Galaxy (video game)
| Galaxy | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer(s) | Microcomputer Games |
| Publisher(s) | Powersoft Avalon Hill |
| Designer(s) | Thomas Cleaver |
| Platform(s) | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, PET, Commodore 64, IBM PC, FM-7, TI-99/4A |
| Release |
|
| Genre(s) | Simulation, strategy |
Galaxy is a 1981 video game published by Avalon Hill and developed by Microcomputer Games for the Apple II, TRS-80, Atari 8-bit family, Commodore PET, Commodore 64, IBM PC compatibles, FM-7, and Texas Instruments TI-99/4A. It was originally published as Galactic Empires by Powersoft in 1979.[1]
Contents[]
Galaxy is a strategy game of galactic conquest for 1-20 players, in which the object is to own the most planets at the end of a number of turns preselected by the players.[2]
Reception[]
Bruce Webster reviewed Galactic Empires in The Space Gamer No. 31.[3] Webster commented that "It is one of the five best computer games and easily the best multi-player computer game I've ever seen."[3]
Dana Holm reviewed Galaxy in The Space Gamer No. 61.[2] Holm commented that "In the multi-player computer games market, there are not that many games. This is a welcome addition to that collection."[2]
References[]
- ^ "Galaxy: Designer's Notes" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. Vol. 2, no. 1. Jan–Feb 1982.
- ^ a b c Holm, Dana (March 1983). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer. Steve Jackson Games (61): 41.
- ^ a b Webster, Bruce (September 1980). "Featured Review: Galactic Empires". The Space Gamer. Steve Jackson Games (31): 14–15.
External links[]
- Review in PC Magazine
 | This strategy video game–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- 1981 video games
- Apple II games
- Atari 8-bit family games
- Avalon Hill video games
- Commodore 64 games
- Commodore PET games
- DOS games
- FM-7 games
- Space conquest video games
- Space trading and combat simulators
- Texas Instruments TI-99/4A games
- Video games developed in the United States
- Strategy video game stubs