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TradeWars 2002

Trade Wars 2002 is a classic BBS door game that has been actively played since the late 1980s. The player controls a spaceship in a Star Trek-inspired universe, trading resources at a profit to build up a…

1 June 1991

TradeWars 2002 is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Martech, released 1 June 1991 on DOS.

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What TradeWars 2002 is

TradeWars 2002 is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Martech and released in 1991. It is available on DOS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Trade Wars 2002 is a classic BBS door game that has been actively played since the late 1980s. The player controls a spaceship in a Star Trek-inspired universe, trading resources at a profit to build up a space empire of planets and space stations. It was later adapted to play over the internet and external tools were built to automate repetitive tasks. The game is still playable on many web BBSes today.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Multiplayer and Single player.

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When did TradeWars 2002 come out?
TradeWars 2002 was released on 1 June 1991 for DOS.

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