Space War
This video game is an Atari 2600 port of Spacewar!, the famous 1962 computer game by Steve Russell. The cartridge comes programmed with 17 game variations. Variations 1 to 13 are duels between two ships and 14…
31 December 1978
Space War is an arcade developed by Atari, released 31 December 1978 on Atari 2600.
What Space War is
Space War is an arcade game developed by Atari and released in 1978. It is available on Atari 2600 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
This video game is an Atari 2600 port of Spacewar!, the famous 1962 computer game by Steve Russell. The cartridge comes programmed with 17 game variations. Variations 1 to 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. This concept was used in the Star Control series of games.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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Quick answers
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When did Space War come out?
Space War was released on 31 December 1978 for Atari 2600.
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