Space War

Moby ID: 168010

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Released

June 1977 on HP Programmable Calculator

Credits

1 person

Publishers

Hewlett-Packard Company Users' Library

Moby Score: n/a

Genre: Simulation
Strategy / tactics
Perspective: Text-based / Spreadsheet
Pacing: Turn-based
Interface: Text parser
Vehicular: Space flight
Vehicle simulator
Vehicular combat
Setting: Sci-fi / futuristic

Business Model: Commercial
Number of Offline Players: 1 Player

See Also

Space War (1973 on Mainframe, 1979 on Commodore PET/CBM)
Space War (1976 on HP Programmable Calculator)
Space War (1977 on Altair 8800, Intel 8080, Zilog Z80)
Space War (1978 on Commodore PET/CBM)
Space War (1978 on Atari 2600, 2010 on Windows, Xbox 360)
Space War (1979 on Apple II)
Space War (1979 on Arcade)
Space War (1979 on TRS-80)
Space War (1979 on Arcade)
Space War (1981 on TRS-80 CoCo, 1982 on Dragon 32/64)
Space War (1981 on TRS-80)
Space War (1982 on TRS-80 CoCo)
Space War (1983 on Atari 8-bit)
Space War (1989 on Amiga)
Space War (2018 on Android)

Description

Space War is a Star Trek variant. The player is in control of the starship Enterprise and must search 5184 sectors divided over 64 quadrants in 15 stardates to rid space of three Klingon invaders. The player can return to a starbase to resupply energy and photon torpedoes and must take care their shield isn't depleted or they will become vulnerable.

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Credits (HP Programmable Calculator version)

Author

Walter Lee Gregory Jr.

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MobyGames ID: 168010

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Game added July 21, 2021. Last modified February 22, 2023.