Star Trader
Star Trader is a 1974 video game and an early example of the space trading genre. Seemingly based on Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series of novels, Star Trader presents a star map of the galaxy in which the…
1 January 1974
Star Trader is a simulator developed by People's Computer Company, released 1 January 1974 on HP 2100.
What Star Trader is
Star Trader is a simulator game developed by People's Computer Company and released in 1974. It is available on HP 2100 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Star Trader is a 1974 video game and an early example of the space trading genre. Seemingly based on Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series of novels, Star Trader presents a star map of the galaxy in which the players move about and make money from trading and establishing trading routes. The players travel about the star map buying and selling six types of merchandise: uranium, metals, gems, software, heavy equipment, and medicine.
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are business and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
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When did Star Trader come out?
Star Trader was released on 1 January 1974 for HP 2100.
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