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1985 · Strategic Simulations · Grand strategy · Historical

Colonial Conquest

Colonial Conquest is a conquest simulation set in the Victorian age of warfare and expansion of the late 1800's and early 1900's.

Released: 1985
Platforms: Apple II Atari 8-bit Atari ST Atari ST/STE Commodore 64 Commodore C64/128/MAX PC-9800 Series
Genres: Grand strategy Historical Simulation Strategy Turn-based strategy
Developers: Strategic Simulations
Publishers: —
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Historical
Country: United States
Languages: English

About

Colonial Conquest is a turn-based strategy video game developed by Strategic Simulations and released in 1985 for the Atari 8-bit computers and Commodore 64, followed by the Apple II in 1986. Ports by Andromeda Software were released for the Atari ST in 1987 and PC-98 in 1989.

A game titled Colonial Conquest II was released for Amiga in 1994, but it is unrelated to the original game by SSI.

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Reception

Stewart McKames reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World and stated that "Colonial Conquest is not a serious recreation of the colonial era. What it is, is a challenging and enjoyable multi-player or solitaire game. While containing the flavor of the period, it plays easily and gives ample opportunity for the Diplomat or the General in you to stab your opponents, conquer territories, and build an Empire on which the sun never sets."

Robbie Robberson reviewed Colonial Conquest in Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer No. 77. Robberson commented that "Colonial Conquest is a good game and provides a lot of fun, especially with five or six players."

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
Atari 8-bit	6 August 1985	North America
Commodore C64/128/MAX	6 August 1985	North America
Apple II	1 April 1986	North America
Atari ST/STE	2 June 1987	North America
PC-9800 Series	21 November 1989	Japan