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Konami (pronounced ko-NAH-mee) is a leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, and computer and video games. The company was founded in 1969 as a jukebox rental and repair business in Osaka, Japan by Kagemasa Kozuki, the still-current chairman and CEO. The name "Konami" is a conjunction of the names Kagemasa Kozuki, Yoshinobu Nakama, Hiro Matsuda, and Shokichi Ishihara, who were partners acquired by Kozuki and the original founders of Konami Industry Co., Ltd in 1973. Konami also means "small waves" in Japanese.

Konami Star Trek Electronic And Video Games

In 1991, Konami became a licensee for producing Star Trek-related electronic and video games and produced a number of games:

The Movie-era-based Star Trek: 25th Anniversary LCD Video Game
The TNG-based Star Trek LCD Video Game
The TOS-based Star Trek: 25th Anniversary (NES)
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary (Game Boy) under Konami's Ultra Games subsidiary

Konami SF Movie Selection - Star Trek Vol. 1

Konami released a number of small pre-painted plastic models of Star Trek starships in March 2008 as the Konami SF Movie Selection Star Trek Vol. 1. The line was an addition to the Konami SF Movie Selection "gashapon" toy line, a subline of the Konami Figure Collection. Ships measure ten to fifteen centimeters in length and each comes with an individually labeled stand. A small amount of assembly is required.

USS Reliant
USS Enterprise - "refit" film version
USS Enterprise-A
USS Enterprise-B
USS Enterprise-E
Template:ShipClass Klingon Battle Cruiser

Chase Ships

These were released in much smaller quantities and were randomly packed in with the other ships.

Klingon Bird-of-Prey
USS Enterprise-E - identical ship but packed with a differently labeled "special" stand
Template:ShipClass Klingon Battle Cruiser - identical ship but packed with a differently labeled "special" stand

Gallery

External links

Konami.com - official Konami site
Konami starships preview - gallery of ship prototypes
Konami at Wikipedia

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-[[File:Konami logo.png‎|200px|right|Konami logo 2003-present]]‎
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 '''Konami ''' (pronounced ''ko-NAH-mee'') is a leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, and computer and video [[games]]. The company was founded in 1969 as a jukebox rental and repair business in Osaka, Japan by Kagemasa Kozuki, the still-current chairman and CEO. The name "Konami" is a conjunction of the names Kagemasa '''Ko'''zuki, Yoshinobu '''Na'''kama, Hiro '''M'''atsuda, and Shokichi '''I'''shihara, who were partners acquired by Kozuki and the original founders of Konami Industry Co., Ltd in 1973. Konami also means "small waves" in Japanese.
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 == Konami SF Movie Selection - Star Trek Vol. 1 ==
-'''Konami''' released a number of small pre-painted plastic models of ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[starship]]s in March {{y|2008}} as the '''Konami SF Movie Selection Star Trek Vol. 1'''. The line was an addition to the ''Konami SF Movie Selection'' "{{w|Gashapon|gashapon}}" toy line, a subline of the ''Konami Figure Collection''. Early media reports stated that the line was designed for Konami by [[Romando]] which released a similar line, but this has not been confirmed.
+'''Konami''' released a number of small pre-painted plastic models of ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[starship]]s in March {{y|2008}} as the '''Konami SF Movie Selection Star Trek Vol. 1'''. The line was an addition to the ''Konami SF Movie Selection'' "{{w|Gashapon|gashapon}}" toy line, a subline of the ''Konami Figure Collection''.
-Ships measure eight to fifteen centimeters in length and each comes with an individually labeled stand. A small amount of assembly is required.
+Ships measure ten to fifteen centimeters in length and each comes with an individually labeled stand. A small amount of assembly is required.
 * {{USS|Reliant}}
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 File:Konami Movie Selection 1 box.jpg|Box Art: Front
 File:Konami Movie Selection 1 box sides.jpg|Box Art: Sides
+File:Konami USS Reliant model.jpg|USS ''Reliant''
 File:Konami USS Enterprise model.jpg|USS ''Enterprise'' refit ‎
 File:Konami USS Enterprise-A model.jpg|USS ''Enterprise''-A ‎
 File:Konami USS Enterprise-B model.jpg|USS ''Enterprise''-B ‎
 File:Konami USS Enterprise-E model.jpg|USS ''Enterprise''-E ‎
-File:Konami USS Reliant model.jpg|USS ''Reliant''
+File:Konami Ktinga-class model.jpg|''K't'inga''-class Klingon Battle Cruiser
-File:Konami Klingon Bird-of-Prey model.jpg|Klingon Bird-of-Prey ‎
+File:Konami Klingon Bird-of-Prey model.jpg|Klingon Bird-of-Prey
-File:Konami Ktinga-class model.jpg|''K't'inga''-class Klingon Battle Cruiser ‎
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-==External links==
-*[http://www.konami.com// Konami.com] - official Konami site
 == See also ==
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 * [[Corgi]]
-== External links ==
+==External links==
-* [http://www.konami.com/ Official Konami Website]
+* [http://www.konami.com// Konami.com] - official Konami site
+* [http://www.konami.jp/th/figure/dir/index.html/ Konami starships preview] - gallery of ship prototypes
 * {{Wikipedia|Konami}}
 [[Category:Game companies]]