Galaxy Invasion Explained

Galaxy Invasion
Programmer:Bill Hogue
Jeff Konyu
Publisher:Big Five Software
Platforms:TRS-80
Released:1980
Genre:Fixed shooter

Galaxy Invasion is a clone of Namco's Galaxian arcade game written by Big Five Software founders Bill Hogue and Jeff Konyu for the TRS-80 16K and published in 1980.[1] It is the first game from Big Five to include sound and music. Galaxy Invasion was followed by an enhanced version in 1982, Galaxy Invasion Plus, which includes voice.

Gameplay

Galaxy Invasion is a game of defending a solitary missile base from alien ships.

Reception

Jon Mishcon reviewed Galaxy Invasion in The Space Gamer No. 35.[2] Johnson commented that "this is one of those very rare state-of-the-art game programs. A wonderful program. A better than wonderful game. Buy it immediately."[2]

Reviews

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Notes and References

  1. Linzmayer . Owen . September 1981 . Bringing Home the Arcade . . Creative Computing . Morristown, NJ . 7 . 9 . 180–183 . Internet Archive.
  2. Johnson . Forrest . January 1981 . Capsule Reviews. The Space Gamer. Steve Jackson Games. 35. 28.
  3. https://strategyandtacticspress.com/library-files/Moves%20Issue57.pdf Moves Issue 57