Star Trek: The Original Series the 23rd century bearing a crew dedicated to exploring the Milky Way Galaxy. Roddenberry noted a number of influences on his idea, some of which includes A. E. van Vogt's tales of the spaceship "Space Beagle", Eric Frank Russell's "Marathon" series of stories, and the film "Forbidden Planet" (1956). Some have also drawn parallels with the television series "Rocky Jones, Space Ranger" (1954), a space opera which included many of the elements that were integral to "Star Trek"—the organization, crew relationships, missions, part of the bridge layout, and some technology. Roddenberry also drew heavily from C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower
Star Trek in 1967 with a board game based on the original series and continuing through today with online and DVD games, "Star Trek" games continue to be popular among fans. Video games of the series include "" and "". An MMORPG based on "Star Trek" called "Star Trek Online" was developed by Cryptic Studios and published by Perfect World. It is set in the TNG universe about 30 years after the events of "". The most recent video game, set in the new timeline debuted in J. J. Abrams's film, was entitled "Star Trek". On June 8, 2010, Wiz Kids Games,