From: mcsdc1jcwj@dct.ac.uk
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx
Subject: Re: Space Wars -- a description, please?
Date: 29 Aug 92 10:41:06 +0100
Organization: Dundee Institute of Technology

In article <1992Aug28.164242.4534@cl.cam.ac.uk>, jg@cl.cam.ac.uk (Jim Grundy) writes:
> In article <1992Aug28.123635.252@dct.ac.uk>, mcsdc1jcwj@dct.ac.uk writes:
> |> In article <1992Aug27.120205.4408@comp.lancs.ac.uk>,
> jam@comp.lancs.ac.uk (John A. Mariani) writes:
> |> > 
> |> > Hello. I was wondering if anyone could e-mail me a review of the
> |> > Atari LYNX game, "Space Wars"; what kind of game is it, how good is it,
> |> > etc.
> .
> .
> .
> |> What the hell is Space Wars ?
> |> 
> |> It certainly never made it to the UK .
> 
> Well I don't know what it is for sure, but please somebody tell me its
> a variant of that ancient vector graphics game of the same title 
> (also by atari?).
> This game is ancient, I've only ever seen one or two of them, they don't
> have normal fire buttons but actual keyboard type keycaps.
> 
> The game went like this.
> There were two ships, one kind of triangular one and a kind of Enterpise shaped
> one.   Each player controled one ship.   You could turn, thurst and fire
> a la asteroids.   In the center of the screen was a sun whose gravity would
> draw you torwards it.   You could put youself in orbit if you wanted
> (and the other guy didn't blast you first) or you could slingshot arount it,
> or just plain collide with it and die.
> 
> The game was very simple and required two players, but it was just so much
> fun.   I think it is still my favourite game ever, even if I haven't seen
> it in over 5 years.
> 
> (But then I'm just a sucker for vector graphics: Asteroids, Red Baron,
>  BattleZone... you name it I loved it).
> 
> Jim
> 
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Well , if you are that interested in Space Wars , I have a PC version of it . 
Interested ?

Mail me and I'll get back to you . I can mail through janet no problem -
contrary to the sig .  jon.-- 
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