Star Trek games
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The enduring popularity of the Star Trek science fiction franchise has led to numerous games in many different formats, beginning in 1967 with a board game based on the original series.
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[edit] Board games
- Star Fleet Battles, the seminal tactical tabletop wargame created by Steven V. Cole and produced by Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.
- Federation Commander, the newest tactical tabletop wargame in the Star Fleet Universe produced by Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.
- Federation and Empire, the strategic companion to Star Fleet Battles also produced by Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.
- Monopoly, produced by Hasbro licensee USAopoly in two versions representing the original Star Trek series and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
- How to Host a Mystery, produced by Decipher in a Star Trek: The Next Generation version (1992)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation, A Klingon Challenge (1993)
- Star Trek: The Adventure Game, produced by West End Games (1985)
- Star Trek: The Final Frontier, produced by Toys & Games Limited (1992)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation: Romulan Challenge, produced by MMG LTD (1994)
- Star Trek game, produced by Milton Bradley, based on Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
[edit] Card games
- Star Trek Customizable Card Game, produced by Decipher.
[edit] Role-playing games
Official game titles include the following:
- Star Trek: The Role Playing Game, the original Star Trek RPG produced by FASA (1982)
- Star Trek: A Call To Duty, online text based game endorsed by Paramount Pictures and advertised on the Star Trek website from 1997 until sponsorship was lost 2000. [1] (1997).
- Star Trek RPG, produced by Last Unicorn Games (1998)
- Star Trek Role Playing Game, produced by Decipher, Inc. (2002)
- Star Trek Simulation Forum ( STSF), founded in July 2002, it has served as the chat based role-playing game of the official Star Trek website since October 2002. [2]. Remains the only simming organization currently recognized by the site (2002).
- Star Trek Online, a MMORPG produced by Perpetual Entertainment (projected for 2007)
[edit] Pinball games
Three pinball games have been based on the Star Trek series:
- Star Trek, released by Bally in 1979.
- Star Trek: 25th Anniversary, released by Data East Pinball (now Stern Pinball) in 1991.
- Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by legendary pinball designer Steve Ritchie and released by Williams Electronics in November 1993 as part of Williams' SuperPin series.
[edit] Video games
[edit] Arcade
| Year | Title | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Star Trek - Strategic Operations Simulator | Arcade |
| 200? | Star Trek: Voyager - The Arcade Game | Arcade |
[edit] Computer
The history of the Star Trek personal computer game franchise began as early as 1971, with a Star Trek text-only computer game written in BASIC. Many PC titles have since been published, and the franchise was one of the first based on a TV program to break into the young PC gamer market in the 1990s.
Interplay, Simon and Schuster, Microprose and Activision released most of the best-known Star Trek games between 2000 and 2003. Titles like Star Trek: Armada, Star Trek: Elite Force and Star Trek: Bridge Commander were all published during this period, as were over half of all the other major Star Trek PC games. The absence of new titles after 2003 was due in large measure to a split and subsequent lawsuit between Activision and Viacom which ended in 2004.
With the departure of Activision in 2003, the franchise under the tenure of Paramount effectively came to a close. Since the end of 2005, CBS has assumed most franchise management, including games and other products. Even with no new licensed titles released during 2003-2006, the older games like Armada and Elite Force still have an avid fan base which keeps the small community going. Development of the new Star Trek: Online title is currently underway, with release expected in 2008.
Bethesda Softworks recently assumed the role of publishing Star Trek franchise games. Star Trek: Encounters for the PS2 and Tactical Assault for the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP have already been released, with the PC/XBOX360 AAA title Star Trek: Legacy slated for release in the fall of 2006.
[edit] Console
[edit] Cross-platform
| Year | Title | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | 32X, SNES, Windows |
| 2000 | Star Trek: Voyager Elite Force | PS2, Windows, Macintosh |
| 2006 | Star Trek: Legacy | Xbox 360, Windows |
[edit] Handheld electronic games
Numerous stand-alone electronic handheld and tabletop games have been produced by manufacturers like Bandai, Coleco, Konami, and others. Pair Match, manufactured by Bandai in 1984, appeared in several Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes.
[edit] References
- STGU - Star Trek Games Wiki
- Games article at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki.
- The History of Star Trek PC Gaming 1993~2003' by Victor Mullin, 2006 [3]
- Star Trek games at BoardGameGeek
- TrekCore Gaming Museum
