Loading AI tools
1978 video game From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Space War is a video game cartridge released by Atari, Inc. in 1978 for the Atari Video Computer System (renamed to the Atari 2600 in 1982). The game is a version of Spacewar!, the 1962 computer game by Steve Russell.[3] It was released by Sears as Space Combat, for its Atari compatible Tele-Games system.[4] A version for the Atari Lynx was planned but never released.[5][6]
Space War | |
---|---|
Developer(s) | Atari, Inc.[1] |
Publisher(s) | Atari, Inc. |
Programmer(s) | Ian Shepard[2] |
Platform(s) | Atari 2600 |
Release | |
Genre(s) | Multidirectional shooter |
Mode(s) | Single-player, two-player |
The cartridge includes 17 game variations. Variations 1–13 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.[7]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.