Space War (1978)

Atari

Port of Spacewar!

Atari 2600

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This video game is an Atari 2600 port of Spacewar!, the famous 1962 computer game by Steve Russell. The cartridge comes programmed with 17 game variations. Variations 1 to 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. This concept was used in the Star Control series of games.

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Developers: Atari
Publishers: Atari
Genres: Arcade, Simulator
Themes: Action, Science fiction
Also known as: Space War: Space Combat

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1978 Atari 2600

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Space War (1978)

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