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Spaceward Ho! (1992)

Delta Tao Software

Amiga, DOS, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS

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Spaceward Ho! is a turn-based science fiction computer strategy game that was written by Peter Commons, designed by Joe Williams (Joedelta) and published by Delta Tao Software. The first version was released in 1990, and further upgrades followed regularly; the current version, 5.0.5, was released on July 8, 2003. It has received wide recognition in the Macintosh community, for example … Spaceward Ho! is a turn-based science fiction computer strategy game that was written by Peter Commons, designed by Joe Williams (Joedelta) and published by Delta Tao Software. The first version was released in 1990, and further upgrades followed regularly; the current version, 5.0.5, was released on July 8, 2003. It has received wide recognition in the Macintosh community, for example being inducted into the Macworld Game Hall of Fame.

Spaceward Ho! can be categorized in the 4X game genre (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate) with a theme of galactic conquest. It took many elements of its design from the earlier Reach for the Stars, but expanded on many of that game's basic themes while taking advantage of the larger memory and better graphics available on the Mac platform. Read more

Details

Developers
Delta Tao Software
Publishers
Delta Tao Software, New World Computing
Genres
Strategy, Tactical, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Themes
4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate), Science fiction

Release dates

  • 1992 (North America) DOS, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • 1993 (Europe) DOS, PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • 1993 (Japan) Mac
  • 1994 (Europe) Amiga
  • Mar 28, 2012 iOS