Super Nova (video game)
| Super Nova | |
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| Publisher(s) | Big Five Software |
| Programmer(s) | Bill Hogue Jeff Konyu |
| Platform(s) | TRS-80 |
| Release | 1980 |
| Genre(s) | Multidirectional shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Super Nova is clone of Atari, Inc.'s Asteroids arcade game published by Big Five Software for the TRS-80 in 1980.[1][2] Co-author Bill Hogue called Super Nova "the game that started the company."[3]
Gameplay
In Super Nova the screen is filled with asteroids, and the player uses explosive missiles to blow them into middle-sized chunks, and then split them into small hunks which can be blown out of existence.[4][2]
Reception
Jon Mishcon reviewed Super Nova in The Space Gamer No. 36.[4] Mishcon commented that "I found this game to be a real challenge. Recommended for any arcade buff."[4]
References
- ^ Reed, Matthew. "Super Nova". trs-80.org.
- ^ a b Linzmayer, Owen (September 1981). "Bringing Home the Arcade". Creative Computing. Vol. 7, no. 9. Morristown, NJ: Creative Computing. pp. 180–183 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Hogue, Bill. "TRS-80 Games". Big Five Software.
- ^ a b c Mishcon, Jon (February 1981). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (36). Steve Jackson Games: 28.