Space War
Space War is a multidirectional shooter video game released by Atari, Inc. In 1978 for the Atari Video Computer System (renamed to the Atari 2600 in 1982). The game is a version of Spacewar!, the 1962 computer game by Steve Russell.
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Space War
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- 1978
- Genre
- action game · science fiction video game
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Space War is a multidirectional shooter video game released by Atari, Inc. In 1978 for the Atari Video Computer System (renamed to the Atari 2600 in 1982). The game is a version of Spacewar!, the 1962 computer game by Steve Russell.
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It was released by Sears as Space Combat for its Atari compatible Tele-Games system. A version for the Atari Lynx was planned but never released.
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• Title — Space War • Developer — Atari, Inc. • Publisher — Atari, Inc. • Released — October 1978 • Programmer — Ian Shepard • Genre — Multidirectional shooter • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Platforms — Atari 2600 • Illustration — Space War on Atari 2600
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The cartridge includes 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.
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- 1.Space War at GameFAQs
- 2.Atari VCS game release dates. Atari Archive.
- 3.Hague, James. The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers.
- 4.http://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/space-war/trivia Moby Games. "Game Trivia for Space War" (retrieved on March 9th, 2009).
- 5.Atari 2600 Space War. AtariAge.
- 6.MV Editores. Reportaje - Lynx - La mejor portátil que Atari no supo vender. Última Generación. 6. 68–73. September 1995.
- 7.Все игры » Atari Lynx » Space War (Beta). tv-games.ru.
- 8.http://www.atariage.com/box_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=470 Atari Age. "Atari 2600 Boxes - Space War" (retrieved on March 9, 2009).
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