Ludography
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1983 · Simulation · Strategy

NukeWar

The time is the late 20th century. You and a neighboring country have developed a nuclear capability. Your neighbor's sole objective is to utterly annihilate you. The nuclear destruction continues until either all weapons are expended or a truce is negotiated.

Released
1983
Platforms
Apple IIAtari 8-bitCommodore 64Commodore C64/128/MAXCommodore PETCommodore VIC-20FM-7TRS-80
Genres
SimulationStrategyTactical
Developers
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Publishers
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Perspective
Bird view / IsometricText
Themes
Warfare
Country
United States

About

Nukewar is a 1980 video game by Avalon Hill for the Apple II, Atari 8-bit computers, Commodore 64, Commodore PET, FM-7, TRS-80, and VIC-20.

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Nukewar is a game of global thermonuclear war represented by text and sprites on the screen.

Reception

In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared Nukewar the 135th-best computer game ever released.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Apple II31 December 1980North America
Commodore PET31 December 1980North America
TRS-8031 December 1980North America
Atari 8-bit31 December 1980North America
FM-731 December 1982Japan
Commodore VIC-2031 December 1983North America
Commodore C64/128/MAX31 December 1983North America

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