<s>
The	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
computer	O
games	O
are	O
starship	O
tactical	O
combat	O
simulations	O
originally	O
created	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Trevor	O
Sorensen	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1970s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starfleet	B-Application
I	O
has	O
a	O
plot	O
and	O
gameplay	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
games	O
of	O
the	O
late	O
1960s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starfleet	B-Application
I	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
command	O
a	O
United	O
Galactic	O
Alliance	O
spaceship	O
and	O
undertake	O
various	O
missions	O
to	O
defend	O
Earth	O
from	O
the	O
Krellan	O
and	O
Zaldron	O
alien	O
invaders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
80,000	O
games	O
were	O
sold	O
after	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
I	O
was	O
distributed	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
after	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
I	O
and	O
before	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
II	O
in	O
1987	O
and	O
1988	O
by	O
Interstel	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
series	O
as	O
"	O
A	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
Planetary	O
Campaign	O
"	O
,	O
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Wargame	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Century	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Walter	O
Bright	O
who	O
invented	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
1970s	O
and	O
Mark	O
Baldwin	O
who	O
later	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
publish	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
sequels	O
Empire	O
Deluxe	O
and	O
Empire	O
II	O
(	O
neither	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
series	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
centered	O
on	O
an	O
alternative	O
method	O
of	O
planetary	O
conquest	O
later	O
featured	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
II	O
(	O
and	O
planned	O
for	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
III	O
)	O
named	O
"	O
Operation	O
Big	O
Brother	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
played	O
as	O
the	O
general	O
of	O
a	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
Special	O
Planetary	O
Task	O
Force	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
starting	O
by	O
controlling	O
a	O
single	O
city	O
you	O
produce	O
armies	O
,	O
fighter	O
planes	O
and	O
various	O
transport	O
and	O
war	O
ships	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
controlling	O
the	O
entire	O
planet	O
by	O
conquest	O
of	O
all	O
its	O
cities	O
,	O
and	O
destruction	O
of	O
your	O
opponent	O
(	O
or	O
opponents	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
supported	O
up	O
to	O
3	O
human	O
or	O
computer	O
controlled	O
sides	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
in	O
turn	O
attempts	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Wargame	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Century	I-Application
was	O
named	O
Computer	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
for	O
1988	O
by	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
sequel	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
I	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
1989	O
by	O
Interstel	O
Corporation	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
only	O
in	O
production	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
due	O
to	O
internal	O
problems	O
at	O
Interstel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
much	O
more	O
complex	O
and	O
sophisticated	O
than	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
I	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	O
Legions	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
planetary	O
assault	O
module	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
III	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
II	O
developed	O
by	O
Supernova	O
Creations	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Mindcraft	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	O
Legions	O
was	O
never	O
intended	O
as	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ It ] 	O
was	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
2	O
and	O
was	O
to	O
provide	O
an	O
interim	O
product	O
until	O
SF3	O
could	O
be	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	O
Sorensen	O
had	O
designed	O
outlines	O
for	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
series	O
up	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
VII	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
attempt	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
modern	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
I	O
:	O
The	O
War	O
Begins	O
!	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
his	O
website	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
Central	O
,	O
he	O
allowed	O
free	O
downloads	O
of	O
both	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
I	O
and	O
II	O
,	O
with	O
necessary	O
patches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
because	O
the	O
programmer	O
who	O
was	O
helping	O
with	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
Deluxe	O
took	O
his	O
own	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Sorensen	O
was	O
contacted	O
by	O
Kevin	O
Fightmaster	O
about	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
I	O
game	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
Android	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
decided	O
that	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
Deluxe	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
make	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
exciting	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
Android	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
by	O
Interstel	O
in	O
their	O
1988	O
catalogue	O
(	O
published	O
1987	O
)	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
,	O
this	O
"	O
adventure	O
game	O
"	O
said	O
to	O
feature	O
"	O
exploration	O
,	O
space	O
combat	O
,	O
planetary	O
adventures	O
,	O
and	O
much	O
more	O
"	O
designed	O
by	O
Richard	O
Launius	O
and	O
Robert	O
Jones	O
,	O
Jr.	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
I	O
and	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
,	O
players	O
start	O
in	O
the	O
Academy	O
and	O
compete	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
fixed	O
number	O
of	O
promotions	O
,	O
points	O
towards	O
this	O
being	O
awarded	O
based	O
on	O
how	O
well	O
you	O
complete	O
each	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
Interstel	O
's	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
themed	O
Bulletin	B-Application
Board	I-Application
Service	I-Application
,	O
open	O
from	O
8pm	O
–	O
8am	O
(	O
central	O
time	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
2	O
by	O
Trevor	O
Sorensen	O
resumed	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
official	O
Steam	O
page	O
for	O
an	O
upcoming	O
2.0	O
update	O
appearing	O
in	O
November	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
