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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 and continuing through the present with online and DVD games.

Board games

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Tabletop wargames

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Card games

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Role-playing games

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Official game titles include the following:

Starship simulator games

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Starship simulator games create the experience of commanding and operating a starship, and usually allow the player to handle a variety of functions, and to allocate resources such as ship power and systems. Some early Star Trek games in this category have had a huge effect on subsequent games in their genre, often leading to new level of depth and complexity in programming and/or gameplay.

This game category includes both computer games and non-computer board games, since the Star Fleet Battles game series provides a starship simulation, and is wholly a tabletop board wargame. As well as the Star Trek RPG by FASA which allowed players to take charge of specific areas of a ship's functions (such as the engineer allocating power) during combat.[citation needed]

Star Fleet Battles is different from most other wargames, which usually indicate unit strengths with simple numerical ratings. SFB players are able to deploy and manage power for a variety of ship weapons and resources. This is done via an elaborate Energy Allocation mechanism where even partial points of energy can be allocated to a number of different systems. Federation Commander is the continued development of this system in a more fast-paced version. Instead of the Energy Allocation system, it uses an innovative tick sheet system, which manages power use for each ship, and also tracks which weapons and systems are in use. The Star Trek: Starfleet Command computer game is based upon Star Fleet Battles.

In Star Trek: The Role Playing Game, produced by FASA, players actually had individual bridge functions during combat. This at one point became a separate game known as Starship Tactical Combat Simulator. The Captain determined the strategy, the Engineer was responsible for power management and allocation to different systems such as weapons and shields, the Helmsman for firing weapons, the Navigator for managing deflector shields, the Communications Officer for damage control and so on.

Starship simulator computer games which are set in the Star Trek universe occupy a large role in the history of computer games. Some of the earliest and more influential space simulator video games were Star Trek simulations designed to run on mainframes.

David H. Ahl played such games in the late 1960s at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of California, Berkeley. He stated that they were much less sophisticated than Mike Mayfield's Star Trek text game,[3] which originated as a BASIC program on an SDS Sigma 7 mainframe system in 1971 and ported to many different systems. Ahl published source code for this game in his best selling BASIC Computer Games, and variants of the game spread widely to personal computer systems.

Decwar in 1978 was also a groundbreaking game. Another is Super Star Trek, an early text-based, MS-DOS-based game. This game created an impressive starship experience using only text-based commands and graphics. The game Begin is considered notable for having a convincing model of game dynamics, as it has very few random elements, and is highly mathematical. In 1986, the game Multi-Trek (MTrek) was brought online at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Written in C for a PDP mainframe, and also available via dialup and later TELNET, MTrek was arguably the first ever game to combine a persistent world, online multiplayer environment with a real-time, true 3-dimensional game engine and versions of the game still have an active player base.

Netrek was released in 1988, and was probably the first game to use both the TCP and UDP protocols, the first Internet-aware team game, the first Internet game to use metaservers to locate open game servers, and the first to have persistent user information.

In later years, fewer games were produced within this genre, and more games were produced in the adventure games genre. The first new recent game was Starfleet Academy, which incorporated many Star Trek elements, but was criticized for depicting starship operation as more akin to fighter planes than capital ships. A sequel, Klingon Academy, was actually quite different, and was one of the first games to depict starship operation with an appropriate amount of complexity.

The Starfleet Command game series released by Interplay was based largely on the tabletop game Star Fleet Battles, and comprised Starfleet Command, Starfleet Command II: Empires at War, and Starfleet Command III. It constitutes one of the most definitive current games, depicting a wide array of ship systems and Star Trek storylines. This series had a more naval flavor, and depicted a number of ship systems. This series spawned a very large multiplayer ladder competition first with the "Starlance" system, and later on the "GamerZone" ladder. The main multiplayer setting is the "Dynaverse," which began as an official server hosted by Taldren, and has continued as a private effort (an earlier, unauthorized adaptation of Star Fleet Battles as a computer game was SSI's The Warp Factor in 1982).

