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Spacewar! is a multiplayer shooter game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Steve Russel and was released on April 30, 1962. It received negative reviews from players.
Spacewar! is one of the earliest digital computer video games. It is a two-player game, with each player taking control of a starship and attempting to destroy the other. A star in the center of the screen pulls on both ships and requires maneuvering to avoid falling into it. In 1971 it was unofficially ported into a coin-operated PDP-11 machine and renamed Galaxy Game. As an arcade machine it wa…
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Spacewar! is a shooter game with science fiction theme.
Spacewar! was released on April 30, 1962.
Spacewar! was developed by Steve Russel.
Spacewar! has received negative reviews from players.
Spacewar! is a multiplayer game.
Similar games include Freespace 2, Artemis Cosmos, STAR WARS™ Rebellion, Star Control II, Star Wars Battlefront 2 and others.