Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator is a space action-shooter developed and published by Sega for the Atari 2600 in 1982. You command the USS Enterprise, defending Federation starbases across a series of quadrants against waves of Klingon warships — the core appeal of Sega’s arcade version, brought home.
How to play
Move the Enterprise with the arrow keys and fire with Spacebar. Your goal each quadrant is to protect the starbase by destroying Klingon ships before they reach it. Del activates turbo fire. F11 (Select) cycles game options; F12 resets; Alt+P pauses.
| Joystick control: | ||
| Player 1: | Player 2: | |
| joystick | ↑↓←→ | TGFH |
| trigger | Spacebar | A |
| turbo | Del | . |
| RESET | F12 | F12 |
| SELECT | F11 | F11 |
| Pause | Alt+P | Alt+P |
| black-white / color mode: F2 | ||
| paddle / joystick mode: Alt+L | ||
Tips
- Keep the starbase alive. Ignore enemies at the screen’s edges and prioritize Klingons closing on the base.
- Stay in motion. A stationary Enterprise makes an easy target — circle enemy ships rather than hovering in place.
- Pace your shots. Firing in bursts gives you time to reacquire threats coming from other directions.
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