Star Trek: Bridge Commander was another addition to this genre, reflecting the more deliberative, command aspects of this experience.

In late 2006, Bethesda Softworks released several console games which carry on the tradition of classic Star Trek ship simulator/combat games, Star Trek: Legacy for the PC and Xbox 360, Star Trek: Encounters for the PlayStation 2, Star Trek: Tactical Assault for the Nintendo DS and the PlayStation Portable and Star Trek: Conquest for the Wii and PlayStation 2.

Several online games have appeared on the Internet. Vega Trek is a game mod which is planned to eventually become active as a multiplayer game.[4] Flashtrek: Broken Mirror, first created by Vex Xiang, is one of the online Star Trek games, and is entirely browser-based. It has spawned several sequels. One sequel was created by Vex Xiang, and multiple others were created by fans. A newer game titled Star Trek: Broken Mirror was being developed by a man named Darkwing for several years, but was apparently abandoned in 2014.

Star Trek: Bridge Crew is one of the newest additions to this genre, and continues the historical pattern of Star Trek-themed simulator breaking new ground. This cross platform game is in a virtual reality environment in which four players actually occupy the bridge of the USS Aegis, Enterprise-D (Through Downloadable Content) or the Original Enterprise. Players get to see each other in real-time, and interact during the game to operate the ship and work together to handle various game scenarios.[5][6]

Pinball games

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Four pinball games have been based on the Star Trek series:

Video games

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Arcade

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Year Title
1983 Star Trek - Strategic Operations Simulator
2000 Star Trek: Borg Contact
2002 Star Trek: Voyager – The Arcade Game

Computer

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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. Activision and Viacom signed an agreement to develop games based on the Star Trek property in September 1998.[7]

Interplay, Simon & 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 complete and the game was made available for sale on February 2, 2010.[8]

Star Trek: Alien Domain is a 2015 flash-based Star Trek multiplayer strategy game developed by GameSamba in conjunction with CBS Interactive.[9]

