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Galaxy Invasion
Publisher(s)Big Five Software
Programmer(s)Bill Hogue
Jeff Konyu[1]
Platform(s)TRS-80
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Genre(s)Fixed shooter

Galaxy Invasion is a clone of Namco's Galaxian arcade game written by Big Five Software founders Bill Hogue and Jeff Konyu for the TRS-80 16K and published in 1980.[1][2] It is the first game from Big Five to include sound and music.[1] Galaxy Invasion was followed by an enhanced version in 1982, Galaxy Invasion Plus, which includes voice.[3]

Gameplay

Galaxy Invasion is a game of defending a lone missile base from alien ships.[4]

Reception

Jon Mishcon reviewed Galaxy Invasion in The Space Gamer No. 35.[4] Johnson commented that "this is one of those very rare state-of-the-art game programs. A wonderful program. A better than wonderful game. Buy it immediately."[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Reed, Mathew. "Galaxy Invasion". TRS-80.org.
  2. ^ Linzmayer, Owen (September 1981). "Bringing Home the Arcade". Creative Computing. Vol. 7, no. 9. Morristown, NJ: Creative Computing. pp. 180–183 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ Reed, Mathew. "Galaxy Invasion Plus". TRS-80.org.
  4. ^ a b c Johnson, Forrest (January 1981). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (35). Steve Jackson Games: 28.