Hello all, this is the first time I've posted on fidonet. Haven't really been involved with bbses since 99 but recently started working on getting my old renegade board up with the collection of doors that I grew up with and enjoyed greatly. However, one of them I've never been able to find in all these years. One of the first bbses I dialed into had this game that reminded me of Star Trek, but it didn't have that name to my knowledge. I remember there was a space grid that you would move your space ship on with similar mechanics as LORD II, but you could attack other player ships and then take them over and I remember you would issue like commands as captain and stuff. I realize that's not a whole lot to go off of, but anyone by chance remember what one it was? I only saw it on the one bulletin board, so I assume it was a more obscure door. Thanks in advance!

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Re: Looking for a specific door game
By: Edward Dillinger to All on Mon Feb 05 2024 11:23 pm

reminded me of Star Trek, but it didn't have that name to my knowledge. I remember there was a space grid that you would move your space ship on with similar mechanics as LORD II, but you could attack other player ships

The only door that comes to (my) mind that is sci-fi themed and plays like LORD II would be Defenders of Zentax. I highly doubt this is what you're looking for though, since DOZ never made it out of beta. It was released in '98 though, so maybe? There's still an old active Tripod website for it, just in case it's indeed what you're hunting for:

https://zeltar.tripod.com/doz-door.html

I only saw it on the one bulletin board, so I assume it was a more obscure door.

Do you happen to remember which BBS software that board ran? Asking because if it was something like WWIV, Wildcat, or MajorBBS, that might help narrow the search.

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The only door that comes to (my) mind that is sci-fi themed and plays like LORD II would be Defenders of Zentax. I highly doubt this is what you're

Wow, this game looks amazing! I will have to play this a bit. Unfortunately this is not the game. I don't remember exactly what BBS I played it on, but I primarily dialed into three different boards. One was called The Haven and ran a really old BBS software, one was The Board Not Taken (TBNT) but almost positive it wasn't that one. The last one was called The Wormhole and it ran Pegasys BBS software. TBNT was Renegade, but don't remember what Haven was.

The game only had a small port window in the top left corner of the screen and had information on the entire bottom half of the screen and the right top half dedicated to other stuff. The coolest mechanic I remember was everyone's ships were visible in space on the grid even if they were logged off, sort of like LORD II is with the player showing as a grey face.

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Hello all, this is the first time I've posted on fidonet. Haven't really been involved with bbses since 99 but recently started working
on getting my old renegade board up with the collection of doors
that I grew up with and enjoyed greatly. However, one of them I've
never been able to find in all these years. One of the first bbses
I dialed into had this game that reminded me of Star Trek, but it
didn't have that name to my knowledge. I remember there was a

space grid that you would move your space ship on with similar mechanics as LORD II, but you could attack other player ships and then take
them over and I remember you would issue like commands as captain
and stuff. I realize that's not a whole lot to go off of, but anyone
by chance remember what one it was? I only saw it on the one
bulletin board, so I assume it was a more obscure door. Thanks in
advance!

Maybe Space Quest 2112? There is a DOS Door and a Win32 server. telnet to shsbbs.net:2112 to check it out! It's pretty fun and more arcade than turn based. I don't know if you can take over other ships though, so this might
not be what you're refering to.

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The game only had a small port window in the top left corner of the screen and
had information on the entire bottom half of the screen and the right top half
dedicated to other stuff. The coolest mechanic I remember was everyone's ships
were visible in space on the grid even if they were logged off, sort of like LORD II is with the player showing as a grey face.

Your description of a small window and the rest being info sounds like Arrowbridge... except of course it had nothing to do with space, and the
window was in the top middle. ;)

IIRC, Tradewars 2 has a small port window in the top left corner, but I
don't remember being able to see the ships of others that were not logged
on.

I was more of a TW 2002 player, and it didn't have a port window.


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Maybe Space Quest 2112? There is a DOS Door and a Win32 server. telnet to

Holy crap this is it! However this seems like a much bigger upgraded version of the game. It says that the game is copyrighted 2002, but I do see a version of it posted on archives.thebbs.org dated 1994 which would perfectly match around the time I played it. Thank you so much! I need to figure out if I can get the latest version and pay to register it.

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To: Edward Dillinger
Re: Re: Looking for a specific door game
By: Edward Dillinger to Martin Kazmaier on Thu Feb 08 2024 12:07 am

Maybe Space Quest 2112? There is a DOS Door and a Win32 server. telnet to

Holy crap this is it! However this seems like a much bigger upgraded version of the game. It says that the game is copyrighted 2002, but I do see a version of it posted on archives.thebbs.org dated 1994 which would perfectly match around the time I played it. Thank you so much! I need to figure out if I can get the latest version and pay to register it.

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* In a message originally to Martin Kazmaier, Edward Dillinger said:

Maybe Space Quest 2112? There is a DOS Door and a Win32 server.

telnet to

Holy crap this is it! However this seems like a much bigger upgraded
version of the game. It says that the game is copyrighted
2002, but I do see a version of it posted on archives.thebbs.org
dated 1994 which would perfectly match

around the time I played it. Thank you so much! I need to figure out if I can get the latest version and pay to register it.

The key is free with the download. I'm not sure how easy the door is to
find, but the server should be easy enough to track down.

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The key is free with the download. I'm not sure how easy the door is to find, but the server should be easy enough to track down.

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I have it here for download.

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To: Martin Kazmaier
Re: Re: Looking for a specific door game
By: Martin Kazmaier to Edward Dillinger on Thu Feb 08 2024 01:50 am

can get the latest version and pay to register it.

The key is free with the download. I'm not sure how easy the door is to find, but the server should be easy enough to track down.

Thank you for choosing to register SQGS.

SQGS is now FREEWARE. Enjoy :)

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|10On 08 Feb 2024, T.J. Mcmillen said the following...|10

The key is free with the download. I'm not sure how easy the door is find, but the server should be easy enough to track down.

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I have it here for download.

What door was it?

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I have it here for download.

Space Quest 2112

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|10On 09 Feb 2024, T.J. Mcmillen said the following...|10

I have it here for download.

Space Quest 2112

Thanks

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I have it here for download.

Space Quest 2112

i looked and did not find it.

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I have it here for download.

Space Quest 2112

i looked and did not find it.

Both games are here, DOS and Server version to download. SQ2112/DOS is on my comport doors menu as it doesn't work with a FOSSIL.

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I have it here for download.

Space Quest 2112

i looked and did not find it.

Both games are here, DOS and Server version to download. SQ2112/DOS
is on my comport doors menu as it doesn't work with a FOSSIL.

Thanks for the info.

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