Software:Aliens (1982 video game)

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Aliens
Aliens kaypro screenshot.png
Developer(s)Yahoo Software
Publisher(s)Kaypro
Platform(s)Kaypro
Release1982
Genre(s)Fixed shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Aliens is a text-only clone of Space Invaders written for the CP/M operating system and made to be operated on the early Kaypro line of luggable computers. It was written by Yahoo Software of Los Angeles , California .[1][2] Along with Star Trek, CatChum, and Ladder, Aliens was one of the games that came with the early Kaypro computers.

Gameplay

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The game runs in text mode; the aliens are made of letters and punctuation marks. Each level was given a name, displayed on top of the screen, such as "Blood Bath" and "We Come in Peace."

References

  1. "Review: Kaypro 10". InfoWorld 5 (44): 109. October 1983. https://books.google.com/books?id=2y8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA109. 
  2. "none". BAM Publications. MicroTimes 2: 48–49. 1985.