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MICROPROSE BEAMS STAR-FILLED STAR TREK GENERATIONS’ ACTION ADVENTURE PC CD-ROM INTO STORES

Game Is First STAR TREK Title To Deliver Captains Kirk’ and Picard’ Together On CD-ROM

Alameda, CA, STARDATE May 21, 1997 - Leading entertainment software company Spectrum HoloByte, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: SBYT) announced today that its Star Trek Generations CD-ROM for Windows® 95 has shipped. Based on the Paramount Pictures film, the action adventure game is being published under the MicroProse® brand name and distributed worldwide.

Licensed through Viacom Consumer Products, Star Trek Generations’ features the two captains of the U.S.S. ENTERPRISE’, Captains Kirk’ and Picard’, together for the first time in one game. As an enhancement to the gaming experience, Star Trek Generations includes the character voices of the movie cast members, including William Shatner, Patrick Stewart and Malcolm McDowell as Soran’, the evil scientist bent on intergalactic destruction.

"Star Trek Generations breaks new ground in terms of complexity, size and game play. It is the most immersive, authentic STAR TREK game on the market, and we are thrilled to deliver the final product to consumers," said Derek McLeish, senior vice president, marketing of Spectrum HoloByte, Inc. "The success of the Star Trek: The Next Generation "A Final Unity"’ CD-ROM, which sold more than 500,000 units worldwide, demonstrates the appeal of this property in the marketplace."

The game is a mix of first-person action sequences, challenging ship-to-ship battles, strategy sessions in stellar cartography and original cinematic sequences, all inspired by the hit movie and created using 3-D technology. The story line of the game is closely tied to the STAR TREK GENERATIONS’ film, in which Kirk and Picard join forces to defeat Soran. The game also includes realistic STAR TREK graphics, music and sound effects, in order to further immerse the player in the Star Trek universe.

Star Trek Generations supports MMX’ technology from Intel Corporation, MMX technology will accelerate game speed by an average of 20 percent and enhances the overall quality of the game's graphics. Consumers who do not have hardware compatible with MMX technology can still enjoy the game on their PC.

Spectrum HoloByte, Inc. is a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software for use on CD-ROM-based personal computers under the MicroProse’ brand name. The company is also developing software for use on next generation 32/64-bit console machines, the Internet and on-line gaming services. The company has five development studios located in: Alameda, California; Hunt Valley, Maryland; Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Austin, Texas and Chipping Sodbury, England. Products are available nationally and internationally under the MicroProse brand and are sold through major distributors, retailers and mass merchants. Product and company information are available for download from the MicroProse World Wide Web site at https://www.microprose.com/. The company has two 900# hint lines. In the United States: 900-773-HINT and in Canada: 900-451-3546. All trademarks are the property of their respective holders.