Video game:Star Trek: The Promethean Prophecy

Few series, if any, have made as large a pop culture impact as "Star Trek." When it first aired in 1966, the television show failed to make a large impression, and NBC cancelled it after only three seasons. However, over the years it has amassed a cult following, several spin-off shows, a movie series, and a library of novels and comics. Beginning with a board game in 1967, developers released many forms of interactive entertainment involving the beloved "Star Trek" characters.

Mike Mayfield developed the first "Star Trek" video game in 1971. Entitled simply Star Trek, this text-based computer game spread to most home computers by the end of the 1970s, and became the first of its kind to sell more than one million copies. It showed that games based on the series could be successful, and paved the way for the release of many more video games.

In 1985, Simon & Schuster released "Star Trek: The Kobayashi Alternative." Due to a large amount of bugs that made gameplay extraordinarily difficult and frustrating, the game did not fare well. Nevertheless, Simon & Schuster released a follow-up in 1986 entitled "Star Trek: The Promethean Prophecy." In this text adventure, gamers play as Captain James T. Kirk and explore a new planet inhabited by an alien race in search of food and shelter after enemy Romulans attack the starship "Enterprise."

Due to improved programming, "The Promethean Prophecy" received positive reviews from critics and players. In its review, "Computer Gaming World" magazine called it "light years better than the previous game," and highly recommended the game to its readers.

More than four decades after the original "Star Trek" series aired, the franchise remains popular. J.J. Abrams and Paramount released a rebooted movie version of the series in 2009, followed by its sequel in 2013. Over fifty different video games featuring the beloved "Star Trek" characters exist, allowing fans to go "where no one has gone before."