While there are a number of Star Trek games on the market, this version was produced by Hasbro Industries Canada, Ltd. in 1974. The copy was donated to the Museum in 1980.
The Museum also has a copy of an early personal computer (1980) software version of a Star Trek game.
The original telecast of this show appeared from 1966 through 1969. The original episodes then appeared in re-runs and continue to do so as of 2003. A cartoon version appeared in the 1970s.
Because of the original telecast's "cult following" a number of major motion pictures with the same principals have appeared since 1979 and continue to be produced. Copies of these films were then marketed on videotape and then as DVD presentations.
There have also been a number of "spin-off" television series, each with it's own set of actors. While the scripts of these telecasts were new, they often drew upon content from the original series, drawing upon characters and incidents that appeared in original Star Trek telecasts.
The "spin-off" series are:
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Enterprise
The game box illustrated above is 21.g cm x 42cm x 3cm. Easily identified by many people are the stylized portraits of the telecast principals: Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy).
Inside the box is a cardboard game board approximately 41cm square. Four spiral trails on the board become circular paths. In the center of the board is a picture of The Enterprise. On each path is a picture of one of the principals character from the telecast. Instructions in both French and English for playing are printed on the board. Pointed plastic markers for the four players are included. On a platform, two spinners are mounted. The platform features pictures of the controls on the "bridge" of The Enterprise.
Last update December 5, 2006