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Space Panic

A game remarkably similar to Lode Runner, you play an astronaut with limited oxygen (time) chased around by various space aliens. Your only method of dealing with these multicolored threats from space is to…

31 December 1980

Space Panic is an arcade developed by Universal Co., Ltd., released 31 December 1980 on ColecoVision and Arcade.

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What Space Panic is

Space Panic is an arcade game developed by Universal Co., Ltd. and released in 1980. It was published by Coleco. It is available on ColecoVision and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A game remarkably similar to Lode Runner, you play an astronaut with limited oxygen (time) chased around by various space aliens. Your only method of dealing with these multicolored threats from space is to dig a hole, lure it into a hole and then manually fill up the hole with the alien in it. Dropping aliens on top of other aliens earns you extra points and eliminates both. Levels get progressively harder and enemies grow faster.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

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When did Space Panic come out?
Space Panic was released on 31 December 1980 for ColecoVision and Arcade.

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