Space War

47 1978 • Simulator, Arcade

About the game

This video game is an Atari 2600 port of Spacewar!, the famous 1962 computer game by Steve Russell. The cartridge comes programmed with 17 game variations. Variations 1 to 13 are duels between two ships and 14 to 17 are for one player. In some of the variations the ships fight near a planet which has gravitational attraction. This concept was used in the Star Control series of games.

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Genres
Simulator • Arcade
Game Modes
Single player • Multiplayer
Player Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Platforms and release dates

Atari2600

1978
Developer/Publisher
Atari
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Description

This video game is an Atari 2600 port of Spacewar!, the famous 1962 computer game by Steve Russell. The cartridge comes programmed with 17 game variations. Variations 1 to 13 are duels between two ships and 14 to 17 are for one player. In some of the variations the ships fight near a planet which has gravitational attraction. This concept was used in the Star Control series of games.

Details

Genres
Simulator • Arcade
Game Modes
Single player • Multiplayer
Player Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Platforms and release dates

Atari2600

1978
Developer/Publisher
Atari
Space War