Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator

Released in 1983 for DOS, Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator is what happens when early arcade design meets Federation bureaucracy. Vector-style graphics make you feel like you’re commanding the Enterprise through a futuristic radar screen, blasting Klingons while juggling shield power. It’s simple, frantic, and utterly charming in its retro chaos. The controls can feel like wrestling a warp core, but there’s something hypnotic about the beeps, the blips, and the illusion of commanding the most famous ship in the galaxy — with about 8 polygons.