Play Star Trek : The Next Generation on GB Online

Star Trek: The Next Generation came to the Game Boy in 1993, developed by Absolute Entertainment and published by Konami. It was a time when handheld adaptations of big properties were often ambitious, trying to capture complex ideas on a small screen with limited controls. This game was no exception, attempting to translate the bridge crew experience of the Enterprise into a portable format.

You control the entire senior staff from Captain Picard's chair, managing six different stations like tactical, engineering, and navigation through a series of clunky but detailed pixel-based LCARS menus. The main objective is to complete various missions by negotiating with aliens, analyzing anomalies, and engaging in turn-based ship combat where you allocate power to shields, weapons, and engines. The pacing is deliberate, almost slow, requiring careful thought during encounters rather than quick reflexes. It feels like running a complicated simulation where every decision has weight, and a single mistake can lead to a quick game over screen.