Software:Galaxy Invasion

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Galaxy Invasion
Galaxy Invasion (Cover).jpg
Publisher(s)Big Five Software
Programmer(s)Bill Hogue
Jeff Konyu[1]
Platform(s)TRS-80
Release1980
Genre(s)Fixed shooter

Galaxy Invasion is a clone of Namco's Galaxian arcade game written by Big Five Software founders Bill Hogue and Jeff Konyu for the TRS-80 16K and published in 1980.[1][2] It is the first game from Big Five to include sound and music.[1] Galaxy Invasion was followed by an enhanced version in 1982, Galaxy Invasion Plus, which includes voice.[3]

Gameplay

Galaxy Invasion is a game of defending a lone missile base from alien ships.[4]

Reception

Jon Mishcon reviewed Galaxy Invasion in The Space Gamer No. 35.[4] Johnson commented that "this is one of those very rare state-of-the-art game programs. A wonderful program. A better than wonderful game. Buy it immediately."[4]

Reviews

  • Moves #57, p14[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Reed, Mathew. "Galaxy Invasion". http://www.trs-80.org/galaxy-invasion/. 
  2. Linzmayer, Owen (September 1981). "Bringing Home the Arcade". Creative Computing (Morristown, NJ: Creative Computing) 7 (9): 180–183. https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1981-09/page/n187. 
  3. Reed, Mathew. "Galaxy Invasion Plus". http://www.trs-80.org/galaxy-invasion-plus/. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Johnson, Forrest (January 1981). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (Steve Jackson Games) (35): 28. 
  5. Moves Issue 57 Strategy and Tactics Press

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