They had this game at the Daytona Mall arcade across from the Daytona Six theaters in 1982. It was a "walk in" type of game where you sat down inside an enclosure on a small bench which made it feel as if you were "flying" the ship. It was decorated on the outside to make it more appealing and also would entice you in with voice over's done by Star Trek cast members saying famous sayings from the T.V. show as you walked by the game or close to the enclosure. It also had exciting sounds!
This, starwars and the standup tron games were the nerd trifecta of the arcades. Games are great now but the arcade experience was a generational treasure.
Gotta love vector graphics games. Definitely a cut above the standard raster scan pixel graphics games. 3-D playing field, rapid firing, bright colors, crisp\clear lines...fricking AWESOME! Thanks for rescuing, restoring, and preserving this classic arcade game and sharing it with us.
This is the ultimate game from the early era: it's the text-based Trek game from the mainframes, Atari Star Raiders, and the crystaline beauty of Tempest all rolled into one.
Man this brings back memories. I've only seen two cabinets of this game back when it was originally released. One was a regular cabinet and the second was the sit down version. Back then I was still gamer in training on my Atari 2600 so I couldn't quite keep up (this being hi tech back then). But wow, glad to see someone still has this in working condition.
I loved the arcade version of this game! This does it justice...the Atari and other versions did not translate well at all. I played the standing version in the arcade at the old Sunnyvale Town Center mall. Once you grasp the warp capabilities, you can dominate the game. It also came in a beautiful seated cockpit version similar to the old Star Wars vector graphics game. When I played seated, I didn't fare as well for some reason. Thanks for posting this! The sounds triggered some serious sense memory in my mind...wonderful!
Oh, man... "Food Fight!" I haven't thought about that game in YEARS!!! I wish that was on Xbox Live Arcade - too late, now... we're lucky the Xbox 360 is still online capable!!
The home game systems back in the day weren't able to reproduce arcade perfect games. Now that they are (Dreamcast, PS2, Xbox360) it's a shame that NOT all of the quarter munchers we / I played in the arcade have not come home to them. Am I grateful for the few releases that are out? Yes. But I know there could be more...and Star Trek: Strategic Operation Simulations, is one of them.
Great game; I wonder why it hasn't been revisited in some way. I see you decided to go all "Capt. Worf" at the very end. "Prepare for RAMMING SPEED!" :)
There ARE people who know how to play this well AND make videos. I learned from them that for the first 10 rounds you should dock at all starbases to build up your shields and photons past the 4 shown on the screen.
This is my 1st choice for a game I'd love to own. I'm heading to FunSpot in NH and they have the sit-down version, so I'll be playing ST:SOS a lot this week! I've heard the vector monitor is prone to catching fire; owners are encouraged to modify it, to decrease the chances.
Every damn time I go to FunSpot, this game is not in service. I only get to go once a year when I take my family up to Attitash for a week in early July. I'd love to play this again. Haven't played it since I was in high school (when it came out). Would love it if they fixed it (and the Dragon's Lair cabinet, which always has something wrong with it - either the button or a joystick that doesn't register some movements).
Now THERE is two minutes old awesome childhood revisited!!! I played this when I was just in pubes!!! THANK YOU!!!! All kinds of awesome memories came flooding back.
I also remember when I first had my parents purchase the classic snowbound/parchment colored"Star Trek" t-shirt that shows the starship enterprise attacking a klingon vessel. It was Stephen Marceron, who may have stepped on the back of my t-shirt: thus leaving a boot print on it. 🖨 👕 😢
This version of Star Trek gaming was brilliant , Leanord Nemoy's ......voice overs... , fantastic!! A true Classic , you can have a few Adult beverages and play for an Hour . I prefer the The bridges Captain chair style Cabinet version over the stand up .
I own one of these Star Trek machines (the sit down version) and wrote up an easy to follow strategy guide that will allow players to flip the score. It can be found on the KLOV (Killer List Of Videogames) site if you search the forums for the words "Sega Startrek Strategy document"
wow thanks for posting this, For some reason lately this old games been on my mind (prob because spent a ton quarters back in the days on the game) thanks for the video upload
@DJCD01 Hey. Yeah, I got a new sound board for the Monaco GP game. I just upoaded a new video with the working sounds. Now I'm working on cleaning up the cabinet and doing a cap kit on the monitor.
I remember playing this in a sit down arcade booth many moons ago! BTW...you did a great jobs on KITT-X. I'm sure it was sad to see him go but you must've gotten an offer that was too good to refuse. Since you're a KR fan...you might want to check out the video on my channel with an "age corrected" version of KITTs voice from the GE locomotive commercial. I got it as close as I could to sounding more like KITT from back in the day.
So, what is the best strategy? To play it like Asteroids, on the upper screen, or to use that in combination with the view screen? I am sad that I falsely remember Scotty calling out warnings. That would have been cool.
