

This game and Maniac Mansion were the hardest games for me to play on this console. Still haven't beat either

@EnjoySackLunch 2 жыл бұрын

Still better than most season 3 eps

@XX-sp3tt 2 жыл бұрын

It almost brings me to tears. Looking back at this 8 bit game of the original Star Trek. You can see the technical limitations a mile away. Along with the restrictions in gameplay. But just being REMINDED of Star Trek, before it turned more, and more, and more, and MORE spiteful and pretentious to its own past iterations instead of RESPECTING it. And back when Captain Kirk was the hero we all known and love instead of being reduced to a Unperson by Big Brother.

@Bored_Barbarian 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. The sound though 😅😂

@bobbobbington3615 2 жыл бұрын

I used to watch my Dad play this when I was a kid. This took me back. Thanks.

@backtoemocovers 2 жыл бұрын

I had this game as a kid. This game brings me happiness. Thanks

@jamesborlan2850 2 жыл бұрын

Who would’ve thought that an nes game based on a property turn out to be a hidden gem

@m.a.packer5450 2 жыл бұрын

This isn't a bad game design. Maybe a little clunky by today's standards, but definitely ahead of its time. Would love to see more like this, and with RPG elements

@UpIrons777 2 жыл бұрын

The one and only Led-Zeppelin video game. The symbols to use on the first planet are the exact same symbols from the Zeppelin 4 album. No different. "And she's buying... the NES Star Trek game... with Zeppelin 4 references."

@ProjectDevilEye 7 ай бұрын

This was such an awesome game, they really did the series justice with it. A lot of fun dialogue amongst the crew and the exploration of different areas was really neat for its time, you really felt like you were exploring strange new worlds.

@MrSuperspeedsonic 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe one of the weirdest games that Konami helped publishing. Sincerely the graphics and intro are great, and I enjoy the lot of effort that went into making that two characters could always follow you. Sincerely it feels a bit hard to play nowadays and clearly outdated but after playing it and taking the time for understand it, it was pretty enjoyable.

@aquatadevore9335 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my God, I never heard of this game, well probably because I've had the same 5 video games for the past 30 years since I was 4!😅 I love star trek, I've got to find it at our local used video game store, thanks for this video

@sligacheese6470 2 жыл бұрын

Download the nes emulator play both games

@curleed85 3 ай бұрын

This was apparently one of Interplay’s earliest console games.

@pajamacommuter4144 Жыл бұрын

The game that inspired Star Trek Voyager. Thanks for the video.

@sympathiea 2 ай бұрын

the intro theme was a serious boundary of entry to get into this video lol

@NintendoComplete 2 ай бұрын

Haha maybe it's that shrill to simulate pressure in your ears, like on an airplane

@mvlogs1955 Ай бұрын

So many great memories. Thank you

@IKEMENOsakaman 2 жыл бұрын

Whaaaat!? Who knew that Nintendo licensed Star Trek in 1992 !!!

@MarcBarkyMarta 2 жыл бұрын

Never really played this seriously (Star Trek ain't my bag), but I downloaded it for emulator play as a teenager. Whenever I saw Spock and Kirk get in the elevator (your thumbnail), I always used to hear Beavis and Butt-Head dialogue in my head.

@michaelorlando4761 Жыл бұрын

Beavis: Hehheheheheh...Hey Butthead, you think there's any chicks on this planet? Butthead: Yeah, we're gonna score. Huhhuhuhuhuh. Beavis: Hehehehheh...yeah...BOOOOIIING! Butthead: Shutup, buttmunch. I'm gonna score, not you. Uhhuhuhuhuh

@aaronboothproduction 2 жыл бұрын

This is literally the most impressive NES game I've ever seen. I'd be interested in seeing the sprite sheets for this.

@Kickingit06 Жыл бұрын

What's a sprite sheet?

@chuyuewu9167 Жыл бұрын

@@Kickingit06 Google it ffs

@scratch3406 Жыл бұрын

@@Kickingit06 the graphics image files

@Nomadmandude Жыл бұрын

I never could figure out how to play this when I was a kid.

