Space War
| Space War | |
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| Developer(s) | Atari, Inc.[1] |
| Publisher(s) | Atari, Inc. |
| Programmer(s) | Ian Shepard[2] |
| Platform(s) | Atari 2600 |
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| Genre(s) | Shoot 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, two-player |
Space War is a video game cartridge for the Atari 2600, released in 1978 by Atari, Inc.. It's an Atari 2600 version of Spacewar!, the 1962 computer game by Steve Russell.[3] It was released by Sears as Space Combat, for its Atari 2600-compatible Tele-Games system.[4]
Variations
The cartridge comes programmed with 17 game variations. Variations 1–13 are duels between two ships and 14 to 17 are for one player. In some of the variations the ships fight near a planet which has gravitational attraction. [5]
References
- ^ a b Space War at GameFAQs
- ^ Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
- ^ http://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/space-war/trivia Moby Games. "Game Trivia for Space War," (retrieved on March 9th, 2009).
- ^ "Atari 2600 Space War". AtariAge.
- ^ http://www.atariage.com/box_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=470 Atari Age. "Atari 2600 Boxes - Space War," (retrieved on March 9, 2009).
External links
- Space War at Atari Mania