Star Trek: The Next Generation - Echoes from the Past
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Echoes from the Past — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Star Trek: The Next Generation - Echoes from the Past on?
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - Echoes from the Past was released on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega CD, Atari Jaguar.
- When did Star Trek: The Next Generation - Echoes from the Past release?
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - Echoes from the Past was first released on February 1, 1994.
About Star Trek: The Next Generation - Echoes from the Past
The U.S.S. Enterprise races an evil Romulan force for control of the ultimate law and order device. The future of the Federation... and the universe... rests in your hands! Command the Starship Enterprise! Probe hundreds of strange new worlds and alien vessels with the ship's sensors. Space battle rages when you encounter Romulans in the Neutral Zone and disable their ships with well-placed phaser and photon torpedo attacks. Join forces with Jean Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise to solve the mysterious "Trinity Test." Solve it and the Federation is safe. Fail... and the universe will never be the same.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega CD, Atari Jaguar
- Developer
- Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.
- Publisher
- Sega
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction
- Series
- Star Trek
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Genesis | 1994 | $11 | $18 | — | 52% | Low |
Also released on: Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Sega CD · Atari Jaguar. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
What it needs to play
- Some modesSave battery (inside the cartridge) — saves to memory kept alive by a battery inside the cartridge; if that battery has died, saves are lost (MAME cartridge records).
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a week
- Complete: about once a week
- Sealed: about 2 times a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $0.89 in Oct 2007, $9.97 five years ago, and $10.99 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2008 | $0.97 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $2.50 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $2.58 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $1.66 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $1.49 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $1.48 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $6.50 | $8.99 |
| Jan 2015 | $4.47 | $8.39 |
| Jan 2016 | $5.45 | $8.95 |
| Jan 2017 | $6.99 | $11.89 |
| Jan 2018 | $6.99 | $10.70 |
| Jan 2019 | $7.99 | $12.25 |
| Jan 2020 | $6.47 | $10.27 |
| Jan 2021 | $11.24 | $14.80 |
| Jan 2022 | $13.44 | $16.97 |
| Jan 2023 | $14.29 | $19.10 |
| Jan 2024 | $8.13 | $18.23 |
| Jan 2025 | $9.05 | $20 |
| Jan 2026 | $8.16 | $19.99 |
| Oct 2026 | $10.99 | $17.60 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 1994 | 1313 | 010086013139 |
- Region
- NA
- Released
- 1994
- Authenticity
- Low
An adventure game with strategy and puzzle elements for Star Trek fans, cheap and fitted with a battery save.
Spectrum HoloByte developed Star Trek: The Next Generation: Echoes from the Past, which Sega published in North America in 1994. It is an adventure game with strategy and puzzle elements that takes place across Federation space and the Romulan Neutral Zone, and it centers on the IFD, an artifact of unknown origin that can reshape matter and energy. The Super NES version has a different subtitle, Future's Past.
Game Players described how the game hands you command of almost every option on the Enterprise, from sparring with Romulans to reading a computer essay on warp-field operations.
What the press said at the time
| Sega Pro Issue 43 | April 1995 | 52% |
“Jean Luc never looked so stiff (OK, he did). Tedious trekkie yarn with pathetic action and little to tease your brain.”
“Jean Luc never looked so stiff (OK, he did). Tedious Trekkie yam with pathetic action and little to tease your brain.”
How the Sega Genesis version differs
The Genesis version was subtitled Echoes from the Past; the Super NES version was Future's Past.
The Genesis version was slightly less well received than the Super NES version. EGM gave it 6.25 out of 10 for frustrating controls and gameplay design.
GamePro praised the authentic Star Trek details but found the controls frustrating, and advised anyone choosing between the two versions to buy the Super NES one.
Also on other platforms
Super NES · Sega CD · Atari Jaguar
| Super NES | Spectrum HoloByte |
- Sega CD. A Sega CD version was announced and previewed by magazines but never released.
- Atari Jaguar. An Atari Jaguar version was announced in early 1994 and was in development, but was never released despite magazine advertising.
Before you buy
Among US carts it sits below the middle. The cartridge saves to a battery inside it, so check that a save holds; a replaced battery is a normal repair, not a sign of a fake. A complete US copy means the case, cartridge and manual.
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