1980's I played this game on the highest difficulty settings when I worked at Tex Critters Pizza Jamboree. I mastered and became highest scores ever. I am GAC and AAA along with other random initials. Anybody know if possible to get this video game for my computer, any of the modern game stations or the actual console? Even something close to it would be fun to have and play.
there is an awesome website called internet archive and if u go to software u can play games like this in your browser! If anyone knows how to move forward on a keyboard for star trek sega please tell me
Anyone here live near Western New York? I have one (stand-up) that I am considering selling. It needs a television screen installed instead of the vector, but other than that, it works (I also added wheels to the bottom for easy maneuvering when necessary).
Such geat memories. Sit down version was epic.
I still remember that "Welcome aboard Captain" from when I was a kid playing it in the arcades.
One of my favorite sounds as well. That had to be am actual Nimoy sample.
Can I give you 100 likes ?
felt like you were piloting the enterprise when he said that...
So much yes to the OP and all these comments that followed 100% feel!!!
RASTAN, the arcade game by, Taito, had a very epic score.
Man, I played this at the local arcade way back in the day. Mr. Spock speaking was the coolest part.
absolutely
They had this game at the Daytona Mall arcade across from the Daytona Six theaters in 1982. It was a "walk in" type of game where you sat down inside an enclosure on a small bench which made it feel as if you were "flying" the ship. It was decorated on the outside to make it more appealing and also would entice you in with voice over's done by Star Trek cast members saying famous sayings from the T.V. show as you walked by the game or close to the enclosure. It also had exciting sounds!
This, starwars and the standup tron games were the nerd trifecta of the arcades. Games are great now but the arcade experience was a generational treasure.
Man, I never thought I'd hear that screaming torpedo sound ever again. I loved playing this game.
I remembered this game as it was just yesterday. I was in the 9th grade. I admirer "Spock's" voice giving out coordinates!
Gotta love vector graphics games. Definitely a cut above the standard raster scan pixel graphics games. 3-D playing field, rapid firing, bright colors, crisp\clear lines...fricking AWESOME! Thanks for rescuing, restoring, and preserving this classic arcade game and sharing it with us.
This is the ultimate game from the early era: it's the text-based Trek game from the mainframes, Atari Star Raiders, and the crystaline beauty of Tempest all rolled into one.
Wow this really takes me back. Love those voices and sounds. And why do I get excited at that super-simple shield impact?!
Man this brings back memories. I've only seen two cabinets of this game back when it was originally released. One was a regular cabinet and the second was the sit down version. Back then I was still gamer in training on my Atari 2600 so I couldn't quite keep up (this being hi tech back then). But wow, glad to see someone still has this in working condition.
0:53 best photon torpedo sound ever (including the movies and TV)
Ive remembered that "Welcome aboard Captain" since I was a kid in the cade.
I loved the arcade version of this game! This does it justice...the Atari and other versions did not translate well at all.
I played the standing version in the arcade at the old Sunnyvale Town Center mall. Once you grasp the warp capabilities, you can dominate the game.
It also came in a beautiful seated cockpit version similar to the old Star Wars vector graphics game. When I played seated, I didn't fare as well for some reason.
Thanks for posting this! The sounds triggered some serious sense memory in my mind...wonderful!
The Sound it makes when you use WARP sounds like the sound Food Fight Makes when The Chefs come out of their holes.
Oh, man... "Food Fight!" I haven't thought about that game in YEARS!!! I wish that was on Xbox Live Arcade - too late, now... we're lucky the Xbox 360 is still online capable!!
Welcome aboard captain
Nothing can replicate the vector monitor. looks amazing
One of my favorites, i wish I had the quarters I do today.
Congratulations on the machine.
Great classic arcade game.
Hard as nails but one game vector graphics were made for!
I remember playing the sit-down version of this but it was a huge black enclosure (flat seat inside). Thanks for posting.
Just love the "Starbase Bonus" sound effect.
The home game systems back in the day weren't able to reproduce arcade perfect games. Now that they are (Dreamcast, PS2, Xbox360) it's a shame that NOT all of the quarter munchers we / I played in the arcade have not come home to them. Am I grateful for the few releases that are out? Yes. But I know there could be more...and Star Trek: Strategic Operation Simulations, is one of them.
vector graphics are my favorite :)
Great game; I wonder why it hasn't been revisited in some way.
I see you decided to go all "Capt. Worf" at the very end. "Prepare for RAMMING SPEED!" :)
That put a smile on my face. Going out HAM.
There ARE people who know how to play this well AND make videos. I learned from them that for the first 10 rounds you should dock at all starbases to build up your shields and photons past the 4 shown on the screen.
I miss playing this game back back in the 80s..
This is my 1st choice for a game I'd love to own. I'm heading to FunSpot in NH and they have the sit-down version, so I'll be playing ST:SOS a lot this week!
I've heard the vector monitor is prone to catching fire; owners are encouraged to modify it, to decrease the chances.
+Mark Daniels I've heard that, too. I understand that a television monitor would work, instead.
