Space War

Atari exclusivePort

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.

Released: 1978
Platforms: Atari 2600
Genres: Action Arcade Science Simulation
Developers: Atari, Inc.
Publishers: —
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Science fiction
Country: United States

About

Space War is a multidirectional shooter video game released by Atari, Inc. in 1978 for the Atari Video Computer System (renamed to the Atari 2600 in 1982). The game is a version of Spacewar!, the 1962 computer game by Steve Russell. It was released by Sears as Space Combat for its Atari compatible Tele-Games system. A version for the Atari Lynx was planned but never released.

Keywords

gravity
spaceship
space battle

Media

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
Atari 2600	31 December 1978	Worldwide

Editions and related releases

Included in: Atari Vault Atari: 80 Classic Games in One!Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 232 in 1Atari Greatest Hits: Volume 2Atari Flashback ClassicsAtari Flashback XAtari Flashback 2Atari Flashback 6Atari Flashback 2+Atari Flashback 3Atari Flashback 4Atari Flashback X DeluxeActivision's Atari 2600 Action Pack 3Atari AnthologyAtari Flashback 4: 40th Anniversary - Deluxe EditionAtari Flashback 8 Gold: Activision Edition
Part of: Spacewar!
Port of: Spacewar!