Look for some old space game

[Guest]

I'm looking for two space games I haven't played in a long time. I can't remember the name so i'll describe the as best as I can.

The first one showed a view of a solar system. You started out with one planet and you could build ships for war and colonization and send them to other planets. I don't remember but i don't think you could actually see the ships just a dot that said how many were in that fleet. I know it was turn based. What ever you did (build ship or send them to other planets) would not show up until the next turn or year. I think you could build probes aswell. The goal conquer the universe. I think the game was for windows, It's been about 6 years since I've played it. The name may have had solar in it. I found a game called solar wars that kind of looks like it but it was not the one i was looking for.

The second game was space aswell but I don't remember that much at all about it. Windows maybe but could have been a late dos game. You had a spaceship that was green (overhead view only). You could move the ship around the universe going on missions. I also remember the ships you battled were purple. Thats about all I can remember on that one. Thanks for the help.

[Guest]

I believe the first one is called Stars! (with the exclamation point). It was a Windows 3.1 game.

Not sure about the second one...

[niklas-tgs]

Imperium Galactica is also a game like the first one you are describing. You can send around a fleet to planets and explore them and build colonizations.
Maybe its the one? Else, its a game like it.

[LoT]

Else, its a game like it.

Ascendancy and Master of Orion are two games with similar action. :)

The second is a tough one... any more informations?
Overhead view and missions reminds me of Solar Winds, but your ship was not green...

[Guest]

This is one i was looking for a long time after I played it then my old computer crashed, and it sounds about the same.

Millennium: The Return to Earth

http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=725