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Space War
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.
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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.
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