"He who controls the spice... err... Orion, controls the universe!" ;) Today on Ancient DOS Games, Gemini's taking a look back at Master of Orion, one of the most prominent 4x turn-based strategy games of the DOS gaming era, developed by SimTex and Published through MicroProse in 1993. ------------------------------------------ Additional Information and Corrections: * There's perhaps a few too many links to provide for this game, but since the prices are better on Steam this time around, here they all are for Steam specifically, with the Collector's Edition of the remake being available from all three store pages: Master of Orion 1 + 2: https://store.steampowered.com/app/410970/Master_of_Orion_1/ Master of Orion 3: https://store.steampowered.com/app/410990/Master_of_Orion_3/ Master of Orion (2016): https://store.steampowered.com/app/298050/Master_of_Orion/ ------------------------------------------ Pixelmusement Website: https://www.pixelships.com ADG on Pixelmusement: https://www.pixelships.com/adg Alphabetical Index of ADG Episodes: https://www.pixelships.com/adg/index2.html Kris' Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/kasick @ pixelmusement.com on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/pixelmusement.com ------------------------------------------ Chapters: 00:00 Title and Intro 03:08 Game Stats 07:16 Gameplay - Basics 13:56 Gameplay - Ship Design 16:25 Gameplay - Research and Races 19:29 Gameplay - War and Combat 21:17 Gameplay - Miscellaneous 22:53 Overall 24:08 DOSBox Configuration 26:04 Credits