The Transinium Challenge is a Star Trek: The Next Generation computer game released in 1989 for play on PC. Developed by TRANS Fiction Systems, published by Simon & Schuster Interactive and distributed by Prentice Hall Trade, New York with cover art by Bryce Lee.
Description[]
- Terrorist attacks in the Aquila star system…
- An unknown aggressor threatens the Enterprise…
- First Officer Will Riker placed in command…
- Ambition and greed combine in a desperate bid for galactic dominance. To turn back this threat, Riker must discover the secret of a lost Aquilan civilization and unravel the mystery of the enigmatic children wandering through its ruins.
- Featuring
- • Your favorite actors from the hit TV series, digitized and fully animated • Dazzling special effects, space battles, and never-before-seen aliens • Context-sensitive, easy-to-use, buttons, icons and hotspots. No typing!
- The Transinium Challenge is the first in a new line of Star Trek games developed by TRANS Fiction Systems, a leading producer of state-of-the-art entertainment software. It combines the excitement and drama of the Next Generation television series with the richness of a new generation of advanced computer simulations.
System Requirements: IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2, or 100% compatible 512K RAM Two 360K disk drives (hard drive recommended) CGA, EGA, or Tandy graphics card and color monitor Mouse (optional)
Summary[]
In order to give Commander William Riker more Starfleet command experience, Captain Jean-Luc Picard hands control of the Federation starship USS Enterprise-D to Riker for a mission. The Enterprise crew explores the mysteries of a star system, including a mineral known as transinium, and its relation to a terrorist attack.
References[]
Characters[]
- Beverly Crusher • Data • Denning • Farooq • Pamela Jansen • Kuhrrat • Geordi LaForge • Myynagi • Alfred Parks • Jean-Luc Picard • William Riker • Fred Smith • Tarken (Khulli) • Deanna Troi • Robert Velura • Worf • USS Enterprise-D personnel (USS Enterprise-D personnel roster)
- Referenced only
- Finn MacCool • Noonian Soong
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Enterprise (Galaxy-class explorer) • Ferengi trading vessel
- Referenced only
- Klingon patrol cruiser
Locations[]
- Aquila system (Aquila constellation, the galaxy's Alpha Quadrant)
- Aquila I • Aquila II • Aquila III • Aquila system asteroid belt: Asteroid C-21 • Asteroid D-39 • Asteroid E-146 • Asteroid F-72 ("Finn's Fist", location of MacCool's bar)… • Aquila IV
- Referenced only
Races and cultures[]
- Referenced only
- Cossina III natives
States and organizations[]
- Starfleet • Starfleet Command • United Federation of Planets • Universal Mining Company
Science and classification[]
- asteroid • communications • cybernetics • energy • galaxy • genetic hybrid • lifeform • matter • medicine • planet • quadrant • sector • space • star • stardate • star map • star system • technology • time • universe • weapon
Communications[]
Lifeforms[]
Materials and substances[]
- atmosphere • drink • food • gas • liquid • metal • mineral • transinium
Medicine[]
- Khyme's Syndrome
Technology and weapons[]
- android • computer • hypospray • impulse drive • photon torpedo • phaser • spacecraft • starship • VISOR • warp drive
Ranks and titles[]
- captain • chief engineer • chief medical officer • command division • commander • commanding officer • counselor • doctor • engineer • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2350s-2360s) • first officer • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • lieutenant JG • medic • officer • operations division • operations manager • sciences division • second officer • security chief • tactical officer
Other references[]
- bar • blindness • boot • cigarette • clothing • credit • government • jumpsuit • log entry • mission • mystery • nation-state • Nobel Prize • races and cultures • rank • science • security • smoking • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2350s-2366) • tactical • terrorism • title • uniform
Chronology[]
- Circa 2060s decade, 21st century
- The Klingon Empire annexes the Khulli. (About 300 years prior to game)
- stardate 41881.1, 2364 or 2365 (2360s chronology, Enterprise-D voyages)
- The Enterprise-D travels to Aquila system.
Appendices[]
Background[]
- Star Trek The Next Generation: The Transinium Challenge features the likenesses of most of the cast of the television show upon which the game is based.
- Based on elements of the story, the mission takes place between the episodes "The Neutral Zone" (the finale of TNG season 1) and "The Child" (the premiere of TNG season 2).
- It is not clear whether it takes place in the final part of the year 2364 or the beginning of 2365, but the stardate being 41881 might be taken to indicate 2364. However, this date cannot be taken as being sequential with "The Neutral Zone" and "The Child" as it precedes the date of "The Neutral Zone".
- According to the cover art, Geordi La Forge has been assigned to wear an operations division Starfleet uniform, indicating he has received his promotion to chief engineer (first seen and mentioned in canon in "The Child" and after his last appearance in a command division uniform in "The Neutral Zone").
- Doctor Beverly Crusher is still the ship's chief medical officer. Her last appearance before departing was "The Neutral Zone" and her replacement, Doctor Katherine Pulaski, would arrive during "The Child".
- According to the cover art, Worf has been assigned to wear an operations division uniform, indicating he has received his promotion to security chief (first seen in canon in "The Child" and after his last appearance in a command division uniform as "acting security chief" in "The Neutral Zone").
- According to the cover art, William T. Riker has not yet grown his beard, first seen in canon in "The Child" and after his last appearance without a beard in "The Neutral Zone".
- According to the cover art, Deanna Troi had started wearing her V-neck burgundy bodysuit and TNG season 2 hairstyle, first seen in canon in "The Child" and after her last appearance wearing her season 1 gray pantsuit and her hair in a bun in "The Neutral Zone". Images of her in-game show her TNG season 1 hairstyle and pantsuit neckline, although it is not entirely implausible that she could change clothing and hairstyles back and forth during the course of the game.
Images[]
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous game: First Contact |
TNG games | Next game: 25th Anniversary |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Vulcan's Soul: Exodus |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next Adventure: The Child |
External link[]
- The Transinium Challenge article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.