Space War

Moby ID: 161083

Released

December 1981 on TRS-80

Credits

1 person

Publishers

CLOAD Magazine Inc.

Moby Score: n/a
Collected By: 1 players

Genre: Action
Perspective: Side view
Visual: 2D scrolling
Gameplay: Arcade
Interface: Direct control
Setting: Sci-fi / futuristic

See Also

Space War (1973 on Mainframe, 1979 on Commodore PET/CBM)
Space War (1976 on HP Programmable Calculator)
Space War (1977 on Altair 8800, Intel 8080, Zilog Z80)
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 (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 1-player arcade game for for the TRS-80.

The player controls a spaceship that moves from the right side of the screen. The player can fire directly forwards, and can move up and down. Alien ships rapidly approach from the left of the screen. The player receives points for each enemy vessel destroyed. Gameplay lasts for 60 seconds, or until the player is struck by an enemy vessel.

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Credits (TRS-80 version)

By	Norman Dodds

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MobyGames ID: 161083

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Game added April 11, 2021. Last modified February 22, 2023.