Spectrum

Moby ID: 151738

Released

1984 on Apple II

Credits

4 people

Releases by Date (by platform)

1984 (Apple II)
1984 (TI-99/4A)

Publishers

Sunburst Communications Inc.

Moby Score: n/a

Genre: Educational
Visual: Fixed / flip-screen
Interface: Menu structures
Educational: Math / logic

See Also

Spectrum (2014 on iPhone, iPad, Android)
Spectrum (2016 on Linux, Windows, Macintosh...)

Description

Spectrum is a pattern guessing game for multiple systems.

The player encounters 20 rows of colors, and must try to determine the color pattern by revealing as few of turns as possible. Once the player determines the pattern, they must program the pattern using individual colors and loop statements. The player maximizes score by minimizing the lines of programming.

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Credits (Apple II version)

4 People

Designer	Stephen R. Shalom
Editors	Tom Prosen Susan Markey Marge Kosel
Programmer	Stephen R. Shalom

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MobyGames ID: 151738

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Game added by hoeksmas.

Game added November 9, 2020. Last modified February 22, 2023.