Every damn time I go to FunSpot, this game is not in service. I only get to go once a year when I take my family up to Attitash for a week in early July. I'd love to play this again. Haven't played it since I was in high school (when it came out). Would love it if they fixed it (and the Dragon's Lair cabinet, which always has something wrong with it - either the button or a joystick that doesn't register some movements).
sit down version was heaven and cultic!
Now THERE is two minutes old awesome childhood revisited!!! I played this when I was just in pubes!!! THANK YOU!!!! All kinds of awesome memories came flooding back.
wow 1982. this game looks awesome!!!!
You know, i played this way back and didn't make sense to me, watching someone play it, now i see what i was doing wrong as a kid in the 80's
Wow ! Do I remember playing this at the mall! It was considered the most advanced game at the time and it was hard to play
I wih I had all the quartersIi pumped into that game as a kid. Geez. Fun to see one still working!
I also remember when I first had my parents purchase the classic snowbound/parchment colored"Star Trek" t-shirt that shows the starship enterprise attacking a klingon vessel. It was Stephen Marceron, who may have stepped on the back of my t-shirt: thus leaving a boot print on it. 🖨 👕 😢
The Sit Down Version was indeed Epic
awesome game, wish i had the captain's chair model
You are lucky bastard owning this kind of treasure. :-) ! Loved this game....quarter eater for me.
This version of Star Trek gaming was brilliant , Leanord Nemoy's ......voice overs... , fantastic!! A true Classic , you can have a few Adult beverages and play for an Hour . I prefer the The bridges Captain chair style Cabinet version over the stand up .
That Was Fun!..I Have A Upgraded Machine With Mame And The X Arcade Set up.
0:17 Would make a great ring tone!
This was a pretty good game. I'd still play it now.
I LOVED this game when I was a kid!!! I must've pumped a zillion quarters into it!
Arcade outside Spacemountain at Disneyland had one I played a few times a year.
Mr. Spock: Welcome Aboard, Captain.
Used to love playing this game back in the day!
This is really cool, thanks for sharing!
This is a fun game - interesting take on Battlezone. THe atari 2600 version is great.
If there was just one arcade game that I could own. This would be it. Love it.
This game was so pantshittingly amazing back in the day.
Memories! Loved this game.
Seriously thanks for posting this! Mahalo from Hawaii for the awesome flashback!
I own one of these Star Trek machines (the sit down version) and wrote up an easy to follow strategy guide that will allow players to flip the score. It can be found on the KLOV (Killer List Of Videogames) site if you search the forums for the words "Sega Startrek Strategy document"
wow thanks for posting this, For some reason lately this old games been on my mind (prob because spent a ton quarters back in the days on the game) thanks for the video upload
@DJCD01
Hey. Yeah, I got a new sound board for the Monaco GP game. I just upoaded a new video with the working sounds. Now I'm working on cleaning up the cabinet and doing a cap kit on the monitor.
I remember playing this in a sit down arcade booth many moons ago! BTW...you did a great jobs on KITT-X. I'm sure it was sad to see him go but you must've gotten an offer that was too good to refuse. Since you're a KR fan...you might want to check out the video on my channel with an "age corrected" version of KITTs voice from the GE locomotive commercial. I got it as close as I could to sounding more like KITT from back in the day.
oh yea thats right, i do barely remember that captains chair version!
i think i only saw that one like once or twice somewhere...wow man so long ago
wish THESE were still at chuck e cheese
Actually if you search Google for "Sega Startrek Strategy document", it comes right up.
I'd like this game . For the fact it reminded me of Tron. Still having fun with your Kitt.. Get the other arcade fixed? The cart racing
Very fun game but like all sega vectors the G-08 monitor is a very temperamental hair pulling beast to keep working ,,
I wish this could be ported to MacOS to run natively on M1.
So, what is the best strategy? To play it like Asteroids, on the upper screen, or to use that in combination with the view screen? I am sad that I falsely remember Scotty calling out warnings. That would have been cool.
Ramming speed!
Cool!
That looks a tad too advanced for 1982 :P
Cool
1980's I played this game on the highest difficulty settings when I worked at Tex Critters Pizza Jamboree. I mastered and became highest scores ever. I am GAC and AAA along with other random initials. Anybody know if possible to get this video game for my computer, any of the modern game stations or the actual console? Even something close to it would be fun to have and play.
+ScienceFictionIs Are you still looking?
How hard is it to maintain a vector arcade game as opposed to a standard raster one?
YES!!! THat's the only versions I know.
there is an awesome website called internet archive and if u go to software u can play games like this in your browser! If anyone knows how to move forward on a keyboard for star trek sega please tell me
dope!!
Anyone here live near Western New York? I have one (stand-up) that I am
considering selling. It needs a television screen installed instead of
the vector, but other than that, it works (I also added wheels to the
bottom for easy maneuvering when necessary).
not a great game but i put a more than few coins in just to hear "welcome aboard captain"