Space Ambush

aka: Galactic Ambush

Moby ID: 177611

Released

1982 on TRS-80 CoCo

Credits

1 person

Releases by Date (by platform)

1982 (TRS-80 CoCo)
1983 (Dragon 32/64)

Publishers

Developers

Computerware

Moby Score: n/a
Collected By: 1 players

Genre: Action
Visual: Fixed / flip-screen
Gameplay: Arcade
Interface: Direct control
Setting: Sci-fi / futuristic

Description

Space Ambush is a 1-player arcade game for the TRS-80 CoCo.

The player controls a small spaceship that moves horizontally on the bottom of the screen and fires vertically upwards. Enemy spaceships swoop towards the player and fire at them. The player must destroy all enemy ships to advance to the next round. The player starts with 5 ships, and earns a bonus ship every 5000 points.

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Credits (TRS-80 CoCo version)

Written by

Andy Kluck

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Identifiers +

MobyGames ID: 177611

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Game added by hoeksmas.

Game added January 23, 2022. Last modified July 11, 2023.