Rockpapershotgun iconRockpapershotgunSep 3, 2026 ~1 min source read

Deck & Conn is a cat-and-mouse MicroProse homage to a 55-year-old Star Trek game that might not be chunky enough for today's simulation sickos

There's no "APU" on the bridge display, but I'm guessing they mean "auxiliary power unit". Now I have to wait a few turns, then switch on the actual reactor, and spend another couple of turns waiting for it to fill the battery.

Deck & Conn is a cat-and-mouse MicroProse homage to a 55-year-old Star Trek game that might not be chunky enough for today's simulation sickos
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There's no "APU" on the bridge display, but I'm guessing they mean "auxiliary power unit".

Now I have to wait a few turns, then switch on the actual reactor, and spend another couple of turns waiting for it to fill the battery.

These are the voyages of the USS Rock Paper Enterprise.

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There's no "APU" on the bridge display, but I'm guessing they mean "auxiliary power unit". Now I have to wait a few turns, then switch on the actual reactor, and spend another couple of turns waiting for it to fill the battery. These are the voyages of the USS Rock Paper Enterprise.

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  • Or they will be, once I've worked through my launch checklist.

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These are the voyages of the USS Rock Paper Enterprise. Now I just activate my helm and sensors, and boom, we're away. its five-year mission, to explore strange new worlds!

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