Rescue!
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Rescue! is a Macintosh
shareware
computer game first released in April 1993 by Tom Spreen. Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation
, it combined arcade-style action with strategy. The game's popularity drew the attention of Paramount
, forcing Spreen to remove Star Trek
-specific elements beginning with version 2.0.2.
Gameplay involves evacuating the residents of outlying colony worlds to the more defensible starbase
s, while fending off attacks from the Romulan
s (renamed ‘Rulans’ in the later versions.)
The game inspired many spin-offs by other authors, such as Rescue Max, Rescue Rangers, Rescue DS9 and EV Starfleet.
Macintosh
The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
shareware
Shareware
The term shareware is a proprietary software that is provided to users without payment on a trial basis and is often limited by any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience. Shareware is often offered as a download from an Internet website or as a compact disc included with a...
computer game first released in April 1993 by Tom Spreen. Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
, it combined arcade-style action with strategy. The game's popularity drew the attention of Paramount
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
, forcing Spreen to remove Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
-specific elements beginning with version 2.0.2.
Gameplay involves evacuating the residents of outlying colony worlds to the more defensible starbase
Starbase
A starbase is a facility, often in space, used in science fiction works such as Star Trek, Babylon 5, and Firefly. Typically they act as drydocks, battle stations or trading outposts.- Star Trek :...
s, while fending off attacks from the Romulan
Romulan
The Romulans are a fictional alien race in the Star Trek universe. First appearing in the original Star Trek series in the 1966 episode "Balance of Terror", they have since made appearances in all the main later Star Trek series: The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager...
s (renamed ‘Rulans’ in the later versions.)
The game inspired many spin-offs by other authors, such as Rescue Max, Rescue Rangers, Rescue DS9 and EV Starfleet.