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Spacewar

Moby ID: 110638
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Released
October 1976 on Altair 8800
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1 players
Genre
Action
Perspective
Top-down
Visual
Fixed / flip-screen
Gameplay
Arcade
Shooter
Interface
Direct control
Vehicular
Space flight
Setting
Sci-fi / futuristic
Altair 8800 Specs
Business Model
Commercial
Media Type
Paper Tape / Punch Card
Number of Offline Players
2 Players
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Description

Spacewar is a variant on the classic game for two players. Both players control a spaceship which are attracted by a sun at the center of the screen. The spaceships are controlled with joysticks and must try to torpedo each other. Using the joystick the ship can be given thrust, but each player only has limited fuel.

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Spacewar for Dazzler equipped computers e.g. Altair in Cromemco News Nov. '76 (issue 2). Andrew Fisher (700) May 14, 2023

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Game added by vedder.

Game added June 27, 2018. Last modified February 22, 2023.