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Space Duel

Space Duel is an arcade game released in 1982 by Atari Inc. It is a direct descendant of the original Asteroids, with asteroids replaced by colorful geometric shapes like cubes, diamonds, and spinning…

31 December 1982

Space Duel is an arcade developed by Atari, released 31 December 1982 on Arcade.

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What Space Duel is

Space Duel is an arcade game developed by Atari and released in 1982. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Space Duel is an arcade game released in 1982 by Atari Inc. It is a direct descendant of the original Asteroids, with asteroids replaced by colorful geometric shapes like cubes, diamonds, and spinning pinwheels. The player has five buttons: two to rotate the ship left or right, one to shoot, one to activate the thruster, and one for force field. Shooting all objects on the screen completes a level.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Space Duel launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Evolution and Xevious.

Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Evolution, Xevious.

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Quick answers

Space Duel — frequently asked questions

When did Space Duel come out?
Space Duel was released on 31 December 1982 for Arcade.
Does Space Duel have multiplayer?
Yes. Space Duel supports multiplayer.

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