Year Title Platform Developer, publisher
1971 Star Trek (text game) Multiple Mike Mayfield
1971 Star Trek (script game) PDP-10 Don Daglow
1973 Super Star Trek Multiple (BASIC) Bob Leedom, David H. Ahl
1973 Trek73 HP Time-Shared BASIC William K. Char, Perry Lee, Dan Gee
1976 Galaxy 8008, 8080, SCELBI Bob Findley, SCELBI Computer Consulting
1977 Star Trek Apple 1 Bob Bishop, Interface Age
1979 Apple Trek Apple II Wendell Sander, Apple Computer
1979 Star Trek III TRS-80, Apple II, Atari 8-bit Adventure International
1980 3-D Star Trek Atari 8-bit Color Software
1980 Battle Trek TRS-80 Gilman Louie, Voyager Software
1981 Tari Trek Atari 8-bit Quality Software
1982 Video Trek 88 MS-DOS Windmill Software
1983 Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator (ports) Apple II, Atari 8-bit, ColecoVision, C64, VIC-20 Sega
1984 Begin: A Tactical Starship Simulation MS-DOS Clockwork Software
1985 Star Trek Evolution[10] C64 Load'n'Go / One Step / Green Valley Publishing
1985 Star Trek: The Kobayashi Alternative Apple II, C64, MS-DOS Simon & Schuster
1986 Star Trek: The Promethean Prophecy Apple II, C64, MS-DOS Simon & Schuster
1987 Star Trek: The Rebel Universe Atari ST, C64, MS-DOS Simon & Schuster
1988 Star Trek: First Contact MS-DOS Micromosaics, Simon & Schuster Interactive
1989 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier MS-DOS Level Systems, Mindscape
1989 Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Transinium Challenge MS-DOS, Macintosh TRANS Fiction Systems, Simon & Schuster
1991 Begin 2 MS-DOS Clockwork Software
1992 Star Trek: 25th Anniversary MS-DOS, Macintosh, Amiga Interplay Entertainment
1993 Star Trek: Judgment Rites MS-DOS, Macintosh Interplay Entertainment
1995 Star Trek: The Next Generation – A Final Unity MS-DOS, Macintosh Spectrum HoloByte, MicroProse
1996 Star Trek: Klingon Windows, Macintosh Simon & Schuster
1996 Star Trek: Borg Windows, Macintosh Simon & Schuster
1996 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Harbinger MS-DOS, Macintosh Stormfront Studios, Viacom New Media
1997 Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Windows, Macintosh High Voltage Software, Interplay Entertainment
1997 Star Trek Generations Windows MicroProse
1998 Star Trek Pinball MS-DOS Interplay Entertainment
1998 Star Trek: The Next Generation: Klingon Honor Guard Windows, Macintosh MicroProse
1998 Star Trek: The Game Show Windows, Macintosh Sound Source Interactive
1998 Star Trek: Starship Creator Windows, Macintosh Imergy, Simon & Schuster
1999 Star Trek: The Next Generation: Birth of the Federation Windows MicroProse, Hasbro
1999 Star Trek: Secret of Vulcan Fury Cancelled Interplay Entertainment
1999 Star Trek: Starfleet Command Windows Quicksilver Software, Interplay Entertainment
1999 Star Trek: Hidden Evil Windows Presto Studios, Activision
2000 Star Trek: Starfleet Command - Gold Edition Windows Quicksilver Software, Interplay Entertainment
2000 Star Trek: Armada Windows Mad Doc Software, Activision
2000 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Fallen Windows, Macintosh The Collective, Simon & Schuster
2000 Star Trek: ConQuest Online Windows Genetic Anomalies, Activision
2000 Star Trek: Klingon Academy Windows 14 Degrees East, Interplay Entertainment
2000 Star Trek: New Worlds Windows 14 Degrees East, Interplay Entertainment
2000 Star Trek: Starfleet Command II: Empires at War Windows Taldren, Interplay Entertainment
2000 Star Trek: Starship Creator Warp II Windows Imergy, Simon & Schuster Interactive
2000 Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force Windows, Macintosh Raven Software, Activision
2001 Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force Expansion Pack Windows Raven Software, Activision
2001 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Dominion Wars Windows Gizmo Games, Simon & Schuster
2001 Star Trek: Armada II Windows Mad Doc Software, Activision
2001 Star Trek: Away Team Windows Reflexive Entertainment, Activision
2001 Star Trek: Starfleet Command: Orion Pirates Windows Taldren, Interplay Entertainment
2002 Star Trek: Starfleet Command III Windows Taldren, Activision
2002 Star Trek: Bridge Commander Windows Totally Games, Activision
2003 Star Trek: Elite Force II Windows, Macintosh Ritual Entertainment, Activision
2005 Star Trek: The Next Generation: Stranded Sky Gamestar (ceased 2015) Denki
2006 Star Trek: Legacy Windows, Xbox 360 Mad Doc Software, Bethesda Softworks
2009 Star Trek: DAC Windows, Xbox 360, Macintosh, PlayStation 3 Naked Sky Entertainment, Paramount Digital Entertainment
2010 Star Trek Online Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 Atari, Cryptic Studios, Perfect World Entertainment
2013 Star Trek Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 Digital Extremes
2015 Star Trek: Alien Domain Browser GameSamba
2016 Star Trek Timelines Browser, iOS, Android Disruptor Beam
2017 Star Trek: Bridge Crew Windows, PlayStation 4 Ubisoft
2022 Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Switch, Windows Outright Games
2023 Star Trek: Resurgence Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows Dramatic Labs
2023 Star Trek: Infinite Windows, macOS Paradox Interactive

