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Video games
Throughout the years, the influence of Star Trek has expanded sufficiently to warrant the creation of a long series of PC games. One of the most notable is 'Star Trek Armada' by Activision. This game's sequel, Star Trek Armada 2 (by MadDoc Software and published by Activision), is often considered the highest quality Trek game commonly available. However, the Star Trek games franchise dates to at least 1993 with Interplay's now classic title Star Trek: 25th Anniversary for the PC.
Interplay, Simon and Schuster, Microprose and Activision all had their part in the early era of Star Trek gaming, with Activision ultimately taking over the publishing rights for the main license packs in late 2000, bringing to an end what was known as "The Golden Era" by Star Trek gaming fans and PC gaming magazines. The short period between the release of the Microprose PC title "Birth of the Federation" (1999) and Activision's "Star Trek: Armada" (2001) saw the release of many major Trek-themed PC games. The quality of the games compared to the older titles of 1993 to 1999 had risen to new heights and along with the Interplay mini franchise of "Star Trek: Starfleet Command", "Star Trek: Starfleet Command 2 - Empires At War" and "Star Trek: Starfleet Command 2 - Orion Pirates" -- not to mention the timeless classics "Star Trek: StarFleet Academy" and its sequel "Star Trek: Klingon Academy"-- sealed the future of Star Trek gaming going into the 21st century.
- Star Trek - Strategic Operations Simulator (arcade game)
- Star Trek (script game)
- Star Trek (text game)
- 25th Anniversary (video game)
- Fleet Operations
- Star Trek Customizable Card Game
- Star Trek Invasion
- Star Trek Online
- 25th Anniversary (computer game)
- Armada
- Armada II
- Away Team
- Star Trek: Battlestations
- Birth of the Federation
- Borg
- Borg Assimilator
- Bridge Commander
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Harbinger
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Fallen
- Elite Force II
- Generations (game)
- Judgment Rites
- Klingon
- Legacy
- New Worlds
- Legacy
- The Next Generation, A Final Unity
- Star Trek: Shattered Universe
- Star Trek: Tactical Assault
- Voyager Elite Force
- Starfleet Command (game)
- Orion Pirates
- Empires at War
- Starfleet Command III
- Klingon Academy
- Starfleet Academy
- Star Trek Starfleet Academy: Checkov's Lost Missions
Pinball
There were three pinball games that were 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.
- The Next Generation (pinball): Designed by legendary pinball designer Steve Ritchie and released by Williams Electronics in November 1993. It was part of WMS' SuperPin series of games.
Role-Playing Games
The Star Trek franchise has spawned a variety of Trek-themed role-playing games, including the following:
- Star Trek: The Role Playing Game, the original Star Trek RPG produced by FASA (1982)
- Star Trek Simming, a freeform style of role-playing game which originated on the Internet and proprietary online services. Several types of sims exist, including live action (chat-based) and e-mail/message board sims. (1990)
- 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. * (1997).
- Star Trek Role Playing Game, 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. *. Remains the only simming organization currently recognized by the site (2002).
- Star Trek Online, a MMORPG produced by Perpetual Entertainment (projected for 2007)
Card games
- Star Trek Customizable Card Game, produced by Decipher.
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)
References
Star Trek gaming for PCs and various consoles has been continuing for more than a decade. Below are links to further information about the gaming franchise and its past.
- STGU - Star Trek Games Wiki
- ''The History of Star Trek PC Gaming 1993~2003' by Victor Mullin, 2006 *
- TrekCore Gaming Museum
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