@Peter_Morris 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t remember this one, but surely it must’ve been in Nintendo Power. I remember the interview they had with Michael Dorn at one point, and this was produced by Ultra. It’s not like I hated Trek. My dad got us hooked on the few reruns we saw plus the movies. Star Trek IV was a favorite! I guess I just missed this game.

@lanceheaps581 2 жыл бұрын

It made the cover of Nintendo Power can’t remember which month, but think the year was 1991.

@brandonbullington 7 ай бұрын

That would almost sound like my heart rate monitor playing the Star Trek TOS theme.

@Durrpadil 5 ай бұрын

I'm watching Season 2 Episode 6 while checking this game out... "They say the devil isn't real..."

@joeconcepts5552 Жыл бұрын

Wow, I never knew there was a NES version of this. I only know of the PC game. This one is VERY different.

@edparadis6685 2 жыл бұрын

the only real quirk i have with this game besides getting lost easily is that they sure scan everything and everyone in this game. including doors and windows for analysis

@edwardgaines6561 2 жыл бұрын

So why not? You do the same thing in Pokemon, don't you?

@jimjoyce4423 2 жыл бұрын

Ah, the old nes graphics. You can't see anything coming at you, even the bad guys.

@pauline5115 2 жыл бұрын

Never seen/heard of this game before. The graphics look even better than some SNES games. The planet selection screen looks like it influenced Rock & Roll Racing.

@nikvolt8298 Жыл бұрын

NCC1701D Lives Again!

@MasterLinkuei 2 жыл бұрын

A shame that NES The Lord of the Rings game made by the same team was cancelled

@NintendoComplete 2 жыл бұрын

Was it going to be the same as the old Dos game? That was pretty good from what I can remember of it.

@MasterLinkuei 2 жыл бұрын

@@NintendoComplete From what we can see in some magazine screenshots, looks like it was a different game just like the EA's lost Sega Genesis LOTR.

@justinbladedemonsoul 2 жыл бұрын

Was that the Lord of the rings game for the snes you talking about?

@ClassicGameSessions 2 жыл бұрын

I've play the PC version which is more of the standard point and click. This looks great on the NES though - has to be one of the best Star Trek console games as you say! Man, your channel is incredible - how the heck are you completing all these games in record time?

@NintendoComplete 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I have most of them recorded well ahead of uploading, so I have a lot of flexibility in how I balance my time between the short, easy ones and the ones that are more involved.

@fka322 2 жыл бұрын

It looks like Kirk is looking at Spock like he just farted.

@edparadis6685 2 жыл бұрын

and spock looks like a troll there

@EddieHawkinsII 2 жыл бұрын

McCoy’s beans finally kicked in.

@charlesbard2331 2 жыл бұрын

I think the storyline would make a good animated movie.....

@Lauderdizzle Жыл бұрын

1:12:27 ::sees pay phone:: "Jim, I've seen one of these in a history book. I think you're supposed to put a coin in if you want to use it" 1992 kid me: 'ahhaha, right, making modern obvious stuff seem out of date to show it's the future. So cheesy.' Modern day me: 'Wow, they weren't wrong. Kids today might have this exact conversation not long from now.'

@blakeharvard5841 2 жыл бұрын

Impressive

@jordancobb509 Жыл бұрын

One time I got past the guy guarding the bar by giving him some brandy or something. It was not the sedative. He drank it and then instead of telling me to go away he said something like "Ok you can go in, just don't tell anyone it" or something similar. It never happened again after that but I'm 100% sure I got past him that way one time. Did anyone else ever have this happen to them?

@Paul-ei8nq Жыл бұрын

Yeah he just got out of the way.

@VahanNisanian 2 жыл бұрын

Prior to this, Interplay had, for the NES, a crappy adaptation of "Total Recall", and an RPG called "Swords and Serpents", that looked pretty decent from the clips I've seen.

