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Spacewar GB

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Spacewar
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General
AuthorLeo Rodriguez (oldrobotto)
TypeShooter
Version2023
LicenseMixed
SystemDMG
Last Updated2023/04/05
Links
Download on itch.io
Website

This is a Game Boy adaptation of the Spacewar!, a two-player video game developed in 1962 by Steve Russell, Martin Graetz, and Wayne Wiitanen for the PDP-1 minicomputer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It is considered one of the earliest digital computer games and is often credited as the first interactive video game.

Spacewar for Game boy was developed by Leo Rodriguez for RetroMañía 2022's Spacewar! RM22 programming contest.

Installation

The game can be downloaded as a ROM file on itch.io.

User guide

Destroy the enemy ships and avoid being absorbed by the star.

Controls

Left/Right - Turn left/right

A - Propel ship

B - Shoot

Screenshots

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Compatibility

The game was designed to run on real hardware but works fine on most accurate emulators (BGB is recommended).

External links

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