Torpedo Fire
Torpedo Fire is a turn-based submarine warfare game written by John Lyon for the Apple II and published by Strategic Simulations in 1981.
Torpedo Fire
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- 1981
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- Strategic Simulations
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Torpedo Fire is a turn-based submarine warfare game written by John Lyon for the Apple II and published by Strategic Simulations in 1981.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Torpedo Fire • Publisher — Strategic Simulations • Designer — John Lyon • Platforms — Apple II • Released — 1981 • Genre — Turn-based strategy
Gameplay
Gameplay
Torpedo Fire is a game in which a submarine attack against a convoy is simulated. It is designed for two players, each turn covering 60 seconds of simulation time.
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Reception
Reception
Forrest Johnson reviewed Torpedo Fire in The Space Gamer No. 41. Johnson commented that "I cannot help but feel that Strategic Simulations has taken a wrong turn somewhere. I hope they find their way again soon." In Video Games, Rich Sutton said playability concerns meant that he "only recommended [Torpedo Fire] for the advanced player who desires the most accurate simulation on the market". Bob Proctor, in a detailed analysis for Computer Gaming World, concluded "Although extremely well conceived, the concepts could have been better implemented. "
Legacy
Legacy
In early 1982, designer Gary Grigsby got his break in the game industry when he called Strategic Simulations' hotline with a question about Torpedo Fire, which he owned a copy of at the time. Getting into a conversation with company head Joel Billings paved the way for SSI's release of Grigsby's title Guadalcanal Campaign.
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- 1.The Space Gamer. juillet 1981. Forrest Johnson. 37. 41.
- 2.Article en Computer Gaming World Bob Proctor 1 1 novembre-décembre 1981 8-12 lang en Torpedo Fire: Review and Analysis 0744-6667 .
- 3.Article en Computer Gaming World Bob Proctor 6 2 novembre-décembre 1982 36 lang en Bungo Pete and the Wounded Bear 0744-6667 .
- 4.Article Tilt (magazine) Tilt Stormbringer 10 mars 1984 60-61 Dossier : Kriegspiel La machine à remonter le temps vous entraine à Gettysburg... .
- 5.Article en Computer Gaming World numéro=45 mars 1988 37 lang en A History of SSI Games 0744-6667 .
- 6.Softalk. juillet 1981. Allan Tommervik. 4-6. 0274-9629.
- 7.Article Tilt (magazine) Tilt Stormbringer 10 mars 1984 64-65 Dossier: Kriegspiel .
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