Star Trek: The Kobayashi Alternative

Star Trek: The Kobayashi Alternative was an interactive fiction game set in the Star Trek universe. It featured dialog and input boxes in addition to the traditional command-line interface associated with interactive fiction games.

The player is Captain Kirk and must command the crew through star systems and planet away missions. Exploration of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) is also required to complete missions. The overall aim of the game is to solve the Kobayashi Alternative Command Performance Evaluation.

Micromosaics Productions, Inc.

 * President: Lary Rosenblatt
 * Software Designer: Mark Sutton‑Smith and Alain Benzaken
 * Text and Story: Diane Duane
 * Apple Software Designer: Waren Tucker
 * Artist: Josie Koehne
 * Commodore Software Designer: Sonam Gyato

Other crew

 * Cover and book design: Ellen Rongstad (Artdepartment Design Studio)
 * Cover and color illustrations: Hovik Dilakian
 * Black‑and‑white illustrations: Daniel Pelavin
 * IBM Windows: VSI Window Machine and Amber Systems Inc.
 * The Kobayashi Alternative is dedicated to: Greg Thometz, We have been, and will be, his friends. We are grateful for that. Live long, and prosper.