Trade Wars 2002
Description
Much like Elite, Trade Wars 2002 is considered a space trading game, but it provides a mix between strategy and action by allowing you to play against other people and giving you options such as building citadels and ports.
A text-based game that found its popularity by being played through dial-up BBSs, Trade Wars has evolved dramatically since its first release. It now allows multiplayer action and is easily playable over the internet through any telnet client. You can also set up your own server for people to play at and it still costs nothing to play.
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| ver 2 - Wide Beta 3 - Copyright 1990-1994 | |
| ANSI art by (uncredited) | |
| Brought to you by |
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| Subject | By | Date |
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| ANSI in action | Pseudo_Intellectual (66912) | Jun 26, 2015 |
Trivia
Drew Markham, artist of many of the game's striking ANSI art screens, is paid homage to in the name of the Markham Space Tech company, builder of the (largely Federation-only) ships the Valiant, Intrepid, Dauntless, Excelsior and the Assault Carrier.
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Game added by Joel Gonzales.
Additional contributors: Pseudo_Intellectual.
Game added February 23, 2001. Last modified March 22, 2024.