Star Trek 1971

About

Star Trek is a text-based strategy video game based on the Star Trek television series (1966–69) and originally released in 1971. In the game, the player commands the USS Enterprise on a mission to hunt down and destroy an invading fleet of Klingon warships. The player travels through the 64 quadrants of the galaxy to attack enemy ships with phasers and photon torpedoes in turn-based battles and refuel at starbases. The goal is to eliminate all enemies within a random time limit.

What is happening now

Star Trek is a foundational turn-based strategy game released in 1971 for early computer systems including the Sol-20 and HP 2100, establishing the template for computer-based starship combat that would influence the medium for decades. Recent activity around the franchise has centered on two distinct developments: the announcement of discounted Magic: The Gathering Star Trek boosters for Prime Day sales, and the completion of an Amiga interpreter port for Star Trek: Judgment Rites, the sequel to the 1990 title 25th Anniversary. The Judgment Rites Amiga achievement is notable as it marks the first playable version of the sequel on that platform, following the official AGA port of the original game released in the 1990s.