02-25-2013, 09:28 AM
I played StarMaster from Colorado while still in High School and loved it. I must admit that I spent a ton of money on that game as I managed 7 planets and 3 empires at one point. I was co-leader of one of the major alliances in the game called SECOR with our main rivals being the Imperial Dragorn Empire / Alliance. Also, long distance phone calls were a major expense too trying to keep allies happy and coordinated.
Later the game rights were purchased by Pete Dorman and Russel Norris who I believe were actual game masters for StarMaster. Their new product is called SuperNova and the company they run is called Rolling Thunder Games. This new version was actually Play-By-Email and the turns came in .PDF format. Again we had a major presence and consequently Pete and Russ moved their headquarters from Sacramento, CA to Broomfield, CO where we all lived.
Because of the massive record keeping that was involved I created a parse program and management solution in Excel which is still being used today by those still playing.
Anyway, I would still be playing that game if it wasn't so expensive, but because it is that way I play other online MMO's such as Everquest II, EVE Online, and Star Wars the Old Republic.
Later the game rights were purchased by Pete Dorman and Russel Norris who I believe were actual game masters for StarMaster. Their new product is called SuperNova and the company they run is called Rolling Thunder Games. This new version was actually Play-By-Email and the turns came in .PDF format. Again we had a major presence and consequently Pete and Russ moved their headquarters from Sacramento, CA to Broomfield, CO where we all lived.
Because of the massive record keeping that was involved I created a parse program and management solution in Excel which is still being used today by those still playing.
Anyway, I would still be playing that game if it wasn't so expensive, but because it is that way I play other online MMO's such as Everquest II, EVE Online, and Star Wars the Old Republic.