Computer Bismarck
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Computer Bismarck is a computer wargame developed and published by Strategic Simulations (SSI) in 1980. The game is based on the last battle of the battleship Bismarck, in which British Armed Forces pursue the German Bismarck in 1941. It is SSI's first game, and features turn-based gameplay and two-dimensional graphics.
Computer Bismarck | |
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Developer(s) | Strategic Simulations |
Publisher(s) | Strategic Simulations |
Designer(s) | Joel Billings John Lyons |
Platform(s) | Apple II, TRS-80[1][2] |
Release | February 1980[3] |
Genre(s) | Wargame |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
The development staff consisted of two programmers, Joel Billings and John Lyons, who programmed the game in BASIC. Originally developed for the TRS-80, an Apple II version was also created two months into the process. After meeting with other wargame developers, Billings decided to publish the game as well. To help accomplish this, he hired Louis Saekow to create the box art.
The first commercially published computer war game, Computer Bismarck sold well and contributed to SSI's success. Though it received a mixed reception, the game is credited in part for legitimizing war games and computer games.