The Stargate franchise began over 15 years ago with the release of the Roland Emmerich directed feature film, simply titled Stargate. While the film has yet to get any sequels from the original creators as it was intended, the movie has spawned three TV spin-offs: Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, and the newest, Stargate Universe, which combined have had a total of 16 seasons, containing over 300 episodes, with more Universe on the way. Gamers have continually been left in the cold though, with little to show for their devotion to the series.

 

     During the 15 years the Stargate franchise has existed, there has been a total of one video game that has officially been released, based on the movie that started it all, and one pinball game based on the same movie. It wasn’t without trying, however, as a game based on the SG-1 series was attempted and cancelled by Perception Studios, called Stargate SG-1: The Alliance, and a Massively Multiplayer Role Playing Game (MMORPG) called Stargate Worlds based on the television shows is on hold by its creator Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment while it finishes a third person shooter called Stargate Resistance. Popular Stargate fansite GateWorld.net has gone so far as to call this the “Stargate video game curse”.

 

     I was lucky enough to have a chance to ask some questions to Viljar Sommerback, who was the lead designer on Stargate SG-1: The Alliance, and even discover an unknown game based in the Pegasus Galaxy!