@TheDutchGhost 7 ай бұрын

They had also made The Adventures of Rad Gravity which was published through Activision. There is even a reference to that game in this; the Eye of Kakos, after Rad's ship computer.

@DefinitiveDubs Ай бұрын

You can definitely tell the makers of this game were fans of the show. It's basically a fanfiction disguised as an NES game. If only the sound and music weren't so godawful, this would be an awesome game.

@larrylaffer3246 2 жыл бұрын

Some fine-tuning and this could've been a hit. A Trek Point and Click "TOS or TNG" would be a great idea and something I'd gladly pay good money for. You'd play through classic episodes or new ones. DS9 would be fun too but it would actually benefit from the style of a Telltale TWD more action oriented interface however; Given it's more action oriented stance to story telling.

@swagromancer Жыл бұрын

Well, there was a PC version of this game that had a completely different story and was more of a classic point and click adventure. It even had a sequel, Judgement Rites. They were both excellent and are available on GOG. TNG hat A Final Unity, which was also a fantastic adventure game, but sadly wasn't picked up by any modern distributor as of yet, but if you manage to get an original copy of the game, you can run it with DOS Box on modern machines.

@thegame6141 Жыл бұрын

Really a video game very hard to play

@camulodunon 2 жыл бұрын

Why haven't you uploaded your Vectorman playthrough yet? C'mon, there's no way it isn't lurking *somewhere* on your computer.

@nicoletravis1290 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't even know that they had a Star Trek video game for the NES very cool game the characters look almost real. This was before they had all this tech stuff. I said a game like this would probably cost $500-600

@kawrght 2 жыл бұрын

For best enjoyability increase the playback speed to 1.25 or 1.5, as its a bit slow at standard. Not the uploaders fault, thats just how things were. High graphics=slow speed.

@americanfreedomlogistics9984 Жыл бұрын

i made a complete vhs copy of the play through myself

@NintendoComplete Жыл бұрын

Haha! That's awesome!

@dragonrabbit7410 Жыл бұрын

yikes, i'd forgotten how hard this was on the senses

@Xifihas Ай бұрын

It's obviously inferior to the PC game, but it's still a good adventure game. I like the idea of being able to bring specialists from the crew on away missions, rather than just always having Kirk, Spock and McCoy. It's certainly a bit clunky in terms of control and of course there's some moon logic as the genre is known for, but if you're a fan of the genre and of Star Trek, it's pretty solid.

@edwardgaines6561 2 жыл бұрын

42:55 Wait a minute. Don't you have to fight the Romulans no matter what at that point?

@krystalfan 2 жыл бұрын

the pc version is vastly better

@VahanNisanian 2 жыл бұрын

Interestingly, it came out a year later, which makes the NES game the original.

@NintendoComplete 2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinbbadd Eww.

@rcslyman8929 2 жыл бұрын

Listen, we all know PC is going to be better. Just in terms of hardware support... I mean you're talking about late in the NES's life cycle on the console market. It was seriously outdated. What they managed to do with this title was nothing short of miraculous. Bad sound effects aside, you had the original music going and a game that played like an actual TOS episode. Was 25th Anniversary and Judgment Rites better? Yeah. PC had storage space, better graphics support, better sound... the ability to include actual voice acting, for chirssake. But this game? For its time, on this console? It played extremely well for what it was.

@Rick_Cleland 2 ай бұрын

🖖🏻🖖🏻🖖🏻

@SJReid82 Жыл бұрын

Remember having this game when I was about 9, and being so confused by the symbols on the first planet and just totally not getting that a) they were in the sequence you needed to step on, and b) they were from Led Zeppelin lol. Pretty sure I had to read Nintendo Power to figure it out, the blockhead I was.

@charlesbard2331 2 жыл бұрын

This game would have been better if it weren't for all that reading... But I did enjoy the game even completed it and found one part I could not solve....

@jimjoyce4423 2 жыл бұрын

The pic looks like Beavis and Butt-Head

@blakeharvard5841 2 жыл бұрын

Way better than Atari 2600 graphics, am I right?!?