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A community for discussion/memes/fan art of the Free Stars (formerly Star Control) series of games.

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WHAT THE HELL KIND OF SHIP IS THAT!? (introduce yourself) (sopuli.xyz)

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A thread for everyone to introduce themselves and share some memories about their first encounter with Star Control.

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[–] Klanky@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I'll start - I'm klanky and I'm 41/M, live in the mid-atlantic of the US. I don't get much time to game these days with an ADHD 8-year old, but I still enjoy story-rich space adventures and strategy games.

I first encountered Star Control in the form of Super Melee at a friends house in the 90s when we were kids. We didn't even realize it had an adventure game component. Later, around 99/00 I played the CD version of Star Control 2 and fell in love with the universe and characters (RIP Fwiffo in the Sa-Matra battle!). A true sequel to SC2 has been something I never thought I'd see, so I'm super excited for Children of Infinity and looking forward to discussing it and the rich universe and lore with other Lemmings.

I still have my original photocopy of a photocopy starmap with my notes written on it from when I played through the game. I'll get around to posting a picture of it sometime.