Software and Documentation, Galaxy Invasion by Big Five Software
date: label: date made
content: 1980
notes: label: Description
content: This computer game, Galaxy Invasion, was released in 1980 by Big Five Software for the TRS-80 Model I and III microcomputers. The software package included an instruction manual, a special instruction sheet, and a 5.25” disk. It is enclosed in a plastic bag with a price sticker of $19.95 ($61.00 in 2019 dollars).
label: Description
content: This game was based on the arcade game “Galaxian” released in 1979 by Namco. Galaxy Invasion was Big Five Software’s first game to feature sound and music. The object of the game was to shoot down space aliens, with extra points awarded if you shot a space alien while it was attacking, and to destroy a Flagship within a set amount of time.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: California, Los Angeles, Van Nuys
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Computers
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content: Computers & Business Machines
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2012.3098.016
label: catalog number
content: 2012.3098.016
label: nonaccession number
content: 2012.3098
objectType: label: Object Name
content: software, game
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 5/16 in x 5 11/16 in x 1/16 in; 13.49375 cm x 14.44625 cm x .15875 cm