Space War

Moby ID: 113010

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Released

1977 on Altair 8800

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Publishers

MiniTerm Associates, inc.

Developers

MiniTerm Associates, inc.

Moby Score: n/a

Genre: Action
Perspective: Top-down
Visual: Fixed / flip-screen
Gameplay: Shooter
Interface: Direct control
Vehicular: Space flight
Setting: Sci-fi / futuristic

Altair 8800 Specs

Business Model: Commercial
Media Type: Cassette Tape, Paper Tape / Punch Card
Number of Offline Players: 2 Players

See Also

Space War (1973 on Mainframe, 1979 on Commodore PET/CBM)
Space War (1976 on HP Programmable Calculator)
Space War (1977 on HP Programmable Calculator)
Space War (1978 on Commodore PET/CBM)
Space War (1978 on Atari 2600, 2010 on Windows, Xbox 360)
Space War (1979 on Apple II)
Space War (1979 on Arcade)
Space War (1979 on TRS-80)
Space War (1979 on Arcade)
Space War (1981 on TRS-80 CoCo, 1982 on Dragon 32/64)
Space War (1981 on TRS-80)
Space War (1982 on TRS-80 CoCo)
Space War (1983 on Atari 8-bit)
Space War (1989 on Amiga)
Space War (2018 on Android)

Description

Space War is a Spacewar! variant written in BASIC for the Merlin video interface. Two players compete on a fixed screen controlling the rotation, acceleration and missile firing of their respective space ships. An optional Super Dense version increases the play space to 320x200 pixels.

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Spacewar! variants

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MobyGames ID: 113010

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Game added by vedder.

Game added September 1, 2018. Last modified February 22, 2023.