Console

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Year Title Platform
1979 Star Trek: Phaser Strike Microvision
1982 Star Trek: The Motion Picture Vectrex
1983 Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, ColecoVision, VIC-20, C64, TI-99/4A
1992 Star Trek: 25th Anniversary NES
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Game Boy
1993 Star Trek: The Next Generation: Future's Past Super NES, Genesis, Game Gear
Star Trek: The Next Generation Game Boy, NES, Game Gear (as Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Advanced Holodeck Tutorial)
1994 Star Trek: The Next Generation: Echoes from the Past Game Gear, Genesis, Super NES
Star Trek Generations: Beyond the Nexus Game Boy, Game Gear
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Starship Bridge Simulator 32X, Super NES
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Crossroads of Time Genesis, Super NES
2000 Star Trek: Invasion PlayStation
Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force Windows, MacOS 9, PS2
2004 Star Trek: Shattered Universe PS2, Xbox
2006 Star Trek: Tactical Assault PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS
Star Trek: Legacy [Xbox 360, Windows
Star Trek: Encounters PS2
2007 Star Trek: Conquest Wii, PS2
2009 Star Trek: DAC Xbox 360, PS3
2013 Star Trek Xbox 360, PS3, Windows
2016 Star Trek Online Xbox One, PS4, Windows, Mac
2017 Star Trek: Bridge Crew PS4, Windows
2022 Star Trek: Prodigy: Supernova Xbox Series X, PS4, PS5, Switch, Windows
2023 Star Trek: Resurgence Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PS4, PS5, Windows

Mobile

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Year Title Platform Developer, Publisher
2009 Star Trek: The Mobile Game iOS Electronic Arts
2014 Star Trek Trexels iOS, Android Xcube Games, YesGnome
2016 Star Trek Timelines iOS, Android Disruptor Beam
2018 Star Trek Trexels II Android Kongregate
2018 Star Trek Fleet Command iOS, Android Scopely
2021 Star Trek: Legends iOS Tilting Point

Electronic and casino games

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  • Star Trek is a casino slot machine game designed and marketed by WMS Industries since 2008[11]
  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Red Alert, video game gambling machine.[12][13]

Handheld electronic games

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Numerous stand-alone electronic handheld and tabletop games have been produced by manufacturers like Bandai, Coleco, Konami, and others.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Star Trek: The Game". BoardGameGeek. Archived from the original on 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  2. ^ "Star Trek Database". www.startrek.com. Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2006-04-20.
  3. ^ Ahl, David H., ed. (1976). "Super Star Trek". The Best of Creative Computing. Creative Computing Press. pp. 275–281. ISBN 0-916688-01-1. Archived from the original on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
  4. ^ Posting on official website for Vega Trek. Archived July 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ STAR TREK: BRIDGE CREW REVIEW Archived 2017-06-06 at the Wayback Machine By Andy Hartup, gamesradar.com
  6. ^ Star Trek: Bridge Crew is the right kind of Virtual Reality disaster Archived 2017-06-01 at the Wayback Machine, By GamesRadar Staff April 24, 2017News
  7. ^ "Activision and Viacom Consumer Products Sign Exclusive 10-Year Pact For Interactive Games Based on Star Trek Property". PR Newswire. Cision. September 28, 1998. Archived from the original on December 2, 1998. Retrieved June 15, 2019 – via Yahoo.com.
  8. ^ Star Trek Online website Archived 2021-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Fahey, Mike (September 17, 2015). "Boldly Build Bases In Star Trek: Alien Domain". kotaku.com.au. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  10. ^ "Space Trek: Star Trek games". Space Trek. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  11. ^ Green, Marian "A matter of persistence…" Archived 2021-06-20 at the Wayback Machine, Casino Journal.com, June 1, 2012
  12. ^ "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine:Red Alert Video Game Preview – TrekToday". 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
  13. ^ "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Red Alert Video Game Gambling Machine Revealed". Star Trek. Archived from the original on 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
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